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Till now I had expected to vent my wrath on both together for all past grievances, but this childish, merry, homely scene the mother holding up her pride, her son, before the state officers melted my heart at once. I laughed as well as they did, and said it pleased me excessively to see them both so happy together.
Then all sat down and feasted and drank merrily together until the sun was low and the half-moon glimmered with a pale light betwixt the leaves of the trees overhead. Then the Sheriff arose and said, "I thank you all, good yeomen, for the merry entertainment ye have given me this day.
When Merry appeared in his stateroom he was greeted with a storm of questions. "Well, what does this mean?" "Trying to dodge us?" "Running away?" "Muts the whatter with you I mean what's the matter?" "Where have you been?" "Stand and give an account of yourself!" Then he told them a little story that astounded them beyond measure.
Then he laughed, and putting his hand in his pocket, brought out a quantity of silver and flung it among them with merry words in Arabic, while he pointed to the windows of the house. Then he seized the bridle of Tamara's camel and started his horse forward. The crowd smiled now and began scrambling for the baksheesh, and so they got through in peace.
"I I have heard this Marigny is a brave man," observed the farmer timidly. "That is why we want the child! There is nothing would humble him save perchance to find he could not save the child he loves from torture. Ha! ha! we shall have a merry time then!" "Doubtless this Marigny is no friend to the republic," said the farmer hesitatingly.
There are the horses to be cleaned, food to be cooked, forage and rations to be fetched. Then, too, on a campaign every one is merry and good tempered, and one sings as one marches and sits round the campfire. One may be cold and wet and hungry, but who cares? One swears at the moment, but one laughs again, as soon as the sun shines."
She met his eyes for the third or fourth time, and was so sorry for his apparent unhappiness where every one else seemed merry, that she half smiled, very sweetly and gently, as one would smile at a gloomy child. The man did not return her kindness. An angry flash lit his eyes, and he looked extremely haughty and unapproachable, no longer a lonely figure needing sympathy, but a high personage.
Its chandeliers swathed in brown paper, its faded paint, and its covered upholstery, suggested that it awaited a day yet to be when it should blossom forth once more in glory as in the days of old. Till then it was as merry as it could be.
No woman or girl might come near the bonfire, but they were allowed to watch it from a distance. As the flames rose the men and lads rejoiced and made merry, shouting, "We are burning the Judas!" Two of them had to watch the glowing embers the whole night long, lest people should come and steal them.
"And the wife of Uba-aner sent to the steward who had charge over the garden, saying, 'Let the lodge which is in the garden be made ready, for I come to tarry there. "And the lodge was prepared with all good things; and she came and made merry therein with the page. And when the even was now come, the page went forth to bathe as he was wont to do.
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