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"That," said Nigel, "has a good deal to do with most things from the singing of a tea-kettle to the explosion of a volcano; though, doubtless, the commercial spirit which is now so strong among men is the proximate cause." "Surely dese people mus' be reech," said the professor, looking round him with interest.
"No, not reech, but clevaire; and you will be reech bye-bye! I see not why ze ladees should not leesten to you, mon ami, he? But, if she does note; why, courage! Dere are many odere ladees beautifool also in England; and, yet, if you feels your loss mooch, like myselfs with ma perfide Marie, why you can go aways and be console, as I!"
"My modder cannot read the language you speak," said Juanita, sullenly. "We will have the letter written in Spanish," promised Rhoda. "Write it to me," said the Mexican girl eagerly. "I must do all business for my modder. Yes. She do not know. She ees ver' poor. But if what Lobarto stole from us is r-recover-red, we shall be reech again. By goodness, yes!"
"You don' savvy, eh ? Wal, dat's biccause you're lak dese oder feller you're in beeg hurry to be reech. Me ?" He shrugged his brawny shoulders and smiled cheerily. "I got plenty tam. I'm loafer. I enjoy myse'f " "So do I. For that matter, I'm enjoying myself now. I think this is all perfectly corking, and I'm having the time of my young life.
Jerry chuckled, Tom looked up from the stove and his smoke-blue eyes were twinkling. "I can't offer you more 'n a half-interest in the 'lay. That's all I own." "Is dis claim so reech lak people say?" 'Poleon inquired. "Dey're tellin' me you goin' mak' hondred t'ousan' dollar." "We're just breastin' out cross-cuttin' the streak, but looky."
"Isn't that pretty dangerous work? They say those rapids are awful." "Sure! Everybody scare' to try 'im. W'en I came up dey pay me fifty dollar for tak' one boat t'rough. By gosh! I never mak' so moch money tree hondred dollar a day. I'm reech man now. You lak get reech queeck? I teach you be pilot. Swif' water, beeg noise! Plenty fun in dat!" The Canadian threw back his head and laughed loudly.
You are young; you have a deesposeetion good; you are handsome " "O-oh, Monsieur Parole," I exclaimed at his nattering category of my attributes, almost blushing. "Ah, but yes," he went on "I am quaite raite. You are handsome; with un air distingue; reech." I shook my head, to show that I could not lay claim to being a millionaire, in addition to my other virtues.
O'Royster said she's 'fraid m' health washn't good 'nuff f' such hic heavy work." "You hear der vorts uf dot shbeaker und you see der faces uf der men. Vat you t'ink it mean? Hey? It mean var upon der reech. It mean Nye Yorick in ashes " "Wha's use? Don't seem t' me s' t' would pay. Of course, ol' f'law, whatever you says, goes. But 't seems t' me " "You can safe all dot var.
You no pay " The man shrugged significantly. The girl stared, dumbfounded. "What do you mean? One hundred thousand dollars! Are you crazy?" The man stepped close, his eyes gleaming wickedly. "You reech. You pay un hondre t'ousan' dollaire, or, ba gar, you nevaire com' out de bush!" Chloe laughed in derision. "Oh! I am kidnapped! Is that it? How romantic!" The man scowled.
They suffer so, the poor dears, and eef you would seet and hold their hands, they would love eet, they would come every day for eet, and you would be famous, and you would be reech. You would meet oh, such lovely ladies! The best people in the ceety come to my beauty parlors, and they would adore you, Meester Carpentair what do you say to eet?"
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