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More to the eastward, both mountain and woodland bore a dark and gloomy shade, probably in consequence of the light upon them at the time. Those lofty peaks that had borne nearly south of us from Pouni, near Yass, now rose over the last-mentioned ranges, and by their appearance seemed evidently to belong to a high and rugged chain.
"It's fonny t'ing how two brown eye Was changin' everything De cloud she's no more on de sky, An' winter's jus' lak' spring Dey mak' my pack so very light, De trail, she's not so long I'd walk it forty mile to-night For hear her sing wan song But now I'm busy mak' fortune For marry on dat girl, An' if she's tole me yass, dat's soon, Bonheur! I'm own de worl'!"
"Yass," said Charlie. "I don't want Belle Demoiselles." The old Colonel's quiet laugh intimated it made no difference either way. "But me," continued Charlie, "me, I'm got le Compte De Charleu's blood in me, any'ow, a litt' bit, any'ow, ain't it?" The Colonel nodded that it was. "Bien!
The residents over the narrow way, who live in a three-story house, originally of much pretension, but from whose front door hard times have removed almost all vestiges of paint, will tell you: "Yass, de 'ouse is in'abit; 'tis live in."
"Charlie," she added, "is there a file aboard the schooner?" "I tink um yass, boss hab got file." "In the tool-chest, isn't it?" Charlie nodded, and Moran ordered it to be fetched. "If we're to fight that crowd," she said, speaking to herself and in a rapid voice, thick from excitement and passion, "we've got to know where they've hid the loot, and what weapons they've got.
"I'm thinking, Hamish, if the houris in his paradise kenned the words o' the spring I've been deaving him wi', the Egyptian would be very greatly thought of." When I was by with the reading of Dan's news, "Ye'll have another letter," said I, making signs at the pagan. "Yass," and at that he put it in my hands. It was for Belle.
I don't say any prayers. It is the best place to go up to Heaven. I learnt about heaven and hell about three years ago at Yass plains when driving a team there. Can't say what's in that book; can't read. If I go below, I shall be burned with fire." Billy was sworn, and said: "I knew Jacky Jacky and Cosgrove, the bullock driver. I know Fyans Ford. I know Manifolds.
I don't think he had been drinking. I can't understand it. He had a big bag of dried apples and said that was all he went for. I don't like to discipline a man so late in the voyage." "Let it pass," Roger replied. "Cook's done good work for us." I didn't understand then what it meant; but later in the day I heard some one say softly, "Mistah Lathrop, Ah done got an apple pie, yass, sah.
The fiddle's tune changed and the dance quickened. "I naturally thought," resumed I, with a smile meant to refer to the blond dancer, "that the madam must be away somewhere." My hearer grinned. "Oh, that ain't no sign. Boys will be boys. You know that, yo'se'f. An' o' co'se she know it. Oh, yass, she at home." "Well, I reckon I'll stop all night." I began to move on. His eyes followed greedily.
"Well, Jane," he said as he loosed his bridle from the fence, "been writing something for Johanna?" and when she said, "Yass, seh," he knew the bashful lie was part of her complicity in a matter she did not understand, but only hoped it was some rascality. A secret delight filled her bosom as he mounted and walked his horse out of sight.
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