"He's a hot 'un in a scrap," said the Sergeant, sitting in a public house at Sprotsfield on Boxing Day evening, Mr. Bennett and sundry other excursionists from London being present.

If I was you, squire, I'd clap the baggage into Northleach gaol, and exercise the justice of the peace agin un for an idle varmint.

De next morning, afore de broke ob day, massa and de trader comes round to our cabin, and seeing Phillis at de door, putting de young uns to rights, and clarin' up a little, 'fore we goes out to de field, de fierce man cracked his whip, and jumping ober de young uns, caught Phillis by de arm, and whirling her round and round, called out, 'I say, mister,

Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l.

I know you ain't a bad un with the maulers.

Un aliento de fuego abrasó su cara, un mar de luz obscureció sus ojos, un trueno gigante retumbó en sus oídos, y arrancado del corcel y lanzado al vacío como la piedra candente que arroja un volcán, se sintió bajar, y bajar sin caer nunca, ciego, abrasado y ensordecido, como cayó el ángel rebelde cuando Dios derribó el pedestal de su orgullo con un soplo de sus labios.

Then thatthat old idea of mine to take a little one from the orphanagea young 'un around the" "O Lord!"

"Voila, un as!" says the French soldier, indicating one of these brave modest fellows who chances to be passing.

Allor, quasi di tomba, uscir ne sente Un indistinto gemito dolente; Che poi distinto in voci:

We'll pay for 'un like men; and if you don't, we'll break every bottle in your shop." To which, what between bodily fear and real good-nature, old Heale assented; and so ended that eventful night.

" "Much of your army here?" "'Nuff to lick you uns out of your boots, I reckon.

Esto, sobre poco mas ó menos, era Esteban en cuanto al físico; respecto á su moral, podía asegurarse sin temor de ser desmentido ni por él ni por ninguna de las personas que le conocían, que era perfectamente simple, aunque un tanto suspicaz y malicioso como buen rústico.

y ha escogido un asunto de la mayor importancia.

But all this is over, and we do hope that you, ma'am, and the young squoire 'll live long, and the young 'un of all long after we are gone to our rest,and that you'll be as fond of Folking as Folking is of you.

A good un at his books, I'll be bound.

Ehyo'll never get un oop that road.

Tout à coup à ses yeux qui cherchent le chemin, Avec je ne sais quoi de lugubre et d'humain, Une sombre masure apparaît décrépite; Ni lumière, ni feu; la porte au vent palpite; Sur les murs vermoulus branle un toit hasardeux, La bise sur ce toit tord des chaumes hideux, jaunes, sales, pareils aux grosses eaux d'un fleuve.

"That small 'un down t'other end on the left, sir."

"Après quelques ans d'absence, Au rencontre elle s'élance; Elle se fait une toilette de très bon goût Des pantoufles sur les pieds, Des lunettes sur le nez, Et un collier sur le couc'était tout.

"Nobody's asked my opinion," observed Shade Buckheath, who made one of the family group, "but as far as I can see there ain't a thing to hurt young 'uns about mill work; and there surely ain't any good reason why they shouldn't earn their way, same as we all do.

El carácter del criado y las situaciones todas en que se encuentra son excelentes y pertenecen a la buena comedia: del padre pudiéramos decir lo que dice la marquesa de su marido; ni es feo, ni es bonito: es un hombre pasivo, es un instrumento no más del astuto don Eduardo.