Teetoncey And Ben O'neal
“Mama asked, "How's the consul?" "Not good," Filene replied. "He's got a terrible cold, Rachel. I could swear there wasn't that much wind yestiddy. Jabez can take a boat down the sound in a gale without loosenin' a peg, yet he must'a half swamped last night. The consul looked like he'd been underwater half the time." "You need a penetrate for him?" Mama asked.
"No, I doctored him good but he is ill today," said the keeper. "Despite that, he wants to go. But he refuses to take a boat again. I'll pass him up the line overland, station to station, an' the boys can row him acrost Oregon Inlet; then git him back to Skyco by buggy for the steamer sailin'. Where's the girl?" Mama replied offhandedly, "Gone visitin'." "Where?" "Don't know, Filene. We weren't expectin you this soon." Filene frowned. "An' you don't know where she is?" Mama shook her head. "I don't keep too close watch on her now." Filene turned to me. "Where is she, Ben?" I stood speechless.
"Speak up, boy," he said.
"Cap'n, I h...aven't seen her this morning," I said, which was true.MoreLess
"No, I doctored him good but he is ill today," said the keeper. "Despite that, he wants to go. But he refuses to take a boat again. I'll pass him up the line overland, station to station, an' the boys can row him acrost Oregon Inlet; then git him back to Skyco by buggy for the steamer sailin'. Where's the girl?" Mama replied offhandedly, "Gone visitin'." "Where?" "Don't know, Filene. We weren't expectin you this soon." Filene frowned. "An' you don't know where she is?" Mama shook her head. "I don't keep too close watch on her now." Filene turned to me. "Where is she, Ben?" I stood speechless.
"Speak up, boy," he said.
"Cap'n, I h...aven't seen her this morning," I said, which was true.MoreLess
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