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When Hugh is in one of his romances, he cares not who or what he sends us, either here, or, what is of more consequence, on the main-land and we are to receive them and 'tend them, and all the time, mayhap, are hazarding our own heads; for I'd bet an even wager that one of the ferrymen is a spy in the pay of old red-nose; and it's little we get for such hazards it's many a day since even a keg of brandy has been run ashore."
Notwithstanding my good nature, I felt a strong temptation to contradict and annoy this red-nose; but, fearing to compromise my employer's interests, I kept my peace and swallowed my rancour." "And you are relieving your mind with a vengeance. "Ah! what a relief, after five long days of that red-nose!"
"I feel some hesitation in pursuing; for however false and unjust first impressions may be, they are exceedingly tenacious and you judged Mademoiselle Ramon so severely " "Red-nose! Say rather that I was very indulgent!" "You will overcome these prejudices, I am sure. Believe me, Mademoiselle Ramon is one of those persons who improve on better acquaintance.
As I was anxious to be off on the road I was compelled to listen to his gossip. THE GRAND DUKE In two months' time you shall wed the Prince of Doppelkinn. THE PRINCESS What! that old red-nose? Never! I shall marry only where I love. THE GRAND DUKE Only where you love! THE PRINCESS You have yet to learn. I warn you not to force me. I promise to do something scandalous.
Red-nose grew fiery and fairly glowed; while her worthy father admitted, with a withering glance at me, that he had the misfortune, in fact, to be the uncle of an infernal young bandit known as Saint-Herem." "This young man must bear a very bad reputation." "Florestan? why, he is the noblest and most charming fellow in the world!" "But his uncle tells you "
But sometimes it was from something about himself, either as concerned his person or his ways; he was Robert Red-nose, or John White-hood, or William Turn-again. This is the way in which all surnames have grown. I have said that he was a peculiar man. He was much more peculiar, at the time when he lived, than he would have been if he had lived now.
"I will say that I was much inclined to pity her when I saw her disagreeable face at first, especially as she was condemned to live with a man as greedy as her father; but when I saw that red-nosed creature eternally nagging and growling at those two unhappy servants, measure their food, and rival with her father in avarice, my first impulse of compassion was immediately turned to aversion for that wicked red-nose.
"Why," delightedly, "I am going that way myself." Old Bauer watched them till they disappeared around a turn in the road. He returned to his forge, shaking his head as if confronted by a problem too abstruse even for his German mind. "Well, he's an American, so I will not waste any pity on him. The pity is that she must wed old Red-nose." It would have been if she had!
Wharves are dirty places, and dangerous. You must take care of yourself, my son. But I departed from the maternal presence, proud and happy. I was aromatic. I bore about me the true foreign air. Whoever smelt me smelt distant countries. I had nutmeg, spices, cinnamon, and cloves, without the jolly red-nose. I pleased myself with being the representative of the Indies.
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