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She recited: "'In Huron, a hewer, Hugh Hughes, Hued yew-trees of unusual hues. Hugh Hughes used blue yews To build sheds for his ewes; So his ewes a blue-hued yew shed use." "Great Scott, girl!" gasped Chet. "That almost twisted your tongue out of kilter." "Any more?" queried Lance, who likewise had wonderingly listened to this display of talent. "Ah-ha! I see Nellie just bursting with one."
The sergeant of the guard was seen to open his eyes and glare very suspiciously at the spear-bearer nearest to him. He exclaimed, upon noting the stupid expression in the spear-bearer's eyes "Ah-ha! I caught you asleep, did I?" To which the spear-bearer replied nervously, "Not to say asleep, exactly, I just closed my eyes because a bit of smoke got into them."
It rained all August, an' th' boys wint about on rafts; an' a sthreet-car got lost fr'm th' road, an' I dhrove into th' canal, an' all on boord 'Avnin', Mike. Ah-ha, 'twas a great fight. An' Buck got his eye, did he? A good man. "Well, Jawn, along come Siptimber. It begun fairly warrum, wan hundherd or so in th' shade; but no wan minded that.
'Oh-ho, Miss Grey! you're come at last, are you? No WONDER you lingered so long behind; and no WONDER you always stand up so vigorously for Mr. Weston when I abuse him. Ah-ha! I see it all now! 'Now, come, Miss Murray, don't be foolish, said I, attempting a good-natured laugh; 'you know such nonsense can make no impression on me.
And what to Lord Suckling, that Algernon should loathe the sight of the young lord? And why was each desirous of showing his manhood in combat before an eminent peacemaker? Edward laughed "Ah-ha!" and rubbed his hands as at a special confirmation of his prophecy, when Algernon came into his room and said, "I shall fight that fellow Suckling. Hang me if I can stand his impudence!
Now, this little tell-tale Goblin began to watch, and pretty soon he saw a mist rise from the river; then it looked like foam, all silvery, in the moonlight. And then suddenly as he watched, the goblin saw a handsome youth rise from the river and hold out his arms to the Little Fairy standing on the bank. "Ah-ha!" said the Goblin. "She has a lover, has she?
"Ah-ha, to meet your papa, sir: is he coming from far?" "From Paris," Charles Rambert answered. "Is the train signalled yet?" The man drew out a watch like a turnip, and looked at the time. "It won't be here for quite another twenty minutes. The work on the tunnel makes it necessary to be careful, and it's always late now.
As if suddenly remembering something he paused, lowered his foot, and regarded the cowboy with an evil leer: "Ah-ha, I've got it now!" he moved a step nearer. "I was at the dance night before last to Wolf River." He waited to note the effect of the words on his hearer. "Did you have a good time? Or did the dollar you had to shell out for the ticket spoil all the fun?"
Their united efforts just kept the blunt little dory in the hissing wake of the dock. "Help! Line! Aboard dock! Lend a line!" the two of them roared discordantly. "We're not going to make it!" cried Madden desperately. "Lend a hand here, Smith!" At that moment a dark head with sharp black mustaches popped over the stern of the dock. "Ah-ha! A race!" cried the man above in a French accent.
I did persuade him to put fittings into his cistern which fire-engines could use in case of emergency, but he would not insure the building. "Naw! Luck bring me dat I let luck take care of her." "Ah! yass," chimed the wife, "yet still I think mebbee the good God tell luck where to bring her. I'm shoe he got fing-er in that pie." "Ah-ha? Daz all right! If God want to burn his own fing-er "
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