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On the other hand, when the proprietor was kind, and rich enough not to make money of his serfs, the patriarchal form of life was not unhappy. "See now," said an old peasant, "what have I gained by the emancipation? I have nobody to go to to build my house, or to help in the ploughing time; the Seigneur, he knew what I wanted, and he did it for me without any bother.
Yollop was thinking, so Cassius, after waiting a moment, scratched his head and ventured: "That guy's beginnin' to fidget, Bill. I guess your time's about up. What are you thinkin' about?" "I was thinking about your other wives. How many did you say you have?" "Three, all told. The other two don't bother me much." "Haven't you ever been divorced from any of them?" "Not especially. Why?"
"Pooh! pooh!" said Spotsy, "don't bother me," and he shuv'd my umbrella onto the floor. Obsravin' to him not to be so keerless with that wepin, I accompanid the African to my lodgins. "My brother," I sed, "air you aware that you've bin mancipated? Do you realize how glorus it is to be free?
Now puff away at that pipe, and the moment you wrap me up get the room full of smoke." John nodded. "Don't you bother about me," he growled. "I reckon the Plague ain't going to touch such a tough old bit of seasoned mahogany as I am. Still, I will do as you tell me." In a few minutes Cyril was in a profuse perspiration, in which even his head, which was above the blankets, shared.
I never intended to bother with party politics, at least not for a good many years, but some people want me to stand, so I have agreed. You will have a very weak opponent, Stocks, so I hope you will pardon my impertinence in trying the thing." The candidate turned a little pale, but he smiled gallantly. "I shall be glad to have so distinguished an opponent.
I would have a fine rest, and the change would be good for you, too. You could read and work in the evenings with no one to bother you. And you'd have a fine chance to see all your old men friends." "It isn't the men I want to see just now. Shirley, dear " He was pleading now.
She's had a letter from her sister, recommending o' her to marry me: 'a noble man, she calls me ha, ha! that's good. 'And what do you think, my dear? says I; and, bother me, if I can screw either a compliment or a kiss out of her. She's got fine lady airs of her own. But I'm fond of her, that I am.
"Oh, bother, over at the barn!" The answer soon became a byword. The barn was at some distance from the house, and what a time there was in summoning the boy! The method was sufficiently telling, one would think, since it informed the whole neighborhood when he was wanted. It consisted in blowing the horn for him. Now, this was no common horn, but the voice of a giant imprisoned in a cylinder.
You look quite mysterious." "I forgot I had never mentioned it to you. They have sent her to Coventry; Miss Sherrard has done it. We are none of us to speak to her for a week." "Whew!" said Fred, rounding his lips for a prolonged whistle. "Well, that won't bother Kitty much; I don't suppose talking to you would be much of a loss to her." "But you don't understand, Fred.
She'll be a bother to us, to say nothing of the extra weight for our poor horses. After all, she's not very heavy only a bag of bones." "But, Gaspar; are you in earnest about our taking her along with us?" asks Cypriano. "How are we to help it, hijo mio! If we leave her here, she'd be back in the town before we could get started; that is, if we have the good luck to get started at all.
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