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"Dot vos de hardtest," he said simply; "it is not goot to be opligit to half crush your brudder, ven he would make a laugh of you to your sweetheart." The end came sooner than he expected, and, oddly enough, through this sweetheart. "Gottlieb," she said to him one day, "the English Fremde who stayed here last night met me when I was carrying some of those beautiful flowers you gave me.
You are done," added this philosopher, shrugging his shoulders. "Qvite true," said the baron. "Ah, my chilt," he exclaimed, seeing the bills of exchange, and turning to Esther, "you are de fictim of a torough scoundrel, ein highway tief!" "Alas, yes," said poor Esther; "but he loved me truly." "Ven I should hafe known I should hafe made you to protest "
"I vash keep him ven he vash shtarving; and now, ven he got money, he von't shettle. He's a shvindler and a tief, s'help me; and I shvear I'll have the law on him!" "Why don't you pay this man if you owe him anything?" said the lieutenant, sharply, to "Downy." "You've received your advance money from the paymaster, have you not?"
"Dere is someting fery strange in all dat," thought Nucingen, excited by his pillules. "Vat shall dey say at home?" He got up and looked out of the window. "My carriage still is dere. It shall soon be daylight." He walked up and down the room. "Vat Montame de Nucingen should laugh at me ven she should know how I hafe spent dis night!"
This last sentence, which is of great importance, is luckily unmistakable: "The room was used for the meetings of the Great Council until 1423, that is to say, for 122 years." Cod. Ven. tom. i. p. 126. The Chronicle extends from 1253 to 1454. Abstract 1301 to 1309; Gradenigo's room 1340-42, page 295-1419.
"Vell, I put it on top of dis safe," observed Mr. Swartz, "and I forgot to lock it up, ven Mr. Elder came in, and kept me talking nearly two hours, den de beggar came in and remained for a long time. After dat I vas busy mit the ledger, and didn't think of it." "Perhaps you have placed it somewhere else, and cannot recollect where," remarked the clerk, who was apprehensive that Mr.
'Why, what do you mean? said Sam; 'you don't think he's a-goin' to be tried at the Old Bailey, do you? 'That ain't no part of the present consideration, Sammy, replied Mr. Weller. 'Verever he's a-goin' to be tried, my boy, a alleybi's the thing to get him off. Ve got Tom Vildspark off that 'ere manslaughter, with a alleybi, ven all the big vigs to a man said as nothing couldn't save him.
Ven you're a married man, Samivel, you'll understand a good many things as you don't understand now; but vether it's worth while goin' through so much, to learn so little, as the charity-boy said ven he got to the end of the alphabet, is a matter o' taste. I rayther think it isn't. 'Well, said Sam, 'good-bye. 'Tar, tar, Sammy, replied his father.
"You remember the man, then?" interrupted the detective, following up his advantage, and again scraping his chin with his forefinger. "Oh, yes. I don't forgot him. Vore a buttoned-up coat high like up to his chin " "And a slouch-hat?" prompted Pickert. "Yes, vun of dose soft hats, for I tink de light hurt his eyes ven he come close up to my desk ven I gif him de money."
The Baron bent forward and answered in a stage whisper, “Zey live in zis hotel, Bonker!” “Then I can only wish you joy, Baron, and if my funds allow me, send her a wedding present.” “Ach, not quite so fast, my vriend! I am not caught so easy.” “My dear fellow, a week at close quarters is sufficient to net any man.” “Ven I marry,” replied the Baron, “moch most be considered.
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