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"Why," he said, "you are suffering from something else besides your wound. My men will bring some wine. I see you have water here. You are faint. There, let me place you more comfortably. That's better. I'll see to your wound soon. And you, my friend," he continued, turning to Punch, who started and shook his head. "No parly Frenchy," he said. "Never mind," continued the smuggler.
Dooty, the chief magistrate of a town or province. Palaver, A court of justice, or public meeting; some times a parly or negociation. Bar, nominal money; a single bar is equal in value to about two shillings sterling. Kowries, small shells which pass for money in the Interior of Africa. Barraloolo, a fowling piece. Arrangoes, a large kind of bead.
Divers petit-maitres, understanding the mask was a foreigner, who in all probability could not speak French, made up to him in their turns, in order to display their wit and address, and teased him with several arch questions, to which he made no other reply than "No parly Francy. D your chattering! Go about your business, can't ye."
"Well, sir, with that, throth, they stared at me twice worse nor ever, and, faith, I began to think that maybe the captain was wrong, and that it was not France at all at all; and so says I, 'I beg pardon, sir, says I to a fine ould man, with a head of hair as white as silver; 'maybe I'm under a mistake, says I, 'but I thought I was in France, sir; aren't you furriners? says I. 'Parly voo frongsay?
It was followed by Spring Days; he must have died in the last pages of that story, for we find no trace of him in Esther Waters! And my thoughts, dropping away from the books he had written, began to take pleasure in the ridiculous appearance that the author of A Drama in Muslin presented in the mirrors of Dublin Castle as he tripped down the staircases in parly morning.
That was near enough. She liked it so. She liked it even that in the crowd and the bustle of packing and hitching horses, and getting seated, there was no chance for more than a far-off nod and wave of the hand from the Elmfield parly. They drove off first this time. And Diana followed at a little distance, driving Prince; Mrs. Starling declaring herself "tuckered out."
When these brave Men had distinguished themselves in the Battle and a single Combat with each other, in the Midst of a generous Parly, full of heroic Sentiments, the Scotch Earl falls; and with his dying Words encourages his Men to revenge his Death, representing to them, as the most bitter Circumstance of it, that his Rival saw him fall.
"'Lave aff your humbuggin', says he, 'I bid you, and tell me what it is you mane, at all at all. "'Parly voo frongsay, says I. "'O, your humble sarvant, says he; 'why, by gor, you're a scholar, Paddy. "'Throth, you may say that, says I. "'Why, you're a clever fellow, Paddy, says the captain, jeerin' like. "'You're not the first that said that, says I, 'whether you joke or no.
"'Lave off your humbuggin', says he, 'I bid you, and tell me what it is you mane at all at all. "'Parly voo frongsay? says I. "'Oh, your humble sarvant, says he; 'why, by gor, you're a scholar, Paddy. "'Thruth, you may say that, says I. "'Why, you're a clever fellow, Paddy, says the captain, jeerin' like. "'You're not the first that said that, says I, 'whether you joke or no.
Bedad, there's a half-dozen in the parly now talkin' about it, wid a couple av officers from the fort. Is the nager wid ye?" "Yes, but we have no intention of hiding here. I'd rather take my chance in the open. The fact is, Kate, we started off for the 'Bar X." "Av course, ye did; Oi was shure av it."
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