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Alla ad Deen's mother listened with surprise to what her son told her; but when he talked of asking the princess in marriage, she could not help bursting out into a loud laugh. Alla ad Deen would have gone on with his rhapsody, but she interrupted him. "Alas! child," said she, "what are you thinking of? you must be mad to talk thus."
"When we 'eard that the tiger 'ad been seen within three miles of Claybury things began to look serious, and Peter Gubbins said that something ought to be done, but before we could think of anything to do something 'appened.
Quare cum animum Euangelica lectione rite instituisset, transtulit sua studia ad rem Medicam, artem imprimis liberali ingenio dignam. Sed inter alia, ingens quaedam cupido videndi Africam, et Asiam, vastioris orbis partes, eius animum inuaserat.
"I reckon Christ's the finest thing time has ever produced," said he; "and will remain it." "But you don't want crucifixions ad infinitum," said Lilly. "What? Why not?" "Once is enough and have done." "Don't you think love and sacrifice are the finest things in life?" said Jim, over his bacon. "Depends WHAT love, and what sacrifice," said Lilly.
She spilt the beer all down the place where 'er bodice ought to ha' been, and then she dropped the pot and went arter 'im like a hare. I follered in a different way, and when I got round the corner I found she 'ad caught 'im and was holding 'im by the arm.
When Susan comes to say, 'Oh, please, mum, I've 'ad a haccident with the pier glass, her face is wreathed in smiles. To a mistress who cannot relieve her feelings by strong language, as a man would do, this behaviour is very aggravating. If servants do not actually delight in these misfortunes, I am afraid not one in twenty shows the least consideration for her employer's purse.
As soon as his mother was gone out to market, Alla ad Deen took the lamp, and rubbing it, the genie appeared, and offered his service as usual.
But yet such things may call for as much heroism as braving a rack, and the spirit that shoots out the tongue may be as bad as the spirit that yelled, 'Christianos ad leones. The great reason why professing Christians now know so little about persecution is because there is so little real antagonism.
When they saw Buddir ad Deen Houssun, all fixed their eyes upon him, and admiring his shape, his behaviour, and the beauty of his face, they could not forbear looking upon him. When he was seated every one deft their seats, came near him to have a full view of his face, and all found themselves moved with love and admiration.
At sight of Derek he stopped and stood waiting, his loquacious face expressionless, his little, hard eye cocked. "Good morning, Tom. It's ages since I saw you." "Ah, 'tis a proper long time! You 'ad a knock." Derek winced; it was said as if he had been disabled in an affair in which Gaunt had neither part nor parcel.
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