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To which speech her mother, the Dowager Lady Combmartin, replied, with the directness of statement which made her acquaintance so cautious of differing from her: "Touching? Romantic? Fiddle-de-dee! You ought to be ashamed of yourself for thinking so at your age, Dorothy. A bargain's a bargain, and in my opinion the bride has got much the best of it.

Now, do just turn about your head and answer oie." The girl turned round, and gave him a quick, shy glance, then burst out into a simpering laugh. "Meary, will you take oie?" "I will," cried the girl, jumping up from the log, and running into the house. "Well, that bargain's made," said the lover, rubbing his hands; "and now oie'll go and bid measter and missus good-buoy."

Back in Ardevora I can make between seventy and eighty pounds a year at that game easy." Bosistow scratched his head. "You've been making the most of your time. Now I've been busy in my way, too, but seemin' to me the only trade I've learned is prison-breakin'. Not much to keep a wife on, as you say. Still, a bargain's a bargain." "Oh, sutt'nly," says Abe; "that is if your conscience allows it."

"Let be," I groaned, "I'm a dead man!" "Then here's that shall make ye quick," says this fellow Penfeather, dangling a great key before my swimming eyes. "Here's freedom from your devil's trap and a plaguy time I've had to come by it." "Then for the love o' God let me out," I groaned. "Easy all, shipmate!" says he, turning the key upon his finger. Now a bargain's a bargain, you'll agree?"

"Said it in English, too seems he knows more than he pretends." "Missed it, by gad, by just about five minutes!" said the commander aloud but to himself. "Well the bargain's made, so it can't be helped. That boat's sinking! Throw 'em a line, quick!" The pilot's crew displayed no overdone affection for their craft, and there was no struggle to the last to leave it.

So, seein' that we are engaged to be married, as I was about to remark when you interrupted me...." Relentlessly he approached her once more. She retreated a step or two. "Well! Sakes alive, Jonathan! Whatever's come over you to make you so masterful. Well, yes then I suppose a bargain's a bargain, all right.

"Well, sir then a bargain's a bargain!" he said in great satisfaction. "I've been telling myself for several days that you liked me enough to try it, but when it came right down to it I well, I was just about scared blue!" Martie's happy laugh rang out. She laid her smooth fingers over his big ones, on the wheel, for a second.

"Hush! How very, very cold it is! Where is your knife? Will you do it?" "Most sartainly not. There he's at your mercy I never committed murder yet no, no, must think of my precious soul. A bargain's a bargain my part on't is done." "Gowles, don't talk so loud. I can't bear the sight of blood and, oh God! of this blood it would spurt upon my hand.

Uncle Faid had really sold his farm, stock, and crops, and was to give possession in September. Then they would visit their two sons and some of Aunt Betsey's people in Michigan, and get on about Christmas. "It's a shame to have to give up the house," declared Cousin Odell. "Can't you keep it, 'Milyer?" "A bargain's a bargain.

And the stipulation was that I should be concealed in the car and make the ascension with him alone." "Are we then to take it, sir, that our company offends you?" I demanded. He made haste to disclaim. "Not at all: decidedly not in the least. But the chances were for less agreeable associates." I bowed. "And a bargain's a bargain," he wound up. "So it is," said I. "Byfield, hand Mr.

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