{"Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Gordon reporting,", "narration_text": "A startled grunt came from the instrument, followed by the clicks of hasty switching. In less than fifteen seconds, Trench's voice barked out of the phone."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Gordon? Where the hell you been?\"", "narration_text": "A startled grunt came from the instrument, followed by the clicks of hasty switching. In less than fifteen seconds, Trench's voice barked out of the phone."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Up an alley between McCutcheon and Miles,", "narration_text": "A startled grunt came from the instrument, followed by the clicks of hasty switching. In less than fifteen seconds, Trench's voice barked out of the phone."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"With a corpse. Murdoch's corpse. Better send out the wagon.\"", "narration_text": "A startled grunt came from the instrument, followed by the clicks of hasty switching. In less than fifteen seconds, Trench's voice barked out of the phone."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Okay, I'll be out in ten minutes.\"", "narration_text": "A startled grunt came from the instrument, followed by the clicks of hasty switching. In less than fifteen seconds, Trench's voice barked out of the phone."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Yeah. Claimed he was head of it here, and wanted me to send a message to Earth for him.\"", "narration_text": "Isaiah Trench was better than his word. He swung his gray car up to the alley in seven minutes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"He must have been to spin that story ... By the way, thanks for killing that sniper. You're a good shot. I'd be dead if you weren't, I guess.\"", "narration_text": "They didn't speak until Trench stopped in front of Mother Corey's place. Then the captain turned and stuck out his hand."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"I could start a nasty investigation, I guess. But I heard him raving, too. Give me a hand, and I'll take care of all this ... Want me to drop you off?\"", "narration_text": "They didn't speak until Trench stopped in front of Mother Corey's place. Then the captain turned and stuck out his hand."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Congratulations, by the way. I forgot to tell you, but you won the lottery. You're a sergeant from now on.\"", "narration_text": "Bruce Gordon nodded, and the old man sighed. Something suspiciously like a tear glistened in his eyes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"We thought you'd gone on the lam, cobber. But I guess, since Trench brought you back, you've cooled. Good, good. As a respectable man now, I couldn't have stashed you from the cops -- though I might have been tempted -- mighty tempted.", "narration_text": "Bruce Gordon nodded, and the old man sighed. Something suspiciously like a tear glistened in his eyes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Tell me, lad, did they get Murdoch?\"", "narration_text": "Bruce Gordon nodded, and the old man sighed. Something suspiciously like a tear glistened in his eyes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"I thought you were taking a bath,", "narration_text": "So the promotion had come from Trench! It bothered him. When a turkey sees corn on the menu, it's time to wonder about Thanksgiving."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Fate's against me, cobber. With all the shooting, some punk put a bullet clean through the wall and the plastic of the tub. Fifty gallons of water, all wasted!\"", "narration_text": "So the promotion had come from Trench! It bothered him. When a turkey sees corn on the menu, it's time to wonder about Thanksgiving."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I had odds you'd beat the ticket, though the Mother and me were worried there for a while. How'd you grease the fix?\"", "narration_text": "So the promotion had come from Trench! It bothered him. When a turkey sees corn on the menu, it's time to wonder about Thanksgiving."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"What happened to you, Izzy?\"", "narration_text": "So the promotion had come from Trench! It bothered him. When a turkey sees corn on the menu, it's time to wonder about Thanksgiving."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Price of being honest. But the gees who paid me protection didn't get hurt, gov'nor.", "narration_text": "So the promotion had come from Trench! It bothered him. When a turkey sees corn on the menu, it's time to wonder about Thanksgiving."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"So they pay double tomorrow. Honesty pays, gov'nor, if you squeeze it once in a while ... Funny, you making sergeant; I thought two other gees won the lottery.\"", "narration_text": "So the promotion had come from Trench! It bothered him. When a turkey sees corn on the menu, it's time to wonder about Thanksgiving."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"It's easy enough, and you'll get plenty of credit in the fund for it. I need two men who can keep their mouths shut.\"", "narration_text": "The next day, he drafted Izzy and Gordon for a trip outside the dome."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"That's it. Take tomorrow off, if you want, and I'll fix credit for you. But just remember you haven't seen anything. You don't know any more than our old friend Murdoch!\"", "narration_text": "The next day, he drafted Izzy and Gordon for a trip outside the dome."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Guns and contraband ammunition for the administration from Earth. And they must have paid half the graft they've taken for that. What the hell do they want it for?\"", "narration_text": "Izzy jerked a shoulder upwards and a twist ran across his pock-marked face."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"War, what else? Gov'nor, Earth must be boiling about the election. Maybe Security's getting set to spring.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon took the next day off to look for Sheila Corey, but nobody would admit having seen her."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"When do we get our money?\"", "narration_text": "A rope rose from the crowd and settled around him. In a second, he was pulled down, and the crowd surged forward."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"That's the way a panic is, cobber,", "narration_text": "The mob was beginning to break up now, but it was still in an ugly mood."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"There's a run, then everything is ruined. I tried to get you when I first heard the rumor, but you were gone. And when this starts, a man has to get there first.", "narration_text": "The mob was beginning to break up now, but it was still in an ugly mood."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"And I just made it, too.\"", "narration_text": "The mob was beginning to break up now, but it was still in an ugly mood."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"But what started it?\"", "narration_text": "\"Rumors that Mayor Wayne got a big loan from the bank -- and why not, seeing it was his bank! Nobody had to guess that he'd never pay it back, so -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"If we hold past midnight, we'll be set, gov'nor,", "narration_text": "Izzy slipped over as he began to get them organized."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"They go crazy for a while, but give 'em a few hours and they stop most of it. I figure you know where all the scratch went?\"", "narration_text": "Izzy slipped over as he began to get them organized."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Sure -- guns from Earth! The damned fools!\"", "narration_text": "Izzy slipped over as he began to get them organized."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_09_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Yeah. But not fools. Just bloody well-informed, gov'nor. Earth's sending a fleet -- got official word of it. No way of telling how big, but it's coming.\"", "narration_text": "Izzy slipped over as he began to get them organized."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"You're going to be busy,", "narration_text": " Murdoch announced shortly in the dilapidated building that had been hastily converted to a precinct house."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Damn it, you're men, not sharks. I've got a free hand, and we're going to run this the way we would on Earth. Your job is to protect the citizens here -- and that means everyone not breaking the laws -- whether you feel like it or not. No graft. The first man making a shakedown will get the same treatment we're going to use on the Stonewall boys. You'll get double pay here, and you can live on it!\"", "narration_text": " Murdoch announced shortly in the dilapidated building that had been hastily converted to a precinct house."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"You five will come with me. I'm going to show how we operate. The rest of you can team up any way you want tonight, pick any route that's open. Okay, men, let's go.\"", "narration_text": "Bruce Gordon grinned slowly as he swung the stick, and Murdoch's eyes fell on him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Then you should be ashamed to be in this mess. But whatever your reasons, you'll be useful. Take those two and give them some lessons, while I do the same with these.\"", "narration_text": "He began wondering about Security, then. Nobody had tried to get in touch with him. Were they waiting for him to get up on a soapbox?"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"A good clubbing beats hanging,", "narration_text": "He began wondering about Security, then. Nobody had tried to get in touch with him. Were they waiting for him to get up on a soapbox?"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"But it has to be good. Go in for business, and don't stop just because the other guy quits. Give them hell!\"", "narration_text": "He began wondering about Security, then. Nobody had tried to get in touch with him. Were they waiting for him to get up on a soapbox?"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Knock them out and kick them down!", "narration_text": "He began wondering about Security, then. Nobody had tried to get in touch with him. Were they waiting for him to get up on a soapbox?"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"And don't let them get away!\"", "narration_text": "He began wondering about Security, then. Nobody had tried to get in touch with him. Were they waiting for him to get up on a soapbox?"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Where are you going?\"", "narration_text": "Murdoch indicated one who stood with his shoulders shaking and tears running down his cheeks. The captain's face was as sick as Gordon felt."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"To find a phone and call the wagon.\"", "narration_text": "Murdoch indicated one who stood with his shoulders shaking and tears running down his cheeks. The captain's face was as sick as Gordon felt."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"We're not using wagons,", "narration_text": "Murdoch indicated one who stood with his shoulders shaking and tears running down his cheeks. The captain's face was as sick as Gordon felt."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Take him aside. Names.\"", "narration_text": "His screams were almost worse than the beating but names began to come. Gordon took them down, and then returned with the man to the others."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"I want the name of every man in the gang you can remember,", "narration_text": "His screams were almost worse than the beating but names began to come. Gordon took them down, and then returned with the man to the others."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Colonel, they'd kill me! I don't know.\"", "narration_text": "His screams were almost worse than the beating but names began to come. Gordon took them down, and then returned with the man to the others."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"If he should turn up dead, I'll know you boys are responsible, and I'll find you. Now get out of this district, or get honest jobs! Because every time one of my men sees one of you, this will happen again. And you can pass the word along that the Stonewall gang is dead!\"", "narration_text": "He turned and moved off down the street, the others at his side. Gordon nodded."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I've heard the theory, but never saw it in practice. Suppose the whole gang jumps us at once?\"", "narration_text": " Murdoch decided. Gordon realized that the gang had figured that concentrating the police here meant other territories would be safe."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Then we're taken. The old book I got the idea from didn't mention that.\"", "narration_text": " Murdoch decided. Gordon realized that the gang had figured that concentrating the police here meant other territories would be safe."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"We'd better shift to another territory,", "narration_text": " Murdoch decided. Gordon realized that the gang had figured that concentrating the police here meant other territories would be safe."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Object lesson!\"", "narration_text": "Two more groups were given the treatment. In the third one, Bruce Gordon spotted one of the men who'd been beaten before. He was a sick-looking spectacle."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Get a stretcher, and take him wherever he belongs,", "narration_text": "Two more groups were given the treatment. In the third one, Bruce Gordon spotted one of the men who'd been beaten before. He was a sick-looking spectacle."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"I'm leaving you two able to walk for that. But if you get caught again, you'll get still worse.\"", "narration_text": "Two more groups were given the treatment. In the third one, Bruce Gordon spotted one of the men who'd been beaten before. He was a sick-looking spectacle."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Poor devils!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon rode back in the official car with Murdoch and both were silent most of the way. But the captain stirred finally, sighing."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"No, the cops they're giving me. We're covered, Gordon. But the Stonewall gang is backing Wayne. He's let me come in because he figures it will get him more votes. But afterwards, he'll have me out; and then the boys with me will be marks for the gang when it comes back. Besides, it'll show on the books that they didn't kick into his fund. I can always go back to Earth, and I'll try to take you along. But it's going to be tough on them.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon rode back in the official car with Murdoch and both were silent most of the way. But the captain stirred finally, sighing."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I've got a yellow ticket, from Security.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon rode back in the official car with Murdoch and both were silent most of the way. But the captain stirred finally, sighing."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"So you're that Gordon? But you're still a good cop.\"", "narration_text": "They rode on further in silence, until Gordon broke the ice to ease the tension. He found himself liking the other."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"What makes you think Wayne will be re-elected? Nobody wants him, except a gang of crooks and those in power.\"", "narration_text": "They rode on further in silence, until Gordon broke the ice to ease the tension. He found himself liking the other."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Ever see a Martian election? No, you're a firster. He can't lose! And then hell is going to pop, and this whole planet may be blown wide open!\"", "narration_text": "They rode on further in silence, until Gordon broke the ice to ease the tension. He found himself liking the other."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"And you'll turn honest all over, now you're in uniform. Take me, cobber. I figured on laying low for a while, then opening up a few rooms for a good pusher or two, maybe a high-class duchess. Cost 'em more, but they'd be respectable. Only now I'm respectable myself, they don't look so good. But this honesty stuff, it's like dope. You start out on a little, and you have to go all the way.\"", "narration_text": "After that, they began to go hunting for the members of the gang. They had the names of nearly all of them, and some pretty good ideas of their hide-outs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"It didn't affect Honest Izzy,", "narration_text": "After that, they began to go hunting for the members of the gang. They had the names of nearly all of them, and some pretty good ideas of their hide-outs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_04_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Nope. Because Izzy is always honest, according to how he sees it. But you got Earth ideas of the stuff, like I had once. Too bad.", "narration_text": "After that, they began to go hunting for the members of the gang. They had the names of nearly all of them, and some pretty good ideas of their hide-outs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Banks will be reopened as rapidly as the Legal Government can extend its control, and all deposits previously made will be honored in full.\"", "narration_text": "That brought a cheer from the crowd, as the sound truck moved on. Gordon saw two of the police officers nearby fingering their badges thoughtfully."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Let them bribe us if they like. We're going to win this war.\"", "narration_text": "Then another truck rolled into view, and the Mayor's canned voice came over it, panting as if he'd had to rush to make the recording. He began directly:"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Food, and some other stuff. There are some refuse bags, too. Yell when you want them removed.\"", "narration_text": "He had no use for the present administration, but Earth had no right to take over without a formal investigation, and a chance for the people to state their choice."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Water! Two gallons!\"", "narration_text": " The salesgirl had explained how one gallon was enough in the plastic bag that served as a tub; he had his doubts."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"There are heat tablets, and a skin tub.", "narration_text": " The salesgirl had explained how one gallon was enough in the plastic bag that served as a tub; he had his doubts."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Detergent. The whole works.\"", "narration_text": " The salesgirl had explained how one gallon was enough in the plastic bag that served as a tub; he had his doubts."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"I suppose I should thank you, but I don't like to be told I stink so much you can't stand me in the next room!\"", "narration_text": "He still hadn't solved his problem in the morning; out of habit, he put on his uniform and went across to Izzy's room. But Izzy was already gone."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Hell, I've gotten so I can stand your grandfather,", "narration_text": "He still hadn't solved his problem in the morning; out of habit, he put on his uniform and went across to Izzy's room. But Izzy was already gone."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"This will identify the bearer, BRUCE IRVING GORDON, as a PRIME agent of the Office of Solar Security, empowered to make and execute any and all directives under the powers of this office.", "narration_text": "His fingers were still stiff as he began tearing off the thin covering with his knife; the paper backing peeled away easily."