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No man shall say I shirked what I'd got to do. And then when it's over there won't be a word to say agen me, or " He did not finish the sentence. And now I could see the sunlight lying in a somewhat dreary patch, if the word dreary can be truly used with respect to any manifestation of sunlight, on the dark clay floor. "I hope you are not ill," I said.
Jacques, who acted as spokesman, had on entering asked the landlord if they could sleep there; and he said there was plenty of good hay, in the loft over the stable. As his duties were now over, he came across to them. "Which way are you going, lads?" he asked. "Are you bound, like the others, to join one of the lords on the Dordogne?" "No," Jacques said, "we are bound for Agen.
He longed to be away and at home with his wife and children. He took leave of his friends and admirers with emotion, and, notwithstanding the praises and acclamations he had received at Bordeaux, he quietly turned to pursue his humble occupation at Agen. It was one of the most remarkable things about Jasmin, that he was never carried off his feet by the brilliant ovations he received.
"Toward the Porte of Agen. Am I not in the right road?" "Yes, go straight on; I wish you success." "Thank you;" and Chicot went on. But before he had taken a hundred steps he met the watch. "Peste! this town is well guarded," thought Chicot. "You cannot pass!" cried the provost, in a voice of thunder. "But, monsieur, I want " "Ah, M. Chicot, is it you?
At Cuzorn, on the line from Perigueux to Agen, are very fine rocks in a meander of the Lemance, starting out of woods, and these contain caverns that have been, and some still are, inhabited. In this region are many quarries, not open to the sky, but forming halls and galleries under the hill, and some of these have been taken possession of and turned into habitations.
'Michtna she be that are, oot o' a' the warl', ye never shawed spark o' rizzon til? 'There's nae place in her for reason to gang til! 'Ye never tried her wi' 't! Ye wud arguy wi' her mair nor plenty, but did ye ever shaw her rizzon i' yer behaviour? 'Weel ye are turnin agen me you 'at 's saved my life frae her!
'That, said the turnkey, 'is agen her. 'She is so little used to go out alone, said the debtor, 'that I am at a loss to think how she will ever make her way here, if she walks. 'P'raps, quoth the turnkey, 'she'll take a ackney coach. 'Perhaps. The irresolute fingers went to the trembling lip. 'I hope she will. She may not think of it.
'I'll do 'em this very afternoon. 'Do, Sam. Be there between four and five. Keep out of sight as much as you can, but be well within hearing. I want you to tell me all that goes on. 'And when shall I see you agen, miss? 'Let me see. That's rather difficult. I'm afraid it can't be managed till to-morrow. You are in the house at six every morning to clean the boots? 'Yes, miss.
"What about the black cage now, mister?" said the circus girl, with a sneer. "Hang me, if I know what the world's coming to!" said Uncle Ben, scratching his head. "I can do nothing agen that little gal she's the 'cutest, sharpest, bravest little cuss I ever come across." "She's got the upper hand of you, leastways," said Susan, with a laugh; "and, for my part," she added, "I am right glad.
A later work than any of his, the Novelle of Bandello, should be kept in mind for the writer was Bishop of Agen, and his work was translated into French as also the Dames Galantes of Brantome.
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