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Updated: June 13, 2025
Beside him is a melancholy short man with long hair and pimples, who surveys the increasing crowd in the room with an aspect that is almost tragic. Once or twice he eyes Mr. Marvelle dubiously as though he would speak and, finally, he does speak, tapping that album-entranced gentleman on the arm with an energy that is somewhat startling. "It is to blay I am here!" he announces. "To blay ze biano!
The loyal and powerful chief Kwámina Blay, of Atábo, in Amrehía, or Western Apollonia, offered 6,000 muskets, and an additional 1,000 hands if the Government would supply arms and ammunition. On January 19 the ambassador with the 'Gold Axe' presented himself at Elmina.
King Blay received us in his palaver-hall, and his costume now savoured not of Europe, but of 'fetish. He had been 'making customs, or worshipping after country-fashion, and would not keep us waiting while he changed dress.
"I'll blay you guineas dis time," says the Baron. "Zeven to four you must give me though." And so I did: and in ten minutes THAT game was won, and the Baron handed over his pounds. "Two hundred and sixty more, my dear, dear Coxe," says the Count: "you are mon ange gardien!" "Wot a flat Misther Coxsh is, not to back his luck," I hoard Abednego whisper to one of the foreign noblemen.
"Nearer came the sound and louder, Till a steed with panting breath, From its sides the white foam dripping, Halted at the scene of death; "And a messenger alighted, Crying to the crowd, 'Make way! This I bear to Sheriff Packer; 'Tis a pardon for Ruth Blay!" But of course he arrived too late the Law led Mercy about twenty minutes.
I then had five hundred dollars in money and two suits of broadcloth clothing. I was anxious to see Emily, so I settled up with Bogges & Co. and started for home. Emily was then living at her sister's house in Prairie de Roache; her brother-in-law, Thomas Blay, kept the tavern there.
The debating voices hushed; the other children stared at him with startled eyes, then drew aside leaving him face to face with Pollyooly. "We don't want him to play with us!" cried Kathleen, who occupied the position of chief friend to Pollyooly. "No, we don't!" cried the two other little girls. The prince paid no heed to them; he looked at Pollyooly and said: "I want do blay."
They were all near the grand piano and Lady Clara, smoothing her vexed brow, swept her ruby velvets gracefully up to that quarter of the room. Before she could speak, the celebrated Herr Machtenklinken confronted her with some sternness. "Your ladyshib vill do me ze kindness to remember," he said, loftily, "zat I am here to blay!
And zo she stands at the door and she looks at Raoul, and he toes not know she is there, ant vor just those vive zeconds there is no music, not a note, and then Look here, I am Cheorge Dargo; I can write a blay, and stage a blay, and baint the zeenery for a blay, and I can gompose the music for a blay, and I can berform on every damned inztrument in the orghestra.
'Accompanied by Prince John Coffee, heir to King Blay, three other chiefs, their servants, and my own party of Krumen, we left the town of Béin, Apollonia, to go up to the village in the bush called Essuá-tí.
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