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"By Allah," replied the Gobbo, "O King of the Buffaloes, this is no fault of mine, for they forced me to wed her; and verily I wot not that she had a lover among the buffaloes; but now I repent, first before Allah and then before thee." Said the Ifrit to him, "I swear to thee that if thou fare forth from this place, or thou utter a word before sunrise, I assuredly will wring thy neck.
"Yet would it show forth thy lowliness," says he, "nor may I offer better than I have withal; and in all things wilt thou fare the better, if thou hast no pride against poor folk." "Wot thou well, then," says she, "that if thou bearest me not well it shall be for a beating to thee, or some other shame greater yet."
"Of course you must," said the old lady, who did not yet see the point. "And unfortunately it costs considerable money." "Haven't you got enough money to pay your fare out there?" "No, aunt; it is very expensive living in New York, and I was unable to save anything from my salary." "How much does it cost to go out there?" "About two hundred and fifty dollars." "That's a good deal of money."
And how may a mother die better than for her own beloved son? Beltane, if God O if God in His infinite mercy shall think me worthy to be one of His holy angels, then will I be ever near thee when thy way proveth dark to comfort thee to aid thee. O dear my son I sought thee so long so long 'tis a little hard to leave thee so soon. But God's will fare thee well, I die aye this is death, methinks.
"I do not think," she ended, "that there needs more between us. I have understood you, sir, since that day at Maidstone I think we were strangers until then; and perhaps now you may begin to understand me. Fare you well, my lord." She made shift to go, but he barred her passage now in earnest, his hands clenched beside him in witness of the violence he did himself to keep them there.
Perhaps you will join us." The harbor master became purple in the face. He had in fact been eating and drinking with great gusto, taking advantage of the preoccupation of the company to insure that the excellent fare should not be wasted. He rose hurriedly and, with a sheepish look that scarcely fitted his cheerful features, followed his sarcastic host to the veranda. All the guests save Mr.
Farraday and Jamie, and trifles for Constance and Miss Mason, but the holly and mistletoe, the tree, the new frock and the Christmas fare which normally she would have planned with so much joy, were missing.
He said he was forty-five and he was perhaps the most simple-minded, gentle creature I have ever known. Being with him was like listening to a child strumming on a worn-out piano. As we sat down to dinner next day he asked if he could have a little carbonate of soda. Peppino, with a glance at the bill of fare, regretted that there was none in the house.
However I might fare, none would feel the pride or disgrace of it more keenly than he. I shall never forget how he turned his head to catch every word when I ascended the platform.
Alas! that the discovery should not be made by everybody, so they could send in different orders. How gladly would the bill of fare be changed! "But there is nothing more certain to change it, than the little leaven of truth dropped in the highways and byways of daily life.
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