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"I'm sure Harvey has suffered enough already from having so much concerns with the rig'lars," replied the housekeeper.
The surgeon, having satisfied himself that everything was as he had left it, very deliberately resumed his seat and replaced his wig, as he inquired, with a brevity that would have honored Lieutenant Mason,-"Had it petticoats, George?""I saw nothing but its heavenly eyes - its bloom - its majestic step - its grace," replied the young man, with rather more ardor than his surgeon thought consistent with his debilitated condition; and he laid his hand on his mouth to stop him, saying himself,-"It must have been Miss Jeanette Peyton - a lady of fine accomplishments, with - hem - with something of the kind of step you speak of - a very complacent eye; and as to the bloom, I dare say offices of charity can summon as fine a color to her cheeks, as glows in the faces of her more youthful nieces."
"Very true," replied the captain, kicking a slipper towards the bed.
First helping himself, therefore, to a little of his favorite bottle, he replied with admirable coolness,-"Colonel Wellmere, your pardon; Major Dunwoodie owes his allegiance to the confederated states of North America, and where he owes it he pays it.
"Our parents were cousins," faintly replied Frances.
"Now sure, Captain Jack, ye's always full of your complimentaries," replied the sutler, taking the bridle of her customer.
"Sure, captain, and wasn't it the ould cow?" replied the sutler, with a warmth that proceeded partly from dissatisfaction at the complaints of her favorite, and partly from grief at the loss of the deceased.
"What!" roared the trooper, stopping short as he was about to swallow his morsel, "ancient Jenny!""The devil!" cried another, dropping his knife and fork, "she who made the campaign of the Jerseys with us?""The very same," replied the mistress of the hotel, with a piteous aspect of woe; "a gentle baste, and one that could and did live on less than air, at need.
"I have been taught to lay the burden of my sins at the feet of my Savior," replied the peddler.
"'Tis nothing," replied the peddler, recovering his natural manner, and lowering his face to avoid the earnest looks of his companion.
"He is yet asleep," replied the man, "and he makes such a noise, I could hardly hear the bugles sound the alarm."
The allusion to the practice of the ancients somewhat softened the indignation of the surgeon, and he replied, with rather less hauteur,-"You should speak with reverence of the usages of those who have gone before us, and who, however ignorant they were in matters of science, and particularly that of surgery, yet furnished many brilliant hints to our own improvements.
"Poor, ignorant wretch!" exclaimed the veteran, recovering his voice with a long-drawn breath; "think you that figure was made of flesh and blood?""Harvey ain't fleshy," replied the black, "but he berry clebber man."
replied Katy, lowering her voice and looking around her."He was a wonderful disregardful man, and minded a guinea no more than I do a kernel of corn.
The trooper averted his face as he replied, "None ever receive a ball there, and survive."
"Apology, sir, is unnecessary," replied the trooper, curling his lip.
"To the king's majesty!" replied Katy.
But Henry replied, with earnest grace,-"That I passed your pickets in disguise, is true; but - ""Peace!" interrupted the president.
On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect, and replied, with an air of puzzled thought,-"I don't know, sir; but just now the prisoner looked queer.
"I certainly dare not," replied the subaltern, gravely shaking his head, "unless you will take the responsibility of an order; but Major Dunwoodie will be back again in two hours, and we can carry the tidings through the hills before daylight; so that by spreading patrols across, from one river to the other, and offering a reward to the country people, their escape will yet be impossible, unless they can join the party that is said to be out on the Hudson."
"He broke down in the chase," replied the Skinner quickly; "but I can tell you where one is to be found that is worth him and his sire."
"Are we likely to have a warm day, Captain Lawton?""'Tis more than probable," replied the trooper; "these militia seldom fail of making a bloody field, either by their cowardice or their ignorance, and the real soldier is made to suffer for their bad conduct."
"What did he call you?""My name is Wharton Dunwoodie," replied the youth, smiling.
The extraordinary vehemence of the stranger's manner had passed away as suddenly as it was exhibited, but he listened to this speech with deep interest, while Dunwoodie replied, a little gravely, - "Come, come, Tom, no jokes about my good aunt, I beg; she is kindness itself, and I have heard it whispered that her youth was not altogether happy."
"Softly, softly; handle me tenderly," replied the lieutenant.
"I have no questions to ask him," Potter's lawyer replied.
The Welshman started--stared in return--three seconds--five seconds--ten--then replied: "Of burglar's tools.
He repeated it afterwards several times, that he was in love with me, and my heart spoke as plain as a voice, that I liked it; nay, whenever he said, 'I am in love with you,' my blushes plainly replied, 'Would you were, sir.'
But he shall find I can deny him, for all that.''Well, my dear,' says he, 'but let me give you the whole story as it went on between us, and then say what you will.'Then he went on and told me that he replied thus: 'But, brother, you know she has nothing, and you may have several ladies with good fortunes.'
He continued perfectly calm, notwithstanding all my reproaches, and I was not sparing of them at all; but he replied at last, 'My dear, I have not broken one promise with you yet; I did tell you I would marry you when I was come to my estate; but you see my father is a hale, healthy man, and may live these thirty years still, and not be older than several are round us in town; and you never proposed my marrying you sooner, because you knew it might be my ruin; and as to all the rest, I have not failed you in anything, you have wanted for nothing.'
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