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Let consciens move your Highnes take some bettar way with me, than to make me be condemned in al mens sigth, afor my desert knowen.
In a letter of Elizabeth to her brother Edward VI, long-before "Euphues" was written, occurs the following passage: "Like as a shipman in stormy wether plukes down the sails tarrying for bettar winde, so did I, most noble kinge, in my unfortunate chanche a Thursday pluk downe the hie sailes of my joy and comforte, and do trust one day that as troublesome waves have repulsed me backwarde, so a gentil winde will bringe me forwarde to my haven."
I just look in your face, señor, and tink, He lofe me, he ask me marry him. Maybe I not nevah do dat, for fear he tire, for fear he hear tings not nice about Mercedes. Dat make me sorrow, make me shame before him. Si, I know how it vould be. I know de Americanos; dey ver' proud of dare vives, dey fight for de honor. So eet make me mooch 'fraid, I no vort' eet no, no! I know not den de bettar vay.
She smiled happily up at him, softly stroking his hair, even while the lines of her face twitched from pain. "Sure I know, señor. You von brav', good man maybe now you all'ays tink I brav', good also. Dat be 'nough for Mercedes. Oh, dis be de bettar vay de great God knows; sure He knows. Now, señor, I be yours all'ays, forever. I so happy to be lofed by good man.
The hollow echoing along those underground caverns tended to make all noise unrecognizable. "Yust two of you fellars bettar come by me, an' gif a leeft," he ventured, doubtfully. Those nearer faces down the tunnel were turned toward the voice in sudden, bewildered surprise, the lights flickering as the heads uplifted. "Vas it you, Nels Swanson?" "Yas, I tank so; I yust want Peterson an' Ole.
But de good Mother of God she show me, she tell me vat do I run quick; I die for de man I lofe, an' den he all'ays know dat I lofe him; he know den bettar as eef I marry him. Si, si, eet vas all joy for Mercedes, now, my señor. Eet not hurt, eet make me glad to know."
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