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"I had hardly got to the house afore the rain, that had threatened all day, came down like smoke, and the wind got up, and it blew like a young hurricane, and the lake roared dismal; it was an awful night, and it was hard to say which was wus, the Storm or the shelter. "'Of two evils, sais I to the lawyer, 'choose the least. It ain't a bad thing to be well housed in a night like this, is it?
"'No, Ma, sais Di all the girls address her as Di; ain't it a pretty abbreviation for a die-away young lady? But she is not a die-away lass; she is more of a Di Vernon. 'No, Ma, sais Di, 'gipsey ing, what a hard word it is! Mr Russel says it's what they call these parties in England. It is so like the gipsy life. "'There is one point, sais Pistol, 'in which they differ.
Now, if you dare to do the like again, I'll never speak to you the longest day I ever live, I'll go right off and leave, see if I don't. "'Oh, I see, I have offended you, sais I, 'you are not in a humour to consent now, so I will call again some other time. "'This lecture on botany must now be postponed, she said, 'for the hour is out some time ago.
"Sais he, 'this author is all wrong. He calls it han 'horiginal, but he ain't a native animal, it's half English and half Yankee. Some British cattle at a remote period have been wrecked here, strayed into the woods, and erded with the Carriboo. It has the ugly carcass and ide of the ox, and has taken the orns, short tail, and its speed from the deer.
Slick, sais he, 'this is dreadful. I never saw any thing so bad before in all this country; but what can't be cured must be endured, I do suppose. We must only be good-natured and do the best we can, that's all. An emigrant house is no place to stop at, is it? There is a tin case, sais he, 'containin' a cold tongue and some biscuits, in my portmanter; please to get them out.
If you don't know What another man knows he is shocked at your ignorance. But if he don't know what you do, he can find an excuse in a minute. Never say you don't know. "'So, sais I, 'they jabber so everlastin' fast, it ain't no easy matter to say what they mean; but it sounds like "good bye," you'd better turn round and make 'em a bow, for they are very polite people, is the French.
Tact, sittin' at a large table, all alone. "'How do you do, Mr. Slick, says he. 'I am very glad to see you. Pray be seated. He really was a very gentlemanlike man, was Squire Tact, that's a fact. Sorry I kept you waitin' so long, sais he, 'but the Turkish Ambassador was here at the time, and I was compelled to wait until he went.
Lewis I should be there my Self in corse of a fiew hours, Sent the interpeter back with him and proceeded on my Self to the Canoes found them nearly finished, the timber verry bad, after visiting all the perogues where I found a number of Indans I wind to the upper mandan Village & Smoked a pipe the greatest mark of friendship and attention with the Chief and returned on my return found the Manitarree Chief about Setting out on his return to his village, having recieved of Captain M. Lewis a medel Gorget armbans, a Flag Shirt, Scarlet &c. &c. &c. for which he was much pleased Those Things were given in place of Sundery articles Sent to him which he Sais he did not receive 2 guns were fired for this Great man
Near this cow in another chamber stand images of the concubines of Mykerinos, as the priests at Sais told me; for there are in fact colossal wooden statues, in number about twenty, made with naked bodies; but who they are I am not able to say, except only that which is reported.
Still, I'll give you an open order. Je sais que vous n'abuserez pas. What's the name of your protegee? Doukhova? Elle est jolie?" "Hideuse."
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