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"I'd rather see the evil one himself put in an appearance than your Aunt Marcia. Of all the fault-finding, critical, sharp-tongued creatures in the world she is the worst. Why, I'd let burglars carry away every stick and stone I possess and myself thrown in before I would ask her here to board." "My, Mother! I'd no idea you had such a temper.
Golly, I'd like to see it on you, with the blue skirt over, and just hitched up a little." "Oh, shut up shut up!" she said in sudden anger, and caught up the petticoat as though she would put it away; but presently she laid it down again and smoothed it with quick, nervous fingers. "Can't you talk sense and leave my clothes alone?
"Where am I to go?" he asked helplessly, and held out the envelope with a gesture; "and what could I do? Even if I knew How could I leave the gardens?" "Great God!" I cried, "not leave these gardens! It's your Honor, man! If she was my daughter if she was my daughter I'd tear the world to pieces!" . . I choked. "You mean to stand it?" "What can I do?" "Make him marry her! Horsewhip him!
"Now you can really rest," he said. "I've looked toward the horizon so long, I thought I'd look up, way up, for a change," she said cheerfully. "That's where the skylarks go, when they want to sing straight up into heaven!" "Doesn't it make you want to sing?" She showed no surprise at the question. "Yes, it does, almost.
We'll be right with you till hell's no bigger than a bullet ladle." "That's just what holds me back. I'd certainly hate to lead you up against a losing proposition, boys. And if I went into it, I'd go in over my eyebrows; if I didn't make good I wouldn't have the price of a tag on a ten-cent sack of Bull Durham when I quit; so I couldn't pay you back " "Aw, thunder!
"We're going to have hunter's stew for supper and I'm going to make it and my mother says I can stay all through Easter vacation and I got a lot of things out of our attic. Do you like bananas? I've got a whole bunch and I've got a lot of new ideas dandy ones! I know how to fry them! I know how to slice them and fry them!" "I'd like to try some fried ideas," said Townsend.
"From what I have seen of this mountain, I would not be surprised if this cave was to be suddenly destroyed by a landslide or a lightning bolt. I will make some further investigations." "Well, if it's going to cause you to make such gloomy prophecies as that, I'd just as soon you wouldn't look any further," spoke Tom, in a low voice. But Mr.
"For a good many years," says Mack, "I've thought that if I ever had extravagant money I'd rent a two-room cabin somewhere, hire a Chinaman to cook, and sit in my stocking feet and read Buckle's History of Civilisation ."
I don't have half as much to do with those childerun as you, but if I didn't get away from them sometimes I'd get hysterics." "I am sure they are very good children wonderfully good, Anna," said Miss Bibby. "Oh yes, they're good enough," said Anna, "but so uncommon lively. And talk! They keeps it up, one after the other, and sometimes all four at a time, till your head spins round like a top.
I'd prefer to have a dollar in my pocket, and BUY what we need. Can't you use your brain and help me figure out a way to earn some MONEY?" "I meant to pretty soon now, but I thought I had to go to school a few years yet," he said. "Of course you do," said Kate. "I must earn the money, but can't you help me think how?"
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