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"You've got a visitor -- outside,", "narration_text": "A knock sounded from across the hall. Gordon thrust the damning badge as deep into his pouch as he could cram it and looked out. It was Mother Corey."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Trench. And I don't like the stench of that kind of cop in my place. Get him away, cobber, get him away!\"", "narration_text": "A knock sounded from across the hall. Gordon thrust the damning badge as deep into his pouch as he could cram it and looked out. It was Mother Corey."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Good. At least some men are loyal. Had breakfast, Gordon?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon found Trench pacing up and down in front of the house, scowling up at it. But the ex-Marine smiled as he saw Bruce Gordon in uniform."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"What's the angle?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, and realized suddenly that the decision seemed to have been taken out of his hands. They crossed the street and went down half a block."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I'll have to trust you, Gordon. I've never been sure. But either you're loyal now or I can't depend on anyone being loyal.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, and realized suddenly that the decision seemed to have been taken out of his hands. They crossed the street and went down half a block."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"So we're going to need men with guts. Gordon, you had training under Murdoch -- who knew his business. And you aren't a coward, as most of these fat fools are. I've got a proposition, straight from Wayne.\"", "narration_text": "Trench put his coffee down and yelled for more. It was obvious he'd spent the night without sleep."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Take that -- captain at large -- and conscript any of the Municipal Force you want, up to a hundred. Pick out any place you want, train them to handle those damned Legals the way Murdoch handled the Stonewall boys. In return, the sky's the limit. Name your own salary, once you've done the job. And no kickbacks, either!\"", "narration_text": "Trench put his coffee down and yelled for more. It was obvious he'd spent the night without sleep."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"We're in enemy territory,", "narration_text": "A hubbub sounded outside, and Trench grimaced as a police whistle sounded, and a Municipal cop ran by."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"The Legals got this precinct last night. Captain Hendrix and some of his men wanted to come back with full battle equipment and chase them out. I had a hell of a time getting them to take it easy. I suppose that was some damned fool who tried to go back to his beat.\"", "narration_text": "A hubbub sounded outside, and Trench grimaced as a police whistle sounded, and a Municipal cop ran by."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Then you'd better look again,", "narration_text": "A hubbub sounded outside, and Trench grimaced as a police whistle sounded, and a Municipal cop ran by."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"We've got to stop this. Get my car -- up the street -- call Arliss on the phone -- under the dash. Or Wayne. I'll bring Hendrix.\"", "narration_text": " Gordon told the man. Rebellion, rebellion! He'd meant to say revolution, but..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Damn it, there's a rebellion going on!", "narration_text": " Gordon told the man. Rebellion, rebellion! He'd meant to say revolution, but..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_11_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Yes, yes, congratulations. Trench was quite right; you're fully authorized. Did you call me out of bed just to check on that, young man?\"", "narration_text": "\"No, I -- \" Then he hung up. Hendrix had dropped to his knees and fired before Trench could knock the gun from his hands."}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Whatso thou doest is right!", "narration_text": " Then one of the merchants came up to him and asked,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"O thou city filth, by the right of my bonnet, if thou leave not this weeping, I will sell thee to none but a Jew!", "narration_text": " Then one of the merchants came up to him and asked,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I have brought a slave girl whose brother fell ill, and I sent him to my people about Jerusalem, that they might tend him till he is cured. As for her I want to sell her, but after the dog her brother fell sick, the separation from him was grievous to her, and since then she doth nothing but weep, and now I wish that whoso is minded to buy her of me speak softly to her and say, 'Thy brother is with me in Jerusalem ill'; and I will be easy with him about her price.", "narration_text": " Then one of the merchants came up to him and asked,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"How old is she?", "narration_text": " Now when the merchant heard this, he set forth with the Badawi and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"She is a virgin, just come to marriageable age, and she is endowed with sense and breeding and wit and beauty and loveliness. But from the day I sent her brother to Jerusalem, her heart hath been yearning for him, so that her beauty is fallen away and her value lessened.", "narration_text": " Now when the merchant heard this, he set forth with the Badawi and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"O Shaykh[FN#245] of the Arabs, I will go with thee and buy of thee this girl whom thou praisest so highly for wit and manners and beauty and loveliness; and I will pay thee her price but it must be upon conditions which if thou accept, I will give thee ready money, and if thou accept not I will return her to thee.", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"An thou wilt, take her up to the Sultan Sharrkan, son of Omar bin al-Nu'uman lord of Baghdad and of the land of Khorasan, and condition me any conditions thou likest, for when thou hast brought her before King Sharrkan, haply she will please him, and he will pay thee her price and a good profit for thyself to boot.", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"It happens that I have just now something to ask from him, and it is this that he write me an order upon the office, exempting me from custom dues and also that he write me a letter of recommendation to his father, King Omar bin al-Nu'uman. So if he take the girl, I will weigh[FN#246] thee out her price at once.", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"I agree with thee to this condition,", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"There she sitteth; go to her and look at her and speak to her kindly as I enjoined thee.", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"If she be even as thou saddest, I shall get of the Sultan what I will for her.", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Peace be on thee, my little maid! How art thou?", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"This also was registered in the Book of Destiny.", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I believe this one cometh to buy me;", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"If I hold aloof from him, I shall abide with my tyrant and he will do me to death with beating. In any case, this person is handsome of face and maketh me hope for better treatment from him than from my brute of a Badawi. May be he cometh only to hear me talk; so I will give him a fair answer.", "narration_text": " Then she looked at him and, seeing him to be a man of respectable semblance with a handsome face, she said to herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"And upon thee be peace, O my lord, and Allah's mercy and His benediction![FN#248] This is what is commanded of the Prophet, whom Allah bless and preserve! As for thine enquiry how I am, if thou wouldst know my case, it is such as thou wouldst not wish but to thy foe.", "narration_text": " All this while her eyes were fixed on the ground; then she raised them to him and said in a sweet voice,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"What is her price, for indeed she is noble?", "narration_text": " All this while her eyes were fixed on the ground; then she raised them to him and said in a sweet voice,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Thou wilt turn me the girl's head with this talk! Why dost thou say that she is noble,[FN#249] while she is of the scum of slave-girls and of the refuse of folk? I will not sell her to thee!", "narration_text": " When the merchant heard this, he knew the man to be weak of wits and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Calm thyself, for I will buy her of thee with these blemishes thou mentionest.", "narration_text": " When the merchant heard this, he knew the man to be weak of wits and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"And how much wilt thou give me for her?", "narration_text": " When the merchant heard this, he knew the man to be weak of wits and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Name thy price for her: none should name the son save his sire.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"None shall name it but thou thyself.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"This wildling is a rudesby and a maggotty head. By Allah, I cannot tell her price, for she hath won my heart with her fair speech and good looks; and, if she can read and write, it will be complete fair luck to her and to her purchaser. But this Badawi does not know her worth.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"O Shaykh of the Arabs, I will give thee in ready money, clear of the tax and the Sultan's dues, two hundred gold pieces.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Get up and go thy ways! By Allah, wert thou to offer me two hundred dinars for the bit of camlet she weareth, I would not sell it to thee. And now I will not sell her, but will keep her by me, to pasture the camels and grind my grist.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Come here, thou stinkard! I will not sell thee.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\"I used to think thee a man of judgment; but, by the right of my bonnet, if thou begone not from me, I will let thee hear what shall not please thee!", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Of a truth this Badawi is mad and knoweth not her value, and I will say no more to him about her price at the present time; for by Allah, were he a man of sense, he would not say, 'By the rights of my bonnet!' By the Almighty, she is worth the kingdom of the Chosro\u00ebs and I have not her price by me, but if he ask even more, I will give him what he will, though it be all my goods.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\"O Shaykh of the Arabs, take patience and calm thyself and tell me what clothes she hath with thee?", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\"And what hath the baggage to do with clothes? By Allah, this camlet in which she is wrapped is ample for her.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\"I will unveil her face and examine her even as folk examine slave-girls whom they think of buying.\"[FN#25", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Up and do what thou wilt and Allah keep thy youth! Examine her outside and inside and, if thou wilt, strip off her clothes and look at her when she is naked.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Allah forfend! I will look at naught save her face.\"[FN#25", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\"O my mistress, what is thy name?", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Doss thou ask what is my name this day or what it was before this day?", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Hast thou then two names: to-day's and yesterday's?", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_36": {"text": "\"my name in the past was Nuzhat al-Zaman, the Delight of the Age; but my name at this present is Ghussat[FN#252] al-Zaman, the Despight of the Age.", "narration_text": " Now when the Badawi heard this, he flew into a violent rage and cried at the merchant, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Hast thou not a sick brother?", "narration_text": " The merchant's head was confounded at the sweetness of her speech and he said to himself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Ay by Allah, O my lord, I have,", "narration_text": " The merchant's head was confounded at the sweetness of her speech and he said to himself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_39": {"text": "\"but fortune hath parted me and him and he lieth sick in Jerusalem.", "narration_text": " The merchant's head was confounded at the sweetness of her speech and he said to himself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_40": {"text": "\"Verily, the Badawi spake the truth of her.", "narration_text": " The merchant's head was confounded at the sweetness of her speech and he said to himself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_41": {"text": "\"And pity one who erst in honour throve, * And now is fallen into sore disgrace. She weeps and bathes her cheeks with railing tears, * And asks 'What cure can meet this fatal case?'\"", "narration_text": " The merchant's head was confounded at the sweetness of her speech and he said to himself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_42": {"text": "\"By the Almighty, do not leave me with a tyrant who knoweth not Allah the Most High! If I pass this night in his place, I shall kill myself with my own hand: save me from him, so Allah save thee from Gehenna-fire.", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_43": {"text": "\"O Shaykh of the Arabs, this slave is none of thine affair; so do thou sell her to me for what thou wilt.", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_44": {"text": "\"and pay me down her price, or I will carry her back to the camp and there set her to feed the camels and gather their dung.\"[FN#25", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_45": {"text": "\"I will give thee fifty thousand dinars for her.", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_46": {"text": "\"Allah will open!\"[FN#25", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_47": {"text": "\"Seventy thousand,", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_48": {"text": "\"Allah will open!", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_49": {"text": "\"this is not the capital spent upon her, for she hath eaten with me barley bread to the value of ninety thousand gold pieces.", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_50": {"text": "\"Thou and thine and all thy tribe in the length of your lives have not eaten a thousand ducats' worth of barley; but I will say thee one word, wherewith if thou be not satisfied, I will set the Viceroy of Damascus on thee and he will take her from thee by force.", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_51": {"text": "\"Say on!", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_52": {"text": "\"An hundred thousand,", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_53": {"text": "\"I have sold her to thee at that price,", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_20_burton_64kb_54": {"text": "\"I shall be able to buy salt with her.", "narration_text": "When she had ended her verse, she turned to the merchant and said in an undertone,"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"You seem to have friends here,", "narration_text": "No explosion came. It had been a crude job, with only a wick for a fuse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"A good thing I was trying to catch up with you. Just missed you at the Precinct House, came after you, and saw you turn in here. Then I heard the rumpus. A good thing for me, too, maybe.\"", "narration_text": "No explosion came. It had been a crude job, with only a wick for a fuse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"How so? And what happened?", "narration_text": "No explosion came. It had been a crude job, with only a wick for a fuse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"One's the result of the other,", "narration_text": "No explosion came. It had been a crude job, with only a wick for a fuse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"They've got me sewed up, and they're throwing the book at me. The old laws make me a citizen while I wear the uniform -- and a citizen can't quit the Force. That puts me out of Earth's jurisdiction. I can't even cable for funds, and I guess I'm too old to start squeezing money out of citizens. I was coming to ask whether you had room in your diggings for a guest -- and I'm hoping now that my part here cinches it.\"", "narration_text": "No explosion came. It had been a crude job, with only a wick for a fuse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Forget that part. There's room enough for two in my place -- and I guess Mother Corey won't mind. I'm damned glad you were following me.\"", "narration_text": " Gordon preferred to let it drop. Murdoch was being given the business for going too far on the Stonewall gang, not for refusing to take normal graft."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"So'm I, Gordon. What'll we do with the prisoners?\"", "narration_text": " Gordon preferred to let it drop. Murdoch was being given the business for going too far on the Stonewall gang, not for refusing to take normal graft."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Leave 'em; we couldn't get a Croopster locked up tonight for anything.\"", "narration_text": " Gordon preferred to let it drop. Murdoch was being given the business for going too far on the Stonewall gang, not for refusing to take normal graft."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"This is the first time I've had to look you up,", "narration_text": " Gordon preferred to let it drop. Murdoch was being given the business for going too far on the Stonewall gang, not for refusing to take normal graft."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"I've been going out nights to help the citizens organize against the Stonewall gang. But that's over now -- they gave me hell for inciting vigilante action, and confined me inside the dome. The way they hate a decent cop here, you'd think honesty was contagious.\"", "narration_text": " Gordon preferred to let it drop. Murdoch was being given the business for going too far on the Stonewall gang, not for refusing to take normal graft."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"It's your room, cobber,", "narration_text": " Gordon preferred to let it drop. Murdoch was being given the business for going too far on the Stonewall gang, not for refusing to take normal graft."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Number forty-two.\"", "narration_text": "His heavy hand rested on Gordon's arm, holding the younger man back. Murdoch gave Gordon a brief, tired smile, and started for the stairs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Thanks, Gordon. I'm turning in right now.\"", "narration_text": "His heavy hand rested on Gordon's arm, holding the younger man back. Murdoch gave Gordon a brief, tired smile, and started for the stairs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Hasn't changed, that one. Must be thirty years, but I'd know Asa Murdoch anywhere. Took me to the spaceport, handed me my yellow ticket, and sent me off for Mars. A nice, clean kid -- just like my own boy was. But Murdoch wasn't like the rest of the neighborhood. He still called me 'sir,' when my boy was walking across the street, so the lad wouldn't know they were sending me away. Oh well, that was a long time ago, cobber. A long time.\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey shook his head, shaking the few hairs on his head and face, and the wrinkles in his doughy skin deepened."