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"I take it," says I, "that you did meet dear old daddy?" "Washn't so very old, at thash," says Ernie. "No. Nor such a dear. Looksh like like Teddy Roosh'velt. Behavesh like Teddy, too. Im impeshuous. Very firsh thing he says is, 'And who the devil are you? 'Guesh? I tells him. 'Give you three guesshes. He he's no good as guessher, daddy. Grabsh me by the collar. 'You, you loafer! says he.
The time is not ripe for threats, Spencer. The invention is not yet completed; until it is no threats. We must not kill the goose before the golden egg is laid." "Washn't makin' threats," stammered Spencer, startled by the angry gleam in his companion's eyes. "Now, don't get mad, von Fincke, think of all I've done in that Mex "
O'Royster said she's 'fraid m' health washn't good 'nuff f' such hic heavy work." "You hear der vorts uf dot shbeaker und you see der faces uf der men. Vat you t'ink it mean? Hey? It mean var upon der reech. It mean Nye Yorick in ashes " "Wha's use? Don't seem t' me s' t' would pay. Of course, ol' f'law, whatever you says, goes. But 't seems t' me " "You can safe all dot var.
Realized having had three four five Barn Burners; washn't in fit condition to approach family mansion. Alwaysh mos' delicate. Felt m'self no condition shtan' up bes' man to mosh admi'ble man and mosh admi'ble girl in worl'. Sent packazh in by servant, from gate turned round drove off found you. Lo, th' bridegroom cometh! Li'l late!"
"Did it with the Shtone," said Dick, evidently discomposed by such unexpected penetration, but unable to prevent a little natural complacency. "All my own idea. No one helped me. It it washn't sho bad for me, wash it?" "Bad! it was capital!" cried Marmaduke enthusiastically. "It was a stroke of genius! And so my Indian Stone has done all this for you. Sounds like an Arabian Night, by Jove!
After I'd been in a little time I saw a sponge-cake on the table, and when I tried it, what d'ye think I found? It was as full inside of brandy-an'-sherry as it could be. All it could do to shtand! I saw d'rectly it washn't in condition come to table, and I said, 'Take it away! take it away!
Where ish your parents?" "My mother and sister happened to be absent on a visit to Falsington, which is fifteen or twenty miles distant from our place, while father, who is a Captain, is doing service somewhere on the frontier, in the American army. How thankful indeed I am that dear mother and Helen were away, for they have escaped this terrible captivity." "You washn't left all alone?"
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