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"I vum! ain't I spendin' a fortun' on her schoolin' at that Briarwood Hall?" "And didn't she save ye a tidy fortun' when she straightened out that Tintacker Mine trouble for ye, Jabez Potter?" demanded the old woman, vigorously.
But, you see, captain, there's a bargain first to be struck between us, afore I comes up to the rack but I'll make tarms easy." "Make them what you will, and But, alas! where shall I find means to repay you? I who am robbed of everything?" "Didn't I say I could help you to the major's lands and houses? and a'n't they a fortun' for an emperor?" "You! you help me? help me to them?"
There was a vessel wrought with a round bottome, haveing on the one side, pictures figured like unto the manner of the Egyptians, and on the other side was an eare, whereupon stood the Serpent Aspis, holding out his scaly necke. Finally, came he which was appointed to my good fortun according to the promise of the goddesse.
"When I come into a fortun' I shall take my meals there reg'lar." "I have heard of it very often," said Frank. "It is said to be very elegant. Suppose we go in and take an ice-cream. It will give us a chance to see it to better advantage." "Thank you," said Dick; "I think that's the most agreeable way of seein' the place myself."
God knows, Hurry, that such poor things be defenceless enough with all their wits about 'em; but it's a cruel fortun' when that great protector and guide fails 'em."
"said she, softly,between a smile and a tear, so glad to hear him speak so kindly, so like old times. "If thee'd like to go, John, I'll stand treat." "Thou stand treat!" said he, with half a sneer: "Has't got a fortun', wench?" "Nay," said she, "but I've gotten the pint o' ale." "Gotten what?" said he. "The pint o' ale!" said she.
The auditor took the wounded and the men who had escaped from the islet of Fortun, at nightfall, in his ship's boat which he found at that port, as well as the corsair's boat and a caracoa which arrived there.
"What call has he to say any such thing at all?" said Mike, glancing round fiercely. "Och, bedad, doesn't every one know the way it is between the two of yez? Sure, there never was a fellow in such luck as yourself, Mike Clancy! Ye'll be the richest man between this and County Cork, an' let alone the fortun', ye'll be havin' the greatest jewel of a wife.
He must either look as if he wanted to share her money, or else as if he were ready to give her up. "Arst yourself, John Jephson," answered Alice, "whether it's likely a young lady of fortun' would be keepin' company with a young man as didn't know how to take off his hat to her in the park?" Alice did not above half mean what she said: she wished mainly to enhance her own importance.
I did it all be mesel'. Ah, 'tis the romantic divil I am, Miss Brint. Sure I got a notion ye were runnin' away an' says I to meself, says I: 'I don't like this idjee at all, at all. These mysterious disappearances are always leadin' to throuble. Sure, what if somebody should die an' lave ye a fortun'? What good would it be to ye if nobody could find ye?
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