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It had seldom happened that he had had the handling of such a fortune, since his whole weekly earnings reached a total of eighteen shillings, but Cornelia in her turn looked abashed and discomfited, thrusting her hand once again into the tightly-buttoned little pocket. "I'm sorry! I ken't get used to your money over here. Will that make it enough?"
He pronounced the word with gusto, and I thought it suited with the scene. "They're yowlin' for thon schooner," he went on, his thin, insane voice clearly audible in the shelter of the bank, "an' she's comin' aye nearer, aye nearer, aye nearer an' nearer an' nearer; an' they ken't, the folk kens it, they ken weel it's by wi' them.
Poor, little, red-eyed girl! There was precious little beauty about her at the moment, yet she had never appeared more attractive. "I ken't eat a bite!" was Cornelia's first melancholy statement, but when one wing of the chicken had disappeared from her plate "It's mighty good!" she said, and promptly set to work on a second.
Let's go right along then, and see if we ken't lay in a store of good thoughts, that will help us along for quite a while. Will you order a cab?" ... Guest walked in silence to the door of the hotel. By his own request he was going to attend a church afternoon service with Cornelia Briskett! The thing seemed too extraordinary to be believed!
"Maybe, like the Ephesians, ye haena yet fund oot gien there be ony Holy Ghost, sir?" he said to him aloud. "No man dares deny that!" answered the minister. "Still a man mayna ken't, though he daursna deny't! Nane but them 'at follows whaur he leads, can ken that he verily is." "We must beware of private interpretation!" suggested James.
I've a pretty good opinion of myself as a rule, but I ken't see it through alone! ... It's going to be one of the meanest businesses you ever touched. ... Will you help me?" "I will!" said Guest, quietly. "Thank you for asking me. Is it excuse my asking anything in connection with Mr and Mrs Moffatt?
"See you that ring?" continued the dame, holding out a steel key-hoop, on which were hung a score of keys, shining as bright as silver, from the eternal motion to which they were exposed in the red pocket of their mistress. "Ay, weel do I see it," replied Andrew, "and weel do I ken't.
He pronounced the word with gusto, and I thought it suited with the scene. 'They're yowlin' for thon schooner, he went on, his thin, insane voice clearly audible in the shelter of the bank, 'an' she's comin' aye nearer, aye nearer, aye nearer an' nearer an' nearer; an' they ken't, the folk kens it, they ken wool it's by wi' them.
The lingering doubt served to add severity to her indictment. "It's very wicked to flirt!" Once again Cornelia flashed her impish smile. "It's vurry nice! I don't see a mite of use in being young if you ken't have some fun. You grow old fast enough, and then there's nothing else to it but to sit round and preach.
Janet ran to him she was fair wud wi' terror an' clang to him, an' prayed him, for Christ's sake, save her frae the cummers; an' they, for their pairt, tauld him a' that was ken't, and maybe mair. 'Woman, says he to Janet, 'is this true? 'As the Lord sees me, says she, 'as the Lord made me, no a word o't. Forbye the bairn, says she, 'I've been a decent woman a' my days. 'Will you, says Mr.
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