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The Celt and Saxon

CHAPTER XVII
19/30

He proposed bed and a sedative therein, declaring that his experience overnight could pronounce it good, and that it should be hot.

So he led his tired old friend to the bedroom, asked dozens of questions, flurried a withdrawal of them, suggested the answers, talked of his Rubicon, praised his wife, delivered a moan on her behalf, and after assisting to half disrobe the scarce animate figure, which lent itself like an artist's lay-model to the operation, departed on his mission of the sedative.
At the breakfast for three he was able to tell Kathleen that the worthy Father was warm, and on his way to complete restoration.
'Full fathom five the Father lies, in the ocean of sleep, by this time,' said Con.

'And 'tis a curious fact that every man in that condition seems enviable to men on their legs.

And similarly with death; we'd rather not, because of a qualm, but the picture of the finish of the leap across is a taking one.

These chops are done as if Nature had mellowed their juiciness.' 'They are so nice,' Kathleen said.
'You deserve them, if ever girl in this world!' 'I sat on deck all night, and Mr.Colesworth would keep me company.' 'He could hardly do less, having the chance.


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