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And now we's all together, you see, and comfortable together; and I feel like giving t'anks, I do, to de Lord, for all his mercies." "What's Christmas, anyhow?" asked another. "It's jus' de crown o' all de nights in de year. You Solomon, it's a night dat dey keeps up in heaven. You know nothin' about it, you poor critter. I done believe you never hearn no one tell about it.
"I believe in my soul," whispered uncle Ro, "that my dear old mother has a secret presentiment who we are, by her manifesting so much respect. T'ousand t'anks, matam, t'ousand t'anks," he continued, dropping into his half-accurate half-blundering broken English, "for dis great honour, such as we might not expect das laty of das house to wait for us at her door."
The professor and his new assistant shook hands, while the latter felt she herself was being classified and labelled by those penetrating orbs. "I'm happy to meet Miss Olmstead; pray be seated. Don't hurry away, Professor Grandet; can't you sit down a while, also?" "Not zis morning, t'anks; I haf mooch to do. Well, Mees, I leaves you in good hands; au revoir."
The urbanity of manner and blandness of expression increased as he returned the salutation. "T'anks, t'anks. I vill go for hubble vat you call hobble me horse," he said, taking the animal's bridle and leading it a short distance from the fire. "I don't like the look of him," whispered Fred to Paul when he was out of earshot. "Sure, an' I howld the same opinion," said Flinders. "Pooh!
Coogan," she said anxiously, "if you can't find any other way of getting out there, I want you to take this chair of mine you'll be able to manage with it, I am sure." The Flopper looked at her with gratitude but shook his head mindful of Doc Madison. "T'anks, mum," he said, "but I couldn't t'ink of it you needs it more'n me." "Please do," she insisted.
"Why didn't youse open it an' read it, den, instead of lettin' me do it to keep me busy while youse short-changed me?" sneered Dago Jim. "Youse t'ought it was some sweet billy-doo, eh? Well, t'anks, Wowzer dat's wot it is! Say," he mocked, "dere's a guy'll cash a t'ousand century notes fer dis, an' if he don't say, dere's SOME reward out fer the Gray Seal! Wouldn't youse like to know who it is?
I'm goin' sit here till these ah foolish legs 'mine straighten 'emselves out then 'm going home." ... "Here's your beer, bo'," P. Sybarite's waiter announced. "Keep the change," said the guest, tendering a quarter. "T'anks" with a look of surprise. Then familiarly knuckling the top of the table, the waiter stroked a rusty chin and surveyed the room. "There's Red, now," he observed. "Where?"
"Boston," interrupted Whistling Dick, rising to his feet, "T'anks for the grub yous fellers has given me, but I'll be movin' on now." "What do you mean?" asked Boston, also rising. "W'y, you can count me outer dis deal. You oughter know that. I'm on de bum all right enough, but dat other t'ing don't go wit' me. Burglary is no good. I'll say good night and many t'anks fer "
"That is true; t'anks! Come, mine babee, let me to you show how an orange is to eat, when one has no care for the appearance it is nature's own way." She cut a tiny hole through the thick rind with her pearl-handled penknife, then put it to the child's lips and bade him suck out the juice, as the little bees suck honey from the lily-buds. Sara watched her delightedly.
The waiter will lay another cover at once. Mr. W. D. will join us at supper, during which function he will enlighten us in regard to the circumstances that gave us the pleasure of his company." "Chewin' de stuffin' out 'n de dictionary, as usual, Boston," said Whistling Dick; "but t'anks all de same for de invitashun. I guess I finds meself here about de same way as yous guys.
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