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So that's all right. Only I was afraid for a while he was connin' me." "You feel better now?" Violet placed a theatrical hand above her heart. "Such a relief!" she declared intensely "you'll never know!" Then she jumped up and wheeled about to the door with petticoats professionally a-swirl. "Well, if I'm goin' to do a stagger in society to-night, it's me to go doll myself up to the nines.
Then, for the first time, she spoke, answering in her argent treble: "Zouzoune." All held their breath. Captain Harris lifted his finger to his lips to command silence. "Zouzoune? Zouzoune qui, chere?" "Zouzoune, a c'est moin, Lili!" "C'est pas tout to nom, Lili; dis moin, chere, to laut nom." "Mo pas connin laut nom." "Comment ye te pele to maman, piti?" "Maman, Maman 'Dele."
"Et comment ye te pele to papa, chere?" "Papa Zulien." "Bon! Et comment to maman te pele to papa? dis ca a moin, chere?" The child looked down, put a finger in her mouth, thought a moment, and replied: "Li pele li, 'Cheri'; li pele li, 'Papoute." "Aie, aie! c'est tout, ca? to maman te jamain pele li daut' chose?" "Mo pas connin, moin."
He had it all figured out into big money; but of course I couldn't tell whether he had a sure thing, or was just exercisin' squirrels in the connin' tower. "Ten millions a year," says he, "and I am offering to put this process in operation for a five-per-cent. royalty! I've been a mine superintendent for twenty years, young man, and I know what I'm talking about."
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