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"He! he! he!" laughed Herr Brazovics jovially, like a boy who is caught in a bit of mischief. "Now then, Michael, won't you keep us company?" "Shouldn't think of it. If you want to win a couple of hundred gulden from me, I had better pay them now; but to sit the whole night gambling and drinking, no, thank you." "He! he! he! Well, go up to the ladies then; they are upstairs.
However, he crossed out the clause concerning the sum to be forfeited in case the seller should repent of the transaction, bound himself to a loan of one hundred gold gulden on a mortgage on the Dresden property, which he absolutely refused to buy outright, and allowed Kohlhaas full liberty to withdraw from the transaction at any time within two months.
Old Tetzel was steadfast in his intention to give up as little as he might of his daughter's inheritance, while his tormentors raised their demands, and claimed a hundred gulden and a hundred gulden more, up to many hundreds, which Tetzel was forced to yield; till at last he gave his bond, signed and sealed, to renounce all his daughter's estate, and to add thereto two thousand gulden of his own moneys, and to hold the sum in readiness to ransom Herdegen.
"No, I'm not mad," he rejoined, with a laugh. "Gulden's the mad one. He's crazy. He's got a twist in his brain. I'm no fool.... I've only lost my head over you. But compare marrying me, living and traveling among decent people and comfort, to camps like this. If I don't get drunk I'll be half decent to you. But I'll get shot sooner or later. Then you'll be left to Gulden."
He consented and, as the girl now flung a gold gulden to the blond leader of the voices, cheers from the soldiers followed them. Leaning on Gombert's arm, Barbara now moved on more cheerfully until they were stopped by the vivandiere's counter.
Then will follow praise and thanksgiving with a pure heart, from which the mass is called in Greek Eucharista, that is, "thanksgiving," because we praise and thank God for this comforting, rich, blessed testament, just as he gives thanks, praises and is joyful, to whom a good friend has presented a thousand and more gulden.
His Highness, however, considered the sum too large, and said that his gracious mother had scarcely more a year for herself than a thousand gulden she that was the Duchess of Pomerania.
"You'll do nothing of the kind," retorted Kells. "You dug for that gold and it's yours." "Well, boss, then say a quarter share to you and the same to me and divide the rest among the gang." "No!" exclaimed Kells, violently. Joan imagined he was actuated as much by justice to Cleve as opposition to Gulden. "Jim Cleve, you're a square pard if I ever seen one," declared Pearce, admiringly.
"The right fellers. I've been in all kinds of bands. Why, I even was a vigilante in '51." This elicited a laugh from his fellows, except the wooden-faced Gulden. "How many do we want?" asked Red Pearce. "The number doesn't matter. But they must be men I can trust and control. Then as lieutenants I'll need a few young fellows, like you, Red. Nervy, daring, cool, quick of wits."
"Stand around, you men, and see some real gambling," he said. At this moment in the contest Kells had twice as much gold as Gulden, there being a huge mound of little buckskin sacks in front of him. They began staking a bag at a time and cutting the cards, the higher card winning. Kells won the first four cuts. How strangely that radiance returned to his face!
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