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These did not seem to communicate anything of very special importance in addition to what she had already said, for she examined them closely and then merely summed up as follows: “Goot fortoon, goot blanet, goot vifes, blenty monish, mooch kindes, not more troubles in der footoor years, big friends, bresident mooch friends mit you, lif long, ninety-nine years before you die, leave fortoon to vife und two kindes.”
He followed his circus, which, as Paul gathered, had made a start at five o'clock that morning, and Darco and his new secretary took train for London. The two had a second-class carriage to themselves. 'You haf lodgings somevares eh? Darco asked. 'In Charterhouse Square,'Paul answered. 'That is too far away, said his employer. 'I lif at Hamp-stead. You must get lotchings glose by me.
"Mein friend listen. You are a stranger in Huerfano Park. Gut. But do not ask questions about those who lif here. Me, I am an honest man. I keep the law. Also I mind my own pusiness. So it iss with many. But there are others mind, I gif them no names, but " He shrugged his shoulders and threw out his hands, palm up. "Well, the less said the petter.
"But I have great appreciation and I am dying to hear it," said Demorest, trying to laugh. "Well, poor one, you look so. But you shall lif till another time," said Dona Rosita, with a mock courtesy, gliding with Joan away.
She stood at the foot of his bed as if it wore a rostrum, and with an air of detached dignity addressed him as if he had been the whole Order of the Sisters of the Star. "I done arrive' at a decision," she declared. "I arrive' at it in the watches of the night. I'm goin' to cure you 'cordin' to yer lights an' knowledge. I'm goin' to lif' that spell ef I has to purge my immortal soul to do it."
I ain't a worryin' 'bout but one thing an' that is that a ol' dominicker hen air took ter settin' on the flo' er our coach an' I'm kinder hatin' ter 'sturb her when she feels so nice an' homelike. I reckon I kin lif her out kinder sof' an' maybe she kin hatch jes the same. She ain't got mo'n a day er so ter go."
His eyes, deep sunken as they were, she made out were black, and the face, though drawn and famished, had a handsome look. Presently she gave him another sip of brandy, and he quickened his steps, speaking to himself the while. "I haf to do it if I lif. It is to go, go, go, till I get."
"My mudder, she was good woman. I am glad she did not lif to know what Fadette do." His eyes drank her in for a minute, then he said: "I go sleep now, t'ank you till moontime." In a moment his deep breathing filled the room, the only sound save for the fire within and the frost outside. Time went on. The night deepened.
She gave her turbaned head a toss and said, "When dat verdic' comes, I's gwine to lif' dat ROOF, now, I TELL you." Pembroke Howard briefly sketched the state's case.
"Oh si but thees is a land that I have a quaintance with: I know thees land thees art." "Have you ever been here before?" "Si yes. I lif here once when a child." "Oh, you lived here," said Katie. "Well, now, do you know, I call that awfully funny." "My padre he lif here in thees castello. I lif here one time one anno one year, in thees castello." "What! here in this castle?" "Yes, here.
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