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Oh, leave me die! groaned the huge Yorkshireman, who was feeling the heat acutely, being of fleshly build. The sleeper under the lantern roused for a moment and raised himself on his elbow. 'Die and be damned then! he said. 'I'm damned and I can't die! 'Who's that? I whispered, for the voice was new to me.
"That will do," replied the Yorkshireman, "but you must sink the Esquire now, and tack 'Monsieur' before your name, and a very pretty euphonious sound 'Monsieur Jorrocks' will have; and when you hear some of the little Parisian grisettes lisp it out as you turn the garters over on their counters, while they turn their dark flashing eyes over upon you, it will be enough to rejuvenate your old frame.
No, no put it back or into the table-drawer, see fives are werry scarce with me can't afford it must be just before I'm generous. Yorkshireman. Well, then, J , you must just stay at home and get bullied by Mrs. J , who will be back just now, I dare say, perhaps followed by Jenner and half Doctors' Commons. Jorrocks. The deuce! I forgot all that curse Mrs. J and the Commons too. Well, Mr.
"For," said he, "if you do, it is three to one that he rides off with the horse; he can't help it. Trust a cat amongst cream, but never trust a Yorkshireman on the saddle of a good horse." "A fine horse! A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs. "What do you ask for him?" "A hundred and fifty pounds," said I. "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
Stubbs: now pray shake hands," added he, "for I'm sure you'll be werry fond of each other"; and thereupon Jemmy, in the most patronising manner, extended his two forefingers to the Yorkshireman, who presented him with one in return. For the information of such of our readers as may never have seen Mr.
Modesty kept him silent as to his merits very often; but the exercise of self-examination made them manifest to himself. As the Yorkshireman said to his minister, when pressed to make daily introspection, "I dare na do it, sir; it sets me up so, and leaveth no chance for my neighbors;" so the great free-trader, in charity for others, forbore to examine himself too much.
Early the next morning. Mr. Jorrocks and the Yorkshireman, accompanied by the commissionnaire of the Hôtel d'Orleans, repaired to the upper town, for the purpose of obtaining passports, and as they ascended the steep street called La grand Rue, which connects the two towns, they held a consultation as to what the former should be described. A "Marchand-Epicier" would obtain Mr.
The Russian sailors look very unbright; they are not active in managing a boat. They not unfrequently received a few strokes from the fist of the helmsman, or a rope's-end, either of which they took with that unconcerned composure which showed they were accustomed to it. We are located at the hotel of H. Spink, an intelligent Yorkshireman; his wife is very kind and attentive. 13th.
And say that I won't have any more disputing about names, the boys are as good as christened already. And of course when Lucy said that we all knew it was settled. And I'm glad the eldest is Nicholas. He is a fine, sturdy little Yorkshireman, bawling out already for what he wants, and flying into a temper if he doesn't get it as soon as he wants it.
Oh, leave me die!" groaned the huge Yorkshireman, who was feeling the heat acutely, being of fleshly build. The sleeper under the lantern roused for a moment and raised himself on his elbow, "Die and be damned then!" he said. "I'm damned and I can't die!" "Who's that?" I whispered, for the voice was new to me.
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