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Well, captain, I'm making a long story about nothing: but the short of it is, I didn't make a bit of a fortun' at all, but fell into troubles; and the end was, I turned Injun, jist as you see me; and a feller there, Tom Bruce, took to my little gal out of charity; and so she was bred up a beggar's brat, with everybody a jeering of her, because of her d d rascally father.
It was safe in the drawer this morning, but to-night it is not to be found." "How much money was there in it?" asked Mrs. Mooney. "Over a hundred dollars," said Fosdick. "It was my whole fortun'," said Dick. "I was goin' to buy a house next year." Mrs. Mooney was evidently surprised to learn the extent of Dick's wealth, and was disposed to regard him with increased respect.
Jaggers asked Joe whether he desired any compensation, Joe laid his hand upon my shoulder with the touch of a woman. "Pip is that hearty welcome," said Joe, "to go free with his services, to honour and fortun', as no words can tell him. But if you think as money can make compensation to me for the loss of the little child what come to the forge and ever the best of friends!"
He wath throw'd a heavy back-fall off a Elephant in a thort of a Pagoda thing ath the Thultan of the Indieth, and he never got the better of it; and thee married a thecond time married a Cheethemonger ath fell in love with her from the front and he'th a Overtheer and makin' a fortun. These various changes, Mr.
"Lord, Peregrine," answered the Tinker, "Jessamy's rich or was made a fortun' wi' his fists, though I reckon he's give most of it away, like the tender-hearted cove he is." And now, while Diana busied herself in matters culinary, Jeremy and I lighted the forge and got us to work.
'Have my ears deceived me, said the 'prentice, 'or do I dream! am I to thank thee, Fortun', or to cus thee which? He gravely descended from his elevation, took down his piece of looking-glass, planted it against the wall upon the usual bench, twisted his head round, and looked closely at his legs.
"Bridget's a fine girl, an' she's got a fine fortun', an' the whole of us knows that's what you're lookin' afther, Mr. Brian." "I wouldn't say that altogether," said Brian, stammering a little. "Yous all know the way it is with me. 'Tis me father that's makin' the match for me, and I have to choose one of the family.
"You will find writing materials on yonder desk." When Frank made his appearance at the lodging-house in his new suit, with two bundles, one containing his old clothes, and the other his extra supply of underclothing, his arrival made quite a sensation. "Have you come into a fortun'?" asked one boy. "Did you draw a prize in the Havana lottery?" asked another.
My fortun' would have been made could I only have got them two barrels as far as Fort Dearborn before the troops moved!"
"Why then, you don't 'appen to ha' been robbing your rich uncle and now on your way to London wi' the family jew-ells to make your fortun', having set fire to the fam-ly mansion to cover the traces o' your dark an' desp'ret doin's?" "Certainly not!" "Ha!" said he, with rueful shake of his head, "I knew it from the first.
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