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"Miss Fanny read in him to Dinah now and den." "You are right, Caesar. The Bible is the best of books, and one that reads it as often as Harvey's father should have the best of reasons for so doing. This is no more than common sense."

'Yes, sir, as I have often said before to you, the Old Place is a perfect quarry of hewn stone, and it would be better for the estate if it were all down, since it is only a den for smugglers. At this instant Bertram turned short round upon Glossin at the distance of two yards only, and said 'Would you destroy this fine old castle, sir?

At first a butter-firkin had made him an ample den, but he rapidly passed through the various stages butter-firkin, nail-keg, flour-barrel, oil-barrel and had now to be graded as a good average hogshead Bear, though he was far from filling that big round wooden cavern that formed his latest den.

This den isn't big enough for you, me, and the 'original spirits' you wing every night. I'm off to the nets. Coming? No? Jove! Grimmy, what nightmares you must take to bed with you every night." But the kindly Fates had the keeping of the chums' friendship in their safe keeping, and I haven't observed yet, that Grim and Wilson are less friendly than they used to be.

But de lam gin up after a while. All de hope an' life went out of her, an' she died' an' you done 'tended her funeral, you 'members it, as fust class as I could make it. I tole you sumptin' den, but not all this. It wasn't a fittin' time, but seein' you brings it all back.

Under these circumstances, I resolve to visit Motumotu, and beard the lion in his den. I did not believe they would touch me, but I feared they meant mischief to Kabadi and the coast villages. No time could be lost, as we were in a bad month for rain and storms, and the coast line is long and bad. The natives said it was too late, yet I resolved to try it.

"I will, darlin'; but don't you try for to stay awake; kase maybe massa ain't gwine be home till berry late, an' den he might be vexed wid you." It was nearly ten o'clock when Mr.

"When Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock wakes up and finds te gal gone, she will t'inks I done it, and den den den " The awful expression of his countenance spoke more eloquently than any words, of the consequences of such a discovery and suspicion upon the part of his spouse. "Take some self when git back go to sleep squaw wake up first."

Peg had discovered Breed's rifled den and his keen nose interpreted the signs. He had heard the leader's call and wondered why it had been raised so early in the year. He followed the sign till he found the body of the hound. It was morning when he reached his own home, and the following night Peg and Fluff had led their pups off in the general direction taken by Breed.

"Just little fierce fight, berry out of bref, and den, just as second wind came, all ober." The battle of Busaco was indeed one of secondary importance.