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"Dell dot oncivil yong mans Voster who vas dell me to go to ter tuyvel, dot I vill sendt der Bolicy und her master mit der grew to der tuyvel if he gomes mein vay mit his zeep." "Now, Captain Foster, what do you think of that, pray?" "Very pretty talk; what do you think of it?" "Well, I'm only a poor little woman; but if I were a man I would " "Exactly so, Dolly.
Suddenly the owner appeared and, pouncing furiously upon him, asked if he knew what he was doing. "Peeling a most extraordinary onion," replied the philosopher. "Hundert tousant tuyvel!" shouted the Dutchman, "it's an Admiral Van der Eyk!" "Thank you," replied the traveler, immediately writing the name in his notebook. "Pray, are these very common in your country?"
"I do hobe, Mees Dorotee, dot id is not because of dot yong mans who vas so oncivil to me yoost now dot you vill not haf me. He vas dell me to go to der tuyvel ven I did say 'goot morning' yoost now." "It is no young man, sir. Mr. Foster is a person for whom I have a great regard, but I do not intend to marry him. I will only marry a gentleman. "Oh, bud, Mees Dorotee, am I not a yentle-mans?"
"Death and the tuyvel!" screamed the Dutchman, "come before the Syndic and you shall see!" In spite of his struggles the poor investigator, followed by an indignant mob, was taken through the streets to a magistrate. "Ha! ha! that's true, unless you are over two hundred years old. Well, I tell you, sir, there never was anything like it before nor since.
As soon as the report of the guns had died away, Foster sprang into one of his quarter-boats and hailed the other ship. "Ship ahoy!" he roared "why do you fire at me?" "Ha, ha! I know you," came back in mocking tones. "Now vill I sendt you to der tuyvel, you greasy valer mans. I am Captain Portveldt, und dis is der Swift. Vill you surrunder, or vill I smash you to beices?"
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