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Major Benson, who was a famous whip, took his seat on the box of the barouche; and the rest of the party had the pleasure of her ladyship's conversation for three or four miles: of her ladyship's conversation for Lord Colambre's thoughts were far distant; Captain Williamson had not any thing to say; and Heathcock nothing but "Eh! re'lly now! 'pon honour!"
''Pon honour! here's a good thing, which I hope we shall live to finish, said Heathcock, sitting down before the collation; and heartily did he eat of grouse pie, and of Irish ortolans, which, as Lady Dashfort observed, 'afforded him indemnity for the past, and security for the future. 'Eh! re'lly now! your Irish ortolans are famous good eating, said Heathcock.
The cavalcade was ambling along toward the branding pen, which was in the bottom of a coulie. As Frances rode up behind the party, Molly's little feet making so little sound that her presence was unnoticed, the Western girl heard a rather shrill voice ask: "And what are they doing it for, Pratt? I re'lly don't just understand, you know. Why burn the mark upon the hides of those er embryo cows?"
"De fiel' oberseer do de whippin' on dat plantation," whispered Uncle Rufus, "an' Sally Alley knowed wot dat meant." "Oh, dear me!" cried tender-hearted Tess. "They didn't re'lly beat her?" "Don't try to get ahead of the story, Tess," said Agnes, but rather shakingly. "We'll all hear it together." "Das it," said Uncle Rufus. "Jes' gib Unc' Rufus time an' he'll tell it all.
"Well, I'm sure," said Aunt Katy, "this will be a treat; we all know about your butter, Mrs. Jones. I sha'n't think of putting any of mine on table to-night, I'm sure." "Law, now don't!" said Mrs. Jones. "Why, you re'lly make me ashamed, Miss Scudder. To be sure, folks does like our butter, and it always fetches a pretty good price, he's very proud on't.
He seemed to be considering in his mind something that had nothing whatsoever to do with what she had called him for. "Do you re'lly suppose, Miss Janice," he murmured, "that I could increase trade here? I need money God knows! for little Lottie. If I could get her to Boston "Good gracious, Miss! what you been doing here?" he suddenly gasped. "Isn't that some better?" demanded Janice, chuckling.
"Well, it is curious to think I ever cared so much for anybody as I did for Ned Parker! poor, selfish cre'tur', just playing with me for fun, as our kitty does with a mouse! and I re'lly thought he was a fine man! Live and learn, I declare for't! He let me know what kind of cre'turs men are, though.
Mebbe he thought Tododaho was wrong and that the time for him to settle score with the Ojibway had re'lly come. Any way he wuz off after him like an arrer from the bow." Robert went outside and found Tayoga standing quietly by the front door. "Did you overtake him?" he asked. "No," replied the Onondaga.
The old woman looked suspiciously at me, and I made a dash to cover with a new piece of information; but she listened with lofty indifference, and soon interrupted my eager statements. "Ain't William been gone some considerable time?" she demanded, and then in a milder tone: "The time has re'lly flown; I do enjoy havin' company. I set here alone a sight o' long days.
The two women sat up, and the night wore on apace, while they kept together that customary vigil which it was thought necessary to hold over the lifeless casket from which an immortal jewel had recently been withdrawn. "I re'lly did hope," said Mrs.
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