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D'Albert had closed her eyes; now she opened them. "Are you sure that is all you know, child, just 'Jesus loves everybody? It do seem nice to hear that. Cecile, could you jest say a bit of a prayer?" "I can only say, 'Our Father," answered Cecile. "Well, then, go on your knees and say it earnest; say it werry earnest, Cecile." Cecile did so, and when her voice had ceased, Mrs.
Cloud Combat d'Animaux, that is to say, dog-fighting and bull-baiting, at the Barrière du Combat, Tivoli, etc., etc., "It's not werry right, but I suppose at Rome we must do as Romans do," with which comfortable reflection Mr. Jorrocks proposed that the Countess and he should go to the races.
"The letter as 'e's left for you a-layin' on your desk this werry minute along o' my stick as I 'appened to forget but you'll be vantin' to gain hadmittance, I expect, sir." "I do." "Vy then, 't is rayther fortunate as I did forget my stick or I shouldn't ha' come back for it in time to be o' service to you, Mr. Werricker. By your leave, sir." Saying which, Mr.
"Ah, you may say nonsense, but parrots and cockatoos is werry strange birds. Wonderful what they knows and what they says." "I don't believe they know what they say, Jem." "Ah! That's because you're so young, Mas' Don. You'll know better some day. Parrots is as cunning as cunning. Well, now, did you ever see the likes of that? He's laughing and jeering at us."
"V'y, sir," said he, consulting a large-faced watch. "V'y, Mr. Beverley, it's eggs-actly tventy minutes arter the time for it!" "Yes," said Barnabas. "And you ain't shot, then?" "No, thank heaven." "Nor even vinged?" "Nor even winged, Mr. Shrig." "Fate," said Mr. Shrig, shaking a dejected head at him, "Fate is a werry wexed problem, sir!
In an unlucky moment he took it into his head he could waltz, and surprised the Countess Benvolio by claiming her hand for the next dance. "It seems werry easy," said he to himself as he eyed the couples gliding round the room; "at all ewents there's nothing like trying, 'for he who never makes an effort never risks a failure." The couples were soon formed and ranged for a fresh dance.
Temptation dogs me, but a promise is a promise, so I have scuttled off ignominiously. You will find me at the Chequers Inn, Tonbridge, if I am not there to meet you, wait for me. By the way, ale is exempt from your proscription, of course. Yours to command now as ever, "Mr. Shrig," said I, pocketing this letter, "when, pray, do you propose to start Tonbridge way?" "This werry moment, sir."
And werry vell you're a-doing vith it, for both of us." "I do my best, Jarsper." "V'ich couldn't be bettered, Dick. Then look how you 'elp me vith my cases." "Do I, Jarsper?" said the Corporal, his blue eyes shining. "That you do, Dick. And now I've got another case as I'm a-vaiting for, a extra-special Capital case it is too!" "Another murder, Jarsper?"
"'Cos I was scared I was," Bob replied, in tears. "I didn't know but that they might took and hang me for seeing it. I told mammy the other night, and mammy she came and told the gent there," pointing one finger at the counsel for the crown, "and he said I must come and tell it here; and that's all I've got to tell, and I'm werry sorry as hever I seed it, and it's all true, s'help me!"
'I hope we'll be allowed to take care of the wee baby, whispered Flossy to her brother. 'I think we could do it werry nice; don't you, Peter? 'Yes, replied Peter. 'It would be something to amuse us; it's rather dull, you know, always having to keep quiet on account of the lodgers. Peter and Flossy soon found they were to have their wish.
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