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"And as we have depended upon and been guided and saved by your wisdom," said Leslie, "of course, in this most important case your advice must be followed." "Let's hear what you chaps have got to say first, 'cause p'raps you might accidentally say somethin' smart without knowin' it. I'll decide it after we all get through." "What seems to me the most feasible is this," commenced Leland.
The murdherin' ould fool, me revered Aunt, the Leddy Wiggit, she grows 'feard there is some intint to rob her of her bargain, so what does she do but sind the entire amount at wance not knowin', bless me heart an' soul, that she's thus doin' a distinguished kindness to the missin' relative she's long ago forgot! Man, would ye call that robbery? It's Divine Providince, no less! It's justice.
'I wish thou'd talk of what thou's some knowledge on, Kester, i'stead of i' that silly way, replied Sylvia. 'Then a mun talk no more 'bout women, for they're past knowin', an' druv e'en King Solomon silly. At this moment Charley stepped in. Sylvia gave a little start and dropped her ball of worsted.
"To think of your comin' to this," she wailed. "My own sister not havin' anything in the house to eat, an' settin' out for the poor-house, an' everybody in town knowin' it." "Don't feel bad about it, Hannah; it's all over now," said Sylvia. "Don't feel bad about it! I guess you'd feel bad about it if you was in my place," returned Hannah.
Soon as I heard you was sent to prison I come over and went straight to Praddy. My! He was good. He made me put up with him, knowin' I wanted to live quiet and keep away from the old set. 'There's my parlour-maid, 'e says, 'sort of housekeeper to me good sort too, but wants a bit of yumourin. You'll fix it up with her, he says. And I jolly soon did.
But you kind of get used to that acetic acid stuff after a while; and, since I'm announced by a reg'lar name now "Meestir Beel-lard" is Helma's best stab at Ballard and Auntie knowin' that I got a perfectly good uncle behind me, besides bein' a private sec. myself, why, she don't mean more'n half of it.
After a while Letty, who was in attendance, advised them to sit down as "de light bread an' de batter-bread was gittin' cole." "We could not think of such a thing as sitting at table before Mrs Keswick arrives," said Mr Brandon. "Oh, dar's no knowin' when she'll come," said the blooming Letty. "She may be h'yar by breakfus time, but dar ain't nobuddy in dis yere worl' kin tell.
"The's no money t' send she," said Mrs. Gray sadly. "'Tis troublin' me wonderful, an' I'm not knowin' what t' do 'tis troublin' me so." "I'm thinkin' th' money'll be found t' send she I'm knowin' 'twill," Douglas prophesied convincingly. "Ed were sayin' Bob had a rare lot o' fur that he'd caught before th' before th' New Year a fine lot o' martens an' th' silver foxes.
I didn't contend, knowin' it wuz men's natural nater to say that. Wall, at last Josiah got the stove in, but then the stove-pipe wouldn't go together, it wouldn't seem to fit. He had marked the joints with chalk, and the marks had rubbed off, and he said I had "rubbed 'em out."
Beats cornfields for profit, by a great sight, if you only get hold of the right place. I just wish I could find a big nugget, as big as my head. I guess it would make me the richest man in Green Mountain Mills. I'd be a bigger man than the old deacon. They'd be glad to make me selectman, and perhaps send me to Montpelier after a while to make laws. Well, there's no knowin' what may turn up.
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