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"Not understand; father must remember I only little fellow when Khalifa's people take me, and since then speak no English till I meet Black Windows. Only he give me Bible-book that he have in pocket when he go down to be eat by lions." "Well," went on Roderick, "read that book ever since, and, as you see, all my English come back."
"I wonder what made me plague myself about this wench," said he, "and doom myself to encounter all the hysterical rhapsodies of a country Phillis, with her head stuffed with her grandmother's lessons about virtue and the Bible-book, when the finest and best-bred women in town may be had upon more easy terms.
He kept his word; and the pretty fool acknowledged, that she never could have been better instructed by the minister himself from the bible-book! The girl pleased me so well, that I made her visit to me worth her while. But what, my dear, will become of us now? Lovelace not only reformed, but turned preacher! What will become of us now?
"No, no," answered the little girl, "it would be taking her from her parents." "Well then," said her friend, "is there nothing I can bring you?" "Well, if you are so kind as to insist on bringing me something, ask the Christians in England to send me a Bible-book and more PADRI-SAHIBS." This was a good request indeed, but to get Padri-Sahibs is a hard thing to do.
Every intelligent Christian ought to have a clear conception of the general scope of thought in each great Bible-book. Whatever fragmentary use of these books for direct devotional purposes may be made, he who would count himself as one of "the men of the Bible," ought to know as much about them as he knows about his favorite authors.
And why should the raclan go free-footed when she drew her rom to be slaughtered like a pig?" "I did nothing of the sort," cried Agnes, with an angry look. "Duvel, it is true." Chaldea still addressed Lambert, and took no notice of Agnes. "I swear it on your Bible-book. I found the letter in my brother's tent, the day after he perished.
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