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Gross?" inquired the detective, laughing in spite of himself at the little fellow's distress. "Vell, I'll told you," he answered, mopping the perspiration which was streaming from his face. "I was tinkin' dot may be if you git dot fellow, you vould be vantin' me for a vitness, and s'help me Moses I vould not do dot not for dwo hundred tollar."
Being come up with Barnabas, he stopped, closed his book upon his finger, touched the broad rim of his hat, and looked at Barnabas, or to be exact, at the third left-hand button of his coat. "Anything stole, sir?" he inquired hopefully. "No," answered Barnabas, "no, I think not." "Ah, then you won't be vantin' to mek a charge ag'in 'em, sir?" "No, besides, they've escaped."
"The letter as 'e's left for you a-layin' on your desk this werry minute along o' my stick as I 'appened to forget but you'll be vantin' to gain hadmittance, I expect, sir." "I do." "Vy then, 't is rayther fortunate as I did forget my stick or I shouldn't ha' come back for it in time to be o' service to you, Mr. Werricker. By your leave, sir." Saying which, Mr.
"I know so ver' leettle 'bout such kinds of peoples, señorita," she explained regretfully, her voice low, "de kind vat are good and gentle and vidout vantin' somting for eet. Eet ees not de kinds I meet vis ver' much. Dey be all alike vis me lofe, lofe, lofe, till I get seek of de vord only de one, an' I not know him ver' vell yet. Maybe he teach me vat you mean some day.
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