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"Oh! your honour, we a'nt his Lordship's tenants no longer; there's been a change for Purley Mill, and now we're Lord Mounteney's people. John Conyers has been behind-hand since he had the fever, but Mr.
But you, or that bloody villain Swift Nicks, if you a'nt him, keep us sweating-cold o' nights. To hell with your politics! Hang me Swift Nicks!" The terms of our treaty were that I was to remain peaceably and make a night of it, giving my word to make no attempt to escape or harm anyone.
Keegan and your spies, and your fine lady Miss, there; but if you a'nt quiet enough before Christmas, it's odd, that's all."
I'll give you something to remember me by, you old fool; and you a'nt a fool either; you're as cunning as Satan is wicked." "De Lord forgive you," said Matthias, "you're done gone clar from your senses. I dunno who dat gal is, an I dunno who you is, an' what more kin I say?" "I know who you are, and I know you were the slave of Sumner down in South Carolina."
I want yo' to tell him that thar a'nt be'n a week sence he went away that I an't be'n down to the school an' swep' the floor an' seen that his books was in the place he liked to have 'em be. I wouldn' want him to come back from his wanderin', if he still is wanderin', an' think he was fo'gotten.
Suddenly somebody slapped David on the back, precipitating him over the sill, and "Jim" ran in past him. "Helloa. What are you doin'?" he asked Joel. Joel looked at him, but didn't answer. "I live here," said Jim, "over in Strawberry Hill. An' Mrs. Green's my a'nt; and I've just come home from my grandmother's." Joel said nothing as to this family history, but continued to gaze at the horses.
She turned quite pale because of the rapid beating of her heart. What a wonderful thing it was that the prize over whom all her rich cousins had been disputing should have fallen to her share to her, poor little penniless Elleney. "It's too good of you entirely," she was beginning in a tremulous voice; "but I don't think you ought to go disappintin' your father and me a'nt."
We are in rather close quarters here, a'nt we?" In truth they were. They had been crowded up behind the head of the sofa the bishop in waiting to receive his guest, and the other in carrying her and they now had hardly room to move themselves.
"Ah, but I blame myself," interrupted Elleney, wringing her poor little hands. "I'll I'll never look up again afther the disgrace he's afther puttin' on me. Sure 'twas all a mistake he thought I was one of the family, an' when me a'nt tould him the way it is with me, he just tossed me away the same as an ould shoe. I b'lieve he's makin' up to Juliana now."
"A'nt we going to dinner in a minute or two?" "I mean where is the cutter bound to?" "Oh! the cutter you mane! If she can only find her way it's to Plymouth, sure; they're waiting for ye." "Who is waiting for us?" "Why, three fine frigates as can't go to sea without hands. You never heard of a ship sailing without hands; the poor dumb craturs can't do nothing by themselves."
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