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"I'm from the Ajax Householders Protection Group,", "narration_text": " the dark man announced officially. \"We're selling election protection. And brother, do you need it, if you're counting on those mugs. We're assessing you -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Not long on Mars, are you?", "narration_text": " the dark man announced officially. \"We're selling election protection. And brother, do you need it, if you're counting on those mugs. We're assessing you -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"What does your boss Jurgens figure on doing, punk? Taking over all the rackets for the whole city?\"", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"To me, it's nothing,", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Take these two back to young Jurgens, boys, and tell him to keep his punks out of my house.\"", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"As I was going to say, cobber,", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"we've got a little social game going upstairs -- the room with the window. Fine view of the parades. We need a fourth.\"", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"This is Ed Praeger. He's an engineer on our railroad.\"", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"So there really is a surrounding countryside,", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"There are even cities out there, Gordon. Nothing like Marsport, but that's no loss. That's where the real population of Mars is -- decent people, men who are going to turn this into a real planet some day.\"", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"There are plenty like that here, too,", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"First ace deals. Damn it, Mother, sit down-wind from me, won't you? Or else take a bath.\"", "narration_text": "Praeger nodded. He was a big, open-faced man, just turning bald. His handshake was firm and friendly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"I got a surprise for you, cobber,", "narration_text": "Mother Corey chuckled, and wheezed his way up out of the chair, exchanging places with Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"I got me in fifty gallons of water today, and tomorrow I do just that. Made up my mind there was going to be a cleanup in Marsport, even if Wayne does win. And stop examining the cards, Bruce. I don't cheat my friends. The readers are put away for old-times' sake.\"", "narration_text": "Randolph shrugged, and went on as if he hadn't interrupted himself."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Ninety per cent of Marsport is decent. They have to be. It takes at least nine honest men to support a crook. They come up here to start over -- maybe spent half their life saving up for the trip. They hear a man can make fifty credits a day in the factories, or strike it rich crop prospecting. What they don't realize is that things cost ten times as much here, too. They plan, maybe, on getting rich and going back to Earth....\"", "narration_text": " Gordon muttered bitterly. Security was good at getting people in trouble, but he had seen no other sign of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Nobody goes back,", "narration_text": " Gordon muttered bitterly. Security was good at getting people in trouble, but he had seen no other sign of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_30": {"text": "\"A lot don't want to,", "narration_text": " Gordon muttered bitterly. Security was good at getting people in trouble, but he had seen no other sign of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_31": {"text": "\"I never meant to go back. I've got me a farm up north. Another ten years, and I retire to it. My kids are up there now -- grandkids, that is. They're Martians; maybe you won't believe me, but they can breathe the air here without a helmet.\"", "narration_text": " Gordon muttered bitterly. Security was good at getting people in trouble, but he had seen no other sign of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_32": {"text": "\"They'll take the planet away from Earth yet,", "narration_text": " Gordon muttered bitterly. Security was good at getting people in trouble, but he had seen no other sign of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Marsport is strictly artificial. It's kept going only because it's the only place where Earth will set down her ships. If Security doesn't do anything, time will.\"", "narration_text": " Gordon muttered bitterly. Security was good at getting people in trouble, but he had seen no other sign of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Yeah, I know. The government set them up, gave them a mixture of powers, and has been trying to keep them from working ever since. But somehow they did clean up Venus; and every crook here is scared to death of the name. How come a muckraking newspaperman like you never turned up anything on them, Gordon?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shrugged. It was the first reference he'd heard to his background, and he preferred to let it drop."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Don't sell them short, cobber. I did -- once.... You forget them, here, after a while. But they're around....\"", "narration_text": "But Mother Corey cut in, his voice older and hoarser, and the skin on his jowls even grayer than usual."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_36": {"text": "\"If Security's so damned powerful, why doesn't it stop that?", "narration_text": "He felt the curious eyes of Mother Corey dancing from him to Izzy and back, and heard the old man's chuckle."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_37": {"text": "\"They might do it, Gordon. They just might. But are you sure you want it stopped?\"", "narration_text": "He felt the curious eyes of Mother Corey dancing from him to Izzy and back, and heard the old man's chuckle."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_38": {"text": "\"This is a social game, cobbers.\"", "narration_text": "He felt the curious eyes of Mother Corey dancing from him to Izzy and back, and heard the old man's chuckle."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Trench took forever giving it to us, Mother. But it's the same old deal; all the police gees get tomorrow off -- you, too, gov'nor. No cops to influence the vote, that's the word. We even gotta wear civvies when we go out to vote for Wayne.\"", "narration_text": "He felt the curious eyes of Mother Corey dancing from him to Izzy and back, and heard the old man's chuckle."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_07_delray_64kb_40": {"text": "\"Put a uniform on some men and they begin to believe they're cops, eh, cobber?\"", "narration_text": "He felt the curious eyes of Mother Corey dancing from him to Izzy and back, and heard the old man's chuckle."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"You're a traitor, and we'd like nothing better than seeing your guts spilled,", "narration_text": "Gordon had been smart enough to realize that perhaps Security was right."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"That paper you swiped was marked top secret. But we don't get many men with your background -- cop, tinhorn, fighter -- who have brains enough for our work. So you're bound for Mars, rather than the Mercury mines. If...\"", "narration_text": "Gordon had been smart enough to realize that perhaps Security was right."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"And suppose nothing happens?", "narration_text": "Gordon had been smart enough to realize that perhaps Security was right."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Then who cares? You're just lucky enough to be alive.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon had been smart enough to realize that perhaps Security was right."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"And what makes you think I'm going to be a spy for Security?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon had been smart enough to realize that perhaps Security was right."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Why not, Gordon? You've been a spy for a yellow scandal sheet. Why not for us?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon had been smart enough to realize that perhaps Security was right."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Been here dozens of times, myself. Risking your life just to go into Marsport. Why Congress doesn't clean it up, I'll never know!\"", "narration_text": "He stood up, grabbing for his bag, and spinning the drummer aside. He jerked forward, and caught the driver's shoulder."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"... be at Mother Corey's soon,", "narration_text": "He stood up, grabbing for his bag, and spinning the drummer aside. He jerked forward, and caught the driver's shoulder."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Notorious -- worst place on Mars. Take it from me, brother, that's something! Even the cops are afraid to go in there. See it? There, to your left!\"", "narration_text": "He stood up, grabbing for his bag, and spinning the drummer aside. He jerked forward, and caught the driver's shoulder."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"It's your life, buster,", "narration_text": "The driver shrugged his hand away. \"Don't be crazy, mister! They -- \" He turned, saw it was Gordon, and his face turned blank."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"I'll give you five minutes to get into coveralls and helmet and out through the airlock.\"", "narration_text": "The driver shrugged his hand away. \"Don't be crazy, mister! They -- \" He turned, saw it was Gordon, and his face turned blank."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"You don't have to puncture my seal. You're in.\"", "narration_text": "The driver shrugged his hand away. \"Don't be crazy, mister! They -- \" He turned, saw it was Gordon, and his face turned blank."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"come on down. He's alone, anyhow. What's pushing, stranger?\"", "narration_text": "A wheezing chuckle answered him, and a phosphor bulb glowed weakly, shedding some light on a filthy hall."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"and a government allotment that'll last me two weeks in the dome. I figure on making it last six here, and don't let my being a firster give you hot palms. My brother was Lanny Gordon!\"", "narration_text": "A wheezing chuckle answered him, and a phosphor bulb glowed weakly, shedding some light on a filthy hall."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Looking for a room?", "narration_text": "A wheezing chuckle answered him, and a phosphor bulb glowed weakly, shedding some light on a filthy hall."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I'm looking for Mother Corey.\"", "narration_text": "A wheezing chuckle answered him, and a phosphor bulb glowed weakly, shedding some light on a filthy hall."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Then you're looking at him, cobber. Sleep on the floor, want a bunk, squat with four, or room and duchess to yourself?\"", "narration_text": "A wheezing chuckle answered him, and a phosphor bulb glowed weakly, shedding some light on a filthy hall."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"All yours, cobber, while your crackle's blue.\"", "narration_text": "A wheezing chuckle answered him, and a phosphor bulb glowed weakly, shedding some light on a filthy hall."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"What about a lock on the door?", "narration_text": "A wheezing chuckle answered him, and a phosphor bulb glowed weakly, shedding some light on a filthy hall."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"What good would it do you? Got a different way here, we have. One credit a week, and you get Mother Corey's word nobody busts in. And it sticks, cobber -- one way or the other.\"", "narration_text": "A wheezing chuckle answered him, and a phosphor bulb glowed weakly, shedding some light on a filthy hall."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Where does a man eat around here?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon paid, and tossed his pouch on the filthy bed. With a little work, the place could be cleaned enough."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_01_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Eh? Oh. Eat. There's a place about ten blocks back. Cobber, stop teasing me! With elections coming up, and the boys loaded with vote money back in town -- with a deck of cheaters like that -- you want to eat?\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey pried his eyes off the cards and ran a thick tongue over heavy lips."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Ah, Master Robin, have you eyes for the maids already?\"", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_1": {"text": "\"This was so sweet a lady, sir, and in some manner I do think she died. And the man shot an arrow, meaning me to see where it fell, since there would be her grave. That is what I think he meant. But then the picture was gone as quickly as it came.\"", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Sister Nell, do you hear these marvels? Take your place and let us see what the crystal can show to you. Most worthy conjurer of dreams, take up your wand again: we all are waiting impatiently to know what is in store for us!\"", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_3": {"text": "\"These things are true that the glass mirror shows, lording,", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_4": {"text": "\"The crystal cannot lie.\"", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Friend wizard,", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_6": {"text": "\"have you ever played at archery in that greenwood which your glass showed us so prettily?\"", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Like as not, young master, though I am an old man.\"", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Fie on you, friend!", "narration_text": "He spoke unwittingly in a natural key. Robin turned round upon him very shrewdly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Remember that the crystal cannot lie. It tells me now that you and I will meet in rivalry, to shoot together for a strange prize -- the freedom of Sherwood!\"", "narration_text": "The wizard hastily drew near and pretended to peer into the glass."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_10": {"text": "\"What would you do?", "narration_text": " rent the air, and added to the clangor of bells and trumpetings. As the Squire and Robin looked forth they beheld a flying crowd of men and women, all running and shouting."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_11": {"text": "\"I can be generous, Will o' th' Green,", "narration_text": " rent the air, and added to the clangor of bells and trumpetings. As the Squire and Robin looked forth they beheld a flying crowd of men and women, all running and shouting."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Keep your secret, for I will not betray you.\"", "narration_text": " rent the air, and added to the clangor of bells and trumpetings. As the Squire and Robin looked forth they beheld a flying crowd of men and women, all running and shouting."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_13": {"text": "\"A Nottingham! A Nottingham!", "narration_text": " rent the air, and added to the clangor of bells and trumpetings. As the Squire and Robin looked forth they beheld a flying crowd of men and women, all running and shouting."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_14": {"text": "\"There is trouble before us. Come, Robin,", "narration_text": "Before them fled the stroller and his three sons, capless and terrified. The old man's triangle had been torn from him and was being jangled now by Nottingham fingers."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_15": {"text": "\"What is the tumult and rioting?", "narration_text": " cried out the Squire, authoritatively, and he blew twice on a silver whistle which hung at his belt."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Which was denied us in most vile words, lording,", "narration_text": "The strollers rushed at once toward the old man, and faced their enemies resolutely when they had gained his side. They were out of breath, and their story was a confused one."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Nay, we refused their request most politely, most noble,", "narration_text": " said the little stroller. \"And then they became vexed, and would have snatched your purse from us. So my brother did stow the pennies quickly into his wallet, and, giving me the purse -- -- \""}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_18": {"text": "\"You flung it full in my face!", "narration_text": " said the little stroller. \"And then they became vexed, and would have snatched your purse from us. So my brother did stow the pennies quickly into his wallet, and, giving me the purse -- -- \""}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_19": {"text": "\"I could not see my boy injured, excellence, for but doing his duty as one of Cumberland's sons. So I did push this fellow.\"", "narration_text": " roared the Nottingham wrestler, pushing his way to the front, \"you little viper, so I snatched at him to give him the whipping he deserved, when -- -- \""}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_20": {"text": "\"It is enough,", "narration_text": " roared the Nottingham wrestler, pushing his way to the front, \"you little viper, so I snatched at him to give him the whipping he deserved, when -- -- \""}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Shame on you, citizens,", "narration_text": " he called; and the Gamewell men who had answered to his first whistling, now lustily threw themselves upon the back of the mob."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_22": {"text": "\"I blush for my fellows of Nottingham. Is this how you play an English game: to force your rivals to lose to you any way? Cumberland has won my purse: the test was fairly set, and fairly were we conquered. Surely we can submit with good grace.\"", "narration_text": " he called; and the Gamewell men who had answered to his first whistling, now lustily threw themselves upon the back of the mob."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_23": {"text": "\"'Tis fine for you to talk, old man,", "narration_text": " he called; and the Gamewell men who had answered to his first whistling, now lustily threw themselves upon the back of the mob."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_24": {"text": "\"But I wrestled with this fellow and do know that he played unfairly in the second bout. Else had I not gone down at the clutch, as all did see.\"", "narration_text": " he called; and the Gamewell men who had answered to his first whistling, now lustily threw themselves upon the back of the mob."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_25": {"text": "\"and it was to you that I gave another purse in consolation! Go your ways ere I cause you to be more soundly whipped than your deserts, which should bring heavy enough punishment, for sure. Come to me, men, here, here!", "narration_text": " he called; and the Gamewell men who had answered to his first whistling, now lustily threw themselves upon the back of the mob."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_26": {"text": "\"A Montfichet! A Montfichet!", "narration_text": " he called; and the Gamewell men who had answered to his first whistling, now lustily threw themselves upon the back of the mob."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Now, be silent, on your lives,", "narration_text": "The Squire helped to thrust them all in and entered swiftly himself. Then he pulled down the flap of canvas, hoping that thus they might not be espied."