And now attend all.

Do you see these ?" He threw back his cloak, and, diving a hand into his coat-pocket, produced a couple of pistols.

The butts were rich with brass-work, and the barrels shone as he held them out in the firelight.
"You needn't dodge your heads about so gingerly.

I'm only about to give you an exhibition.

How many tall candlesticks have you in the house besides the pair here ?" he inquired of Prudy.
"Dree pair." "Put candles in the other two pairs and set them on the chimney-shelf." "Why ?" "Do as I tell you." "Now here's summat _like_ a man!" said Prudy, and went out obediently to fetch them.
Until she returned there was dead silence in the bar-parlour.