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Riah at once from his service, to the great satisfaction of the old man, who then got his few goods together in a black bag, closed the shutters, pulled down the office blind, and issued forth upon the steps. There, while Miss Jenny held the bag, the old man locked the house door, and handed the key over to the messenger who had brought the note of dismissal.
'Here, Miss Abbey, was official rejoinder. 'After they have brought the body in, keep the crowd out, will you? And help Bob Gliddery to shut 'em out. 'All right, Miss Abbey. The autocratic landlady withdrew into the house with Riah and Miss Jenny, and disposed those forces, one on either side of her, within the half-door of the bar, as behind a breastwork.
'We take the liberty of coming, my young companion and I, madam, said Riah, 'on behalf of Lizzie Hexam. Miss Potterson was stooping to loosen the bonnet-strings of the dolls' dressmaker. She looked round rather angrily, and said: 'Lizzie Hexam is a very proud young woman.
'I let you have it? said Fledgeby, turning his head towards her; for he had been sitting blinking at the light, and feeling his cheek. 'Why, you don't really suppose that I have anything to do with the place, or the business; do you? 'Suppose? exclaimed Miss Wren. 'He said, that day, you were the master! 'The old cock in black said? Riah said? Why, he'd say anything.
And I have been lingering about, added Eugene, 'like a bailiff; or, with a look at Riah, 'an old clothesman. The Jew lifted up his eyes, and took in Eugene once more, at another glance. 'Mr Wrayburn, pray, pray, leave me with this protector. And one thing more. Pray, pray be careful of yourself. 'Mysteries of Udolpho! said Eugene, with a look of wonder.
The interior inhabitants from Achin to Singkel are distinguished into those of Allas, Riah, and Karrau. The Achinese manners prevail among the two former; but the last resemble the Battas, from whom they are divided by a range of mountains.
In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day's work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe. But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master's affairs.
We pulled you along, don't you remember? and you hung back, and said, 'I am so tired." "I don't 'member," said Flyaway, slowly and sadly. "I shouldn't think you'd make any believe, Prudy." "We'll ask your mamma, then; she tells the truth. Aunt 'Riah, didn't we take Flyaway to aunt Martha's this morning, and didn't you go there too?" "Certainly," said Mrs.
"Aren't you glad you're here, Mammy, aren't you glad?" she insisted, with her arm about the old woman's neck. "I'd des like ter git a good look at ole Miss agin," returned Mammy Riah, softening, "caze ef you en ole Miss ain' des like two peas in a pod, my eyes hev done crack wid de sight er you. Dar ain' been nuttin' so pretty es you sence de day I dressed ole Miss in 'er weddin' veil."
'I really thought, repeated Fledgeby slowly, 'that you were lost, Mr Riah. Why, now I look at you but no, you can't have done it; no, you can't have done it! Hat in hand, the old man lifted his head, and looked distressfully at Fledgeby as seeking to know what new moral burden he was to bear.
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