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So she took a long look at me, and then ran to me and took both my hands in hers and pressed them pressed them so that I remembered it always. "Why, Teunis," she cried, "is it you? I thought I was never going to see you again!" "Yes," I said, "it's me it's me. I came " and then I stopped, bogged down. "You came to see me," she said, "and I think you've waited long enough.
Teunis told me, and often during the narration it seemed as if my indignant blood would burst off the healing bandages, so angrily did it boil at the thought of what poltroonery had lost to us. It was a relief to turn to the question of my own adventure.
I certainly laughed more now in a year than I had done in all my life before; in truth, I may be said to have learned to laugh here in Albany, for there were merry wights among my companions. One in particular should be spoken of a second-cousin of mine, named Teunis Van Hoorn, a young physician who had studied at Leyden, and who made jests which were often worthy to be written down.
Virginia looked the other way; but when I went off by myself, Will Lockwood came and drew me away into a corner to talk with me about old times along the canal; and suddenly we found Virginia there, and Will all at once thought of some one he wanted to speak to and left us together. "I didn't mean that I thought you ought not to go to the war, Teunis," said she. "You must go, of course."
It is true, the head of the Prince of Orange disappeared from the sign; a strange bird being painted over it, with the explanatory legend of "DIE WILDE GANS," or The Wild Goose; but this all the world knew to be a sly riddle of the landlord, the worthy Teunis Van Gieson, a knowing man in a small way, who laid his finger beside his nose and winked, when any one studied the signification of his sign, and observed that his goose was hatching, but would join the flock whenever they flew over the water; an enigma which was the perpetual recreation and delight of the loyal but fat-headed burghers of Communipaw.
"Did you leave Teunis and Marytje Harmentse well?" quavered Antonia, catching at any scrap. Van Corlaer stared, and answered that Teunis and Marytje were well, and would be grateful to her for inquiring. "For they also helped to hide this priest from the Mohawks," added Antonia without coherence. Marie could hear her heart laboring.
The real manhood is shown in the strength of restraint, not the weakness of yielding to the impulse of the moment. And you can be strong if you choose, Douw!" While I still pondered these words Teunis Van Hoorn returned to me, having finished his consultation with Watts, whom I now saw whispering to Sir John and the others who clustered about Cross. The doctor was in good spirits.
"'HEY? yells all hands, setting up. "'Yes, sir. She no care which one, but one white man must marry her to-morrow. Else we all go chop plenty quick. "'Chop' is Kanaka English for 'eat. There wa'n't no need for the boy to explain. "Then there was times. They come pretty nigh to a fight, because Teunis and Jule argued that the skipper, being such a ladies' man, was the natural-born choice.
Teunis Van Dam, with characteristic energy, determined to probe the indignity to its author, and summoned her grandson to an absorbing interview. "Schuyler Livingston Smith," she inquired, "what is Mrs. Tommy Kidder's relation to public affairs that she should receive an invitation to the Beverwyck Club?" The secretary named an insignificant board of which Mr. Kidder was a member.
Teunis had to get his majesty's meals, and nothing was ever cooked right; and then the royal army got after the steward with spear handles. Cap'n George had to clean up the palace every day, and Rosy and the queen who was dead gone on her witch husband, and let him do anything he wanted to stood over him and found fault and punched him with sharp sticks to see him jump.
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