I've got an idee.

I like the idee, and think it can be carried out.

But it was just like Major; everybody come to her for a word of help or comfort, whether they took her idee or not,she had such feelin' for other folks's trouble.

"Me?I couldn't git out a word for a minute, and he started for me. 'Which one?' he repeats, hoarse with rage, and that gives me an idee. 'Stand back!'

DRIEU LA ROCHELLE, PIERRE. Ecrits de jeunesse; interrogation, fond de cantine suite dans les idees le jeune europeen.

"Such a thing would never have troubled me if I hadn't a-learnt from experience that facts carried out the idee.

"'At first,' he says, 'you might git the idee there was somethin' jubeeous in these preceedin's, but there ain't.

I gets it of Fay, so you gains an idee of th' lay of the land a whole lot.

Dis got to be a rebbleushun; and when dat begin in 'arnest, gib up all idee of 'mendment.

"Got any idee what he was drivin' at?"

" "Guess there wan't many idees to give round to other folks after the Lord made her!"

" I hated such oncongenial idees.

" "Ay, ay; all this is easy enough aforehand, and to such scholars as you; but it comes hard on a fellow like myself to heave his idees out of him, as it might be, with a windlass.

"Didn't hev no idee where I wus.

Tell 'em this, Philip-o, and let me know their idees, in answer.

"I mentioned this idee to Pete.

"You're quite right, my dear, and it's matter of surprise to me how you should pick up so many useful idees, in an out-of-the-way place, like Willow Cove.

"I took thought of Mrs. Scraggs out there all alone by herself, with her darlin' Zeke entirely out of reach, and while I don't recommend the idee of jollyin' yourself by gloatin' over the misfortunes of others, I thinks

"Trouble enough have I had to find the group, and we Vineyard-men don't relish the idee of being outdone.

Josiah came in pretty soon, and when I told him about it he acted real huffy and agreed with Jane Olive, and resented the idee of a Home for Fallen Men.

But you don't sabe the idee.

What did Jim knowwhat could a man who said "idees" knowabout the great world-reforming thoughts that engaged his attention?

Why, that two-year-old boy settin' there regulatin' that clock warn't no mo' 'n to say a pink spot on the piller 'fo' he commenced to set fo'th his idees, and he ain't never backed down on no principle thet he set fo'th, to this day.

My brain hain't powerful enough to tackle the idee.

But I've talked longer now 'n I hed any idee, An' ther's others you want to hear more '