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Thus Marion was saved from the "thees" and the "thous," and escaped that touch of hypocrisy which seems to permeate the now antiquated speeches of Quakers.
"The limit, in view of our present obligations, has been reached." "On the margin of ten cents," suggested Live Wire Luiz, "take a chance, amigo. Thees is not speculation. It ees what you call the ceench weeth the copper reevets." "I figure it that way; nevertheless, copper-riveted cinches sometimes aren't properly cinched and Fortune backs out of the packsaddle.
"You are much too small and feeble to come out in all this weather, Otoyo," she said, slipping her arm through her friend's. "You are so tiny you might easily fall into a puddle and drown." "Ah, thees is notheeng," cried Otoyo. "In Japan it rains oceans! And for so long. Days and days without refraining from."
"Ah, yes, she have the headache, and the molligrubs. She will sit on the damp stone when the gentle dew is falling. I comprehend. Meet me in the lane when the clock strike nine! But," in a lower voice, "of thees undress horse I comprehend nothing! Look you it is sad and strange." He went off to fetch Chu Chu, leaving me and Consuelo alone.
All those hightone' señorita in El Toro she give eet the sweet look to Don Miguel, jus' the same like thees " Here Pablo relaxed his old body, permitted his head to loll sideways and his lower jaw to hang slackly, the while his bloodshot eyes gazed amorously into the branches of the catalpa tree. "But those boy he don' pay some attention.
Her teeth came together grindingly. She breathed heavily through her nostrils, as if she had been running. And suddenly she began to pray, not with the sounding, unctions thees and thous of the Church and Bible; not elegantly or eloquently, with well-rounded phrases, as the righteous pray, but threateningly, hoarsely, as a desperate woman prays.
Guess I better have a chat with the bounder probably closest to the dashed thing." "Mr Gootes," I said impressively, "I am the man who applied the inoculator to this grass. Now shall we get out of here so you can listen to my story?" "Sonabeesh thees gona be good. Lead away, amigo I prepare both ears to leesten."
"So thees ees your wonder-pupil, Signor," she said, her smile radiating kindness and good-humour. "Mademoiselle, I weesh you all the success that I know Signor Baroni hopes for you." She talked very rapidly, with a strong foreign accent, and her gesture was so expressive that one felt it was almost superfluous to add speech to the quick, controlled movement.
An hour later, we four companions in the rejoicing over this redemption, if chiefly strangers before, were partaking cheerfully together of hot coffee and oysters. The services of Mrs. Jessup had been called in the doctor's excellent old Quaker house-keeper and, amid many "thous" and "thees," she had served us a capital and expeditious supper. No one enjoyed the festive occasion more than Mr.
"You know, Franke," he began, with a backward glance at the horse ambling along peacefully in the dust, "thot caballo he's strong lak a ox. He's makin' a fine horse a fine horse in thees wagon! He's " He suddenly interrupted himself. "Franke," he offered, generously, "for thees help I'm takin' off five dolars on thot debt now. You know?
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