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He turned to the girl, who had drawn back a little behind him. "Judy," he said, kindly, "I think perhaps you better tell me about this." "Pap, he was a-layin' for me in the bresh 'cause he dassn't come to the house ter git me," said the girl, fearfully. "But, why does he fear to come to the house?" persisted Brian. "'Cause he done give me ter Auntie Sue."
They had made an acquaintance who was making himself useful. They were considerably richer than they had been for some time. "I'd like to drap into Mendova," Jet mused. "We ain't had what you'd call a time " "Let's kill some birds first," Gaspard suggested. "I got a hunch that Yankee Bar's a good bet for us for a little while. We dassn't look into Memphis, 'count of last trip down.
Each had her own tasks to perform, and any attempt at conversation would have been regarded as a tendency to loiter and lose time. "Don't mind me, miss," Becky whispered during the first morning, "if I don't say nothin' polite. Some un'd be down on us if I did. I MEANS 'please' an' 'thank you' an' 'beg pardon, but I dassn't to take time to say it."
When he wakened, the lights were on again. As he rose he made up his mind to win One-Eye's consent to his remaining in this big palace which had turned out to be a horse palace. "'Cause I dassn't go back!" he decided. The enormity of what he had done in leaving the flat and staying away a whole night, he now realized.
She turned to Champney, her eyes brimming with mischief and flashing a challenge: "And yer dassn't shake hands with me 'coz mine are all stuck up, so now!" Champney had not anticipated this pronunciamento, but he accepted the challenge on the instant. "Dare not! You can't say that to me! Here, give me your hands."
"She ain't no sech a thing," said the lover. "Yet her eye," continued Ajax, "is keen keen and penetrating." "It's a peach," cried the enthusiastic poet. "There ain't another like it in the land, but it can't see in the dark; an', boys, I've not shown my hand yet!" "You've made no advances directly or indirectly?" "Not a one. By golly! I I dassn't. I jest didn't know how. I ain't up to the tricks.
An' then he went off upstairs, an' we heard him rummagin' about among his boxes up in the loft-chamber. We dassn't none of us tech them boxes, we boys, though we warn't afeard of nothin' else in the world, only father. Presently he comes down again, still a-laughin', an' kerryin' that platter in his hand.
"I hope to hit Alaska some day I'm taking engineering at the U." "Do you? Straight?" Mr. Riggs violently set his cup down on a table Mrs. Riggs would later tell him that he'd put it down in the wrong place, but never mind. He leaned over Milt and snarled, "Offer me a cigarette. I don't know if they smoke here, and I dassn't be the first to try. Say, boy, Alaska I wish I was there now!
Nevertheless, Bill, it ain't right. Settlers is settlers, and what she yearns for is the big world. I would long since of took her out to see it, but dassn't from a liability to be catched up for divers deeds that was unlawfully charged to me in times past. You could have guided her along the city trails, but was too cussed obstinate."
"I dassn't break it off, gen'lemen, not by word of mouth; but but we might write." "And lay yourself open to a breach of promise case and heavy damages. No I've a better plan than that. We'll make Miss Dutton release you. She shall do the writing this time." "Boys," said Jasperson solemnly, "she'll never do it never! Her mind is sot on merridge. I see it all now. She hypnotised me, by golly!
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