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But I mak one condeetion," he added, laying his left finger lightly on his nose with an inimitably sly gesture. "Monsieur le baron, it is granted on the sport," said Birotteau, who thought it concerned some tithe to be levied on his profits. "A condeetion to vich I attache der graatest imbortance, because I vish Matame de Nucingen should receif, as she say, zom lessons from Matame Pirodot."

I vish, mine Gott! t'ere be no more any vomens ut all, undt we haf t'e shiltern by mutchinery." On the outer steps I sprang with others to save a young girl, who had stumbled, from pitching headlong to the sidewalk. Once on her feet again, after a limp or two she walked away uninjured; but when I looked around for my real charge he was not in sight.

This is where we find ourselves in the cart. Right among the ribstons, by Jove. I feel like that Frenchman in the story, who lost his glasses just as he got to the top of the mountain, and missed the view. Altogezzer I do not vish I 'ad kom." "I'm certain I tied it up all right. And why, look! here's the rope still on the pole, just as I left it." For the first time Dunstable seemed interested.

Shrig, consulting a ponderous watch, "to the best o' my judgment 'e ain't dead yet, no, not yet, I fancy, but two hours say three should do 'is business neat an' comfortable; yes in three hours 'e should be as nice a corpse as ever you might vish to see if the con-clusions as I've drawed is correct. An' talkin' o' murder, sir " "Ah!" I exclaimed. "Is it murder?" "Sir," answered Mr.

"How much money did the men have, and what was your share?" repeated Murden. "I don't know how much they had, but I does know that I got a hundred pounds for my share in the affair. But I didn't kill the men. 'Pon honor I didn't" "I believe you on that point. Wait a moment, Maurice; I have another question or two." "I vish that you'd let me hanser 'em vithout bein' tied up," groaned the wretch.

I asked. He hesitated for a moment, as though almost resolved to tell a lie, but thought better of it and told the truth. "Vell, if ye must know, I'll tell ye. There vas a trifling sum of money missed from the police office one day, and I vos suspected. That's all." "Of course, you took the money, eh?" Mr. Brown remarked. "I vish that you vouldn't ask me such strange questions.

"I vish," remarked Henri after a pause "I vish I could git de vampum belt de leetle chief had on. It vas superb. Fat place do vampums come from?" "They're shells " "Oui," interrupted Henri. "I know fat de is. Dey is shells, and de Injuns tink dem goot monish; mais, I ask you fat place de come from."

To-morrow I shall take ze train back to London. Himmel! Vy vas I fool enof to act soch dishonorable lies! I deceive all these kind peoples!" "It isn't that which worries me," said Bunker imperturbably. "I am only afraid that if you display this spirit you won't deceive them." "I do not vish to," said the Baron sulkily.

He vill leef everytink positifely in your hands. Frankhauser sess de same. Vot Haeckelheimer sess he doess. Now dere you are. It's up to you. I vish you much choy. It is no small chop you haff, beating de newspapers, unt you still haff Hant unt Schryhart against you. Mr.

Maddison, taking up the conversation the instant his son had ceased, proceeded in a deliberate and impressive voice to say "I!" gasped the Baron. "I do only vish I sometimes had ze cha " "Tulliwuddle!" interrupted the Count. "Don't let your natural indignation carry you away! Mr. Maddison, that statement is not true. I can vouch for it."