United States or British Indian Ocean Territory ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !


"I fear it iss too late, Andrius," said Mynheer Jacobus Huysman, shaking his head. "If anyone could do it, it would be you, but doubtless Mynheer Hendrik hass not lost anything that he cannot replace, und it would be better for you, Andrius, to watch well here und guard against future attempts."

The pair lurked in the neighborhood of the ramshackle house watching the entrance, until toward evening, as the door opened to let out a tremulous wreck of a man, palsied with debauch, Schlichting observed: "That iss him. He hass been drinking again once." Average Jones hurried the musician around the corner into concealment. "You have been here before to meet Mr. Ransom?" "No."

"You are fery kind, Maister Carmichael, and so wass Burnbrae, and I will be thankful you all, but you do not understand. Oh no, you do not understand." Lachlan caught hold of a chair and looked the minister in the face. "She hass gone, and there will be no coming back. You would not take her name from the roll of the church, and I will not be meddling with that book.

Besides, what business had Kitey to say anything about Bagnigge Vells? a hass! Now, perhaps, you'll favour me with some supper." "Certainly," replied Mr. Jorrocks, patting Jemmy approvingly on the head "you deserve some. It's only no song, no supper, and you've been singing like a nightingale;" thereupon they set to with vigorous determination.

He rose to his feet and held out a quivering forefinger. "You pay very heavy to make fun of my heart, Mister Barraclough. If you haf any senses at all you know that all mens wass the two mens the home man and the business man and the one hass nothing to do with the udter." "Leave it at that," said Richard. "I'm not feeling altogether at home just now." "That was your last word?" "My last word."

And I will come round when you want me oh yes, I will come round at any time but my daughter, she is a ferry young thing, and she would be of no use to you whatever none whatever. And when Mr. Ingram comes you will send him round to the place where my daughter is, for we will want to see him, if he hass the time to come. Where is Shei where is my daughter?"

MacIntyre of Sutherland you hef seen him last year in Stornoway: he hass three thousand acres of a deer forest in Sutherland and he will be ferry glad to marry my Sheila. But I will say to him, 'It is not for me to say yes or no to you, Mr.

"It's an admirable sedative for conscience and nerves alike. Wouldn't you prefer a cigar of Barraclough's?" "Ach! it wass of this young man I wass about to speak." "I had almost guessed it," said Mr. Torrington, and picking up the patience cards began to lay them out in little packs. "It is said he iss on the road tonight wass seen by a man who hass done some works for me." "Indeed!

Inn!" he roared in his queer mixture of English, Dutch and German accent "Iss it that your head hass been struck by lightning und you haf gone crazy? If there wass a thousand inns at Albany you und Robert und Tayoga could not stop at one uf them. Iss not the house uf Jacobus Huysman good enough for you?" Robert, Tayoga and the hunter laughed aloud.

From his point of view, shooting at sight was all that Tobias deserved, and to give him a trial by jury was an absurdity of legal red-tape. In this respect he agreed with the great Mr. Pickwick, that "the law is a hass." It was always England's way, he said, and, if she didn't mind, this leniency to traitors would some day be her undoing!