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Johnny Cos sighed and resigned himself to row in silence, only murmuring at intervals: "'Otel Lisbon; good, ver' good, an' cheap!" When that murmur, taking courage to grow audible, drew the mate's eye upon him, he stopped short in the middle of it and murmured no more.
For just think of it, Mary: except that first year or so after you were married, we've been together, you and me, pretty much ever since you came to us that time at the 'otel a little black midget of a thing in short frocks. I can still remember 'ow Jinn and I laughed at the idea of you teaching us; and 'ow poor ma said to wait and make sure we weren't laughing on the wrong side of our mouths.
Madame placed the candle on the chimneypiece, locked the door, and put the key in her pocket. 'I always do so in 'otel' said she, with a wink at me. And, then with a long 'ha! expressive of fatigue and relief, she threw herself into a chair. 'So 'ere we are at last! said she; 'I'm glad. There's your bed, Maud. Mine is in the dressing-room. She took the candle, and I went in with her.
These latter seize you as you descend from your place, twenty cards are thrust into your hand, and as many voices, jabbering with inconceivable swiftness, shriek into your ear, "Dis way, sare; are you for ze' 'Otel of Rhin? 'Hotel de l'Amiraute! 'Hotel Bristol, sare! Monsieur, 'l'Hotel de Lille? Sacr-rrre 'nom de Dieu, laissez passer ce petit, monsieur! Ow mosh loggish ave you, sare?"
He turned rather blankly upon Mary, who was going away quite composedly, as if there was nothing which she wanted to tell or he to hear. "Where is my brother and the ladies?" said the amazed doctor. "They all went off to the 'otel, sir, as soon as Mr Rider came down-stairs," said Mary, complacently.
I make quite a bit of monee, m'sieu, with the 'otel and the mill, and a leetle bet and a leetle horses. Bien what you say? Very well. What must I do with this monee while I live, and if I die? 'Give it to the Church, Father Rielle, he say. 'No, sir, I say!"
"Bless you, it couldn't rain today, with Miss Norah comin' home!" "I don't believe, meself, that Providence 'ud 'ave the 'eart," said Mrs. Brown. "Picksher them now, all flyin' round and gettin' ready to start, and snatchin' a bite of breakfast " "If I know Master Jim 'twill be no bite he'll snatch!" put in Mick. "Well, all I 'ope is that the 'otel don't poison them," said Mrs. Brown darkly.
Yuba Bill visits him, and on finding him in evening dress lifts up his voice in a superb lamentation over the tragedy of finding his old friend at last "a 'otel waiter." Then, vindictively pursuing the satire, he calls fiercely to his young friend, "Hi, Alphonse! bring me a patty de foy gras, damme." These are the things that make us love the eminent Bill.
"Major Pendennis is hout, sir," said Morgan, with gravity, bowing, but not touching the elegant cap which he wore. "Major Pendennis have left this ouse to-day, sir, and I have no longer the honor of being in his service, sir." "Indeed, and where is he?" "I believe he ave taken tempory lodgings at Cox's otel, in Jummin street," said Mr.
Monsieur was unreasonable. She had her time to consider; she could not waste it. Peter took his case from his pocket and selected a note, folded it, and handed it to her, without a word. She slipped it into her bag. "Give me a cigarette," she said. "Let us have one little glass here, and then we will go on to an 'otel I know, and hear the band and see the dresses, and talk is it not so?"
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