devil in Steve Brown's Bunyip
lin’ o’ oor money! An’ a’ for a wheen dukes an’ a crackit heid! Na, na! Tell the skirlin’ fule I’ll gie him fifty dollars, and that’s mair than a’ his gear’s worth. I’ll gang to preesin suner than pay as muckle siller as he’s askin’!’ Outside the ‘Children of far Cathay’ could be heard yelling loud…
- Record ID
- 1,538
- Year
- 1,893
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 1538
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Publication
- Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories; John Arthur Barry
- Published
- 1893
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- devil
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
Source-grounded excerpt
lin’ o’ oor money! An’ a’ for a wheen dukes an’ a crackit heid! Na, na! Tell the skirlin’ fule I’ll gie him fifty dollars, and that’s mair than a’ his gear’s worth. I’ll gang to preesin suner than pay as muckle siller as he’s askin’!’ Outside the ‘Children of far Cathay’ could be heard yelling louder than ever for the heart, liver, and entrails of the white devil. The Consul’s face grew graver as he listened to the wounded sailor, just below the open window haranguing the crowd. ‘What’s a’ that claver aboot?’ asked the skipper. ‘They are demanding,’ replied the Consul, ‘that these gentlemen’—indicating the mandarins—‘should have.
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