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Silence, you knave!", "narration_text": "The noise without showed no abatement. The fighting was nearer to the tent, and the bodies of the combatants bumped ever and anon heavily against the yielding canvas."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Stifle him, Robin, if need be; take his cloth.", "narration_text": "The noise without showed no abatement. The fighting was nearer to the tent, and the bodies of the combatants bumped ever and anon heavily against the yielding canvas."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Where is our wizard friend?", "narration_text": "The noise without showed no abatement. The fighting was nearer to the tent, and the bodies of the combatants bumped ever and anon heavily against the yielding canvas."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Most gentle conjurer, we wish your aid.\"", "narration_text": "The noise without showed no abatement. The fighting was nearer to the tent, and the bodies of the combatants bumped ever and anon heavily against the yielding canvas."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_32": {"text": "\"They will pull down the place about our heads,", "narration_text": "The noise without showed no abatement. The fighting was nearer to the tent, and the bodies of the combatants bumped ever and anon heavily against the yielding canvas."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Hurry, friends.\"", "narration_text": "The noise without showed no abatement. The fighting was nearer to the tent, and the bodies of the combatants bumped ever and anon heavily against the yielding canvas."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_34": {"text": "\"A Montfichet! A Montfichet! Gamewell to the rescue!\"", "narration_text": "The noise without showed no abatement. The fighting was nearer to the tent, and the bodies of the combatants bumped ever and anon heavily against the yielding canvas."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_35": {"text": "\"You have done right well, Robin of Locksley, and dearly do I love you for your courage and resource. George Montfichet will never forget this day. Here let us wait until the Sheriff's men come to us. I hear them now, come at last, when all the fighting's done.\"", "narration_text": "Robin, still brandishing his hideous skeleton, wished to pursue the beaten and flying rabble; but the Squire counselled prudence."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_36": {"text": "\"What is your name, lording?", "narration_text": "Robin, still brandishing his hideous skeleton, wished to pursue the beaten and flying rabble; but the Squire counselled prudence."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Robin Fitzooth.\"", "narration_text": "Robin, still brandishing his hideous skeleton, wished to pursue the beaten and flying rabble; but the Squire counselled prudence."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_38": {"text": "\"And mine is Will Stuteley. Shall we be comrades?\"", "narration_text": "Robin, still brandishing his hideous skeleton, wished to pursue the beaten and flying rabble; but the Squire counselled prudence."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Right willingly, for between us we have won the battle,", "narration_text": "Robin, still brandishing his hideous skeleton, wished to pursue the beaten and flying rabble; but the Squire counselled prudence."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_40": {"text": "\"I like you, Will; you are the second Will that I have met and liked within two days; is there a sign in that?\"", "narration_text": "Montfichet called out for Robin to give him an arm. The Squire, now that the danger was over, felt the reaction; and he had strange pains about his breast."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_41": {"text": "\"A sign that we will be proper friends,", "narration_text": "Montfichet called out for Robin to give him an arm. The Squire, now that the danger was over, felt the reaction; and he had strange pains about his breast."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_42": {"text": "\"bear us escort so far as the Sheriff's house. It will not be safe for you to stay here now. I would speak with you later, since notice must be taken of this affair. Pray follow us, with mine and my lord Sheriff's men.\"", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_43": {"text": "\"I like this impudent fellow,", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_44": {"text": "\"and he was very willing to help us but a little while since. Let him stay with me and be my squire in the coming tourney.\"", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_45": {"text": "\"Have your will, child, if the boy also wills it,", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_46": {"text": "\"What is it, dear patron?", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_47": {"text": "\"Beg me a room of the Sheriff, child, quickly. I do think that my heart is touched with some distemper.\"", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_48": {"text": "\"my patron is overcome of the heat and commotion. He prays that you will quietly grant him some private chamber wherein he may rest.\"", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_49": {"text": "\"Surely, surely!", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_50": {"text": "\"Ay, and I will send him a leech -- my own man, and a right skilful fellow. Bid your master use this poor house as he would his own.", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_51": {"text": "\"In the meantime I will see that a proper banquet is served to us within an hour. But who is this fellow plucking at your sleeve? He should be in the kitchen with the rest.\"", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_52": {"text": "\"He is my esquire, excellency,", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_53": {"text": "\"'Tis a goblet of good wine that the lording requires to mend him,", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_54": {"text": "\"I'll go and get it, Robin Fitzooth.\"", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_55": {"text": "\"'Twas an ugly touch, young Robin. These escapades are not for old Gamewell, lad; his day has come to twilight. Soon 'twill be night for him and time for sleep.\"", "narration_text": "The strollers and the Squire's retainers had been told to find refreshment with the Sheriff's men-at-arms in the buttery. Robin pleaded, however, with the Squire for little Will to be left with them."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_56": {"text": "\"But I will do some proper service for you, child. You shall not find me one to lightly forget. Will you forgive me now? I will return to Gamewell soon as I may and there rest for a few days.\"", "narration_text": "The Squire's voice was sad. He held Robin's hand affectionately, as the latter continued his efforts to bring back warmth to him."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_04_creswick_64kb_57": {"text": "\"I'll take you, sir. It will be no disappointment to me. I have seen all that I wish of Nottingham Fair.\"", "narration_text": "The Squire's voice was sad. He held Robin's hand affectionately, as the latter continued his efforts to bring back warmth to him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"what has happened here? You all look angry and somewhat a-frighted. What occurred, Ned?", "narration_text": "In spite of the pain Chris managed a grin as he took the handkerchief from his chin to bare the deep, cruel cut."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"It was my fault, sir. I expect I got what I deserved, but it seemed to happen in spite of myself. I laughed at Osterbridge Hawsey's beauty patch -- and at him -- all of him, really. We all did. Claggett Chew got mad, and I guess I wouldn't blame him. It was a dreadful thing to do -- to laugh at someone to their face -- and he lashed out with his whip and gave me a beauty patch!\"", "narration_text": "In spite of the pain Chris managed a grin as he took the handkerchief from his chin to bare the deep, cruel cut."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"But truly sir,", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"I never saw anything like Osterbridge Hawsey before. He's a dilly!\"", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"What a fortunate coincidence that I happened by just at this time,", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"and that I have with me such an excellent ointment.", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"This will help to stop the bleeding, my boy,", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"and take away the pain. It hastens the cure,", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"In an hour you will scarcely know it happened,", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"I have set you too great a task, my poor Christopher, for you are but a boy.", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"You are a boy, but what lies before you is a man's task, and no mistake. You cannot in the future allow yourself the luxury of such childish enjoyments as a laugh at Claggett Chew, or his friend!\"", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"I know that now sir,", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"I asked for trouble that time.\"", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Yes,", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"You did. Too bad,", "narration_text": " Master and pupil looked at one another for a moment, and there was the hint of a wink in Mr. Wicker's right eye, and the vestige of an answer from Chris's left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"The laughter you could not resist has meant that you came forcibly to Claggett Chew's notice in such a way that you will never be forgotten.", "narration_text": " he added, and Chris saw fatigue for the first time in his master's face."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"I saw it happening while I was in my study, but could not warn you in time,", "narration_text": " he added, and Chris saw fatigue for the first time in his master's face."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"So I came down with the ointment for your poisoned wound.\"", "narration_text": " he added, and Chris saw fatigue for the first time in his master's face."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Poisoned wound, sir?", "narration_text": " he added, and Chris saw fatigue for the first time in his master's face."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Yes. Sometimes Mr. Chew has a way of wiping poison onto the metal tip of his whip. It is a slow poison -- it does not take effect for days or weeks. In fact, so long after his lash that no one attributes the whip cut to the death that finally follows. Never fear,", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"the ointment I have put on will take care of that too, and your cut will be closed and healed before the day is over. What is unfortunately more lasting,", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"is Mr. Chew's memory. Well", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"there's no help for what is done. Use caution in the future, Christopher. That is all I ask.\"", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I shall, sir!", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Enjoy yourself the rest of the day, my boy,", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"But be constantly on the alert and look in all directions. Here,", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"take these few coins in case you should need them. Now find Amos, and be off with you!\"", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"What you-all looking for?", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_14_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Just something I hoped I'd find,", "narration_text": " Chris assured him. They turned to join Amos."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cwhatever may happen,", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cI think it is now time to take leave of each other. The tide, you perceive, is rising; ten minutes hence it will have soaked the sands where we are now walking in such a manner that we shall not be able to keep our footing.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cBut, you mean, we are still upon soil which is part of the king\u2019s territory.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cWell, do you see yonder a kind of little island surrounded by a circle of water? The pool is increasing every minute, and the isle is gradually disappearing. This island, indeed, belongs to Heaven, for it is situated between two seas, and is not shown on the king\u2019s charts. Do you observe it?\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cYes; but we can hardly reach it now, without getting our feet wet.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cYes; but observe that it forms an eminence tolerably high, and that the tide rises up on every side, leaving the top free. We shall be admirably placed upon that little theatre. What do you think of it?\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI shall be perfectly happy wherever I may have the honor of crossing my sword with your lordship\u2019s.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cVery well, then, I am distressed to be the cause of your wetting your feet, M. de Wardes, but it is most essential you should be able to say to the king: \u2018Sire, I did not fight upon your majesty\u2019s territory.\u2019 Perhaps the distinction is somewhat subtle, but, since Port-Royal, your nation delights in subtleties of expression. Do not let us complain of this, however, for it makes your wit very brilliant, and of a style peculiarly your own. If you do not object, we will hurry ourselves, for the sea, I perceive, is rising fast, and night is setting in.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cMy reason for not walking faster was, that I did not wish to precede your Grace. Are you still on dry land, my lord?\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cYes, at present I am. Look yonder! My servants are afraid we shall be drowned, and have converted the boat into a cruiser. Do you remark how curiously it dances upon the crests of the waves? But, as it makes me feel sea-sick, would you permit me to turn my back towards them?\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cYou will observe, my lord, that in turning your back to them, you will have the sun full in your face.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cOh, its rays are very feeble at this hour and it will soon disappear; do not be uneasy on that score.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cAs you please, my lord; it was out of consideration for your lordship that I made the remark.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cI am aware of that, M. de Wardes, and I fully appreciate your kindness. Shall we take off our doublets?\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cAs you please, my lord.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cDo not hesitate to tell me, M. de Wardes, if you do not feel comfortable upon the wet sand, or if you think yourself a little too close to French territory. We could fight in England, or even upon my yacht.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cUpon my word, your Grace,", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cwe shall hardly have time to begin. Do you not perceive how our feet are sinking into the sand?\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cI have sunk up to the ankles,", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cwithout reckoning that the water is even now breaking in upon us.\u201d", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cIt has already reached me. As soon as you please, therefore, your Grace,", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cone final word. I am about to fight you because I do not like you, -- because you have wounded me in ridiculing a certain devotional regard I have entertained, and one which I acknowledge that, at this moment, I still retain, and for which I would very willingly die. You are a bad and heartless man, M. de Wardes, and I will do my very utmost to take your life; for I feel assured that, if you survive this engagement, you will, in the future, work great mischief towards my friends. That is all I have to remark, M. de Wardes,", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cAnd I, my lord, have only this to reply to you: I have not disliked you hitherto, but, since you give me such a character, I hate you, and will do all I possibly can to kill you;", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cYou are wounded, my lord,", "narration_text": " said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cYes, monsieur, but only slightly.\u201d", "narration_text": " And disengaging his sword with a sinister clashing of the blade, the duke wounded the marquis in the breast."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cYet you quitted your guard.\u201d", "narration_text": " And disengaging his sword with a sinister clashing of the blade, the duke wounded the marquis in the breast."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cOnly from the first effect of the cold steel, but I have recovered. Let us go on, if you please.", "narration_text": " And disengaging his sword with a sinister clashing of the blade, the duke wounded the marquis in the breast."}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cit is now your turn.\u201d", "narration_text": " replied De Wardes, in a voice choked by the blood which rushed from his lungs to his throat,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cAre you dead, marquis?\u201d", "narration_text": " replied De Wardes, in a voice choked by the blood which rushed from his lungs to his throat,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cbut very near it.\u201d", "narration_text": " replied De Wardes, in a voice choked by the blood which rushed from his lungs to his throat,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cWell, what is to be done; can you walk?", "narration_text": " replied De Wardes, in a voice choked by the blood which rushed from his lungs to his throat,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201ccall to your people, or I shall be drowned.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cHalloa! boat there! quick, quick!\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201ctake the marquis on shore first.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cDeath to the Frenchman!", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cWretched knaves!", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cobey directly! M. de Wardes on shore! M. de Wardes\u2019s safety to be looked to first, or I will have you all hanged!\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cI commit him to your care, as you value your lives,", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cTake M. de Wardes on shore.", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_29_dumas_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cFrom my master, his Grace the Duke of Buckingham, in order that every possible care may be taken of the Marquis de Wardes.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed the duke, drawing himself up with a haughty gesture, which sprinkled them with blood,"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"I knew it, gov'nor -- knew it the minute I heard Jurgens was a cop. Did you make 'em give you my beat?\"", "narration_text": "He found Izzy and Randolph at the restaurant across from Mother Corey's. Izzy grinned suddenly at the sight of the uniform."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Guess what, gov'nor. The Legals bought Randy's Crusader. Traded him an old job press and a bag of scratch for his reputation.