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"My friend, for whom are you digging that grave?" asked Israel. The sexton looked up from his work, but did not seem to recognize the spokesman. "For a man that died last night; he is to be buried to-day." "Methinks this haste is somewhat indecorous," said Israel Wurm. "O, for the matter of that," said the sexton, "the sooner this fellow's out of the way the better.
It was an adaptation of the Anglo-Saxon 'wyrm, meaning a dragon or snake; or from the Gothic 'waurms, a serpent; or the Icelandic 'ormur, or the German 'wurm. We gather that it conveyed originally an idea of size and power, not as now in the diminutive of both these meanings. Here legendary history helps us.
In a word, he was a MISER," said the sexton. "A miser," faltered the trembling dreamer; "what was his name?" "Israel Wurm," replied the sexton. Graveyard and sexton faded away; in their place arose a splendid grove of trees a clearing a village school house. Two boys were sauntering along the roadside, engaged in serious, childish talk.
She also gave her lessons in cooking on the oil stove in the veranda not invalid delicacies, but dishes that were favourites with the master of the house, including confitures and Russian salad. Frau Wurm was a competent teacher practical and brisk. She drew up a list of menus, of shops to be dealt at, and hours for different tasks.
"Fire! no!" said the man who had awakened him the butcher of the village. "It's the boys ringing in the new year. By the way, I wish you a happy new year, Mr. Wurm." "A happy new year, Mr. Wurm," said the schoolmaster for he, too, was present. "A happy new year," said Farmer Harrowby. "And a happy new year" chorused a dozen other voices. It was great fun wishing a miser a happy new year.
Afflict it no longer with your presence. Go forth into the night; it is not darker than your benighted soul, nor is the north wind one half so pitiless as you." With a bitter curse upon his lips, but trembling and dismayed in spite of himself, Israel Wurm left the presence of the indignant victim of his cruelty, and turned his footsteps in the direction of his home. His home!
Well, well, never mind, you shall soon learn. Frau Wurm will teach you much. We no longer see company just two or three men to dine and smoke; your aunt has dropped her English circle. The English community changes, and many of her old friends have gone away or died and a good job, too! We live in the German quarter and are surrounded by compatriots. You speak German, of course?"
Sophy was talking to Miss Maitland and Ella Pomeroy, when a fresh influx of joyous and exultant Germans came pouring down the gangway with the force and violence of a human cataract. Sophy and her friends were thrust rudely apart and, from where she had been pushed against the bulwarks, she saw Frau Wurm pass by, also Frau Muller, who threw her a glance that seemed to distil hatred.
Just so Louise, whose father can scarcely find words to express his detestation of the young baron's infernal, belletristic poison. When Wurm arrives at Miller's and asks for Louise, he is informed that she has just gone to church.
Wurm if I had I should have brought it to you long ago," answered the poor woman. "I had raked and scraped a little together but the sickness of these poor children poor William's orphans swept it all away I haven't got a cent." "So much the worse for you, Mrs. Redman," answered the old man, harshly. "I've been easy with you I've waited and waited trusting your promises. I can't wait any longer.
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