United States or Togo ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
"To-day I have told Alicia zat my visit to Russia vill probably be vollowed by a visit to ze Emperor of China," the Baron would recount with vast pride in his inventive powers. "And I have dropped a leetle hint zat for an envoy to be imprisoned in China is not to be surprised. Zat vill prepare her in case I am avay longer zan ve expect."
"You can't put me in prison for an agreement," replied I. "No; but I can prosecute you for a swindler." "No, you confounded old rascal, you cannot; try, and do your worst," cried I, enraged at the word swindler. "Vell, Mr Newland, if you have not de ten tousand a year, you have de house and de monish; you vill not cheat a poor man like me." "I have sold my house."
At last one day it happened that Mrs. Crump did not arrive, and Baroski did, and Morgiana, seeing no great harm, sat down to her lesson as usual, and in the midst of it down went the music-master on his knees, and made a declaration in the most eloquent terms he could muster. Walker, "but get up and let's finish the lesson." "You hard-hearted adorable little greature, vill you not listen to me?"
I have tried to find out, but he vill not speak." The Orang-Kaya, or rich man, as this hill chief was styled, had provided lodgings for his visitors in the "head-house." This was a large circular building erected on poles. There is such a house in nearly all Dyak villages. It serves as a trading-place, a strangers' room, a sleeping-room for unmarried youths, and a general council-chamber.
“You vill not fight? Coward! poltroon! I know not ze English name bad enoff for you!” With difficulty Mr Bunker composed himself and replied, still smiling: “After all, Baron, what harm has been done? I get all the blame, and the sympathy you wanted is sure to turn to you.” “False friend!” thundered the Baron. “My dear Baron!” said Mr Bunker, mildly, “whose fault was it that the plot miscarried?
"I tell you, Bresgott, it vos a fine idea of yours," cried the big German, as he stood in a corner, looking on, while Dick talked with him. "This vill keep young folks out of drouble, and put dem in health. It vill put Gridley to being twice as good a town, alretty." "Hullo, Mr. Schimmelpodt," called a young clerk, passing in trunks and gym. shoes. "Don't you get into a squad to-night?
"It iss not so alvay," he said. "She hass made it all so good, and now she dinks of Brita, dat vill not see it, and she say still, 'God iss hard to take her avay." "How is it, Jan? Did work come all at once?" "No, and yet yes. Shall I say it all, my lady?" "Surely, Jan, if you have time."
Vill you Tokay ave? vill you Lachrymae taste? vill you " "You offend in your proffers," said Wayland; "minister to me in what I require of you, and forbear further discourse."
"Yaow, that vill be tventy-five cents each vun, tventy-five cents. Yaow, that vill be suffeecient." Having thus dismissed further responsibility in the matter, the foreman got up from the table and spoke to his men, who followed him outdoors to the day's work.
The distinguished foreigner says, says he "Sare, eef you af no 'otel, I sall recommend you, milor, to ze 'Otel Betfort, in ze Quay, sare, close to the bathing-machines and custom-ha-oose. Good bets and fine garten, sare; table-d'hote, sare, a cinq heures; breakfast, sare, in French or English style; I am the commissionaire, sare, and vill see to your loggish."
Word Of The Day