"I don' know but one tief in Minóok," he said wildly, like a man wandering in a fever, and unconscious of having spoken, till he noticed there was a diversion of some sort.

Alwes spected massa 'd be 'xcusin' Cap o' turnin' tief.

"Ah, ah, grip also," said I to him, "deep, deep François, you not spoken, but tief all as von.

A Dutchman once called upon Friend Hopper, and said, "A tief have stole mine goots.

" "Shall I find mine goots?" exclaimed the delighted Dutchman; "and where is de tief?" "Art thou quite sure about the age of the moon?" inquired the pretended magician.

"Tell me how you know I will find mine goots, and where I will find de tief?" rejoined he.

You make figures again, den you tell me where is de tief.

I go, and find mine goots and de tief, just as you say.

On the other hand, Dr. Gronau, Titian's latest biographer, declares that the thoughtful expression ("der tief empfundene Ausdruck") of the Madonna is essentially Giorgionesque.