[Mary Anerley by R. D. Blackmore]@TWC D-Link bookMary Anerley CHAPTER XVI 16/20
But Cadman, although he very soon came round, abstained from every token of gratitude.
Falling with his mouth wide open in surprise, he had filled it with gravel of inferior taste, as a tidy sewer pipe ran out just there, and at every execration he discharged a little. "What can be done with a fellow so ungrateful ?" cried the lieutenant, standing stiffly up again; "nothing but to let him come back to his manners.
Hark you, John Cadman, between your bad words, if a glass of hot grog will restore your right wits, you can come up and have it, when your clothes are brushed." With these words Carroway strode off to his cottage, without even deigning to look back, for a minute had been enough to show him that no very serious harm was done. The other man did not stir until his officer was out of sight; and then he arose and rubbed himself, but did not care to go for his rummer of hot grog. "I must work this off," the lieutenant said, as soon as he had told his wife, and received his scolding; "I can not sit down; I must do something.
My mind is becoming too much for me, I fear.
Can you expect me to be laughed at? I shall take a little sail in the boat; the wind suits, and I have a particular reason.
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