Oakleigh, Or, the Minor of Great Expectations (Volume 3) - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1843 Excerpt: ... "Who's there?" said the husband, laying hold of a quart bottle, which he thrust into one of his pockets. "Who's there?" said he, putting his shoulder to the door. "A traveller seeking a night's lodging," replied a shrill voiee outside the door. "Whew, it's only a gossoon, after all," said the men, opening the door--"come in avic," continued he, "we can give you an air of the fire, but we don't take in lodgers." The boy thus encouraged entered the cabin, and threw down a small pack which he carried on his shoulder. "You're in the dealing line early, my gossoon," said the woman, eyeing the boy's pack. "So was my father before me," said the boy. "I remember your voice," said the woman, "and it's nearly three months."--"Virgin, protect us! what noise is that?" said the husband, putting his shoulder once more against the door. "The soldiers are out, scouring through the country" said the pedlar boy," I was afraid to go on to the village, because I heard some shots fired down the road." "If there is any one here has any thing against him, let him scramble up into the loft and hide in the potatoes," said the man, in a loud whisper, "for here come the soldiers, hot foot, tramp, tramp; make haste, ye devils, ye, and mind, don't bruise the potatoes, if you can help it." "Though I have nothing against me," said the Brancher, rising with great expedition, "I'll get into an auger hole, to avoid unpleasant company; come, Shane, get up into the loft, and give me your hand." "I'll not budge an inch," said Shane, doggedly. "Shane," said I, "help the Brancher; get up, man, stir your stumps." "Any thing you like," said Shane, clambering upon a table, and mounting upon the coarse hurdles and mats, of which the said loft was formed. "The devil a much room there is up here," Bai...