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I bounced a little, as "one has one-half of a bed" would be nearer to the truth, though the other half might be in another room. "Oh! that's it, is't? Wa-a-l, every country has its ways, I s'pose. Jarmany is a desp'ate aristocratic land, I take it." "Ja; dere ist moch of de old feudal law, and feudal coostum still remaining in Charmany." "Landlords a plenty, I guess, if the truth was known.
When a body's made up her mind to go, it's desp'ate aggravatin' not to go." At this trying juncture, Squire Fishley interposed, and, after some inquiries in regard to the responsibility of the parties, suggested that his brother should lend the lady money enough to enable her to make her journey.
He had overtaken a farmer with a wagon-load of produce going to the town and had passed him. Two or three fast teams whirled by, leaving a cloud of dust to envelop him. Then a man, riding in a buggy, drove slowly down the road. Ralph shouted at him as he passed: "Please, sir, may I have a ride? I'm in a desp'ate hurry!" But the man looked back at him contemptuously.
"Well, then, call me mother without anything else. They often does that at home often and often. All the little kids is desp'ate fond of me. I dote so on little children. My heart runs over with love to 'em." "You would not let a little girl be beated?" said Diana. "Be beaten?" replied the woman. "No, that I wouldn't; it would be downright cruel."
"I 'spects," said Diana, looking very solemnly into her face, "that you and me, we has both got the same enemies." "The same enemies! My dear child, what do you mean?" asked Miss Ramsay. "I 'spects I's wight," said Diana, tossing her black head. "I's not often wrong. I wead your thoughts I think that you has a desp'ate hate, down deep in your heart, to Aunt Jane."
Is that the second gong? I'se desp'ate hungy. Let's wun downstairs, p'ease, Iris." Diana entered the dining room with her face all aglow with smiles, the rich color back again in her cheeks, and her black eyes dancing. Even Mr. Dolman gave a gasp of relief when he saw her. Even Mrs. Dolman felt a slight degree of satisfaction.
Yop, or Jaap, or Jaaf, rose tottering, made a low obeisance, and then answered in the semi-respectful, semi-familiar manner of an old, confidential family servant, as the last existed among our fathers: "T'ank 'ee, Miss Dus, wid all my heart," he answered. "Pretty well to-day; but ole Sus, he fail, and grow ol'er and ol'er desp'ate fast!"
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