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Her sympathy was divided equally between these unfortunate people who had been saddled with an undesired visitor and herself who had been placed in a position at which every independent nerve in her rebelled. Even as a child she had loathed being under obligations to strangers or those whom she did not love. "Thank you, dear," said Mrs Mariner, when Jill's voice had roughened to a weary croak.
Let the trubsalsspritzen, as your excellency says, croak: public opinion in Germany and throughout Europe speaks louder, and it clamors for war, and we shall have it. For this reason your excellency ought not to despond, nor prevent us from celebrating your birthday in a worthy manner.
When you come into the garden we will not sing to you sweetly, but we will croak at you like so many crows, and call you `Naughty, naughty boy! When you run away we will follow you, for we can fly faster than you can run, and we will perch on the branches round you, and croak out, `Naughty, naughty boy! When you run on still farther to get away from us, we will fly on either side of you, and will croak out, `Naughty, naughty boy!"
Bockerheisen turned his head around and stared at The Croak in an evidently painful effort to grasp the idea. "If Boozy t'inks dey're his wotes " "Yah," said Bockerheisen reflectively. "And pays all de heavy 'spences of uniforms an' beer " "Yah," said Bockerheisen, with an affable smile. "But w'en dey comes to wote " "Yah," said Bockerheisen, opening his eyes.
We have as much true and deep love in our hearts for our dear ones as those who are more demonstrative, though perhaps it is a pity that we do not allow ourselves to indulge in the pretty reverential sentiments of our French and Italian neighbours. We were much amused during our stay here at the constant chorus the frogs kept up. They croak almost unceasingly, especially in the evening.
"Well, I'm sure it doesn't matter where," said Kitty, and was turning away; but Margaret caught her hand and caressed it. "Naughty Kitty! why this sea air can't put some more color into your cheeks I don't understand." "I'm not pale!" cried Kitty, pouting. "Margaret, you do croak about me so! If you say any more I'll go and rouge till you'll be ashamed to go out with me there! Where's William?"
I won't croak to you any more. I think I have done my duty for this evening. Let us find a corner and talk like ordinary human beings. Are you going in to supper?" "I hadn't thought of it," he admitted. "I dined at seven o'clock," she told him. "We seem to have provided supper for hundreds of people, and I am sure not half of them are coming."
The girl held out her hand to him, saying: "How long you have been a brother to me! But, as for your advice Holy Virgin! I know now less than ever how I am to fare; but I shall soon learn. I can say no more. It must be a severe trial to listen to me. Such a raven's croak from the throat which usually gave you pleasure, and to which you gladly listened!
The child trembled, and seemed half- crying; while the old woman, in a harsh, grating croak, was muttering forth mingled objurgation and complaint.
"I'm not," Greg denied, "and I don't want to croak, either, but who can tell? We are now in the waters where the sea wolves have been busy enough in finding prey." "So far they haven't proved that they could do much to troopships," Dick declared warmly. "There always has to be a first time," Holmes retorted. "All right, then," smiled Prescott. "We're going to be torpedoed.
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