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Abednego became head clerk: and one day old Abednego came to the place and was shown into the directors' private room; when he left it, he came trembling, chattering, and cursing downstairs; and had begun, "Shentlemen " a speech to the very clerks in the office, when Mr. Brough, with an imploring look, and crying out, "Stop till Saturday!" at length got him into the street.
The proprietor's big red neck grew choleric under Jim's remark, but by a quick transformation he swallowed his wrath, and became a smiling and complacent host. "Anydings you vants shentlemen is yours. Just give me de order." He handed each of them a rather soiled menu in a frame and the two gaunt travelers regarded the list with a moment's deep interest.
"The shentlemen of honorable wealth, Frau Scheff, would like to wash their esteemed countenances," he explained with ironical deference. "Ach! that is good," said Mrs. Scheff with a fat good-natured smile; "trouble yourselves to come with me." "By the time you shentlemans are washed and improved, the supper will be ready," said the proprietor.
"I don't know much about that, Mr. Hart," said Tyrrwhit. "Circumstances is different. I can't 'elp whether you know it or not." "How different?" "They is different, and that's all about it. It'll perhaps shuit you and them other shentlemen to take a pershentage." "It won't suit Evans & Crooke," said the man who represented that firm. "But perhaps Messrs.
"Oh! yes certainly, yes! just what we come for, something to cut away the cobwebs 'twouldn't do to go out in the morning fog without a lining," said Dunn. "Name it! name it! shentlemen," exclaimed the Dutchman, as he rapped his fingers upon the counter, and seemed impatient to draw forth his filthy stuff. They named their drinks, each with a different name.
"She has seen the Shetlands and the Rocky Mountains the two finest places in the world, and crossed the sea and the Red River; pesides Canada and Nova Scotia, and seen French, and pairs, and Indians, and wolves, and plue noses, and puffaloes, and Yankees, and prairie dogs, and Highland chiefs, and Indian chiefs, and other great shentlemen, pesides peavers with their tails on.
"No," said he, taking me by the hand, "you are going to a country where there is more respect sown to unfortunate shentlemen, and where you will have the satisfaction of peholding your adversaries tossing upon pillows of purning primstone."
With wild yells the glasses were lifted high and the toast drunk with three times three. The German, meantime, stood with his glass untouched. When the cheers were over he said, with a sneer: "Shentlemen, fill ub!" The order was obeyed with alacrity. Quick as thought Ould Michael raised his glass and flung its contents into the German's face, saying, as he did so: "God save the Queen!"
"Did the 'wild Highland fellow' name me?" "No I believe he called you 'the shentleman that owns the yacht." "Oh well!" and Santoris laughed "There are so many 'shentlemen' that own yachts! He may have got mixed in his customers. In any case, I am glad to have some little thing in common with your friend if only a bunch of heather!"
You can be of more service to the Confederate cause where you are. But we must have the nag. "'Mine private property, he replied, as he dismounted. "'In a horn, said one of the Grey-backs, pointing to the U. S. on the shoulder of the beast. 'That your private mark, eh? "'You no shentlemen.
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