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon got up, grimacing at the obvious dismissal. But the publisher motioned him back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"You'll be late, Izzy,", "narration_text": "Gordon got up, grimacing at the obvious dismissal. But the publisher motioned him back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"You've got a wife home, muckraker. You don't have to eat this filth.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon got up, grimacing at the obvious dismissal. But the publisher motioned him back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Yeah, the Legals want the Crusader for their propaganda,", "narration_text": "She studied it under the glare of the single bulb, and then turned to her room. She was back a few seconds later with a small purse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"New slogans and new uniforms, and none of them mean anything. Here!", "narration_text": "She studied it under the glare of the single bulb, and then turned to her room. She was back a few seconds later with a small purse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"My mother's wedding ring. Give it to her -- and if you tell her it came from me, I'll rip out your guts!\"", "narration_text": "She studied it under the glare of the single bulb, and then turned to her room. She was back a few seconds later with a small purse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Food ready in ten minutes,", "narration_text": "She studied it under the glare of the single bulb, and then turned to her room. She was back a few seconds later with a small purse."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"I got a duplicate key. Yours is in there,", "narration_text": " she said thickly. \"And -- something else. I guess I was going to give it to you anyway. I was afraid someone else might find it -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Yeah, I know. Your meal ticket was in danger. Okay, you've done your nightly duty. Now get the hell out of my room, will you?\"", "narration_text": "Izzy had co-operated -- reluctantly, until Gordon was able to convince him that it was the people who paid his salary. Then he nodded."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"It's a helluva roundabout way of doing things, gov'nor, but if the gees pay for protection any old way, then they're gonna get it!\"", "narration_text": "Izzy had co-operated -- reluctantly, until Gordon was able to convince him that it was the people who paid his salary. Then he nodded."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"I told you you had a punched meal ticket,", "narration_text": "Gordon turned his entire pay over to Sheila; at current prices, it would barely keep them in food for a week."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"I got a job today -- barmaid, on your beat, where being your wife helps.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon turned his entire pay over to Sheila; at current prices, it would barely keep them in food for a week."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Go to bed. You look beat. I'll sand these.\"", "narration_text": "She started to protest, then let him take over."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"You all see it. We're going to arrest Wayne. By jingo, they can't say we ain't legal now! Every odd-numbered shield goes from every precinct. Gordon, Isaacs -- you two been talking big about law and order. Here's the warrant. Take it and arrest Wayne!\"", "narration_text": "Izzy's pock-marked face soured for a second as he stared at Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"The princess? She sure is.\"", "narration_text": "There were about thirty cops inside, gathered around Mayor Wayne, with Trench standing at one side. The fools had obviously expected the machine gun to do all the work."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"They'll ruin the dome yet. Why can't they stick to knives?\"", "narration_text": "There were about thirty cops inside, gathered around Mayor Wayne, with Trench standing at one side. The fools had obviously expected the machine gun to do all the work."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Cut speed! Left sharp!", "narration_text": "There were about thirty cops inside, gathered around Mayor Wayne, with Trench standing at one side. The fools had obviously expected the machine gun to do all the work."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Wayne, you're under arrest!\"", "narration_text": "There were about thirty cops inside, gathered around Mayor Wayne, with Trench standing at one side. The fools had obviously expected the machine gun to do all the work."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"So the bad pennies turn up. You damned fools, you should have stuck. I had big plans for you, Gordon. I've still got them, if you don't insist...\"", "narration_text": " Mother Corey wheezed. He was puffing now, mopping rivulets of perspiration from his face."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Lucky we found a good car to steal,", "narration_text": " Mother Corey wheezed. He was puffing now, mopping rivulets of perspiration from his face."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"I'm getting old, cobbers. Once I broke every strong-man record on Earth -- still stand, too. But not now. Senile!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon was staring back at the straggling of trucks he could see beginning to break away. The raid was over, and the Legals had lost. Trench had tricked him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"You didn't have to come,", "narration_text": "Gordon was staring back at the straggling of trucks he could see beginning to break away. The raid was over, and the Legals had lost. Trench had tricked him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"When my own granddaughter comes crying for help? When she finally admits she needs her old grandfather?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon was staring back at the straggling of trucks he could see beginning to break away. The raid was over, and the Legals had lost. Trench had tricked him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Gov'nor, if you're right, and the plain gees pay my salary, who's paying me to start fighting other cops? Or is it maybe that somebody isn't being exactly honest with the scratch they lift from the gees?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon was staring back at the straggling of trucks he could see beginning to break away. The raid was over, and the Legals had lost. Trench had tricked him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_13_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"We still have to eat,", "narration_text": "Gordon was staring back at the straggling of trucks he could see beginning to break away. The raid was over, and the Legals had lost. Trench had tricked him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Perhaps we had better sit down and I will try to make it understandable.\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker began when they were seated once more in their chairs before the fire."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Let me put it this way,", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker began when they were seated once more in their chairs before the fire."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"You have a television set at home?\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker began when they were seated once more in their chairs before the fire."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Yes, they are splendid, I know,", "narration_text": "Chris stared at his questioner for a moment and then settled back in his chair, his forehead puckered with concentration."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"But will you please explain to me how television works?\"", "narration_text": "Chris stared at his questioner for a moment and then settled back in his chair, his forehead puckered with concentration."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Well golly Moses, Mr. Wicker,", "narration_text": "Chris stared at his questioner for a moment and then settled back in his chair, his forehead puckered with concentration."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"it seems to be pretty complicated to go into.\"", "narration_text": "Chris stared at his questioner for a moment and then settled back in his chair, his forehead puckered with concentration."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Is it not? Very complicated. You probably would not be able to describe to me the details of how the radio or long-distance telephone work either, would you, young man?\"", "narration_text": "Chris had to grin back when he saw that Mr. Wicker was not laughing at him, but rather at the complexity of such mechanical things."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"No, sir, I guess not. We're just glad to be able to use them, I expect.\"", "narration_text": "Chris had to grin back when he saw that Mr. Wicker was not laughing at him, but rather at the complexity of such mechanical things."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Ah!", "narration_text": "Chris had to grin back when he saw that Mr. Wicker was not laughing at him, but rather at the complexity of such mechanical things."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Quite so. You are just glad to be able to use and enjoy them. Well, then, my boy, the things I have just shown you, and what I am about to show you now, are parts of knowledge which are yet to be discovered and learned, in a time beyond your own. And the ability to move within Time -- within Time,", "narration_text": " said Mr. Wicker in a tone of immense satisfaction,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"that faculty is also still in the future. In the meantime it remains a rare gift.\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker put out a lean strong hand and tapped Chris's knee."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"You have it, Christopher. You were born with the ability to move backward into time that has passed. Whether or not you will ever master the gift of moving into the future, that, of course", "narration_text": " mused Mr. Wicker thoughtfully, pulling at his underlip with thumb and forefinger."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"is impossible to tell. You may. But for my purposes, that you have been able to return this far is enough.", "narration_text": " mused Mr. Wicker thoughtfully, pulling at his underlip with thumb and forefinger."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Have you understood what I have been saying up to now?", "narration_text": " mused Mr. Wicker thoughtfully, pulling at his underlip with thumb and forefinger."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I think so, sir,", "narration_text": " mused Mr. Wicker thoughtfully, pulling at his underlip with thumb and forefinger."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"This ability to move back and forth in Time,", "narration_text": " mused Mr. Wicker thoughtfully, pulling at his underlip with thumb and forefinger."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"is no more farfetched than the ability to send colored images and sound across the land into your own house, where you can see and hear them. It is something which, so far, and I mean, of course, in your time, has not yet been discovered. But it will be,", "narration_text": " mused Mr. Wicker thoughtfully, pulling at his underlip with thumb and forefinger."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Yes, it will be.", "narration_text": " mused Mr. Wicker thoughtfully, pulling at his underlip with thumb and forefinger."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"But until it has been it appears fantastic, does it not?\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker picked up the round-bellied silver pitcher and set it in front of Chris."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"It certainly does!", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker picked up the round-bellied silver pitcher and set it in front of Chris."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"If it weren't happening to me I wouldn't believe it!\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker picked up the round-bellied silver pitcher and set it in front of Chris."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"and I would not blame you. But now,", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker picked up the round-bellied silver pitcher and set it in front of Chris."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"you must have your mind set at rest regarding your mother.", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker picked up the round-bellied silver pitcher and set it in front of Chris."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"They say too,", "narration_text": " his Aunt Rachel cried, and covering her face with her hands, she burst into tears."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"that crystal balls are the things to look into. Perfect tommyrot. This will do equally well. Look and see.\"", "narration_text": " his Aunt Rachel cried, and covering her face with her hands, she burst into tears."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"The turn has come. She will pull through, but she will need watchful care.\"", "narration_text": " his Aunt Rachel cried, and covering her face with her hands, she burst into tears."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Oh, thank God! Thank God!", "narration_text": " his Aunt Rachel cried, and covering her face with her hands, she burst into tears."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Is that a trick too?", "narration_text": "The scene misted over once again and when it cleared, the pitcher was merely a pitcher on a table in Mr. Wicker's room. Chris looked up at the man who regarded him gravely."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Just to make me stay?", "narration_text": "The scene misted over once again and when it cleared, the pitcher was merely a pitcher on a table in Mr. Wicker's room. Chris looked up at the man who regarded him gravely."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_30": {"text": "\"No, son,", "narration_text": "The scene misted over once again and when it cleared, the pitcher was merely a pitcher on a table in Mr. Wicker's room. Chris looked up at the man who regarded him gravely."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_07_dawson_64kb_31": {"text": "\"That is how it really is. My word of honor.\"", "narration_text": "The scene misted over once again and when it cleared, the pitcher was merely a pitcher on a table in Mr. Wicker's room. Chris looked up at the man who regarded him gravely."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother. Damn good thing we were right. We can sure use that ammunition you found. Now, where's this Gordon fellow?\"", "narration_text": " Gordon told the man. He'd recognized him finally as Schulberg, the little grocer from the Nineteenth Precinct."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"I'll be doggoned. Whyn't you say he was with Murdoch?\"", "narration_text": "The man swung suspiciously, then grinned weakly. There was hunger and strain on his face, but an odd authority and pride now."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"They want someone to locate Ed Praeger and see about getting some food shipped in from outside, cobber,", "narration_text": "The man swung suspiciously, then grinned weakly. There was hunger and strain on his face, but an odd authority and pride now."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"They got some money scraped together, but the hicks are doing no business with Marsport. You know Ed -- just tell him I sent you. I'd go myself, but I'm getting too old to go chasing men out there.\"", "narration_text": "The man swung suspiciously, then grinned weakly. There was hunger and strain on his face, but an odd authority and pride now."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Heart like a steel trap, cobber,", "narration_text": "Schulberg motioned him into the cab of the truck, and the other two climbed into the closed rear section."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Well, you'll be earning your keep here -- yours and that granddaughter's, too. Here -- you'll need directions for finding Praeger.\"", "narration_text": "Schulberg motioned him into the cab of the truck, and the other two climbed into the closed rear section."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Should turn 'em over to us cops,", "narration_text": "They passed a crowd around a crude gallows, and Schulberg stopped. A man was already dead and dangling."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"What's he hanged for?\"", "narration_text": "They passed a crowd around a crude gallows, and Schulberg stopped. A man was already dead and dangling."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"All food should be turned in,", "narration_text": "They passed a crowd around a crude gallows, and Schulberg stopped. A man was already dead and dangling."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"We figure community kitchens can stretch things a bit more. And we give a half extra ration to the guys who can find anything useful to do. We got enough so most people won't starve to death for another week, I guess. But you'd better get Praeger to send something, Gordon. Here, here's the scratch we scraped up.\"", "narration_text": "They passed a crowd around a crude gallows, and Schulberg stopped. A man was already dead and dangling."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"We can trust you, I guess,", "narration_text": " Schulberg said. He handed over a key, and nodded toward the first service engine."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Remember you with Murdoch, anyhow. And you can tell Praeger we got plenty of men looking for work, in case he can use 'em.\"", "narration_text": " Schulberg said. He handed over a key, and nodded toward the first service engine."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Extra air inside, and the best we could do for food. Was gonna try myself, but I don't know Praeger,", "narration_text": " Schulberg said. He handed over a key, and nodded toward the first service engine."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Good luck, Gordon -- and damn it, we're -- we gotta eat, don't we? You tell him that! It ain't much -- but get what you can!\"", "narration_text": " Schulberg said. He handed over a key, and nodded toward the first service engine."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"You won't find Praeger on his farm -- couldn't reach it in that, anyhow,", "narration_text": "He got off to puzzle out a switch, using Mother Corey's scrawled instructions."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Ed! Hey, Ed!\"", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"I can get the stuff sent, Gordon. I'm head of the shipping committee for this quadrant. But why in hell should I? The last time, every car was looted in Outer Marsport. If they won't let us get the oil and chemicals we need, why should we feed them?\"", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Ever see starvation?", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Hell, who wouldn't loot your trains if that's going on?\"", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"All right, if Mother Corey'll back up this volunteer police group. I've got kids of my own.... Look, you want food, we want to ship. Get your cops to give us an escort for every shipment through to the dome, and we'll drop off one car out of four for the outlands.\"", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Provided the first shipment carries the most we can get for the credits I brought.\"", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"It will -- we've got some stuff that's about to spoil, and we can let you have a whole train of it.", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"A damned good thing Security's sending a ship. Credits won't be worth much until they get this mess straightened out.