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"That shot knocked over fifteen chimney-pots and two weathercocks in Market-gate, went slap through a house in the suburbs, and finally stuck in the carcass of an old horse belonging to the Provost of the town, which didn't survive the shock the horse, I mean, not the Provost. "It is said that there was an old gentleman lying in bed in a room of the house that the shot went through.
The retail price of every sort of provisions is pasted up on the market-gate, once a week, by authority of the magistrates, in Chinese and English characters; so that the exorbitant rates charged by compradores may be easily detected and put a stop to.
"You said ye saw Ruby Brand slinking down the market-gate, and that's he's off to sea?" "Ay, and twa or three more folk saw him as weel as me." "Weel, let's tak' up a siller spoon, or somethin', an' put it in the auld wife's garden, an' they'll think it was him that did it." "No' that bad!" said Swankie, with a chuckle. A silver fork and a pair of sugar-tongs bearing old Mrs.
"That shot knocked over fifteen chimney-pots and two weathercocks in Market-gate, went slap through a house in the suburbs, and finally stuck in the carcass of an old horse belonging to the Provost of the town, which didn't survive the shock the horse, I mean, not the Provost. "It is said that there was an old gentleman lying in bed in a room of the house that the shot went through.
Here they entered the town through the market-gate, and followed the Rue de la Revolution, the Rue de la Liberte, and the Rue d'Espagne, since called the Rue Simonneau. There Roland ensconced himself in a corner of the Rue du Greffe and waited. The captain continued on his way alone. This was where the colonel of dragoons lived.
"You said ye saw Ruby Brand slinking down the market-gate, and that's he's off to sea?" "Ay, and twa or three more folk saw him as weel as me." "Weel, let's tak' up a siller spoon, or somethin', an' put it in the auld wife's garden, an' they'll think it was him that did it." "No' that bad!" said Swankie, with a chuckle.
The rest of you, he added, turning to the crowd, 'go, get arms, guns, swords, pistols, scythes, pitchforks, pokers anything, everything and meet me at the head of Market-gate away! "No king of necromancers ever dispersed his legions more rapidly than did Ogilvy on that occasion.
On turning sharp round a corner, he ran against two men, one of whom swore at him, but the other cried "Hallo! messmate, yer musical the night. Hey, Captain Ogilvy, surely I seed you an' Ruby slinkin' down the dark side o' the market-gate half an 'oor ago?" "Mayhap ye did, an' mayhap ye didn't," retorted the captain, as he walked on; "but as it's none o' your business to know, I'll not tell ye."
The rest of you, he added, turning to the crowd, `go, get arms, guns, swords, pistols, scythes, pitchforks, pokers any thing, everything and meet me at the head of Market-gate away! "No king of necromancers ever dispersed his legions more rapidly than did Ogilvy on that occasion.
On turning sharp round a corner, he ran against two men, one of whom swore at him, but the other cried "Hallo! messmate, yer musical the night. Hey, Captain Ogilvy, surely I seed you an' Ruby slinkin' down the dark side o' the market-gate half an 'oor ago?" "Mayhap ye did, an' mayhap ye didn't," retorted the captain, as he walked on; "but as it's none o' your business to know, I'll not tell ye."
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