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"O, it was thin that they stared at me as if I had seven heads; and, faith, myself began to feel flushed like and onaisy, and so, says I, makin' a bow and scrape agin, 'I know it's a liberty I take, sir, says I, 'but it's only in the regard of bein' cast away; and if you plase, sir, says I, 'parly voo frongsay? "'We, munseer, says he, mighty sharp.
The muleteer became voluble, patting Maryette on one arm and then on the other: "J’ai vue Jack Burley, mamzelle, toot a l’heure! Il est bien, savvy voo! Il est tray, tray bien! Bocoo de trou! N’importe! Il va tray bien! Savvy voo? Jack Burley, l’ami de voo! Comprenny? On va le guerir toot sweet! Wee! Wee! Wee!
"Well, sir, with that, throth, they stared at me twice worse nor ever, and, faith, I began to think that maybe the captain was wrong, and that it was not France at all at all; and so says I, 'I beg pardon, sir, says I to a fine ould man, with a head of hair as white as silver; 'maybe I'm under a mistake, says I, 'but I thought I was in France, sir; aren't you furriners? says I. 'Parly voo frongsay?
But the human mind is prone to prejudice; and though a personable man, speaking French like a born "Parley voo," and whipping off legs like an animated guillotine, I must confess to a sense of relief when he was ordered elsewhere; and suspect that several of the men would have faced a rebel battery with less trepidation than they did Dr. P., when he came briskly in on his morning round.
Parley vous Francais?" and he turned to Edith, who, while recognizing something familiar in the sound, felt sure he was making fun of her and answered back, "Parley voo fool! I'll tell Mr. Harrington how you tease me."
"So he seen I was vexed, and I thought, as I was turnin' away, I seen him begin to relint, and that his conscience throubled him; and says I, turnin' back, 'Well, I'll give one chance more, you ould thief, are you a Chrishthan at all? are you a furriner! says I, 'that all the world calls so p'lite? Bad luck to you, do you understand your own language? Parly voo frongsay? says I.
The fair chieftess shook her earrings and smiled archly. "Bonne filly pooh voo, Menike," she urged in her Marquesan French. "Good wife for you. It is my pleasure that you are happy. She is beautiful and good. You will be the son of our people while you are here."
"You fellows go back," he said. "We don't need you now." When they stared uncomprehending, he asked: "Polly voo Francy?" "We, we!" cried they in one voice. "Well, then," said the doughboy, "go back! Go home! Toot sweet! Have sleep! Rest! We lick 'em Heinies!"
"Well, bad win to the bit of it he'd gi' me, and the ould chap begins bowin' and scrapin', and said something or other about a long tongs. "'Phoo! the divil swape yourself and your tongs, says I; 'I don't want a tongs at all at all; but can't you listen to raison? says I. 'Parly voo frongsay? "'We, munseer. "'Then lind me the loan of a gridiron, says I, 'and howld your prate.
He speaks of his uncle, the head of that office. "Who IS the head of that offis? Palmerston." "The nephew of Palmerston!" said Jools, almost in a fit. "Lor Yardham pretends not to speak French," the other went on. "He pretends he can only say wee and commong porty voo. Shallow humbug! I have marked him during our conversations.
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