\"", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"What makes you think Security can do anything? They haven't shown a hand yet.\"", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"You guys in Marsport feed yourselves so many lies you begin to believe them. But Security took Venus -- and I'm not worried here, in the long run. Don't ask me how.\"", "narration_text": " He took the sack of credits and tossed it toward a drawer, uncounted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"They set Security up as a nice little debating society, Gordon, to make it easy for North America to grab the planets by doing it through that Agency. Only they got better men on it than they wanted. So far, Security has played one nation against another enough to keep any from daring to swipe power on the planets. And this latest trick folded up, too. North America figured on Marsport folding up once they got a police war started, with a bunch of chiseling profiteers as their front; they expected the citizens to yell uncle all the way back to Earth. But out here, nobody thinks of Earth as a place to yell to for help, so they missed. And now Security's got Pan-Asia and United Africa balanced against North America, so the swipe won't work. We got the dope from our southern receiver. North America's called it all a mistaken emergency measure and turned it back to Security.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, not caring, but the man went on."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Along with how many war rockets?", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, not caring, but the man went on."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"None. They never gave any real power, never will. The only strength Security's ever had comes from the fact that it always wins, somehow. Forget the crooks and crooked cops, man! Ask the people who've been getting kicked around about Security, and you'll find that even most of Marsport doesn't hate it! It's the only hope we've got of not having all the planets turned into colonial empires! You staying over, or want me to give you an engineer and drag car so you can ride back in comfort?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, not caring, but the man went on."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"I'll take the drag car.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, not caring, but the man went on."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"And news for the paper, if I ever publish it again. I came over because I wasn't much use at the Coop, and everyone else was busy.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, not caring, but the man went on."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Running Outer Marsport. The Mother's the only man everybody knows, I guess -- and his word has never been broken that anyone can remember. So he's helping Schulberg make agreements with the sections the volunteers don't handle. Place is lousy with people now. Heard about Mayor Wayne?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, not caring, but the man went on."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_31": {"text": "\"He must have had his supply of drugs lifted somehow. He holed up one day, until it really hit him that he couldn't get any more. Then he went gunning for Trench, with some idea Trench had swiped the stuff -- so Trench is now running the Municipals. And I hear the gangs are just about in control of both sections, lately.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head, not caring, but the man went on."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Forget all you're thinking, Cuddles. I'm still not bothering unwilling women -- and I'll even close my eyes when you dress.\"", "narration_text": "She caught his stare and reddened slowly. \"I had to, Bruce. The Coop is full, and they needed rooms -- and I couldn't tell them that -- that -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_33": {"text": "\"They called it bundling once, I think. I -- Bruce, I know you don't like me, so I guess it isn't too hard for you. But -- sometimes ... Oh, damn it! Sometimes you're -- nice!\"", "narration_text": " he told her bitterly. For a second he hesitated, and then the account of the newsboy and his would-be killers came rushing out."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Nice people don't get to Mars. They stay on Earth, being careful not to find out what it's like up here,", "narration_text": " he told her bitterly. For a second he hesitated, and then the account of the newsboy and his would-be killers came rushing out."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_35": {"text": "\"I know. The Kid -- Rusty's friend -- wrote down what they did to him.\"", "narration_text": " he told her bitterly. For a second he hesitated, and then the account of the newsboy and his would-be killers came rushing out."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_36": {"text": "\"I'm declaring myself in!", "narration_text": "They looked up, and he moved forward, dragging a badge from his pouch. He slapped it down on the table in front of them."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_37": {"text": "\"You know enough about Security badges to know they can't be forged. That one has my name on it, and rating as a Prime. Do you want to shoot me, or will you follow orders?\"", "narration_text": "They looked up, and he moved forward, dragging a badge from his pouch. He slapped it down on the table in front of them."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_38": {"text": "\"I lost connection years ago, Gordon. But this makes you my boss.\"", "narration_text": "Randolph picked it up, and fumbled in his pocket, drawing out a tiny badge and comparing them. He nodded."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Then give it all the publicity you can, and tell them Security has just declared war on the whole damned dome section! Mother, I want all the dope we found!", "narration_text": "Randolph picked it up, and fumbled in his pocket, drawing out a tiny badge and comparing them. He nodded."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_40": {"text": "\"After your deal with Praeger, we'd probably follow you anyhow. I don't cotton to Security, Gordon -- but those devils in there are making our kids starve!\"", "narration_text": "Randolph picked it up, and fumbled in his pocket, drawing out a tiny badge and comparing them. He nodded."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Is it true about Security sending a ship?", "narration_text": "Randolph picked it up, and fumbled in his pocket, drawing out a tiny badge and comparing them. He nodded."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_42": {"text": "\"What happens when they arrive, Bruce?\"", "narration_text": " she asked at last. He nodded, and her breath caught."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_15_delray_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Who knows? Who cares? I'll see that they know you weren't guilty, though. Stop worrying about it.\"", "narration_text": "She threw herself sideways, as far from him as she could get. Her voice was thick, muffled in the blanket."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"On the house, copper,", "narration_text": " Fats' voice said. The man dropped to another stool, rolling dice casually between his thumbs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"And bring out a steak, there! You look as if you could stand it -- and Fats don't forget old friends!\"", "narration_text": " Fats' voice said. The man dropped to another stool, rolling dice casually between his thumbs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Friends and other things,", "narration_text": " Fats' voice said. The man dropped to another stool, rolling dice casually between his thumbs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Maybe you should have got me that night, Fats.\"", "narration_text": " He rolled the dice out, then picked them up again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Guess I'll have to stick to selling meals, mostly -- for a while, at least. Somebody told me you'd joined Security and got banged up trying to keep Trench from blowing up the dome. Thought you'd be in the chips!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon grinned wryly; Fats would probably make more than ever."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Why don't you pull off the planet, Fats? You could go back to Earth, I'd guess.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon grinned wryly; Fats would probably make more than ever."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Yeah. I went back, about ten years ago. Spent four weeks down there. I dunno. Guess a man gets used to anything ... Hell, maybe I can hire some bums to sit around and whoop it up when the ships come in, and bill this as a real old Martian den of sin! Get a barker out at the port, run special busses, charge the suckers a mint for a cheap thrill.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon grinned wryly; Fats would probably make more than ever."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Hello, Gordon. Finally got our orders for you. It's Mercury!\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"All right. I suppose you know I ruined the dome, was supposed to have killed Murdoch, pretended I was a Security agent...\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"We know about Murdoch, and we know where Trench is -- but he's a good citizen now, so he can stay there. We're not throwing the book at you, Bruce. Damn it, we sent you here to get results, and you got them. We sent twenty others the same way -- and they failed. You were a bit drastic -- that I have to admit -- but we're one step closer to keeping nationalism off the planets, and that's all we care about.\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"I wonder if it's worth it,", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"We can't know in our lifetime. All we can do is to hope. We'll probably get this Mother Corey and Isaacs elected properly; and for a while, things will improve. But there'll be pushers as long as weak men turn to drugs, and graft as long as voters allow the thing to get out of their hands. Let's say you've shifted some of the misery around a bit, and given them a chance to do better. It's up to them to take it or lose it.\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"So I get sent to Mercury?\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"You can't stay here. They'll find out too much eventually.", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"You can go back to Earth, Bruce, but you won't like it now. You're a fighter. And there's hell brewing on Mercury -- worse than here. We've got permission to send you there, if you'll go. With a yellow ticket, again -- but without any razzle-dazzle this time. The only thing you'll get out of it is a chance to fight for a better chance for others some day -- and a promise that there'll be more, until you get old enough to sit at a desk on Earth and fight against every bickering nation there to keep the planets clean. There's a rocket waiting to transship you to the Moon on the way to Mercury right now.\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"All right. But I wish you'd tell my wife sometime that -- well, that I didn't just run out on her. She's had bad luck with men.\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"She already knows,", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"I've been waiting for you quite a while, you know. And I've paid her the pay we owe you from the time you began using your badge. She's out shopping!\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Did you think we'd let you go without seeing you off, cobber?", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"And after I took a bath to celebrate? I -- I -- Oh, drat it, I'm getting old. Izzy, you tell him.\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey was immaculate, though not much prettier. But his old eyes were glinting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"I can't say it, either, gov'nor -- but some day, I'm going to have one of those badges myself. Like I always said, honesty sure pays, even if it kills you. Here!\"", "narration_text": "He followed Mother Corey, leaving behind his favorite knife and a brand-new deck of reader cards, marked exactly as the ones Gordon had first used."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"I've been shopping and I spent the money the man gave me. This is all I have left. Do you think it's worth it? Or should I take it back?\"", "narration_text": "He followed Mother Corey, leaving behind his favorite knife and a brand-new deck of reader cards, marked exactly as the ones Gordon had first used."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_17_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"You got a bargain, Cuddles,", "narration_text": "He turned it over in his hands slowly, and the smile came back to his face gradually."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Roger and Micah,", "narration_text": "He had unfailing ear for a voice. These were those traitors in Will's band, the two outlaws whom he had encountered on the day of the joustings at Nottingham Fair."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Yes, those were the names they used then. So, friends, I am forearmed against you, for I will step with heavy foot in your concerns by-and-by -- when I do find Master Will o' th' Green! Roger -- and Micah -- I'll not forget.\"", "narration_text": "Such foods as dry bread and berries were all that they could command; but there was water in plenty. The evening came, and after it night -- and so to break of the next day."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Let us seek Barnesdale forthwith,", "narration_text": "Such foods as dry bread and berries were all that they could command; but there was water in plenty. The evening came, and after it night -- and so to break of the next day."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_3": {"text": "\"I am all agog to warn Will o' th' Green -- for he has been a stout friend to me.\"", "narration_text": "Such foods as dry bread and berries were all that they could command; but there was water in plenty. The evening came, and after it night -- and so to break of the next day."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Hurry then, master,", "narration_text": "Such foods as dry bread and berries were all that they could command; but there was water in plenty. The evening came, and after it night -- and so to break of the next day."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_5": {"text": "\"You are not far from the Barnesdale road. In sooth, as I followed your tracks, I wondered how you had come so far within a very short space. You are now within touch of Gamewell.\"", "narration_text": "Such foods as dry bread and berries were all that they could command; but there was water in plenty. The evening came, and after it night -- and so to break of the next day."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Could we but find that underground path whereby cousin Geoffrey came and went from the pleasance, old friend,", "narration_text": "Loud shouts and battle-cries sounded on their left; and, running speedily in this direction, our four adventurers chanced upon a strange sight."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_7": {"text": "\"why -- we might play the Yellow Lady to purpose!\"", "narration_text": "Loud shouts and battle-cries sounded on their left; and, running speedily in this direction, our four adventurers chanced upon a strange sight."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_8": {"text": "\"I will undertake to bring you to the forest entrance of Master Will's castle within a score of minutes.\"", "narration_text": "Loud shouts and battle-cries sounded on their left; and, running speedily in this direction, our four adventurers chanced upon a strange sight."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Lead us, Warrenton -- and I prithee be better guide than you have been so far in this adventure.\"", "narration_text": "Loud shouts and battle-cries sounded on their left; and, running speedily in this direction, our four adventurers chanced upon a strange sight."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Our arrows must do duty for us, then,", "narration_text": "The ground descended below the four onlookers so abruptly as to cut them off from the plain. They were near to the battle; and yet altogether remote from it."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Fit shafts across your bows, friends, and aim with all your hearts in it. Let not those of either side see us. 'Tis thus that our services shall be of most value to Master Will.\"", "narration_text": "The beast plunged wildly into the soldiers, trampling and scattering them. But many managed yet to meet the robbers, and the desperate hand-to-hand fighting was recommenced."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Choose your man, each one of you,", "narration_text": "The beast plunged wildly into the soldiers, trampling and scattering them. But many managed yet to meet the robbers, and the desperate hand-to-hand fighting was recommenced."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_13": {"text": "\"and soon as the soldiers issue at the charge shoot down upon your mark.\"", "narration_text": "The beast plunged wildly into the soldiers, trampling and scattering them. But many managed yet to meet the robbers, and the desperate hand-to-hand fighting was recommenced."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_14": {"text": "\"See, lording -- quick! Look how some of the enemy do creep about Master Will; they will strike him and his fellows from the rear!\"", "narration_text": "Warrenton drew his master's attention and anger away from his esquire by a quick whisper."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_15": {"text": "\"The two who lead them are not uniformed -- like as not they are those treacherous ones whom I have such cause to remember.\"", "narration_text": "Warrenton drew his master's attention and anger away from his esquire by a quick whisper."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Smite them, Warrenton,", "narration_text": "So muttered Robin, with parted lips, and gasping his words disjointedly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Speedily, instantly -- or they will end this fight against us. Now!\"", "narration_text": "So muttered Robin, with parted lips, and gasping his words disjointedly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Follow, follow,", "narration_text": "So muttered Robin, with parted lips, and gasping his words disjointedly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Locksley! A Locksley! To the rescue!\"", "narration_text": "So muttered Robin, with parted lips, and gasping his words disjointedly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Locksley! Locksley!", "narration_text": "So muttered Robin, with parted lips, and gasping his words disjointedly."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Be not robbers to any who are poor and who are good fellows -- having only their poverty against them. Be kind to those who help you, but exact toll as heretofore of all who come through the greenwood. The rich to pay in money, and blood -- if it be necessary.\"", "narration_text": " He showed him the broken peacocked arrow which the Clerk of Copmanhurst had given him."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_22": {"text": "\"For you, Locksley,", "narration_text": " He showed him the broken peacocked arrow which the Clerk of Copmanhurst had given him."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I shall live in the greenwood, Will,", "narration_text": " He showed him the broken peacocked arrow which the Clerk of Copmanhurst had given him."