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"Folks say," she continued, after a pause, "that grandmother Demdike is a witch, an con do os she pleases. Ey wonder if she made Alizon so protty. Nah, that canna be, fo' Alizon's na favourite o' hern. If she loves onny one it's me. Why dunna she make me good-looking, then? They say it's sinfu' to be a witch if so, how comes grandmother Demdike to be one?
"'Resolvit, says the cheerman, 'that this meetin', duly an' truly assembled, passes a hairty vote o' thanks to Tam o' the Scoots, the Mageecian o' the Air-r, for the grand fight he made against a superior enemy Carried. "'Resolvit, says the cheerman, 'that we'll no' ta' onny more risk, but confine oor attentions to strafin' spotters " "Carried wi' acclaimation.
An' it's MY soul wot sees more'n my body an' that's why I sez to ye, Passon, that if so be you've any trouble don't run away from it! Stay an' fight it out it's the onny way! fight it out!" Walden was for a moment taken aback. Then he answered steadily. "You're right, Josey! If I had any trouble I should stay and as you say, fight it out; but I've none, Josey! none in the world!
Be poor amoong 'em, be sick amoong 'em, grieve amoong 'em for onny o' th' monny causes that carries grief to the poor man's door, an' they'll be tender wi' yo, gentle wi' yo, comfortable wi' yo, Chrisen wi' yo. Be sure o' that, ma'am. They'd be riven to bits, ere ever they'd be different. 'In short, said Mr. Bounderby, 'it's because they are so full of virtues that they have turned you adrift.
For they larn to behave theirsens like gentlemen born, fit for t' fost o' coompany they tell me t' Widdy herself is fond of a good dog and knaws one when she sees it as well as onny body: then on t' other hand a-tewin' round after cats an' gettin' mixed oop i' all manners o' blackguardly street-rows, an' killin' rats, an' fightin' like divils.
"Oh! there was flirtin', flirtin'! And go and see what the noble poet says of tying up in sacks and plumpin' of poor bodies of women into forty fathoms by them Turks and Greeks, all because of jeal'sy. So, they make a woman in earnest there, the wretches, 'cause she cann't have onny of her jokes. Didn't ye tease Mr. Paricles on board the yacht, Ad'la? Now, was he there?"
'Not e'en Rachael, said Stephen, when he stood again with his face uncovered, 'could mak sitch a kind offerin, by onny words, kinder. T' show that I'm not a man wi'out reason and gratitude, I'll tak two pound. I'll borrow 't for t' pay 't back. 'Twill be the sweetest work as ever I ha done, that puts it in my power t' acknowledge once more my lastin thankfulness for this present action.
Sary was pacified when Eleanor came out of the room and handed her a large paper bundle. "Sary, I have a little present for you because we made so much trouble to-night." "Oh, Miss Nolla, Ah'm much obleeged t' you-all. Ah don' mind trouble, onny yoh see Ah expec' comp'ny to-night."
The cat looked up, and mewed. "Protty Tib sweet Tib," continued the little girl, coaxingly. "Whot mun one do to be a witch like grandmother Demdike?" The cat again dashed twice or thrice madly round the room, and then stopping suddenly at the hearth, sprang up the chimney. "Ey'n frightened ye away ot onny rate," observed Jennet, laughing.
Indeed, they nearly had them persuaded to send Bridgy's money back. 'But Onny was set on going. She glanced at her sister in the corner of the carriage. Hyacinth turned to her. 'Why do you want to leave Ireland? But Onny remained silent, sulky, at it seemed. It was the younger girl who answered him. 'They say it's a fine life they have out there.
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