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He sent his wages every month to his parents; and he never ceased to wonder at the discontent of the Prince. "They grow so slow," the Prince would say, wrinkling up his handsome forehead. "I expected to have a bushelful of new toys every month; and not one have I had yet. And these stingy old Monks say I can only have my usual Christmas share anyway, nor can I pick them out myself.
"He's throwing himself on the mercy of the Court, me lud," said Jimmy. "No now he's interested. Now he's reaching after higher things. "Ambition plucking apples of Sodom!" "Genius hampered by Convention? Oh, there's a whole bushelful of allegories in it!" "Give him time. He's balancing the probabilities," said Lord Lundie.
'Not a bit. We have already exchanged opinions on the subject. Simplicity must go, and the townsman meet his equal in the countryman. As for beauty, I would sacrifice that to circulate gumption. A bushelful of nonsense is talked pro and con: it always is at an innovation. What we are now doing, is to take a longer and a quicker stride, that is all.
But nature has given him a mouthful of common sense, and the priest has added a bushelful of learning; he is what we call a very clever man in this country, where clever men are scarce. Bred to the church, but in no hurry to take orders." "To the Catholic Church?" "The Catholic Church? what Church else?" said the young lady. "But I forgot they told me you are a heretic. Is that true, Mr.
But nature has given him a mouthful of common sense, and the priest has added a bushelful of learning he is what we call a very clever man in this country, where clever men are scarce. Bred to the church, but in no hurry to take orders." "To the Catholic Church?" "The Catholic Church! what Church else?" said the young lady. "But I forgot, they told me you are a heretic.
"Of course I have never actually seen any. I would like to, though yes, Louis, what I would really like would be to have a bushelful or so of diamonds, and to marry a duke only the duke would have to be you, of course, and to go to Court, and to have all the fine ladies very jealous of me, and for them to be very much in love with you, and for you not to care a sou for them, of course, and for us both to see the King."
'Not a bit. We have already exchanged opinions on the subject. Simplicity must go, and the townsman meet his equal in the countryman. As for beauty, I would sacrifice that to circulate gumption. A bushelful of nonsense is talked pro and con: it always is at an innovation. What we are now doing, is to take a longer and a quicker stride, that is all.
'Ugh! he shrieked, springing back. 'Yes, now I have seen him; he looked just like our sexton. Oh, it was horrid! So he had to drink again, and they drank till far on into the night. 'You MUST sell me the wizard, said the farmer. 'Ask anything you like! I will pay you down a bushelful of money on the spot. 'No, I really can't, said Little Klans.
'Oh, oh! said Little Klaus, pretending that he was afraid. 'He is still in there! I must throw him quickly into the water to drown him! 'Oh! no, no! cried the sexton. 'I will give you a whole bushelful of money if you will let me go! 'Ah, that's quite another thing! said Little Klaus, opening the chest.
I won't keep it another hour in the house. Who knows that he isn't in there still? Little Klaus gave the farmer his sack with the dry skin, and got instead a good bushelful of money. The farmer also gave him a wheelbarrow to carry away his money and the chest. 'Farewell, said Little Klaus; and away he went with his money and the big chest, wherein sat the sexton.
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