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They'll perfer to thump a machine o' their own, with twelve or fifteen per, comin' to 'em, rather than be the machine that's thumped, an' pay for the privilege out'n their own pockets besides." As fate would have it, the day went placidly by, in spite of Mr. Slawson's somber prognostications. No one came to disturb the even tenor of its way.
I understand your feeling." Martha turned to go. She had, in fact, reached the door when she was recalled. "O one moment, please." She came back. "My sister tells me you worked in my rooms yesterday. Was any one there with you at the time?" "No, sir. Mrs. Sherman said I might have one of the girls, but I perfer to see to your things myself." "Then you were quite alone?" "Yes, sir."
He thess happened to get out o' sight to-day when Sonny seemed to feel the clock in his hands, an' he come thoo 'thout us givin' him anything but the clock an' it external. Walk out, doctor. Yas, sir, wife an' me, we've turned 'Piscopals all on account o' Sonny. He seemed to perfer that religion, an' of co'se we wouldn't have the family divided, so we're a-goin' to be ez good 'Piscopals ez we can.
"Did ye ever think," says Jim, "that riches rots or keeps accordin' to their natur? rots or keeps," he goes on, "accordin' to what goes into 'em when a man is gitten' 'em together? Blood isn't a purty thing to mix with money, an' I perfer mine dry. A golden sweetin' grows quick an' makes a big show, but ye can't keep it through the winter." "That's true, Jim," responds Mr. Balfour.
‘I know you’re stopping for passengers; but you’ve no business to do so. Why are you stopping?’ ‘Vy, sir, that’s a difficult question. I think it is because we perfer stopping here to going on.’ ‘Now mind,’ exclaims the little old man, with great vehemence, ‘I’ll pull you up to-morrow; I’ve often threatened to do it; now I will.’
"I'm sorry, but I have an engagement this evening." He looked at her as if not understanding. "You mean I can't come?" His face flushed, and a quick frown swept over it. Her shoulders shrugged slightly, a movement she knew he disliked. "If you perfer to so put it that is what I mean." His clear gray eyes were searching hers as if what he had heard was unbelievable.
Jacob Getz's face turned apoplectic with rage. "Who took it to Lancaster fur you?" "I sent it." "What fur bank?" "I prefer not to tell you that." "You PERFER! I'll learn you PERFER! Who took it in fur you and what fur bank? Answer to me!" "Father, the money is mine." "It's no such thing! You ain't but seventeen. And I don't care if you're eighteen or even twenty-one!
Jim knows, of course, that his old cabin in the woods is in Mr. Balfour's mind, and feels himself called upon to say something in response. "If so be as ye're 'ludin' at me," says he, "I'm much obleeged to ye, but I perfer a hotel to a log cabin, pertickler with a little woman and a little feller in it, Paul B., by name." "That's all right, Jim," says Mr.
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