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"Not that I know of, father." "This here fortun' then it's been an' turned your brain, that's what it is." Barnabas smiled and shook his head. "Listen, father," said he, "it has always been the dream and ambition of my life to better my condition, to strive for a higher place in the world to be a gentleman.
If dere was only good woman, dat somet'ing; but no fortun'- teller out here in de bushes no, no when a silber spoon go, here, he go for good and all Goody, massy" staring at something in the court "what he call dat, sa?" "That oh! that is only an Indian hunter I keep about me, to bring us game you'll never have an empty spit, Mari', as long as he is with us. Fear nothing; he will not harm you.
'Smelling the grub like a old lady a going to market! He'd make his fortun' on the stage that dog would, and rewive the drayma besides. 'Hold your din, cried Sikes, as the dog retreated under the bed: still growling angrily. 'What have you got to say for yourself, you withered old fence, eh? 'I was away from London, a week and more, my dear, on a plant, replied the Jew.
Why, you are as welcome as Hannah herself, and you couldn't be more so!" exclaimed the hearty voice of Reuben Gray, as he returned almost immediately after taking Hannah in. "I know it, Uncle Reuben. You are very good to me; and I do hope to make myself very useful to you," replied the boy. "You'll be a fortun' to me, lad an ample fortun' to me! But why don't you go in out of the midnight air?
The truth is, sir, that I'm a going to seek my fortun. 'O, indeed, Cobbs? he says, 'I hope you may find it." Boots hereupon giving his audience the assurance, with the characteristic touch of the bootjack to his forehead, that "he hadn't found it yet!"
But here's me wi' a fine stocked farm t'other side Lamberhurst and, what's more, a wife in't as be sister to Cecily as you'll mind at the 'Hoppole' and, what's more, a blessed infant, pal, as I've named Tom arter myself, by reason that my name is God-be-here, and Mart'n arter you, by reason you are my pal and brought me all the good fortun' as I ever had.
Nobody wouldn't ha' cared. You aren't wanted here. Why don't you strike for liberty, my lad, and go and make your fortun' in furren parts?" "Same as you have, Mike Bannock? Now just you look ye here. If ever I hears you trying to make Master Don unsettled again, and setting him agen his work, I tells Mr Chris'mas, and no begging won't get you back on again. Fortun' indeed!
I work on my own hook, in the matter of the fortun' 'cause how, Dick's not to be trusted where the play's all in his own hands; but as for cheating him out of the gal, there's no manner of good can come of it, and it's clear agin my own interest. No, captain, here's the case; you takes my gal Telie, and Braxley takes the t'other; and so it's all settled fair between you."
"Fortun'," repeated the father, "fortun' it's fetched me one in the ribs low, Barnabas, low! it's took my wind an' I'm a-hanging on to the ropes, lad. Why, Lord love me! "And lucky speculation, father !" "Now, Barnabas," exclaimed his father, beginning to rasp his fingers to and fro across his great, square, shaven chin, "why argufy? Your uncle Tom was a planter very well!
E'cod, I be half minded to take a shovel and have a try at fortun'-huntin' myself, only there ain't much chance o' findin' another, hereabouts; besides that b'y prayed for that fortun', ah! long, an' hard he prayed, Mr. Belloo sir, an' 'twixt you an' me, sir, I ain't been much of a pray-er myself since my old mother died.
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