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An' still tha'z droll you di'n' know that, but tha'z maybe biccause each one he's think another he's tol' you, and biccause tha'z not a prettie cheerful subjec', eh? Yes, they are two son' of Dubroca and Castanado, soldier', and two of De l'Isle and me, aviateur'." "And up to a few weeks ago they were all well?"
The speaker ceased, for his hearer was nodding his head with sceptical impatience. "Yass," said the woodman, "yass; but look, Bonaventure. Di'n' you said one time, 'Knowledge is power'?" "Yes, truly; and it is." "But what use knowledge be power if goin' give ev't'in' away?"
But I ain't tole you the en' of it, Miz Johnson, an' the en' of it's the bes' part whut happen." "What's that, Miss Kitty?" "Look!" said Mrs. Silver. "Mista Atwater gone in yonder, after I come out, an' ast whut all them goin's-on about. Well suh, an' di'n' he come walkin' out in my kitchen an' slip me two bright spang new silbuh dolluhs right in my han'?" "My name!" "Yessuh!" said Mrs.
And he was very thirzty, from long time walking, and he request' them a drink of water. And a li'l' girl fetch' him a drink. But she was modess and di'n' look in his face till he was biggening to drink. Then she look' up she had only about seven year', and my father he look' down, and he juz' drop that cup by his feet that it broke the handle.
How tall was he? How old would he be now? Did they try to catch him? Did you hear me talking yesterday about a man? Is there any picture of him? Have you got one? Yes, you have; it's in your pocket now with your hand on it. Let me see it." "Ah! I di'n' want you to see dat!" "No, I don't suppose, as far as you know yourself, you did."
"Yes, you oughta saw it," chimed in another. "Cert'n'y was no little-small flame. I could see Sally movin' araoun' in the flare. Had that tramp-boy taggin' abaout with her. I declare, if he di'n' look like a gipsy!" The neighbourly throng was at this moment augmented by the appearance of two ladies who fluttered out on the porch of a rose-trellised cottage, like small, proud pouter pigeons.
Flora Valcour. Could Flora Valcour do like this ag-ains' the whole nature of a woman if she ?" "Stop! stop! you shall not " "If she di'n' know, di'n' feel, di'n' see, thad you are loving her?" "Yet God knows I've never given cause, except as " "A ladies' man?" prompted the girl and laughed. The blood surged to his brow.
"He want know di'n' he never tell her thishere Dills can't smoke no mo' cigareets on his property, an' di'n' he tell her he was'n' goin' allow him on the place if he did? He say she got to go back on the po'che an' run thishere li'l Dills off home. He say he give her fair choice; she kin run him off, or else he go on out and chase him away hisse'f.
Aline say if all those intention' to her don't finizh righd there, she got to stop coming ad Mme. Alexandre. And of co'se! You see that, I su'pose?" "And where was young Dubroca in all this?" "Ah, another migsture! He was nowhere. Any'ow, tha'z how he feel; and those other three boy' they di'n' feel otherwise. You see? We coul'n' egsplain them anything ab-out Mlle.
"Well, ce't'nly 'e did! Di'n' 'e gave dat money to Aurora De Grapion? one 'undred five t'ousan' dolla'? Jis' as if to say, 'Yeh's de money my h-uncle stole from you' 'usban'. Hah! w'en I will swear on a stack of Bible' as 'igh as yo' head, dat Agricole win dat 'abitation fair! If I see it? No, sir; I don't 'ave to see it! I'll swear to it! Hah!"
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