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‚ÄúNot a bit of it,‚ÄĚ said Robert Lawson. ‚ÄúAll the money won‚Äôt be too much to pay the debts. NOT A BIT OF IT SAID ROBERT LAWSON ALL THE MONEY WON'T BE TOO MUCH TO PAY THE DEBTS
eyes. Pa‚Äôs fighting blood was up in a moment; he forgot Ma Sloane; he forgot what he was bidding for; he forgot everything except a determination that John Clarke should not be victor again. ‚ÄúTen,‚ÄĚ he called shrilly. ‚ÄúFifteen,‚ÄĚ shouted Clarke. ‚ÄúTwenty,‚ÄĚ vociferated Pa. ‚ÄúTwenty-five,‚ÄĚ bellowed Clarke. ‚ÄúThirty,‚ÄĚ shrieked Pa. He nearly bust a blood-vessel in his shrieking, but he had won. Clarke turned off with a laugh and a shrug, and the baby was knocked down to Pa Sloane by the auctioneer, who had meanwhile been keeping the crowd in roars of laughter by a quick fire of witticisms. There had not been such fun at an auction in Carmody for many a long day. Pa Sloane came, or was pushed, forward. The baby was put into his arms; he realized that he was expected to keep it, and he was too dazed to refuse; besides, his heart went out to the child. The auctioneer looked doubtfully at the money which Pa laid mutely down. ‚ÄúI s‚Äôpose that part was only a joke,‚ÄĚ he said. AST OXEN HE HAD HAD OH BID PA IN EVERYTHING NOT HAVING THE FEAR OF HIS WIFE BEFORE HIS EYES PA'S FIGHTING BLOOD WAS UP IN A MOMENT HE FORGOT MA SLOANE AND SOON HE FORGOT WHAT HE WAS BIDDING FOR HE FORGOT EVERYTHING EXCEPT DETERMINATION THAT JOHN CLARK SHOULD NOT BE VICTOR AGAIN TEN HE CALLED SHRILLY FIFTEEN SHOT O'CLOCK PLENTY VOCIFERGATED PA TWENTY FIVE BELLA CLARK THIRTY SHRIEKED PA HE NEARLY BUST THE BLOOD VESSEL IN HIS SHRIEKING BUT HE HAD ONE QUICK TURNED OFF WITH A LAUGH AND SHRUG AND THE BABY WAS KNOCKED DOWN TO PASLON BY THE AUCTIONEER WHO MEANWHILE HAD BEEN KEEPING THE CROWDED LOISE OF BLACK LAUGHTER A QUICK FIRE OF WITTICISMS THERE HAD NOT BEEN SET UPON AN AUCTION IN CARMODY FOR MANY A LONG DAY PAP ALONE CAME OR WAS PUSHED FORWARD THE BABY WOULD PUT INTO EYES HE REALIZED THAT HE EXPECTED TO KEEP IT AND HE WAS TOO DAZED TO REFUSE BESIDES HIS HEART WENT OUT TO THE CHILD'S OCCUE LOOKED DOUBTFULLY AT THE MONEY WHICH POM LAID MUTELY DOWN I SUPPOSE THAT PART WAS ONLY A JOKE HE SAID
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