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It ought to be a Persian name, oughtn't it?" "That might do if you don't get too much of a jaw-breaker, child. Remember, I'm not learned." "The idea! When you can rattle off those Indian names that I cannot understand at all, Just as if they were everyday Hatties and Kitties and Pollys." He smiled. "Oh, of course. I'm used to them. But Persian's another thing, I suppose.
"You may call me Samuel if you like. It was my father's first name, but I'm best known among my friends as Ravoninohitriniony." "Well, that is a jaw-breaker!" exclaimed Hockins, with a laugh, as they all sat down to breakfast. "Ra-vo what did 'ee say?" "Better not try it till arter breakfast," suggested Ebony. "Couldn't we shorten it a bit?" said Mark, beginning to consult a marrow-bone.
Mitchy-Mitch, to emphasize his disapproval of the accordion, opening his mouth still wider, lost therefrom the jaw-breaker, which rolled in the dust. Weeping, he stooped to retrieve it, and Marjorie, to prevent him, hastily set her foot upon it. Penrod offered another jaw-breaker; but Mitchy-Mitch struck it from his hand, desiring the former, which had convinced him of its sweetness.
"Huh!" said Shorty, when accused by Stine. "I can sure read and spell, an' I know that chechako means tenderfoot, but my education never went high enough to learn me to spell a jaw-breaker like that." Both employers looked daggers at Kit, for the insult rankled; nor did he mention that the night before, Shorty had besought him for the spelling of that particular word.
"Huh!" said Shorty, when accused by Stine. "I can sure read and spell, an' I know that Chechaquo means tenderfoot, but my education never went high enough to learn me to spell a jaw-breaker like that." Both employers looked daggers at Kit, for the insult rankled; nor did he mention that the night before, Shorty had besought him for the spelling of that particular word.
Business first, and pleasure, if ye can get it, arterwards them's my notions, Nip Nip Nippi what's your name?" "Coo Tumble, I think," suggested Briant. "Ay, Nippiloo Bumble wot a jaw-breaker! so git along, old boy."
You shall have a nice little pony, and a cart, and flowers, and pretty clothes, and everything that little girls like. I don't know what they are, but whatever they are you shall have them. So don't cry any more! What a pretty name Pepeeta is! It sounds like music when I say it. I have got the toughest name in the world myself. It's a regular jaw-breaker Doctor Paracelsus Aesculapius!
Marjorie moved inadvertently; whereupon Mitchy-Mitch pounced upon the remains of his jaw-breaker and restored them, with accretions, to his mouth. His sister, uttering a cry of horror, sprang to the rescue, assisted by Penrod, whom she prevailed upon to hold Mitchy-Mitch's mouth open while she excavated.
It is called by a fearfully long scientific name, which to my mind does a positive injury to the poor beast. What do you think of such a jaw-breaker as `mesembryanthemum, eh?" "Oh!" ejaculated Nell, "what an awful word! I'm sure I shall never be able to remember it."
With a cautious gesture he offered a jaw-breaker to Mitchy-Mitch, who snatched it indignantly and set about its absorption without delay. "Can you play on that?" asked Marjorie, with some difficulty, her cheeks being rather too hilly for conversation. "Want to hear me?" She nodded, her eyes sweet with anticipation. This was what he had come for.
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