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Did the prophet give no indication how the stories were to end, or who the murderer is to be, or the murdered one?" "Never a word, sir; only they wass all to be aboot the same time. Indeed, the prophet, whether man or wuman, is not known. Noo, we better shump up."
I thought I discovered a pair of trousers that had been mine hanging up in his store, but the Frenchman was quicker than I. His eyes followed mine, and he took instant umbrage: "So your brother vas one shump, vas he?" he yelled. "Your brother vas a long sight better man zan you, mine frient. He go fight for la France. You stay here. Get out!" And he put me out, and saved the day and the trousers.
He then shook off the John Canoe, who began to caper about as before, while the Device set up a deuced good pipe, and sung and played, barbarously enough, I will admit, to the tune of Guinea Corn, the following ditty: "Massa Buccra lobfor see, Bullock caper like monkee, Dance, and shump, and poke him toe, Like one humane person just so."
"How old are you?" asked Helen. "Sechs yahre," was the shy answer. "Such a big girl for six!" "So grosse! So grosse!" The little thing measured her height by touching her forehead. "Shump down," admonished the mother stolidly, while Helen bent over the child, wasting upon her the most wonderful smile of the everlasting years.
The Highlander maintained the expression of a wooden doll throughout this explanation, but, as I leaped hard after him across the brook, I overtook a grin on his face that promised well for my future entertainment. "She pe recovert," he said. "Tat was a foine shump." Before I could reply Margaret was upon us. "The mare is quite frisky. She thinks me a mere fardello after Donald.
Hans, go cotch der filly colt. Now, Hans, I vants to see vedder der filly colt mid stand fire. You get on der filly colt, und I vill get pehind der house, und ven you shust coome galloping py, I vill say 'B-o-o-h, und if der filly colt don't shump, den I vill know dot der filly colt mid stand fire."
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