Maguffin, who mounted and patrolled poor Nash's beat, with a
revolver handy; while the veteran ran at a regular double to the far end
of the strip of bush. "The Squiah had bettah take the field, as he knows
the ground and I do not," said the colonel; "I will command the
gahhison. I shall want the captain, the doctah, Mr. Wilkinson and Mr.
Ehhol--four. My deah sistah-in-law can shoot; and so, I believe, can
Miss Halbeht, so we are seven."
"There's Wordsworth for you, Wilks, my boy," Coristine remarked, nudging
his right hand man.
"Corry, my dear fellow, whatever induced you to take that gun?" answered
the dominie, apprehensive for his friend's safety in the field.
"It's no gun, Wilks; it's a rifle. If I only get a sight at Grinstuns,
I'll commit justifiable homicide. Then I wish the Squire would punish me
by sending me down here for thirty days."
"The gahhison will take three paces to the fyont; quick, mahch!"
commanded the colonel.
The four came out in pretty straggling order, and the two ladies named
fell in beside them.
"Now, Squiah, I leave yoah command of five men, which Mr.
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