I like to see a man risen to
eminence like you, having his heart in the right place. When is to be
the marriage, my boy?'
"'Capting S.' says I, 'my marridge consunns your most umble servnt a
precious sight more than you;'--and I gev him to understand I didn't
want him to put in HIS ore--I wasn't afrayd of his whiskers, I prommis
you, Capting as he was. I'm a British Lion, I am as brayv as Bonypert,
Hannible, or Holiver Crummle, and would face bagnits as well as any Evy
drigoon of 'em all.
"Lady Hangelina, too, igspawstulated in her hartfl way. 'Mr. De la
Pluche (seshee), why, why press this point? You can't suppose that you
will be happy with a person like me?'
"'I adoar you, charming gal!' says I. 'Never, never go to say any such
thing.'
"'You adored Mary Ann first,' answers her ladyship; 'you can't keep your
eyes off her now. If any man courts her you grow so jealous that you
begin beating him. You will break the girl's heart if you don't marry
her, and perhaps some one else's--but you don't mind THAT.'
"'Break yours, you adoarible creature! I'd die first! And as for Mary
Hann, she will git over it; people's arts aint broakn so easy. Once for
all, suckmstances is changed betwigst me and er. It's a pang to part
with her' (says I, my fine hi's filling with tears), 'but part from her
I must.
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