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To this at first Miss Chancellor made no rejoinder; but after a little she said, in the same attitude, "Yes, you could make me." Verena took her hand and held it awhile. "I never will, till I have been through everything myself."
I ain't always such an idiot." "But I've had to judge people for myself in my lifetime," continued the schoolmistress, "and I've made up my mind that I was mistaken about you. I should like to apologize. Will you shake hands?" She extended her hand. Captain Cy hesitated. "Hadn't you better wait a spell?" he asked. "You've heard that swab call me partner. Hadn't "
"You must excuse the Marquis, ladies," said I, in my turn; "he has not been in love in England. There, perhaps, he found the belles less cruel than in France, where, for the cruelty of one lady, or for her insensibility of his merit, he revenges himself on the whole sex: "I apply to M. de Talleyrand," answered the Marquis; "he has been longer in England than myself."
"I'm not going for denying to what you say. I'm like the fish at the heel of the trawl-boat the net's closing in on me and I'm caught. The game's up. I did deceave you. I did write those letters myself. I've no Uncle Joe, nor no Auntie Joney neither. My wife's left me. I'm not knowing where she is, or what's becoming of her. I'm done, and I'm for throwing up the sponge."
I expected Walter would be introduced to you next season; and I thought you would like him, and was certain he would like you; and I flattered myself I should thus have the felicity of seeing the two persons I like best in the world—except mamma—united in one. He mayn’t be exactly what you would call handsome, but he’s far more distinguished-looking, and nicer and better than Mr.
But I chose it because I could have it to myself, and I resign it, with a wish that it were more worthy of regret, into the hands of my successor, with my parting benediction. Within its twilight precincts I have often prayed for light, like Ajax, for the daylight found scanty entrance, and the gaslight never illuminated its dark recesses.
A gal 's a gal; an' if I was faither of such as your darter, I'd count it my solemn duty to see her out of the dangers of life an' tidily mated to a gude man. I'd say to myself, 'Her'll graw to bless me for what I've done, come a few years."
I was seated on the stoep in the afternoon when I saw three white men and some Cape boys, their servants, riding up to the house. "Here come those who would steal my boy from me," I thought to myself, and, like Pharaoh, I hardened my heart. Now in those days my sight was very good, and while the men were yet some way off I studied them all and made up my mind about them.
I got on very well, and gleaned a great deal of information, when I heard a sudden exclamation, and, on looking round, I found myself recognized by a white man of my acquaintance. I ran immediately; and whether I was pursued or not, I'm unable to say. I had almost reached here, when my foot caught in a grating and gave my ancle such a wrench that I'm unable to stand."
I may have known things, have by that time learnt a few, myself, but I didn't know that what I did know; whereas those who surrounded me were all agog, to my vision, with the benefit of their knowledge.
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