Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: June 6, 2025
Which is where my fatal gift for rememberin' faces and forgettin' names comes into play. After giving him the quick up and down I had him placed but not tagged. "Not quite," says I. "But we lived in the same apartment buildin' a couple of years back. Third floor west, wasn't you?" "That's it," says he. "And I believe I heard you'd just been married."
What for could the Lord ha'e gie ye sic an upbringin' as no markis' son ever hed afore ye, or maybe ever wull ha'e efter ye, gien it bena 'at ye sud tak them in han' to du yer pairt by them? Gien ye forsak them noo, ye'll be forgettin' him 'at made them an' you, an' the sea, an' the herrin' to be taen intil 't.
But I know he's glad to be helpin' down there; an' I know it's helpin' him, too." "It's helpin' everybody not forgettin' Miss Dorothy Parkman," added Mrs. McGuire, with a smile and a shrug, as she rose to go. "But, then, of course, we all know what she's after." "After! What do you mean?" "Susan Betts!" With a jerk Mrs. McGuire faced about.
We ain't depreciatin' your company none, nor your usefulness on occasions. An' if you just hain't got inborn politeness sufficient to do the gallant before the ladies, why, remember Stewart's orders." "Stewart's orders?" queried Nels, coming to a sudden halt. "That's what I said," replied Stillwell, with asperity. "His orders. Are you forgettin' orders? Wal, you're a fine cowboy.
I had forgotten the Lord, ye see, for all I was talkin' about Him so glib. I was takin' my view, and forgettin' that the Lord had His. He takes things by and large, and nat'rally He takes 'em larger than mortal man kin do. Amen! so be it!"
"But" Cai stared at him in bewilderment "who was proposin' any such thing? As skipper I thought o' you what elst? Leastways " "And you?" "Me? . . . But why? There's no call for me goin' to sea again." "Ah, to be sure," said 'Bias bitterly, "I was forgettin'. You'll stay ashore and make up your losses by marryin'!" "But I haven't had any losses!" stammered Cai.
I guess we were bad enough; but you and Casey are the limit." "But look at th' fine excuse both iv thim has," said Mr. Quilty, beaming. "Here's long life an' happiness, an' may yer only troubles be well, well, niver mind th' troubles. There's time enough to think iv them whin they come. Which puts me in mind that I do be forgettin' what I come for. Ut's about Tom. D'ye know where he's at?"
"Bud, Ellen," said he, "you're forgettin' how you'll miss the dhrop ov milk, an' the bit of fresh butter, fur whin we part wid the poor baste, you won't have even thim to comfort you." "Indeed, an' iv I do miss them, Owen," she answered, "shure it's no matther, considherin' the bein' turned out ov one's home into the world.
It ain't no matter who they are or how they came: whether they came crawling along the road from the valley, or dropped down upon you like them rocks from the grade; yere they are, and it's your duty, ez long ez you keep this yer house for your wife in trust, so to speak, for wanderers. And I ain't forgettin' yer ginerel soft style and easy gait with me when you kem here.
The last word came out in a shout. He had her in his arms, and she was clinging to him as ivy clings for life to an old church. Tessibel made no effort to support herself. She was leaning limply against him with closed eyes. "It air good to forget sometimes," she stammered, "I air a forgettin' all but the student."
Word Of The Day
Others Looking