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The moment the butler opened the door, and the heavy hulk rolled into dock, Gibbie darted off as if he had been the wicked one tormenting the righteous, and in danger of being caught by a pair of holy tongs. Whether the tale was true or not, I do not know: with after dinner humourists there is reason for caution. THE MOMENT THE BUTLER OPENED THE DOOR AND THE HEAVY HOLD ROLLED INTO DOT GIBBEY DARTED OFF AS IF HE HAD BEEN THE WICKED ONE TORMENTING THE RIGHTEOUS AND IN DANGER OF BEING CAUGHT BY A PAIR OF HOLY TONGS WHETHER THE TALE WAS TRUE OR NOT I DO NOT KNOW WITH AFTER DINNER HUMOROUS THERE IS REASON FOR CAUTION
clock in the morning. In the great street of the city, he overhauled a huge galleon, which proved, he declared, to be the provost himself, not exactly _water_-logged, and yet not very buoyant, but carrying a good deal of sail. He might possibly have escaped very particular notice, he said, but for the assiduous attendance upon him of an absurd little cock-boat, in the person of wee Gibbie--the two reminding him right ludicrously of the story of the Spanish Armada. Round and round the bulky provost gyrated the tiny baronet, like a little hero of the ring, pitching into him, only with open-handed pushes, not with blows, now on this side and now on that--not after such fashion of sustentation as might have sufficed with a man of ordinary size, but throwing all his force now against the provost’s bulging bows, now against his over-leaning quarter, encountering him now as he lurched, now as he heeled, until at length he landed him high, though certainly not dry, on the top of his own steps. ER PARTY HE ONCE SAW ABOUT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING IN THE GREAT STREET OF THE CITY HE OVERHAULED A HUGE GALLEON WHICH PROVED HE DECLARED TO BE THE PROVOST HIMSELF NOT EXACTLY WATER LOG AND YET NOT VERY BUOYANT BUT CARRYING A GOOD DEAL OF SAIL HE MIGHT POSSIBLY HAVE ESCAPED VERY PARTICULAR NOTICE HE SAID BUT FOR THE ASSIDUOUS ATTENDANCE UPON HIM OF AN ABSURD LITTLE COCK BOAT IN THE PERSON OF WEE GIBBEY THE TWO REMINDING HIM RIGHT LUDICROUSLY OF THE STORY OF THE SPANISH ARMADA ROUND AND ROUND THE BULKY PROVOSE GYRATED THE TINY BARONET LIKE A LITTLE HERO OF THE RING PITCHING INTO HIM ONLY WITH OPEN HANDED PUSHES NOT WITH BLOWS NOW ON THIS SIDE AND NOW ON THAT NOT AFTER SUCH FASHION OF SUSTINATION AS MIGHT HAVE SUFFICED WITH A MAN OF ORDINARY SIZE BUT THROWING ALL HIS FORCE NOW AGAINST THE PROVOST'S BULGING BOUGHS NOW AGAINST HIS OVERLEANING QUARTER ENCOUNTERING HIM NOW AS HE LURCHED NOW AS HE HEALED UNTIL AT LENGTH HE LANDED HIM HIGH THOUGH CERTAINLY NOT DRY ON THE TOP OF HIS OWN STEPS
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