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"But I can't," cried Heinrich. "I can't, I tell you; I have an appointment." "I guess you'll have to break it then," was Bob's retort. Heinrich wrung his hands in desperation. "What shall I do?" he moaned. "What shall I do?" "Can't you change your appointment?" "I do not think so," wailed Heinrich. "This iss terrible. Do you think your father would change his mind if I should speak to him?"
"If all the half-breeds in Rud River wass to go as mad as buffalo-bulls wi' their tails cut off, I would go," said Duncan junior, with quiet decision of tone and manner, as he lighted his pipe. "Ay, it iss that same you would do if you wass to be hanged to-morrow for doin' it, Tuncan," returned the old man testily, as he fired cloudlets in rapid succession from his compressed lips.
"With Adam?" echoed Joan. "Iss: what made un start off like he did?" Joan looked for a minute, then she lifted the stone bottle and shook its contents. "Why, whatever be 'ee tellin' up?" she said. "Tellin' up? Why, you seed un down below, didn't 'ee? Iss you did now." Completely puzzled what to think, Joan shook her head. "Lor' ha' massy! don't never tell me he didn't shaw hisself.
There's a blatant, detestable French spy in the house who has got to get out. He even had the impudence to ogle my girls at dinner this evening. Shall I kick him out, or will you attend to the matter?" Pelletan had grown paler at every word until he was fairly livid. "Iss eet Monsieur Tellier to whom monsieur refers?" he stammered.
"But, monsieur, efen at t'e old price, we haf always gif a tiscount! It iss only Americans who pay t'e full price. Ot'er people expec' " Rushford waved his hand. "I don't care what they expect. Besides, there's going to be one hotel in Europe where Americans get a square deal. If your compatriots don't want to patronise my house, they can go to that low-down lunatic asylum across the street.
Here, Martha! Martha! where iss that wuman? It iss always out of the way she iss when she's wantit. Ay, Peegwish, you will do equally well. Go to the staple, man, an' tell the poy to put the mare in the cariole. Make him pe quick; it's slow he iss at the best, whatever." Lambert did not wait to hear the remarks of Angus, but drove off at once.
Take care he don't see you, and bring me word where he goes, and what he does." "Iss, missis," grinned the black. "Be so good as to let Caliban out, Mr. Austin," continued the tapstress; "he's only going on an errand." Austin readily complied with her request.
A lifetime iss too short to know all the secrets of a single species.... If I may inquire, sir, of what pattern is your most interesting and admirable rifle?" "A Ross," said Brown, startled into a second’s hesitation. "So? And, if I may inquire, of what nationality iss it, a R-r-ross?" "It’s a Canadian weapon. We Americans use it a great deal for big game."
When he had finished he almost feared to turn round, and yet there was nothing dreadful in the picture that presented itself. Sheila was sitting on her father's knee, with her head buried in his bosom, while he was patting her head and talking in a low voice to her. The King of Borva did not look particularly fierce. "Yes, it iss a teffle of a good song," he said suddenly.
The boys worked over the exhausted lad some moments, and then he opened his eyes. "Now for the love of Mike!" exclaimed Tommy, "don't look around and say 'Where am I? The correct thing to say in these modern days is 'Vot iss? Do you get me, Thede?" "Why, it's Tommy!" said the boy. "Betcher life!" returned Tommy. "Did you run all the way up here from Clark street?
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