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There was not left in Masulipatam a single piece of chintz, and so much muslin had been bought up to dress out Bababalouk and the other black eunuchs, that there remained not an ell in the whole Irak of Babylon.
Let me get a good look into his eye when he talks and in half a minute I'll know whether to hire him or pass him on to you fellows. Here he comes now." Bill took keen delight in showing the two lumbermen about the camp. "What's the idea of the ell on the bunk-house?" asked Appleton. "Teamster's bunk-house," replied the foreman.
Auld promptly forbade continuance of her instruction; telling her, in the first place, that the thing itself was unlawful; that it was also unsafe, and could only lead to mischief. To use his own words, further, he said, "if you give a nigger an inch, he will take an ell;" "he should know nothing but the will of his master, and learn to obey it."
With stern severity that boded evil, she gazed down upon her left forearm, bent at the elbow, which corresponds with the ell, the just measure.
As they were paid by the hour, this would mean that they would have to lose half a day's pay. 'If it keeps on like this we won't be able to do no more work, and we won't be able to go home either, remarked Easton. 'Well, we're all right 'ere, ain't we? said the man behind the moat; 'there's a nice fire and plenty of heasy chairs. Wot the 'ell more do you want?
He went to Gilbert and frankly embraced him in the Latin fashion. "Eet's 'ell of a good thing I reckernize you!" he laughed, hugging his old friend close. He could never forget his kindness that night so many years ago; and to think he had run across his deliverer now! Everyone was relieved. Their troubles would now be ended. "And you ain't going to rob him, after all?" Uncle Henry piped up.
Our menagerie of Indian plugs, including Pinto, was loose on the plains; but they were accustomed to battling storms in the open and there were haystacks now to provide food and shelter. Somewhere in the open they were standing, huddled together, facing the onslaught of the storm. The west end wall of the flimsy ell print shop, exposed to the full force of the storm, was swaying in.
"A pretzel!" exclaimed Ruth. "What a ridiculous thing to bring," said Agnes. "She liked them," Dot said, nodding. "But she doesn't eat them any more." "Why not?" asked Ruth. "We ell, Jacob doesn't bring them." "Do tell us why not!" "Why," said Dot, earnestly, "you see teacher told Jacob one day that she liked them, but she wished his father didn't make them so salty.
"But when I come along an' show you 'ow you raise 'ell and say no. Ees great honor to be took by Pancho Lopez into Mexico. Like 'ow you say, ze decoration for ze chest," and he indicated the spot on his coat where a war medal might be placed. Just then, to Lucia's relief, the cook came in, bearing a tray laden with chile con carne, bread and butter, and sugar, and placed it on the table.
Then arose a storm of indignation among the pious Israelites. Those who had antagonized Mendel from the first, now were furious at his attempt to force intelligence upon them. They prophesied that these were but the stepping-stones to more radical changes and stubbornly refused to yield an inch, lest the proverbial ell might be seized.