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Now Isaacson heard it, and he thought of the beating pulse in a certain symphony to which he had listened with Nigel, and of the beating pulse of life; and he thought, too, of the destinies of men that often seem so fatal. And he sank down in the magical wonder of this old and golden world. "Don't tie up near any other dahabeeyah." "No, gentlemans," said Hassan.

"If you pleashe, gentlemans and ladies, and ashking pardon of Sir Arthur and Miss Wardour, and this worthy clergymansh, and my goot friend Mr. Oldenbuck, who is my countrymansh, and of goot young Mr. Lofel also, I think it is all owing to de hand of glory." "The hand of what?" exclaimed Oldbuck.

"Weel, I hae just ae word to the bargain there sall nane o' my gear gang on your beast's back." "What was it as you would be afraid of?" said the foreigner. "Only of losing sight of horse, man, and money," again replied the gaberlunzie. "Does you know dat you make one gentlemans out to be one great rogue?"

He said to those English gentlemans at our meeting last night that England should haf someting to offset California on the west coast; because, though Mexico claims California, the Yankees really rule there, and will rule there yet more. He iss right; but they laughed at him." "Oh, I think little will come of all this talk," I said carelessly. "It is very far, out to Oregon."

"Vair nice gentlemans, Meester Creeton," whispers Helma. "I know," says I; "you're judgin' by the hat." She springs that silly grin of hers, as usual. No matter what I say, it gets open-faced motions out of Helma. But I really wasn't feelin' so humorous.

At length, the lesser Highlander, addressing himself to me said, in very good English, and in a tone of great haughtiness, "Ye make yourself at home, sir, I see." "I usually do so," I replied, "when I come into a house of public entertainment." "And did she na see," said the taller man, "by the white wand at the door, that gentlemans had taken up the public-house on their ain business?"

"You know Sis' Littlejohn, she been married goin' on five times. Dis-here'll make fo' gentlemans she done buriet an' dey ain't nobody can manage a fun'el like she kin; 'pears like hit jes' come natchel to her. She sho' is done a good part by eb'ry single husban' too, an' she's figgerin' to outdo all the yuthers wid Brudder Littlejohn's co'pse."

On turning to the head of the second boy, the phrenologist started, looked more sharply, and slowly straightening up, announced, "Ladees and gentlemans, I have made ze great discovery. This boy some days you will be proud to know. Never have I seen such a lovely bump for eat ze pie! And any kind of pie you will name. He don't care. He will eat it."

"That boat is the Loulia," said Isaacson, impatiently, pointing up river. "Of course, I know that, my gentlemans." Hassan's voice sounded full of an almost contemptuous pity. "Well, I know the people on board of her. They one of them is a friend of mine. That'll do. You can go to the lower deck." Isaacson began to pace up and down.

He always makes mistakes with the gentlemen, miss, but with the ladies he behaves quite well." "Yes, yes, with the ladies I am nearly always goot," Herr Strouss replied, with diffidence. "The ladies comprehend me right, all right, because I am so habitual with my wife. But the gentlemans in London have no comprehension of me."