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"Them Indians " "Ah, ze Indians," said the little man scornfully, "ze Indians; I zeenk nozzin of ze Indians." "Beg pardon, sir," said the old sailor, "They're a tough crowd, them copper fellers." "I no understan';" said the Frenchman. "They pickle people's heads," said the old sailor, "in the sand or somethin'. They keep for ever pretty near when once they're pickled.
And mebbe he's eleven shillin' a week an' two-threy little chillen you understan', miss?" "Of course I understand!" said Marcella, eagerly, her dark cheek flushing. "Of course I do! But there's a good deal of game given away in these parts, isn't there? I know Lord Maxwell does, and they say Lord Winterbourne gives all his labourers rabbits, almost as many as they want."
"Haven't I see her day in, day out, at Nolan Doyle's ranch, and don't I understan' why it is she's not set foot in Tralee since the ould one left it feet foremost, for his new seven-foot home, housed in a bit of wood-him that had had the run of the wurruld? She'll set no foot in Tralee at all anny time, if she can help it that's the breed of her.
'It wor an aunt o' hers, soa I understan quite a good bit o' money. 'Did yer iver hear the name? said John, eagerly. 'Some one livin at Bedford, I did 'ear say. John laughed, not without good-humoured relief. It would have touched his vanity had his niece been discovered to be richer than himself. 'Oh, that's old Sophy Clarke, he said.
"Just then we seen the place all light up back of him, and we yelled to him to jump, too he could 'a saved himself, you understan', but he waves his hand and shook his head say, lookin' funny, too, with his mus-tache half burned off, and we seen him go back out of sight for the other little Kelly Kelly still promisin' to give up all he had to the Virgin if she saved his boys.
"Sis' Jane Callender, she have been mighty sick," broke in Aunt Dicey Fairfax, "but I reckon she gwine pull thoo', the Lawd willin'." "Amen," said Mr. Buford. "Huh, uh, children, I done hyeahd de washin' of de waters of Jerdon." "No, no, Sistah Callendah, we hope to see you well and happy in de injoyment of de pension dat I understan' de gov'ment is goin' to give you."
"Well, for a minute the crowd kep' still, kind 'a holdin' its breath, you understan', till the Prof.'d come back with the other kid and holdin' it and holdin' it till the fire gits brighter and brighter through the window and nothin' happens, you understan' just the fire keeps on gittin' busy.
Then he say, ver' quick: 'That is the place; we will go to the bay of Belle Amour. He was ver' kind to my face; he give my wife and child good berth, plenty to eat and drink, and once more I laugh; but my wife there was in her face something I not understan'. It is not easy to understan' a woman. We got to the bay. I had pride: I was young. I was the best pilot in the St.
We had not stood more than five minutes under the gloomy shade of the thick foliage when a dark figure glided noiselessly up to us. "Ah, here you are!" said Jack as Avatea approached. "Now, then, tell her what we've come about, and don't waste time." "I understan' leetl' English," said Avatea in a low voice. "Why, where did you pick up English?" exclaimed Jack in amazement.
Year the Queen came to the throne." "I wonder why they built it out here such a way from everybody such a tramp for the worshipers." "In those days all non-conformists were a deal more down-trodden than they are now. It was before people began to understan' the meanin' o' liberty o' conscience; and, like enough, that's a bit of evidence." "How so, Will?"
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