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He walked across the room to Colonel De Willoughby. "I am going home," he said, in a low, fierce voice; "you had better come with me." "No sush thing," answered the Colonel, gaily. "On'y just come. Don't go to roosh with shickens. Just quoting Tom Moore to Miss Baxter. Bes' of all ways to lengthen our days Is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear."
"When I gets lonesome, it feels as if my mouth was all tied up, and a big, great stone was right in here." And Budge put his hand on his chest. "If a big tone wash inshide of me," said Toddie, "I'd take it out and frow it at the shickens." "Toddie," I said, "aren't you glad papa and mamma are coming?" "Yesh," said Toddie. "Mamma always bwings me candy fen she goes anyfere."
Quart aigs 'n' all the shickens in the worl' layin' reg'lar!" "Have you got any left?" "No honest. Used 'em all up for m' mince-meat!" Ford knew he was lying. His eyes searched the untidy tables and the corners filled with bags and boxes.
His hands, slender and with long white fingers, played nervously with a quirt which he held, apparently for no purpose than that those nervous members might have occupation. "What's happened?" demanded Scott. "How do, Li Yow?" as the Chinaman came forward smilingly to take the horses. "All gone," he said, blandly. "Laided. One hen, some shickens notting else left." "Raided!
"If a big'tone wazh inshide of ME," said Toddie, "I'd take it out an' frow it at the shickens." "Toddie," said I, "aren't you glad papa an' mamma are coming?" "Yesh," said Toddie, "I fink it'll be awfoo nish. Mamma always bwings me candy fen she goes away anyfere." "Toddie, you're a mercenary wretch." "AIN'T a mernesary wetch; Izhe Toddie Yawncie."
"He didn't wanta come right out 'n' shay what it was an' I got the aigs!" "Yes how many eggs?" Ford held himself rigidly quiet. "Two quart aigs!" Mose laughed at the joke. "I wisht," he added pensively, "the hens'd all lay them kinda aigs. I'd buy up all the shickens in the whole worl'." He gazed raptly upon the vision the words conjured. "Gee!
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