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"And then, Sir Robert retired after many gracious speeches; but last week he again took the field in force, with his coach and six horses, his laced scarlet waistcoat, and best bob-wig all very grand, as the good-boy books say." "Ay! and what was his overture?" Why, he talked with great form of an attachment on the part of Charles Hazlewood to Miss Bertram."
"Vikles!" repeated Mark, with a puzzled air. "Yis yis vikles," repeated the Interpreter, nodding his head, smiling, opening his mouth very wide, and pointing to it. "P'r'aps he means victuals," suggested Hockins. "Yis yis jus' so vittles," cried the Interpreter, eagerly, "wait for vittles. Now good-boy by-by!" he added, with a broad grin at his blunder, as he left the room and shut the door.
Under each one, however, her resolution grew weaker, and finally, with a hypocritical excuse to Budge, Mrs. Burton hurried up to the door of Toddie's prison, and said through the keyhole: "Toddie?" "What?" said Toddie. "Will you be a good-boy, now!" "Yesh, if you'll take me a-widin'." Mrs. Burton turned abruptly away, and simply flew down the stairs.
It was when he read of Robin Hood, the bold Robin Hood, with his dubious ethics but his certain and unquenchable interest, that Johnny Trumbull became intent. He had the volume in his own room, being somewhat doubtful as to whether it might be of the sort included in the good-boy role.
'And then Sir Robert retired, after many gracious speeches; but last week he again took the field in force, with his coach and six horses, his laced scarlet waistcoat, and best bob-wig all very grand, as the good-boy books say. 'Ay! and what was his overture? 'Why, he talked with great form of an attachment on the part of Charles Hazlewood to Miss Bertram.
'And then Sir Robert retired, after many gracious speeches; but last week he again took the field in force, with his coach and six horses, his laced scarlet waistcoat, and best bob-wig all very grand, as the good-boy books say. 'Ay! and what was his overture? 'Why, he talked with great form of an attachment on the part of Charles Hazlewood to Miss Bertram.
'Don't, he added, with a good-boy expression on his face 'don't let's be ungrateful for our blessings; don't let's waste the day in saying how horrid it is to keep secrets from mother, when we all know Anthea tried all she knew to give her the secret, and she wouldn't take it. Let's get on the carpet and have a jolly good wish. You'll have time enough to repent of things all next week.
'And then Sir Robert retired, after many gracious speeches; but last week he again took the field in force, with his coach and six horses, his laced scarlet waistcoat, and best bob-wig all very grand, as the good-boy books say. 'Ay! and what was his overture? 'Why, he talked with great form of an attachment on the part of Charles Hazlewood to Miss Bertram.
"My!" murmured Ebony to Hockins in an undertone, "if I couldn't spoke better English dan dat I'd swaller my tongue!" "Well good-boy," said the Interpreter, holding out his hand, which Mark grasped and shook smilingly, as he replied, "Thank you, I'm glad you think I'm a good-boy." "No, no not that!" exclaimed the Interpreter, "good day, not good boy; good-night, good morning!
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