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"This is her sister," said Clara, "and this lady is a friend of theirs. I know they've robbed themselves, they've brought so much." "Vun's honly ter come to Hameriker ter be a lady," chuckled Mrs. Wheaton under her breath. "We won't wake your sister," said one of the girls. "She's tired, and no wonder.
'Here's a subpoena for you, Mr. Weller, said Jackson. 'What's that in English? inquired Sam. 'Here's the original, said Jackson, declining the required explanation. 'Which? said Sam. 'This, replied Jackson, shaking the parchment. 'Oh, that's the 'rig'nal, is it? said Sam. 'Well, I'm wery glad I've seen the 'rig'nal, 'cos it's a gratifyin' sort o' thing, and eases vun's mind so much.
'Arternoon, you mean, replied the groom, casting a surly look at Sam. 'You're wery right, old friend, said Sam; 'I DO mean arternoon. How are you? 'Why, I don't find myself much the better for seeing of you, replied the ill-tempered groom. 'That's wery odd that is, said Sam, 'for you look so uncommon cheerful, and seem altogether so lively, that it does vun's heart good to see you.
"No vun's, my love," he says, "it is but a idea." "A idea! " she cries: "it is a portrait, I feel it is a portrait, and that 'ere noble face must be in the millingtary!" "Wot do I hear!" says he, a crumplin' his curls. "Villiam Gibbs," she says, quite firm, "never renoo the subject. I respect you as a friend," she says, "but my affections is set upon that manly brow."
"He's a mighty good man," went on Munsberg. " He's mighty fond of his own people. He made his first money in Harlem, and he had a big fight to get it; but his own people vas good to him, an' he's never forgot it. He's built a fine house here, an' his girls is fine girls. De vun's goin' to be married to-night her name's Rachel, an' she's goin' to marry a nice feller, Louis Levy.
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