The ribald demons that infested the back of Ann Veronica’s mind urged
various facetious interrogations upon her, as, for example, where the witness had
acquired his prose style. —'How so?' says I. "All I want is to be happy!" she said aloud, as if she were asking for something
of such ordinary value that God would readily accord it to her because there was
so little demand for the commodity. I admit it. ” He cried
traitorously. The word handsome was a little beyond her grasp. Sir John felt hot and furious. ‘I’m only surprised you
have not released yourself. “All these days I have taken her for you. "
Sheppard cordially returned the pressure; and, cautioning Thames, "not to let the
ruffles drop, or they might tell a tale," began to warble the following fragment of
a robber melody:—
"Oh! give me a chisel, a knife, or a file,
And the dubsmen shall find that I'll do it in style!
Tol-de-rol!"
"Vot the devil are you about, noisy?" inquired Abraham.
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