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"Would a wife prevent that?" "Certainly. What base proctor would dare lay hands upon a married man? But this all disappears like a vision it is a dream: fuit Ilium, ingens gloria Teucrorumque; which means, 'Mrs. Tom is still in a state of single blessedness, that being the literal translation of the Hebrew." And Sir Asinus smiles; and seeing Jacques approach, looks at him triumphantly.
In fact, Sir Asinus was at his open window, inhaling the bright May morning joyously. "Sir Asinus? Who is he?" asked the girl, with a puzzled look. "The great rebel, who tried to assassinate Doctor Small and the Governer. Have you not heard of it?" "Oh no, indeed, sir! Did he?" "Well, principles are men, they say; and that makes what I said quite true. Look at him: don't he resemble a murderer?"
Sir Asinus ground his teeth. Belle-bouche was safely stowed into the vehicle Jacques gathered up the reins, was about to get in when, disastrous fate! the voice of Mrs. Wimple was heard, declaring that the night had grown too cool for her beloved niece to ride in the open air. Sir Asinus lingered and listened with sombre pleasure.
It floated far up, and some cormorant devoured it; then the wind ceasing, it had the misfortune to strike into your dress." With which words Sir Asinus made an elegant bow, wrapping his old dressing-gown about him with one hand, while he extricated the hook with the other. "There! you are free!" he said; "I am very sorry, my dear little lady " "Oh, indeed, sir! it is very funny!
An 'asinus! Quantus asinus! I ought to have made a baker of him. He did not wish to be other, the fool: the 'perversus homo. Now he is nothing but a 'pistor."
In vain did Sir Asinus dance minuets without number, execute bows beyond example the little maiden obstinately persisted in bestowing her smiles on her companion, Bathurst. That young gentleman finally bore her off triumphantly on his arm.
"Well, last night I placed my watch on my window before retiring, you know; and in the night," continued Sir Asinus, "it commenced raining " "That was last night?" "Yes, Madam Belle-bouche.
Now suppose I had a charming little wife a paragon of a wife, with blue eyes and golden curls, and a sweet languishing air, to chat with in the long days and gloomy evenings!" Belle-bouche recognises her portrait, and smiles. Sir Asinus continues: "Not only would I be happier, but more at my ease. To tell you the humiliating truth, my dear Miss Belle-bouche, I am in hourly fear of being arrested."
"Why impossible? did you not direct him to pursue this course, in order to rejoin us?" "Ay, but I did not tell him to make an ass outdo the speed of a horse: you are right you are right," said the trapper, interrupting himself, as by gradually lessening the distance between them, his eyes assured him it was Obed and Asinus, whom he saw; "you are right, as certainly as the thing is a miracle.
The young girl raised her head, for they were now under the window at which sat Sir Asinus; and she found the eyes of that gentleman fixed upon her in truth with great pleasure and admiration. She laughed and blushed, looking down again. "Good-by, my dear young lady," said the melancholy Jacques with a paternal air; "continue on your way, and present my most respectful regards to Mrs.
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