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Madam de Cleves, whose spirits had been so much agitated, was no sooner arrived at her country seat, but she fell desperately ill; the news of it was brought to Court; Monsieur de Nemours was inconsolable; his grief proceeded even to despair and extravagance; the Viscount had much a-do to hinder him from discovering his passion in public, and as much a-do to keep him from going in person to know how she did; the relation and friendship between her and the Viscount served as an excuse for sending frequent messengers; at last they heard she was out of the extremity of danger she had been in, but continued in a languishing malady that left but little hopes of life.
Lord, thought I, what a-do is here about such little things as these! What seeking after carnal things by some, and what grief in others for the loss of them! If they so much labour after, and shied so many tears for the things of this present life, how am I to be bemoaned, pitied, and prayed for! My soul is dying, my soul is damning.
The poor old woman went on grumbling, shaking with emotion, and carrying her dead cat by the tail, like a dead rabbit. "Oh, dear, oh, dear! my poor boy, my poor lad, if he were only here; for sure, they'd never dared a-do it." Tears were falling down in her poor wrinkles; and her rough blue-veined hands trembled. Gaud had put her cap straight again, and tried to comfort her with soothing words.
'Then, answered our man, 'I am ready; and without further a-do he got into the boat with Lay and came off to us. November 27th. Eight A.M. We started well, but there is such a fog that we are obliged to stop till it clears. Our pilot went ashore last night at Tunglow, and has returned with the front part of his head cleanly shaved. I asked him what the people had thought of our appearance.
We, with much a-do, got thro', going that Day about five Miles farther, and came to three more Indian Cabins, call'd in the Indian Tongue, Hickerau, by the English Traders, the black House, being pleasantly seated on a high Bank, by a Branch of Santee-River.
Within half a Mile of the House, we pass'd over a prodigious wide and deep Swamp, being forc'd to strip stark-naked, and much a-do to save our selves from drowning in this Fatiegue.
At such times, instead of hastily and silently regaling himself, he made a great a-do, grunting with rage and defiance, like a dog that guards a marrow-bone but will not settle down to gnaw its juicy ends. Brock's brother was so often deprived of his legitimate spoils, that, while his surliness was increased, his bodily growth was checked.
"The honorable Senator from Pennsylvania," said he, "from the manner in which he treats this subject, I should think, was now fresh from his reading of 'Much A-do about Nothing, and was quoting Mr.
You swing me, an' I'll swing you And we'll all dance in the same ole shoe! "Same four on to the next! dance the ocean wave! The same ole boys, the same ole trail, Watch that possum walk the rail! Cir-cle six, and a-do ce do! Swing, every one swing, and a promenade home!" "Who wants a piano? Couldn't hear it if yuh' had it!" he cried, while the twelve couples paused breathless.
Send him! I'll answer no such idle questions. Fran. Jul. I say you're an old jealous Fool; have I seen Don Carlos, or heard from Don Carlos, or sent to Don Carlos? here's a-do indeed. Fran.
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