about three in the afternoon
Agin Jabez and Josiah and Royal rushed down suller . The dretful roar ended in a higher more steaminer volume of water than before , agin we laid to and bailed it out , our ranks bein ' reinforced anon by the returnin ' Ury and Philury , and anon furder by Josiah , Royal , and Jabez . Jabez did n't boast quite so loud now , and I wuz glad to see that Rosy kinder cuddled up closter to Royal as she wielded the dipper , as if she thought him a refuge in time of storm . Well , from that time , about three in the afternoon , till ten P.M. the programmy wuz stidy over and over . Fillin ' the tank , low snortin ' and rushin ' of the waters up and down , chasin ' along the pipes in every room , hammerin ' , kickin ' , shootin ' , like enraged artillery , at last thundering like the most skairful clap of thunder and then with a fearful roar the volume of water would mount up and pour into the spare room and drizzle down into the settin ' room below , takin ' off the plasterin ' in spite of our very best efforts to bail it out . Over and over agin wuz the wearisome and soul tuckerin ' job carried out , varied every time by Ury ketchin ' Philury and fleein ' with her , but the distance shortened every time , till at last he fled with her no furder than the top of the kitchen stairs . Karen 's horrow struck , mortified looks , Jabez ` es entire absence of boastin ' , which in itself wuz dog queer , and Rosy 's instinctive turning to Royal for protection , which wuz gladly granted .