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I s'pose you know we've all sorts of meetin's in this country?" "Nein; I dought dere might be meetin's for bolitics, vhen der beople might coome, but I don't know vhat else." "Is't possible! What, have you no 'indignation meetin's' in Jarmany? We count a great deal on our indignation meetin's, and both sides have'em in abundance, when things get to be warm.
He had evidently been knocking, and was about to knock again when there came some response from within, to which he replied, in a suppressed yet eager and agitated voice, "Mine Psyche! Oh, mine Psyche! She is come to me undt she is bringing me already more as a hoondredt vhat?" He had been interrupted from within. "Vhat you say?" Fontenette drew his knife.
"No," I say, "not here. Anyone who saw us would misunderstand. Come to Mrs. Steele; she'll give you something." "No!" says the Peruvian. "I vill stay here; you stay, too. Ah, Señorita, how can you be so indifferent to my loaf?" "I can't stay here if you talk nonsense." "Mein Gott! Vhat more sense can a man haf dthan to loaf you?" "Oh, see the porpoises!" I say abruptly.
Land is plenty in this country, and cheap too; and why didn't you buy your land at first, instead of coming to rent of Mr. Hugh; and now when you have rented, to be quarrelling about the very thing you did of your own accord?" "Dere you didst dell 'em a goot t'ing; and vhat might der 'Squire say to dat?"
I gif you all yoost tree minutes ter get started. Den if any man he ain't aboard dat sleigh I yoost vipes up de ground vit him a bit. If you knows vhat is good for ye, den make tracks, qvick. I ban gettin' hurry mineself, eh!" "But what right have you to be ordering us about?" shouted Aleck Mclntosh, imprudently. "My frient, you's knowed as de laziest man in Carcajou and some say in Ontario.
"The money itself vas nothing to me, but I hoped that through Friedrich's poverty I might gain some power over him, and make him do vhat I vanted. I shall see that it is r-restored to you at once, Friedrich." She turned to Wendell, and her face changed subtly. She became the tempting woman, alluring in the innocence of her child-like beauty. "Do you still mean vhat you said to me yesterday, Mr.
"There is, indeed; and a wicked thing it is, that there should be anything of the sort." "Und vhat might be der reason of so moch troobles? and vhere ist der blame?" "Well, that is pretty plain, I fancy," returned John, who, in consequence of being a favoured servant at head-quarters, fancied himself a sort of cabinet minister, and had much pleasure in letting his knowledge be seen.
I heard one of our leaders lamentin' that he didn't foresee what times was comin' to, when he repaired his old house, or he would have built a new one. But a man can't foretell everything. I dare say many has the same feelin's, now." "Den you dinks Herr Littlebage ought to accept $50 for vhat is worth $2500? Das seem ferry little."
A little of the devil in a man helps him along, in this business of ourn. But you must be suthin' more than a Christian, I s'pose, as we don't call that bein' of any religion at all, in this country. Of what supportin' religion be you?" "Soobortin'; vell, I might not oonderstands dat. Vhat ist soobortin' religion? Coomes dat vrom Melanchton and Luther? or coomes it vrom der Pope?
"Vell, my friend," said my uncle, "you vast a bolt man to dell all dis to der beoples of dis coontry, vhere, I have heard, a man may say just vhat he hast a mind to say, so dat he dost not sbeak too moch trut!" "That's it that's it; you have been a quick scholar, I find. I told this Mr.
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