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Softly she began the tender little song, going through it without a break. At its close the boy lay quite still, and with a sight of relief her bright head dropped on the pillowing shoulder. The Doctor leaned forward, and listened. The lad's breathing was soft and regular. "Sound asleep at last! Now, Thistledown a-h!" he gasped, for Polly lay on his arm, a limp little heap.
He has talent. 'Yourself, four chefs, with your marmitons; it would do, said Prevost. 'For the kitchen, said Leander; 'but who is to dress the tables? 'A-h! exclaimed Papa Prevost, shaking his head. 'Daubuz' head man, Trenton, is the only one I could trust; and he wants fancy, though his style is broad and bold.
"Well, and what became of her?" "Some good people took pity on her and provided for her." "A-h!" drawled Foma, and suddenly he said firmly and angrily: "I would have given that peasant such a thrashing! I would have broken his head!" And he showed the receiver his big tightly-clenched fist. "Eh! What for?" cried the receiver in a sickly, loud voice, tearing his spectacles from his eyes.
"Slightly," said Jane. "A fine fellow," I said unblushingly. "A-h," said Jane. "My favorite relative," I went on brazenly. "He's a thoroughly good sort rather dull now to what he used to be, though. He had an unfortunate love affair two years ago and has never got over it." "Indeed?" said Jane coldly, crumbling a bit of bread between her fingers.
I was much surprised at hearing this, and asked: "But it is a civil funeral, is it not?" The other gentleman, who evidently wished to tell me all about it, then said: "Yes and no. The clergy have refused to allow us the use of the church." On hearing this I uttered a prolonged "A-h!" of astonishment. I could not understand it at all, but my obliging neighbor continued: "It is rather a long story.
"They are going to Khathyl. Private persons, strangers, foreigners . . ." "A-h," drawled the stranger in a quiet, comprehending tone. While we were untying our girdles and with difficulty getting out of our great Mongolian coats, the tall man was animatedly whispering something to our host.
The formal pronunciation of A-h is 'Ah, of O-h, 'Oh, but you cannot stereotype the expression of emotion like this. These exclamations are words of one syllable, but the speaker who is sounding the gamut of human feeling will not be restricted in his pronunciation by dictionary rule. It is said of Edmund Kean that he never spoke such ejaculations, but always sighed or groaned them.
It was I who supervised the erection of the barricades, and who also arranged the plan upon which we fought." "A-h!" he breathed, and the note of diabolical malignity with which he contrived to imbue that single word sent a shudder of fear through me, so intense was it. "Then, perhaps," he continued, "you may be able to tell us whose hand it was who slew Petion, our late leader?"
He tapped Kenelm on the shoulder, and said playfully, "I made them cut a whole loin into chops, besides the cauliflower; and such a big rice-pudding, and eggs and bacon too! Cheer up! it will be served in a minute." "A-h!" said Kenelm. "They are good people; they did not mean to stint you: but most of their customers, it seems, live upon vegetables and farinaceous food.
He tapped Kenelm on the shoulder, and said playfully, "I made them cut a whole loin into chops, besides the cauliflower; and such a big rice-pudding, and eggs and bacon too! Cheer up! it will be served in a minute." "A-h!" said Kenelm. "They are good people; they did not mean to stint you: but most of their customers, it seems, live upon vegetables and farinaceous food.
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