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In the "Story of Roland" it is supposed to have been related at the court of Charlemagne by a minstrel of Lorraine. The vair and the gray, furs used for garments, and in heraldry. Vair is the skin of the squirrel, and was arranged in shields of blue and white alternating.
"Vy midout you de movement vould crumble like a mummy in de air; be not such a fool-man. To everybody I haf said ah, dat Simon Wolf he is a great man, a vair great man; he is de only man among de English Jews who can save de East-End; it is he that should be member for Vitechapel not that fool-man Gideon. Be not such a fool-man! Haf anoder glaz sherry and some more ham-sandwiches."
"Beauties!" exclaimed Xavier, "La Nouvelle Orleans it is the home of beauty, Michie. They promenade themselves on the levee, they look down from ze gallerie, mais " "But what, Xavier?" "But, mon Dieu, Michie, they are vair' difficile. They are not like Englis' beauties, there is the father and the mother, and the convent." And Xavier, who had a wen under his eye, laid his finger on it.
The translator, misled by the similarity of sound between "vair" and "verre," rendered it "glass" instead of "ermine," and Cinderella's glass slippers have become a British tradition. What would "Cinderella" be as a pantomime without the scene where she triumphantly puts on her glass slipper?
I cen't ged you noddings to eat, noddings, noddings. Hilda, we gowun to die togedder. Put der arms roundt me, soh, tighd, leedle babby. We gowun to die, we gowun to vind Popper. We aindt gowun to be hongry eny more." "Vair we go now?" demanded Hilda. "No places. Mommer's soh tiredt. We stop heir, leedle while, end rest." Underneath a large bush that afforded a little shelter from the wind, Mrs.
They were thought so excellent, several men of learning set about translating them into French, particularly Du Vair, afterwards Keeper of the Seals; Rapin, grand Provost of the Constabulary, and Stephen Pasquier. Malherbe himself, the Oracle of the French Parnassus, did not think it beneath him to put this Epigram into French verse: and Casaubon translated it into Greek.
Four hundred years ago, this chapel was filled with ornaments of gold cloth and silk, censers, chandeliers, chalices, crosses, precious stones, gold vessels and vases, a choir of thirty singers, chaplains, musicians, and children sang hymns to the accompaniment of an organ which they took along with them when they travelled. They were clad in scarlet garments lined with pearl grey and vair.
But no, I have not found anothaire lode, though I have been on the hills vair' long time. Thees day I come a-r-round by the way of Canaan.
The river, she is full of things." "Yes, I know, Xavier, but you will teach me to steer." "Volontiers, Michie, as we go now. But there come a time when I, even I, who am twenty year on her, do not know whether it is right or left. Ze rock he vair' hard. Ze snag, he grip you like dat," and Xavier twined his strong arms around Nick until he was helpless. "Ze bar he hol' you by ze leg.
"Vair nice gentlemans, Meester Creeton," whispers Helma. "I know," says I; "you're judgin' by the hat." She springs that silly grin of hers, as usual. No matter what I say, it gets open-faced motions out of Helma. But I really wasn't feelin' so humorous.
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