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It appeared that Duncan had told the same gambling story to Mr. Gross, who seemed to be dreadfully shocked at the affair. "Py gracious," said he excitedly, "I hafe knowed dot boy ven I sold cloding in Des Moines, more as fife years ago, and so help me Moses I did nefer belief he vud do such a ting loike dot."
"Wa' fer?" asked Sauls, trying to free himself from the man's grasp. "Fur trying ter suade dey dauters down ter dat Fayette Club for dem white mens." "It's er no sich ting!" "You lie, you louse!" exclaimed the man, loosening his hold, and shoving Sauls nearly off the sidewalk. Sauls, recovering, staggered on his way.
On the table, with its point directed toward the Judge Advocate's seat, lay Prince Hsi's sword, which had been taken from him at the time of his arrest. The officers having taken their seats in the order of seniority, Admiral Ting declared the court open, and directed the prisoner to be brought in.
Ha! what the devil are you doing there, you black rascal? he cried. Is it not hot enough for your Guinea blood in the house this warm night, but you must drive out the poor dog, and sleep in his straw? By this time the boy was quite awake, and, with a blubbering whine, he attempted to reply to his master. Oh! masser Richard! masser Richard! such a ting! such a ting!
I found her poor, tattered, broken-down, in health, if you will; verily, as your Shakespeare says of some country wench: 'a poor thing but mine own." Monsieur Paul's possession of the English language was scarcely as complete as the storehouse of his memory. He would have been surprised, doubtless, to learn he had called poor Audrey, "a pure ting, buttaire my noon!"
When Wu Ting Fang was Minister to the United States from China, he visited Chicago. A native of the Windy City said to him at a reception: "Mr. Wu, I see there is a movement in China to abolish the pigtails you wear. Why do you wear the foolish thing, anyhow?" "Well," countered Mr. Wu, "why do you wear your foolish moustache?"
And, men, too, viol ting a chaste and loving wife who hath from her maidenhood observed the vow of purity, became guilty of the same sin. The woman also who, being commanded by her husband to raise offspring, refuses to do his bidding, becometh equally sinful. "Thus, O timid one, was the existing usage established of old by Swetaketu, the son of Uddalaka, in defiance of antiquity.
The Ting Yuen, the Chinese flagship, had as virtual commander an experienced German officer named Von Hanneken; the Chen Yuen, the other big ironclad, was handled by Commander McGiffen, formerly of the United States navy. Thus commanded, it was expected in Europe that the superior strength of the Chinese ships would ensure them an easy victory over those of Japan.
I never was treated so unkindly in my life. I did not think that any one could be so very, very rude." "Charming mees," said Girasole, with a deprecating air, "it pains me to do any ting dat you do not like." "It don't pain you," said Minnie "it don't pain you at all. You're always teasing me. You never do what I want you to. You wouldn't even give me a chair."
If ever you see one angry old rascal! He not even stop for say: 'T'ank you for save me from be drown' dead in the culbute! He's run for his house an' he's put on dry clo'es, an' he's go up to de magistrate first ting for learn me an' Alphonsine one big lesson. "But de magistrate hain' ver' bad magistrate. He's only laugh an' he's say:
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