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"True, true," replied he, laughing also; "I became cross. He came again, and said, "'James, you must go to work. "I showed him my poor, burned hands. "'It is no matter; I have bought you a capital in trade. "'Me, Mr. Desgranges? "'Yes, James, a capital into which they never put goods, and where they always find them. "'It must have cost you a great deal, sir. "'Nothing at all, my lad.
"One must attend to his business, sir," replied he, gayly. "Your business?" "Undoubtedly," added Mr. Desgranges. "James is our water-carrier. But I shall scold him for going out without his wife to guide him." "My wife was gone away. I took the little girl. One must be a little energetic, must he not? And, you see, I have done very well since I last saw you, my dear Mr.
Desgranges is going to quit the village; but that lady has consoled me." In a few moments the blind man had returned to his home. "WELL, Mary," said Aunt Frances, "how do you propose to spend the summer? It is so long since the failure and death of your guardian, that I suppose you are now familiar with your position, and prepared to mark out some course for the future."
Desgranges; and you have assisted me." "Come, James, now finish serving your customers, and then you can call and see me. I am going home." "Thank you, sir. Good-by, sir; good-by, sir." And he started again, dragging his cask, while the child turned towards the gentlemen her rosy and smiling face. "Blind, and a water-carrier!" repeated the young man, as they walked along.
We remained a good half-hour in our places, talking a little with each other, but on the whole rather silent. At the end some grew fidgety and anxious, rose and went to the windows. M. le Duc d'Orleans restrained them as well as he could; but at length Desgranges entered to say that the Chief-President had already arrived, in his coach, and that the Parliament was near.
We remained a good half-hour in our places, talking a little with each other, but on the whole rather silent. At the end some grew fidgety and anxious, rose and went to the windows. M. le Duc d'Orleans restrained them as well as he could; but at length Desgranges entered to say that the Chief-President had already arrived, in his coach, and that the Parliament was near.
I started again and I get home to Juliana, who began to be uneasy." "O," cried the young man, "this is admir " But Mr. Desgranges stopped him, and leading him to the other end of the room, "Silence!" said he to him in a low voice. "Not admirable do not corrupt by pride the simplicity of this man. Look at him, see how tranquil his face is, how calm after this recital which has moved you so much.
Desgranges gives a case of a fish-spine in the abdominal cavity, and ten years afterward it ulcerated through an abscess in the abdominal wall. Keetley speaks of a man who was shot when a boy; at the time of the accident the boy had a small spelling-book in his pocket.
Afterwards M. Desgranges, master of the ceremonies, having announced that Louis XV was visible, the king of Denmark, preceded by his gentlemen and the French ministers and lords, went to the king's cabinet, in which two arm-chairs precisely alike were prepared, but his majesty of Denmark positively refused to be seated.
Desgranges, that I have another trade besides that of water-carrier?" "Undoubtedly." "What is it then?" "Wood-sawyer." "Wood-sawyer? impossible; how could you measure the length of the sticks? how could you cut wood without cutting yourself?"
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