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Flukey closed his eyes wearily. "Fluke," whispered Flea presently, "ye ought to see that room I slep' in! It were finer'n this one." "This be the promised land, all right, what Scraggy speaked about," said Flukey. "There ain't no more places like it in this here world."
She felt that he was waiting for her to go on. "She didn't done ride to-day." He looked up with the eyes of a dumb, persecuted animal. "And de gemmen in de show didn't tell nobody why jes' speaked about de udder gal takin' her place." "Why DIDN'T she ride?" cried Douglas, in an agony of suspense. "Dat's what I don' know, sah." Mandy began to cry.
Parlin, as she held little Prudy close to her heart; while Susy jumped for joy, exclaiming, "We've got her! we've got her! O, ain't you so happy, mamma?" "O, mamma, what you crying for?" said little Prudy, clinging about her neck. "Ain't I your little comfort? there, now, you know what you speaked about! You said you'd get some cake and verserves for me and Susy."
She hardly ever speaked above her breath, an' always wore white gowns with a silk kerchief a-folded placidly aroun' her neck. 'Them was awful different kind o' people, I says to him, 'I wonder how they ever come to be married. 'They never was married, says he.
"Topknot, how could you be so rude?" said Horace, severely; "little girls should be seen, and not heard." "But she speaked to me first," said Flyaway. "I wasn't goin' to say nuffin, and then she speaked." A young gentleman and lady opposite seemed very much amused. "I'm afraid of your bright eyes, little dear.
He had a fit, and he never speaked any more." It was news, you know, and in a village that goes for something. After a lengthy discussion, and some squabbling, it was decided that the children were to have the benefit of the jaunting-car for the homeward journey, and that Dr.
Sitting with his head bent slightly forward, his eyes fixed on the floor, he had the expression of one lost in thoughts of the gloomiest kind. "Make yourself to be more happy, mein lad," said the farmer, as he bade him good-night and clapped him on the shoulder. "You haf come to house vere is German be speaked, and is Germany in hearts; dat vill be to you as friends."
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