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_24": {"text": "\"with your brave men and you -- if so be I may. Have I won now the freedom of the forest?", "narration_text": " He showed him the broken peacocked arrow which the Clerk of Copmanhurst had given him."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Upon you, Robin of Locksley, do I bestow, with this my last breath, full freedom of the forests of England,", "narration_text": "Outside the gates of Gamewell John delivered himself to the men-at-arms, retainers, burgesses, and citizens of Nottingham, who had inquisitively followed the Sheriff."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_26": {"text": "\"We will not forget your hospitality, friends all,", "narration_text": "Outside the gates of Gamewell John delivered himself to the men-at-arms, retainers, burgesses, and citizens of Nottingham, who had inquisitively followed the Sheriff."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_15_creswick_64kb_27": {"text": "\"and see, in some measure of return for it, we leave you our Sherwood free from pestilent robbers and evil defiers of the law. When we came to Nottingham there were these and others; but now they are all driven out of our Royal forest -- many slain with the arrows of my Hubert, or beaten with the staves of your own fellows. This surely is some sort of gift -- see to it that you keep well that which we have secured for you.\"", "narration_text": " said he, in his slightly swaggering and yet withal effeminate way;"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"It remaineth for me only that I yield me to negro slaves, after having refused Kings and Braves!", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Woe to thee! what words are these thou sayest? Out on thee, and talk not thus in my presence and know that I will never consent to what thou sayest, though I drink the cup of death. Wait till I have cast my burden and am delivered of the after-birth, and then, if thou be able thereto, do with me as thou wilt; but, an thou leave not lewd talk at this time, assuredly I will slay myself with my own hand and quit the world and be at peace from all this.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"O spare me, thou Ghazban, indeed enow for me * Are heavy strokes of time, mischance and misery! Whoredom my Lord forfends to all humanity; * Quoth He, 'Who breaks my bidding Hell for home shall see!' And if thou leave not suing me to whoredom's way * Against th' Almighty's choicest gift, my chastity, Upon my tribesmen I with might and main will call * And gather all, however far or near they be; And with Yam\u00e1ni blade were I in pieces hewn, * Ne'er shall he sight my face who makes for villeiny, The face of free-born come of noble folk and brave; * What then can be to me the seed of whoreson slave?\"", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Ho thou, Abrizah, mercy! leave me not for I * Of thy love and Yam\u00e1ni[FN#225] glance the victim lie My heart is cut to pieces by thy cruelty, * My body wasted and my patience done to die: From glances ravishing all hearts with witchery * Reason far flies, the while desire to thee draws nigh; Though at thy call should armies fill the face of earth * E'en now I'd win my wish and worlds in arms defy!\"", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Woe to thee, O Ghazban! How dareth the like of thee to address me such demand, O base-born and obscene-bred? Dost thou deem all folk are alike?", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Alas, my mistress! Alas, the pity of it! Thou art dead by the hand of a worthless black slave, after all thy knightly prowess!", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"How could the lady leave the palace unknown of any? Had my kingdom been at stake in this case, it were in perilous condition there being none to govern it! I will never again go to sport and hunt till I have stationed at the gates those who shall keep good guard over them!", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Why do I see thee grown weak in body and yellow of face?", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"every time I see thee fondle my brother and sister and make much of them, jealousy seizeth on me, and I fear lest it grow on me till I slay them; and thou slay me in return. And this is the reason of my weakness of body and change of complexion. But now I crave of thy favour that thou give me one of thy castles outlying the rest, that I may abide there the remnant of my life, for as the sayer of bywords saith, 'Absence from my friend is better and fitter for me'; and, 'Whatso eye doth not perceive, that garreth not heart to grieve.'", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"O my son, I grant thee this and I have not in my reign a greater than the Castle of Damascus, and the government of it is thine from this time.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"O our lord, thy children have now learnt knowledge and they are completely versed in the rules of manners and the etiquette of ceremony.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"I come to ask thy leave to make the pilgrimage.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Wait till next year and I will go and thou too.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I am dying with desire of pilgrimage to the Holy House of Allah at Meccah and to visit the tomb of the Prophet, upon whom be peace! I asked my father's leave, but he forbade me that, so I mean to take privily somewhat of money and set out on the pilgrimage without his knowledge.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Allah upon thee,", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"take me with thee and deprive me not of visitation to the tomb of the Prophet, whom Allah bless and keep!", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"As soon as it is dark night, do thou come forth from this place, without telling any.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"O my sister, it is in my mind to visit the Holy House,[FN#232] Jerusalem, and Abraham the Friend of Allah[FN#233] (on whom be peace!).", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"I also desire so to do,", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"There is no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah, the Glorious, the Great! This is the decree of Allah!", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Verily is Allah the Orderer of the past and the future!", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"O my sister, I feel recovery drawing near and my heart longeth for a little roast meat.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"By Allah! O my brother,", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I have no face to beg; but To-morrow I will enter some rich man's house and serve him and earn somewhat for our living.", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Of a truth 'tis hard for me to leave thee and thou in this state, but I must despite myself!", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Allah forbid! Thou wilt be put to shame; but there is no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah!", "narration_text": "When Abrizah heard these words, she wept with sore weeping and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\"O my brother, we are strangers who have dwelt here a full year, but none hath yet knocked at our door. Shall we then die of hunger? I know no resource but that I go out and do service and earn somewhat to keep us alive, till thou recover from thy sickness, when we will travel back to our native land.", "narration_text": " And he wept and she wept too. Then she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\"I wish thee to bear me to the bazar.", "narration_text": " And he wept and she wept too. Then she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Carry this sick man to Damascus and leave him in the hospital; haply he may be cured and recover health.", "narration_text": " And he wept and she wept too. Then she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\"On my head be it!", "narration_text": " And he wept and she wept too. Then she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\"How shall I take this sick man to Damascus, and he nigh upon death?", "narration_text": " So saying, he gave him a kick and he moved; whereupon quoth the Fireman,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Why did they not throw their dead body any where but here?", "narration_text": " So saying, he gave him a kick and he moved; whereupon quoth the Fireman,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Some one of you who hath eaten a bit of Hashish and hath thrown himself down in whatso place it be!", "narration_text": " So saying, he gave him a kick and he moved; whereupon quoth the Fireman,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\"There is no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah! verily, I have sinned against this youth, for indeed the Prophet (whom Allah bless and keep!) enjoineth honour to the stranger, more especially when the stranger is sick.", "narration_text": " So saying, he gave him a kick and he moved; whereupon quoth the Fireman,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_18_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Praise be to Allah for the welfare of this youth! O Allah, I beseech Thee by Thy knowledge of hidden things, that Thou make the salvation of this youth to be at my hands!", "narration_text": " So saying, he gave him a kick and he moved; whereupon quoth the Fireman,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"What-all comes next, and have we some more of those dates?\"", "narration_text": "Listening and watching, the boys gathered by the silver trumpet notes that the Princess and her retinue had re-entered the palace walls by another gate."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"We have to wait until dusk anyway,", "narration_text": "Listening and watching, the boys gathered by the silver trumpet notes that the Princess and her retinue had re-entered the palace walls by another gate."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"and by the look of the light that won't be long.\"", "narration_text": "Listening and watching, the boys gathered by the silver trumpet notes that the Princess and her retinue had re-entered the palace walls by another gate."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Strike 3.\"", "narration_text": "Nothing happened. The object remained an object. Then, suddenly understanding, Chris struck the stone ledge three times."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Strike 3.\"", "narration_text": "Nothing happened. The object remained an object. Then, suddenly understanding, Chris struck the stone ledge three times."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Strike three.\"", "narration_text": "Nothing happened. The object remained an object. Then, suddenly understanding, Chris struck the stone ledge three times."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Now, if that isn't handy!", "narration_text": "Nothing happened. The object remained an object. Then, suddenly understanding, Chris struck the stone ledge three times."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"it's time for me to go. Are you awake?\"", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"I have a handy thing here which is for you to use only -- do you hear? only if I don't come back.\"", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Don't come back? Law! Chris, don't you leave me in this heathen country where nobody understands good English!", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Why, unless I'd steal, and Miss Becky told me never to do that -- but unless I did, how could I eat in these foreign parts?\"", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Well, I don't know how you could, myself. But don't you cross any bridges until you come to them. Look.", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"If I'm not back by two sunups from now -- I may have to hide all during tomorrow -- if I'm not back by then, put this package out beyond the trees in the clearing. That's very important. You've got that?\"", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I haven't got anything but a few old dried-up fruits,", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"No, Amos!", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I mean, do you understand that much?\"", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Oh yes, of course. Why didn't you say so in the first place? You said, put the package out in the clear. Where's that, on this tippy-top of a hill?", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"The ledge near where we climbed up. That's big enough,", "narration_text": " Chris exclaimed. Then, looking at the light fading from the sky, he picked up the folded balloon and went to waken Amos."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Amos! Not now! I said only if you have to get away. If someone comes after you, or if I don't come back. Promise me not to strike three at all except for either of those two reasons.\"", "narration_text": " And before Chris could stop him, Amos had struck the earth beside him twice before Chris seized his hand in mid-air."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"what happens when I do hit three times?\"", "narration_text": " he added, looking bewildered and already somewhat forlorn,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Why, it's a mag -- it's a special kind of balloon,", "narration_text": " he added, looking bewildered and already somewhat forlorn,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"A balloon. Oh.\"", "narration_text": "Chris stopped and stared at Amos. Perhaps balloons had not yet been invented. How very confusing!"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"No sir!", "narration_text": "\"It's something that will hold you up in the air. There's a basket for you to sit in -- \""}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Me in the air over the roofs and high up? No indeedy, Chris! Not me.\"", "narration_text": " Amos cried, wagging his head decisively from side to side."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Look, Amos. If you have to use it, you'll be in such a bad fix that being up in the air will seem like the very best thing that could happen. Stop running. I'll be back -- I hope.\"", "narration_text": "Chris was tempted to take his friend with him but someone must get the news back to the Mirabelle if he should fail. If this happened, he did not doubt but that the magic balloon would carry Amos safely to the ship."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"And now, wish me luck, and stay here and wait for me. Don't follow me now, or watch, or I might fail.\"", "narration_text": "Chris was tempted to take his friend with him but someone must get the news back to the Mirabelle if he should fail. If this happened, he did not doubt but that the magic balloon would carry Amos safely to the ship."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"can't I go? You might get hurt. There's no telling what could happen if you're all alone!\"", "narration_text": "Chris was tempted to take his friend with him but someone must get the news back to the Mirabelle if he should fail. If this happened, he did not doubt but that the magic balloon would carry Amos safely to the ship."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Better not. But I'd sure like to, Amos. Now don't lose that package. It's your escape. Wish me luck.\"", "narration_text": "Chris was tempted to take his friend with him but someone must get the news back to the Mirabelle if he should fail. If this happened, he did not doubt but that the magic balloon would carry Amos safely to the ship."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_29_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Here, Chris. Our fruits. Better not to eat strange food in this foreigny place. Good luck,", "narration_text": "Amos clasped his hand, and then, rushing off, dashed back again."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Entreat her honourably and enrich her poverty.", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"As though ptisane of wine on her lips honey dew * Dropt from the ripened grapes her mouth in clusters grew And, when her frame thou doublest, and low bends her vine, * Praise her Creator's might no creature ever knew.\"", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Goodly of gifts is she, and charm those perfect eyes, * With lashes shaming Kohl and all the fair ones Kohl'd[FN#66] And from those eyne the glances pierce the lover's heart, * Like sword in M\u00edr al-Mumin\u00edna Ali's hold.\"", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Appeared not my excuse till hair had clothed his cheek, * And gloom o'ercrept that side-face (sight to stagger!) A fawn, when eyes would batten on his charms, * Each glance deals thrust like point of Khanjar-dagger.\"", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"When shall the disappointed heart be healed of severance, * And lips of Union smile at ceasing of our hard mischance? Would Heaven I knew shall come some night, and with it surely bring * Meeting with friend who like myself endureth sufferance.\"[FN#6", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Dost thou name me in thy verse, to shame me amongst folk? By Allah, if thou turn not from this talk, I will assuredly complain of thee to the Grand Chamberlain, Sultan of Khorasan and Baghdad and lord of justice and equity; that disgrace and punishment may befal thee!", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"O my daughter, haply he meant thee no harm, and is he aught but an orphan? Withal, he said nought of reproach to thee; so beware thou tell none of this, lest perchance it come to e Sultan's ears and he cut short his life and blot out his name and make it even as yesterday, whose memory hath passed away.", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Now is my dread to incur reproaches, which * Disturb her temper and her mind obscure, Patient I'll bear them; e'en as generous youth his case to cure.'' * Beareth the burn of brand his case to cure.\"[FN#7", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Verily, to join Halfah grass and fire,[FN#71] is the greatest of risks, and man may not be trusted with woman, so long as eye glanceth and eyelid quivereth. Now thy brother's son, Kanmakan, is come to man's estate and it behoveth us to forbid him access to the rooms where anklets trinkle, and it is yet more needful to forbid thy daughter the company of men, for the like of her should be kept in the Harim.", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Thou sayest sooth, O wise King!", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"O my son! I have some what to say to thee which I would fain leave unsaid; yet I must tell it thee despite my inclination.", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Minish this blame I ever bear from you: * My heart loves her to whom all love is due: Ask not from me of patience jot or little, * Divorce of Patience by God's House! I rue: What blamers preach of patience I unheed; * Here am I, love path firmly to pursue! Indeed they bar me access to my love, * Here am I by God's ruth no ill I sue! Good sooth my bones, whenas they hear thy name, * Quail as birds quailed when Nisus o'er them flew:[FN#72] Ah! say to them who blame my love that I * Will love that face fair cousin till I die.