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"Dis 'Streak o' Lightning," laying his hand on his own breast, that I might not misconceive the person of the warrior who bore so eminent a title; "no good lie to him know ebbery t'ing afore he ask, only ask for fun what do here, eh?" "Ve coomes to see der Injins and der beoples at der village, dat ve might sell our vatches." "Dat all; sartain? can call 'down rent, eh?"
"Boston," interrupted Whistling Dick, rising to his feet, "T'anks for the grub yous fellers has given me, but I'll be movin' on now." "What do you mean?" asked Boston, also rising. "W'y, you can count me outer dis deal. You oughter know that. I'm on de bum all right enough, but dat other t'ing don't go wit' me. Burglary is no good. I'll say good night and many t'anks fer "
"Oh! das a bery diff'rent t'ing, massa, an' I s'pose your mudder was right. Anyway it was lub what obercame Ben-Ahmed. You see, I put it to 'im bery tender like. `Massa, says I, `here I's bin wid you night an' day for six year, an' you's nebber say to me yet, "Peter de Great, go out for de day an' enjoy you'self."
The poor girl turned towards him as if by an irresistible impulse, but her black guardian angel was equal to the emergency. Seizing Hester by the shoulder, she pushed her violently forward, storming at her loudly as on the former occasion. "What, you black t'ing! Hab you neber seen slabes before? You no better'n de white folk, wastin' ob your purcious time.
But lacking both twenty dollars and determination, he lived peaceably with Thérèse until she died a natural death, on that occasion proudly doing his whole duty as a man and a mourner. Remembering these affairs, which had not been kept secret from anybody on the island, Clethera spoke out under conviction. "Honoré, it a scandal' t'ing, to get marry." "Me, I t'ink so too," assented Honoré.
I'm t'inkin' I would rader sing songs to 'im all alone onderneat' de stars beside my campfire, an' talk wit' 'im in my bark canoe, dan go livin' wit' you in fine house an' let 'im get col' an' die." "But I told him I'd marry you that I had always intended to. He'll believe I was lying," she moaned, in distress. "Dat's too bad but dis t'ing ain' no doin's wit' me.
"Dat was a clebber dodge ob yours, Geo'ge," remarked the negro, "an' I's got good hope dat somet'ing will come ob it, for massa's pretty sure to succeed w'en he take a t'ing in hand." "I'm glad you think so, Peter. And, to say truth, I am myself very sanguine." "But dere's one t'ing dat 'plexes me bery much. What is we to do about poo' Hester's fadder w'en he's pardoned?
Nobody ebber troubled long wid dat complaint. Do you know, massa, dat de bery best t'ing for dat is a little cheerful s'iety. I t'ink you'll be de better ob me."
She ain't a bad mutt," added the ardent swain. "I'm her steady." "Well, mind you send me a card for the wedding. And if two dollars would be a help " "Sure t'ing. T'anks, boss. You're all right." It had occurred to John that the less time Pugsy spent in the outer office during the next few days, the better.
Say, Helena, say, do youse believe in love in in de real t'ing?" Helena's apathy was gone now a flush dyed her cheeks. She was not startled at what the Flopper had said she had seen it coming, subconsciously, vaguely, mistily, for days now, only she had been immersed in herself she was not startled, and yet, in a way, she was. The end! She too had been thinking about that and she too did not know.
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