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"Um!... You talk like you knowed somethin' about it." "Nobody knows more," said the young man, bitterly. He was suddenly conscious that he wanted to talk about his domestic affairs; that he wanted to loose the story of his troubles and dwell upon them in all their ramifications. "Do tell," said Scattergood, with an inflection of astonishment.
The man hesitated, but the lad said, "Let um coom, John, he bee a roight good un." "Well, if thou would'st like it, Bill, he shall coom." "If thou coom oop to Varley and ask vor Bill Swinton, anyone will show ee the place." "Goodby," Ned said to the boy, "I am so sorry you have got hurt. I will come and see you as soon as I can."
You can't slip up on um en grab um; en how's a body gwyne to hit um wid a rock? How could a body do it in de night? En I warn't gwyne to show mysef on de bank in de daytime." "Well, that's so. You've had to keep in the woods all the time, of course. Did you hear 'em shooting the cannon?" "Oh, yes. I knowed dey was arter you. I see um go by heah watched um thoo de bushes."
"She she wants to leave home, Mr. Baines." Nahum said this with mild amazement. His amazement would have been no greater and not a whit less mild had his daughter announced her intention to swim from New York to Liverpool, or to marry the chef of the Czar of Russia. "Um!... Can't say's that's onnatural so's to require callin' in a doctor. Live five mile from town, don't you?
Dish yer pie," Uncle Remus continued, holding it up and measuring it with an experienced eye, "will gimme strenk fer ter persoo on atter Brer Fox en Brer Rabbit en de udder creeturs w'at dey roped in 'long wid um." Here the old man paused, and proceeded to demolish the pie a feat accomplished in a very short time.
Whiggen handed him: "BULLETIN. S.S. Olivia ashore off Seven Mile Beach, on sand bar. Big steerage list, some cabin passengers fruit cargo. Ship badly listed, but may get off at high tide. If not, liable to break up in storm. Passengers safe yet. There followed a brief description of the vessel, compiled from the maritime register, giving her tonnage, size, and when built. "Um," remarked Mr.
"Besides," said the heir of Fitzhugh, "our purpose once made clear, it will be hard either for Warwick or Clarence to go against us, harder still for the country not to believe them with us. Bold measures are our wisest councillors." "Um!" said the Lollard, "Lord Warwick is a good man, and has never, though his brother be a bishop, abetted the Church tyrannies. But as for George of Clarence "
"Got suthin' on to your mind? Commence unloadin' it before it busts your back." "It's Sarah," said Nahum, helplessly. "Um!... Sairy, eh? What's Sairy up to?" "I don't seem to gather, Mr. Baines. She's she's difficult. Something seems to be working in her head." "Twenty-two, hain't she? Twenty-two?... Prob'ly a number of things a-workin' in her head. Got any special symptoms?"
Garbetts was despatched then with this message and letter; and bidding Heaven bless 'um the General squeezed his ambassador's hand, and saw him depart.
Prince Galitzin ah, yes! I knew him pretty well, bon vivaint, extremely fond of a pretty face. Um! I began to see light. Here is where the Countess might come in. By her photograph, an extremely beautiful woman; but photographs often flatter and do not give an indication as to personality. Festina lente. I could see.
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