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Besides, my merit speaks that you ought to have some more consideration for me, with respect to my age, my knowledge, and my shining virtues. Go on and shave me, said I, interrupting him again, and do not speak. That is to say, replies he, you have some urgent business to go about; I will lay you a wager I guess right. Why, I told you so these two hours, said I, you ought to have done before now.
And I want to say right now that Ann makes me tired. She's as notional as a lunatic. She planned this rig and now she doesn't like it. And if I don't look like a highwayman you can wager your last sou I feel like one, and that's sufficient.
"Well, I am glad you have found me out in this manner, though I lose the eighth part of a bet of a hundred guineas by it." He explained the wager, and begged the custom-house officer to keep his secret, which he promised to do faithfully, and assured him, "that he should be happy to do any thing in his power to serve him."
Yes, I remember now that I saw her out riding with Ward Kenwood only yesterday. Say, that dude has been saying something that wasn't true about you, Paul, I'd just wager anything. He's gone and poisoned her ears with a yarn. It'd be just like the sneak!" "Just go slow, Jack. You're saying something that you can't prove.
At length, so convinced was he of his sagacity, as well as fidelity, that he laid a wager that he would intrust the dog with a number of sheep and oxen, and let him drive them alone and unattended to Alston market. It was stipulated that no one should be within sight or hearing who had the least control over the dog, nor was any spectator to interfere.
"It is a bargain, my royal brother," said Richard, stretching out his hand with all the frankness which belonged to his rash but generous disposition; "and soon may we have the opportunity to try this gallant and fraternal wager."
"Monsieur," said Jacquet, "we want to know where Madame Jules is buried." "Madame Jules who?" he asked. "We've had three Madame Jules within the last week. Ah," he said, interrupting himself, "here comes the funeral of Monsieur le Baron de Maulincour! A fine procession, that! He has soon followed his grandmother. Some families, when they begin to go, rattle down like a wager.
It is a simple case of murder followed by theft. To be sure we do not yet know the criminal, but money was his motive; that is clear enough." "Are you ready to wager that that is all there is to it?" This was a startling proposition to the minister. "You forget my cloth," said he. The young man smiled. "That is true. Pardon me.
The end of it was that Madge, after vowing that if he went she would never speak to him again, and would hate him for ever, indignantly left him to himself. Phil went on packing, in all the outward calmness he could muster, though I'll wager with a very pouting and dismal countenance.
"We'll all have to go out to-morrow," said Whopper. "Just wait till you see me walk! I'll wager I'll walk ten miles with ease." "Make it a hundred while you are at it," answered Shep. "I am not saying what I shall do." "If we go out what is to be done with that fellow?" whispered Snap, pointing to the sleeping form of Kiddy Leech. "I don't know," replied Whopper.
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