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"Yuh see, in the dark he don't notice the loop any," continued the inventor of the trap, "and when he gits real busy with the turks why there's a good chanct o' his foot gittin' caught in the loop. She on'y needs a leetle jerk this-aways!" He gave the required pull, and instantly a most surprising event came to pass.
"I will tell you, now, that I come from ze Great Bear," whispered Jan. "I am only Jan Thoreau, an' ze great God made me come that night because" his heart throbbed with sudden inspiration as he looked up into his companion's face "because ze leetle Melisse was here," he finished.
"Like a dead man," she replied with a little laugh, translating the French idiom. "Shall we make a leetle promenade after the dejeuner? And you shall show me your pretty English country, voulez-vous? You see, I am dressed for le footing!" She lifted a little brown foot. They had a delightful luncheon together. Old Martha, who proved to be quite a passable cook, waited on them.
When it was all over he beat his withered white hands together once or twice, and smiled in self-gratulation that his time of suffering was over. "Admirably rendered!" cried Ferdinand; "admirably admirably rendered. Will you forgive me just a hint, sir?" He addressed Sennacherib. "A leetle more light and shade! A performance less level in tone."
We'uns both owed 'im a grudge sence he beat you in de race an' won what leetle money we'uns had. De nex' best hoss in de barn is Dolly, an' we'll take her 'long to keep de bay compney." Turner: "Dat suits me all right; but I want to ride Velox, 'cause he went past me in de race. Won't I make 'im trabble, do, down de ribber road! Dat's my holt." Wiles: "We'uns must wait till we git a good night.
"Under the leetle tree," she added, for the benefit of Miss Spencer. Then she gave me a sort of salutation, and a "Monsieur!" with which she swept away again, followed by the young man. Caroline Spencer stood there with her eyes fixed upon the ground. "Who is that?" I asked. "The Countess, my cousin." "And who is the young man?" "Her pupil, Mr. Mixter."
He has been back to England and out again since we last saw him, and goes aw-ing all over the settlement with as much nonchalance and latent vigour as ever when not better engaged with Ignacio and Spotted Tiger, and Leetle Cub, in the mountains. These are the children of Quashy and Susan. Two of them are little Quashys and two are little "Sooz'ns."
One leetle, tiny mistake of a second, and" he made an expressive gesture "all is lost." The silence of dismay was broken by Handyside. "But bless my soul, Monsieur Guidet, if you stop him at the wrong time, you can easily set him going again." "Not so! He stop once, he stop for ever."
There can be no change in the law. 'Leetle hard t' tell jest how powerful God is, said Uncle Eb. 'Good deal like tryin' t' weigh Lake Champlain with a quart pail and a pair o' steelyards. 'If God's laws are unchangeable, what is the use of praying? I asked. 'He can give us the strength to bear, the will to obey him an' light to guide us, said the poet.
"'T aint likely they'll do much to a leetle feller like that, I guess," he said, searching the constable's face. "Dunno," said Barton, passing on. Solomon, much concerned, leaned on his rake and watched him enter the Edwards house. Jim had disappeared; there was some delay. Mrs. Peaslee came to the door. "Arrestin' that Ed'ards boy, be they, Solomon?" she said.
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