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The effect was astounding: the man uttered an ejaculation, crossed himself, mounted his box and drove off; the beggars shrank away, stood aloof and exchanged awestruck whispers; only a few liquid-eyed little ragamuffins continued to turn somersets and stand on their heads undismayed.
"You'd set 'em cryzy, you would! My 'art turns somersets, it does, w'en you pl'ys on yer flute." He pushed the child away, almost as if she angered him; then, seeing her remorseful, frightened look, he took her back again and held her close beside his knee. "I have no love for crowds, my M'riar," he said slowly. "No; not even in America. I have no love for crowds."
This leads me to suppose that I was a good deal confused at the time, though I was not aware of it. Indeed, I have an impression of seeming to turn somersets in my descent, and this may account for it. But, for the honor of France, I saved my adopted country's flag." High-minded Gaul! We all praised and honored him, and comforted him for his disappointment.
'Then I think you decided very wrongly. Poor young man, he looked so ill! 'Did you, too, think he looked ill? But he danced last night. Why did he dance? She turned and gazed regretfully at the corner round which the Somersets had disappeared. 'I don't know why he danced; but if I had known you were going to be so silent, I would have explained the mistake myself. 'I wish you had.
Long practice and great concentration of mind upon these things have sufficed to produce what might seem to tremble on the verge of perfection, what unquestionably leaves the attainments of ordinary people at an inconceivable distance behind. But I do not call it making the most of a man, to develop, even to perfection, the power of turning somersets and playing at rackets.
But that was a time of wonders. George the Third had ascended the throne, and had, in the course of a few months, disgusted many of the old friends, and conciliated many of the old enemies of his house. The city was becoming mutinous. Oxford was becoming loyal. Cavendishes and Bentincks were murmuring. Somersets and Wyndhams were hastening to kiss hands.
We were now in support to the Somersets, who carried on the advance until held up outside Marquain. The 231st Brigade had been withdrawn, so the Division was advancing on a one-battalion frontage. As soon as Orcq was gained we were to pass through the Somersets and carry on the advance. The enemy's resistance, however, was stiffening, and the Somersets were unable to push on.
Neevy, neevy nack, Whether hand will ta tack T' topmer or t' lowmer? "What hantle of gibberish is that?" says Monsey Laman himself. "I is to tumble the poppenoddles," cries the bullet-headed gentleman. And presently the rustic young gamester is tossing somersets for a penny.
With this precaution, strains are easily avoided; even with this, the hand will sometimes blister and the body ache, but perseverance will cure the one and Russia Salve the other; and the invigorated life in every limb will give a perpetual charm to those seemingly aimless leaps and somersets.
Why, I never dances to but one tune," and Jake started the first line of "Oh, plantation gals, can't you look at a body," while Bacchus was giving a prelude of scrapes and twangs. Jake made a circle of somersets, and come down on his head, with his heels in the air, going through flourishes that would have astonished an uninitiated observer.
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