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She looked at Jenny's Christmas things a ribbon rattle, a crocheted cap, a first picture book, a cascade of colored rings and then in grim humour at Jenny. "It'll never miss its Christmas," she said dryly. "Don't you think so?" said Jenny, soberly. "I donno. It seems as if it'd be kind o' lonesome to get born around Christmas and not find any going on."
"Nex' day I was gettin' ready for Sum Merriman's funeral, it was to be at one o'clock, when Elspie come in my room, sort o' shyin' up to me gentle. "'Miss Cally, 's'she, 'do you think the mourners'd take it wrong if I's to go to the funeral? "'Why, no, Elspie, I says, su'prised; 'only what do you want to go for? I ask' her. "'Oh, I donno, s'she.
"Ah donno sah, Ah don' keep acco'nt of such obnoxious individuals as bank robbers, sah," replied Bucephalus, with great dignity. "Was the fellow with the white mustache caught?" "Ah donno, sah, and " "What is it to you which one was caught and how do you happen to know so much about them, Herring?" asked Harry.
"I donno, some business of keeping him away from school till arter examinations, I guess, but I don't see why that should worry him. I never was anxious to go to school myself and if anybody had said I shouldn't it wouldn't have bothered me none," with a hoarse laugh. "Keep me away from school till after examination?" thought Jack. "Oh, I see!
'Troth, I never knew before how the flies managed to walk on the ceilin' back downwards; but a thrifle more o' practice would tache it to meself, for half me time the floor was above at the rafters over me head. I donno rightly how to walk on my feet the day afther it.
Now, it do seem to me as I've got no call to come to that 'ere conclusion. You been tellin' on us, grannie, I donno how long now, as how Jesus Christ was the Son of God, and that he come to do the works of God, down here like, afore our faces, that we might see God at work, by way of. Now, I ha' nothin' to say agin that: it may be, or it mayn't be I can't tell.
Jeff, he's a master hand to thet kind o' work, though yer mightn't think it; 'n I kin airn right smart at weavin'; jest give me a good carpet-loom, 'n I won't be beholden to nobody for vittles. I jest du love weavin'. I donno how I've contented myself this hull year, or nigh about a year, without a loom.
"Guess there's more behind it than that. What are they hoping on, anyway?" "Donno donno." But the sudden appearance of Sydney Cranbourne did something to enlighten them. "Forgive my intrusion, gentlemen," he said, "but could you give me a possible date on which we might expect the return of our mutual friend?" Neither Hipps nor Van Diest betrayed the smallest surprise.
"Mention that fact 'cos I know they fall for molasses." "You're very wise about women, Mr. Hipps." But the irony was wasted. "I read a bit of heart stuff in the trains sometimes," he said. Auriole began to draw on her gloves. "Isn't this rather a queer place to settle one's future?" she said. "Donno is it? Struck me it 'ud keep you from side-stepping having me on the horizon." "I see.
"Caton pawb! wass it you, Cardo Wynne?" he said. "Well, I was swear to make you feel the weight of my fist; but if the news is true that Valmai is marry to you, I will shake hands instead." Cardo wrung his hand. "Yes, yes, man, she is my wife, safe and sound but where is she? Tell me for heaven's sake where has she gone?" "Well, indeed, that I donno Essec Powell donno an' nobody know.
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