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"With a good opinion of yourself, Bobby," said Drew, laughing; for after softly hauling in about eight or ten yards of the stout water-cord he felt the fish again, when it gave one smart tug at the line and dashed up past the stone, running out all that had been recovered in a very few seconds.
The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War George Manville Fenn 1870
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Will's eyes flashed, and he puckered up his mouth and pouted his lips as if in the act of emitting a great round No. Josh's eyes began to question, Will's teeth to glisten, as he thrust one hand into his pocket and drew out a ring of tough water-cord.
Will of the Mill George Manville Fenn 1870
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Soon after, growing bolder, some of the most daring began to make approaches to snatch at the net or the ball of water-cord, but they gained nothing by that.
The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap George Manville Fenn 1870
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