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| "I have a keen hankering to take a hand in at that fight," said the hunter, brandishing his rifle. Markham, extraordinary as it may be, is not without its advantages; for here you see the child is delivered at once from temptation; he has no secret curiosity, no hankering desire; he is as well acquainted with the tempting liquors as he ever wishes to be; and is thoroughly disgusted with them, without having suffered from their effects. Well, I may as well confess, though I do feel ashamed when I think of it: I was beginning to have a base hankering to be its first presi- dent myself. |
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hankering - a yearning for something or to do something