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"Come and live here with me in the palace; I'll protect you in your rights with my guards and cannon." "No, your Excellency," said Sir Asinus, laughing. "You are the representative of that great system which I oppose. I am afraid of the Greeks and their gifts." "Zounds! let me vindicate myself. I an opponent of your ideas!" cried the Governor, laughing. "You are the representative of royalty."
Sir Asinus won the game; and Fauquier, with the exemplary honesty of the confirmed gambler, took ten pistoles from his purse and handed them across the table. "Nine pieces for my coat and the rest," said Sir Asinus persuasively; "it is really impolite to be playing with your Excellency in such deshabille as this." "Willingly," said Fauquier, shaking with merriment.
You can see the first Station- house on the Suez Road; and so from distance-point to point, could ride thither alone without a guide. Asinus trotted gallantly into this desert for the space of a quarter of an hour. I had formed a finer idea of it out of "Eothen." Perhaps in a simoom it may look more awful.
Jacques put on his hat and followed him possibly from a desire to escape the thanks and blessings of Sir Asinus. In vain did the noble knight charge him, sotto voce, from the closet with perfidy and fear; Jacques was not to be turned back. He issued forth and mounted his horse. Sir Asinus appeared at the window like an avenging demon. "Oh! you villain!" he cried, first assuring himself that Dr.
I live in bachelor freedom on Gloucester street, and I only want a wife to make my happiness complete." Belle-bouche smiles. "You are then dissatisfied?" she says. "Yes," sighs Sir Asinus; "yes, in spite of my pipes and books and pictures, and all appliances and means to boot for happiness, I am lonely.
Positively, I will in future call her nothing else. Belle-bouche pretty-mouth! Ah!" And the unfortunate lover stretched languidly upon the lounge, studied the ceiling, and sighed piteously. His friend burst into a roar of laughter. Jacques for let us adopt the sobriquets all round turned negligently and said: "Pray what are you braying at, Sir Asinus?" "At your sighs." "Did I sigh?"
Decidedly you possess the gettatura that faculty called the Evil Eye." The step ascended. "Who is it whose heavy step can that be?" said Sir Asinus, rising; "it is not Randolph: it might be yours coming from Belle-bouche's " Sir Asinus caught sight of a large cocked hat rising from beneath, followed by a substantial person. "O Heaven!" he cried, "it's Doctor Small! The door the door!"
Well, the roof leaked, and presto! when I rose I found my watch swimming in water your watch-paper all soaked and torn that is to say, my fingers tore it; and a dozen minuets I had bought for you shared the same fate, not to mention my jemmy-worked garters! My ill luck was complete me miserum!" "Was it at college?" "Oh no," said Sir Asinus; "you know I am temporarily absent from the Alma Mater."
With which gigantic idea Sir Asinus kicked aside a volume of Coke which obstructed his way, seized a pen, and frowning dreadfully, began to compose. "What an oddity!" said Hoffland, as leaving the domain of Sir Asinus behind them, the two students passed on, still laughing at the grotesque appearance of the knight; "this gentleman seems to live in an atmosphere of jests and humor."
It should be remarked, that all three were mounted Alexis and Ivan upon stout, active ponies, of that race for which the Pyrenees, especially the western section of them, are celebrated. Pouchskin's mount was not of the genus equus, nor yet an asinus, but a hybrid of both genera, in short, a mule.
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