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and the tumultuous answer is vociferated: "Es mi General José con su guardia de honor!" And who may be the valiant General, the General with his guard of honor, excelling all the rest? This, we learn, is the guard of honor; the General is José Antonio Paez, little José Antonio who killed the highwayman and betook himself to cattle farming on the Plains!
Our swell, who flatters himself he can "ride a few," according to the fashion of his country, takes up a line of his own, abreast of the leading hounds, notwithstanding the oft vociferated cry of "Hold hard, sir!" "Pray, hold hard, sir!" "For God's sake, hold hard, sir!" "G d d n you, hold hard, sir!"
Eliza!" cried Mr. Sagittarius, in great excitement. "That's the soothsayer from the Beck!" "Madame Charlotte Humm!" yelled the footman. "Madame Humm!" vociferated Mr. Sagittarius, "the crystal-gazer from the Hill!" "Professor Elijah Chapman!" bawled the footman. "The nose-reader!" piped Mr. Sagittarius. "The nose-reader from the Butts!"
Merillia has sent down orders that the police are to be fetched at once." Mr. Sagittarius, now thoroughly unnerved, turned from white to grey. "The police!" he vociferated. "Sophy, my angel, let us fly. This is no place for you!" "The police!" cried the Prophet. "Why?" "I believe it's Mrs. Fancy's doing, sir. If you would go to Mrs. Merillia, sir, I think "
"Come down below at once, or I'll take you there by the scruff of your neck," vociferated the other. "You're not big enough, little man," said the doctor, still smiling. "Well, well, lead the way, and we'll see what we can do." He followed the speechless second officer below, and found the boy's description of the first officer's state as moonlight unto sunlight, as water unto wine.
"Jimmy Powers!" it vociferated, "Jimmy Powers." And then by shamefaced bashfulness, by profane protest, by muttered and comprehensive curses I knew that my companion on the other pile was indicated. A dozen men near at hand began to shout. "Here he is!" they cried. "Come on, Jimmy." "Don't be a high banker." "Hang his hide on the fence."
And above all the voices, that of Johannes de Molendino was audible, piercing the uproar like the fife's derisive serenade: "Commence instantly!" yelped the scholar. "Down with Jupiter and the Cardinal de Bourbon!" vociferated Robin Poussepain and the other clerks perched in the window.
But, at this point in his explanation, the Prophet was interrupted by both his hearers. "The Jellybrand one!" cried Mr. Sagittarius. "The prophets' patron!" vociferated Madame. At these exclamations the Prophet started in some surprise. "You know this lady?" he asked. "By repute, sir," replied Mr. Sagittarius. "Who does not?" cried Madame. "She built the 'Prophets' Rest' at Birchington."
Disgusted at their loathsome cookery, he rose abruptly, and was impatient to depart, and was accompanied by the natives on his way back to the ships with the utmost good humour. Veloso, however, became apprehensive of personal danger, and horridly vociferated for assistance on his approach to the shore. Coellos boat immediately put off to bring him on board, and the natives fled to the woods.
"Quick! and hang them by their tongues to the burning precipice yonder, and if they call for the Devil, be ready to serve them; yea, if they call for a thousand, let them be satisfied." When these were gone, lo! a giant of a devil vociferated to have the bar cleared, and flung down a man whom he bore. "What have you brought there?" said Lucifer. "A tavern-keeper," replied the other.
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