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Money was paid throughout the night; and before noon, on the following day, Van Gelt had cut his throat, in a summer-house that stood on the banks of the Utrecht canal; and Van Stopper was seen smoking a pipe, among strong boxes that were entirely empty.
"You have a better heart than most men, Mr. Corkey." "I'd give seven hundred cases in bar gelt if he was in Congress to-day, Mrs. Lockwin." "I know you would, you poor man. God bless you for it!" Corkey is feeling in all his pockets. "Take this handkerchief, Mr. Corkey, if it will help you. God bless you always! God bless you always! Come and see me often.
"Goot Maister Edies Ochiltrees" "Edie Ochiltree, nae maister your puir bedesman and the king's," answered the Blue-Gown. "Awell den, goot Edie, what do you think of all dis?" "Indeed, Edie, mine honest friends, dat is very true; only I did not know, dat is, I was not sure, where to find the gelt myself."
So would he that first gelt religion or Churchliuings had bin first gelt himselfe or neuer liued, Cardinall Wolsey is the man I aime at, Qui in suas ponas ingeniosus erat, first gaue others a light to his owne ouerthrow.
The fair Julia is just twenty eyes, you dog lips, you rascal a shape, you blockhead, to bewitch an anchorite. And then she has the gelt the money, my boy." "A commodity of which I happen to be minus," said the soldier. "Arn't you my heir?" asked the baron. "You are very kind," said the hussar, with a slight sigh.
"Hush-hush I tell you it shall be a joint business." "Why, will ye give me half the kit?" "What, half the estate? d'ye mean . Ye should set up house together at Ellangowan, and take the barony, ridge about?" "Sturm-wetter, no! but you might give me half the value half the gelt. Live with you?
As the hour for the "drink gelt," or "buona mana," approaches, however, he becomes gracious and smiling.
"My master and I come to France I was tomestic master of mein Austrian marechal Austrian with de gelt in family. Master always roving, always gay, joint regiment at Montreau. Montreau, oh, mein Gott, great, great pattle many sleep no more but in death. Napoleon coom poum, poum go gannon. Prusse, Austrian, Rousse all disturb. I, too, much disturb.
And I have seen some whole regiments of Dutch and Holsteiners mutiny on the field of battle, like base scullions, crying out Gelt, gelt, signifying their desire of pay, instead of falling to blows like our noble Scottish blades, who ever disdained, my lord, postponing of honour to filthy lucre." "But were not these arrears," said Lord Menteith, "paid to the soldiery at some stated period?"
'Zounds, said the Justice impatiently, 'what brought you back to this coast like a madman? 'Why, all the gelt was gone, and the house was shaking, and I thought the job was clayed over and forgotten, answered the worthy skipper. 'Stay; what can be done? said Glossin, anxiously. 'I dare not discharge you; but might you not be rescued in the way?
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