\"", "narration_text": "And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"I have no longer a place in my aunt's house nor among these people, but I will go forth from the palace and abide in the corners of the city.", "narration_text": " And she repeated to her the couplets he had made; whereupon Kuzia Fakan wept and said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Alas, O my naunty, how is it with thy son?", "narration_text": " And she repeated to her the couplets he had made; whereupon Kuzia Fakan wept and said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"O my daughter, sooth to say, he is tearful-eyed and heavy hearted, being fallen into the net of thy love.", "narration_text": " And she repeated to her the couplets he had made; whereupon Kuzia Fakan wept and said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"By Allah! I rebuked him not for his words, nor for ill-will to him, but because I feared for him the malice of foes. Indeed my passion for him is double that he feeleth for me; my tongue may not describe my yearning for him; and were it not for the extravagant wilfulness of his words and the wanderings of his wit, my father had not cut off from him favours that besit, nor had decreed unto him exclusion and prohibition as fit. However, man's days bring nought but change, and patience in all case is most becoming: peradventure He who ordained our severance will vouchsafe us reunion!", "narration_text": " And she repeated to her the couplets he had made; whereupon Kuzia Fakan wept and said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"O son of mine uncle! same sorrow I bear, * And suffer the like of thy cark and thy care Yet hide I from man what I suffer for pine; * Hide it too, and such secret to man never bare!\"", "narration_text": " And he began to improvise and recited these couplets,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Leave this blame, I will list to no flout of my foe! * I divulged a secret was told me to keep: He is lost to my sight for whose union I yearn, * And I watch all the while he can slumber and sleep.\"", "narration_text": " And he began to improvise and recited these couplets,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Why should I keep silence till I waste away and see not my lover? Fault have I none save poverty; so, by Allah, I am resolved to remove me from this region and wander over the wild and the word; for my position in this city is a torture and I have no friend nor lover therein to comfort me; wherefore I am determined to distract myself by absence from my native land till I die and take my rest after this shame and tribulation.", "narration_text": " And he began to improvise and recited these couplets,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Albeit my vitals quiver 'neath this ban; * Before the foe myself I'll ne'er unman! So pardon me, my vitals are a writ * Whose superscription are my tears that ran: Heigh ho! my cousin seemeth Houri may * Come down to earth by reason of Rizwan: 'Scapes not the dreadful sword lunge of her look * Who dares the glancing of those eyne to scan: O'er Allah's wide spread world I'll roam and roam, * And from such exile win what bread I can Yes, o'er broad earth I'll roam and save my soul, * All but her absence bear ing like a man With gladsome heart I'll haunt the field of fight, * And meet the bravest Brave in battle van!\"", "narration_text": " Then her sobs burst out, and she began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"O my son! O my darling! thou hast revived my regrets. Sufficed not what I endured, but thou must depart from my home? After thee I care not for food nor joy in sleep, and naught but tears and mourning are left me. O my son, from what land shall I call thee? And what town hath given thee refuge?", "narration_text": " Then her sobs burst out, and she began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Well learnt we, since you left, our grief and sorrow to sustain, * While bows of severance shot their shafts in many a railing rain: They left me, after girthing on their selles of corduwayne * To fight the very pangs of death while spanned they sandy plain: Mysterious through the nightly gloom there came the moan of dove; * A ring dove, and replied I, 'Cease thy plaint, how durst complain?' If, by my life, her heart, like mine, were full of pain and pine * She had not decks her neck with ring nor sole with ruddy stain.[FN#75] Fled is mine own familiar friend, bequeathing me a store * Of parting pang and absence ache to suffer evermore.\"", "narration_text": " Then her sobs burst out, and she began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Where is thine eye, O Zau al- Makan?", "narration_text": " Then her sobs burst out, and she began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_07_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Would Heaven we knew what hath befallen Kanmakan that he fled his native town, and chased himself from the place where his father used to fill all in hungry case and do justice and grace?", "narration_text": "When it was the One Hundred and Fortieth Night,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Oh, Lordy, Lordy!", "narration_text": "Then Ned Cilley, oldest of the Mirabelle's sailors, came panting up from the cove and Zachary's grave to look out from the leaves at the base of the boys' tree."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"what did I tell you, lads?", "narration_text": " he exclaimed when he caught sight of the black ship, the last of her somber sails being taken in,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"That be the Black Vulture, the pirate ship. No vessel is safe near the Black Vulture! What a God's mercy that all of us, and the Mirabelle, are out of sight, for the men aboard the Vulture know no pity, lads!\"", "narration_text": " he called down softly, for sound carries far and clearly over water, as every sailor knows,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Ned, don't most ships just paint the name on the side?\"", "narration_text": " he called down softly, for sound carries far and clearly over water, as every sailor knows,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Aye lad, that they do,", "narration_text": " he called down softly, for sound carries far and clearly over water, as every sailor knows,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Then isn't it unusual to have letters carved of wood and gilded, on the side of a ship?", "narration_text": " Ned's puzzled tone was sharper now and he looked up at Chris and then out to the pirate vessel."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Aye, that it be.", "narration_text": " Ned's puzzled tone was sharper now and he looked up at Chris and then out to the pirate vessel."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"What're ye aimin' at now, me lad, eh?", "narration_text": " Ned's puzzled tone was sharper now and he looked up at Chris and then out to the pirate vessel."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"What's in your mind?\"", "narration_text": " Ned's puzzled tone was sharper now and he looked up at Chris and then out to the pirate vessel."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Just tell me what ships you know whose name is not painted on but set in carved letters, Ned,", "narration_text": " Ned's puzzled tone was sharper now and he looked up at Chris and then out to the pirate vessel."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Let me see, now. There's the Southerner -- no, that's painted on, or the Priscilla Drew -- no; that's painted too.", "narration_text": "Ned's face puckered with effort for a few moments, as he muttered:"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Come, boys, what ship has carved letters for her name, not painted ones? Where's a better memory nor mine?\"", "narration_text": "Ned's face puckered with effort for a few moments, as he muttered:"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"There's only one ship that ever I did see with carven letters on her side, and that was Chew's ship, the Venture.\"", "narration_text": "Ned's face puckered with effort for a few moments, as he muttered:"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Aye aye!", "narration_text": "He was surrounded at once by a low murmur of assent from all sides."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Look then, for there's your same ship! The Venture and the Vulture are one and the same! Here -- take my glass,", "narration_text": "A low cry came from Amos, who had not taken his eyes from the sea."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"See the two second letters -- they are just a bit aslant. Weeks ago, at home, I thought it seemed strange that the E and the N looked loose. But loose they are! Once at sea they're changed -- bolted in, maybe, I don't know how -- and there's your merchant ship at home and pirate ship at sea!\"", "narration_text": "A low cry came from Amos, who had not taken his eyes from the sea."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"And his friend with the airs!\"", "narration_text": "A low cry came from Amos, who had not taken his eyes from the sea."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Have we then been harboring the like of him at home?\"", "narration_text": "A low cry came from Amos, who had not taken his eyes from the sea."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Aye -- to let him go free to scuttle the next fine ship, take all her cargo, and leave her valiant men to drown!\"", "narration_text": "A low cry came from Amos, who had not taken his eyes from the sea."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"How-now, men, be still! We are here to see what may take place, but if your voices should carry, as well they may, over the water, we should have little chance of it. Do you be still and watchful.\"", "narration_text": "A low cry came from Amos, who had not taken his eyes from the sea."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Look! Around the point! Here comes another ship -- looks like that was what the ol' blackbird was a-waiting for!\"", "narration_text": "Quicker than it would take to tell, the Vulture, black sails spread, moved forward to head off the merchantman evidently homeward bound from China."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Bless my cap and buttons!", "narration_text": "Quicker than it would take to tell, the Vulture, black sails spread, moved forward to head off the merchantman evidently homeward bound from China."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"there's to be a fight for sartin. I can see the flash of light on the swords and axes!\"", "narration_text": "Quicker than it would take to tell, the Vulture, black sails spread, moved forward to head off the merchantman evidently homeward bound from China."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Come, lads,", "narration_text": "Quicker than it would take to tell, the Vulture, black sails spread, moved forward to head off the merchantman evidently homeward bound from China."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"We have seen what we had to see, and many is the witness now against Claggett Chew and all his company!\"", "narration_text": "Quicker than it would take to tell, the Vulture, black sails spread, moved forward to head off the merchantman evidently homeward bound from China."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Aye! Aye! That we are! We'll bear witness to such villainy -- they should all hang for it!", "narration_text": "Quicker than it would take to tell, the Vulture, black sails spread, moved forward to head off the merchantman evidently homeward bound from China."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Then let us go back to our own ship, for the dreaded Vulture is not yet gone, and unarmed as we too are, what chance have we against cannon balls and armed men?\"", "narration_text": "Quicker than it would take to tell, the Vulture, black sails spread, moved forward to head off the merchantman evidently homeward bound from China."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"'tis my advice you had best return with us now, or you might be missed by one or another of the men, and they have much time to think. You shall do what has been set for you to do -- we shall stay here another day to take on water and fresh fruits.\"", "narration_text": " he said, his hand on Chris's shoulder, as in front of them in the late afternoon light the men of the Mirabelle made their way back to the ship,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"It will not be a moment too soon for me until I see you safe and sound on board again, my lad,", "narration_text": "He looked smilingly down at Chris but his eyes were concerned."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_24_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"for I like you well and would have no smallest harm come to you.\"", "narration_text": "He looked smilingly down at Chris but his eyes were concerned."}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Allah reunite him with what he loveth!", "narration_text": " The Eunuch did so, and Zau al-Makan sighed heavily and began repeating these couplets,[FN#317]"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Tell him to let me hear somewhat anent his separation from his countrymen and his country.", "narration_text": " The Eunuch did so, and Zau al-Makan sighed heavily and began repeating these couplets,[FN#317]"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Is not her love a pledge by all mankind confest? * The house that hometh Hinda be forever blest' Her love all levels; man can reck of naught beside; * Naught or before or after can for man have zest 'Tis though the vale is paved with musk and ambergris * That day when Hinda's footstep on its face is prest: Hail to the beauty of our camp, the pride of folk, * The dearling who en' Slaves all hearts by her behest: Allah on 'Time's Delight' send large dropped clouds that teem * With genial rain but bear no thunder in their breast.\"", "narration_text": " The Eunuch did so, and Zau al-Makan sighed heavily and began repeating these couplets,[FN#317]"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"I vow to Allah if at home I sight * My sister Nuzhat al-Zamani hight I'll pass the days in joyance and delight * Mid bashful minions, maidens soft and white: To sound of harps in various modes they smite * Draining the bowl, while eyes rain lively light 'Neath half closed lids, a sipping lips red bright * By stream bank flowing through my garden site.\"", "narration_text": " The Eunuch did so, and Zau al-Makan sighed heavily and began repeating these couplets,[FN#317]"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"O my brother! O Zau al-Makan!", "narration_text": " The Eunuch did so, and Zau al-Makan sighed heavily and began repeating these couplets,[FN#317]"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"O my sister! O Nuzhat al-Zaman!", "narration_text": " He also looked at her and knew her and cried out,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Long I lamented that we fell apart, * While tears repentant railed from these eyne; And sware, if Time unite us twain once more, * 'Severance' shall never sound from tongue of mine: Joy hath so overwhelmed me that excess * Of pleasure from mine eyes draws gouts of brine: Tears, O mine eyes, have now become your wont * Ye weep for pleasure and you weep for pine!\"", "narration_text": " He also looked at her and knew her and cried out,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Come with me into the litter and tell me all that hath befallen thee, and I will tell thee what happened to me.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Do thou begin thy tale.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Praised be Allah who hath vouchsafed thee to me and ordained that, even as we left our father together, so together shall we return to him!", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Of a truth my brother Sharrkan gave me in marriage to this Chamberlain that he might carry me to my father. And this is what befel me from first to last; so now tell me how it hath fared with thee since I left thee.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Of a truth, O my sister, this Fireman hath dealt with me in such benevolent wise as would not lover with lass nor sire with son, for that he fasted and gave me to eat, and he walked whilst he made me ride; and I owe my life to him.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Allah willing, we will requite him for all this, according to our power.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Take thy reward for glad tidings, O face of good omen! It was thy hand reunited me with my brother; so the purse I gave thee and all in it are thine. But now go to thy master and bring him quickly to me.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Know, O Chamberlain, that thou hast married no slave girl; far from it, thou hast taken to wife the daughter of King Omar bin al-Nu'uman for I am Nuzhat al- Zaman, and this is my brother, Zau al-Makan.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"We are now near our country and I would be left alone with my brother, that we may enjoy each other's company and take our fill of it ere we reach Baghdad; for we have been parted a long, long time.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Be it as thou biddest,", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Bid the Eunuch bring me the Fireman and give him a horse to ride and ration him with a tray of food morning and evening, and let him be forbidden to leave us.", "narration_text": " Then she called the Eunuch, who came and kissed Zau al- Makan's hand, and she said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"I hear and I obey;", "narration_text": "She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Stoker girthed his ass for flight and bespake himself, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Indeed, I warned him for the love of Allah, but he would not listen to me; Oh would I knew what is become of him!", "narration_text": "She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Stoker girthed his ass for flight and bespake himself, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Verily he knoweth not the value of the good offices I have done him! I believe he hath denounced me to the Eunuch (hence these pages et about me) and he hath made me an accomplice in his crime.", "narration_text": "; ere he had done speaking the Castrato was standing by his head and his side muscles quivered for fear and he lifted up his voice and cried,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Who was it recited the verses? O liar! why didst thou say, 'I never repeated these couplets, nor do I know who repeated them;' when it was thy companion? But now I will not leave thee between this place and Baghdad, and what betideth thy comrade shall betide thee.", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"What I feared hath befallen me.", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"'Twas as I feared the coming ills discerning: * But unto Allah we are all returning.\"", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Take him off the ass.", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\"If a hair of him be lost, you will be lost with it.", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\"O Chief, I am neither this youth's brother nor am I akin to him, nor is he sib to me; but I was a Fireman in a Hammam and found him cast out, in his sickness, on the dung heap.", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Thou disturbedst our mistress by reciting verses, thou and this youth: but fear nothing for thy self;", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\"What is the matter and what are these troops, that ye do this with us?", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Who art thou; and whence comest thou, and whither art thou bound?", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\"I am the Chamberlain of the Emir of Damascus, King Sharrkan, son of Omar bin al-Nu'uman, Lord of Baghdad and of the land of Khorasan, and I bring tribute and presents from him to his father in Baghdad.", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\"In very sooth King Omar is dead and he died not but of poison. So fare ye forwards; no harm shall befal you till you join his Grand Wazir, Dandan.", "narration_text": " When the horsemen heard his words they let their head-kerchiefs fall over their faces and wept, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_27_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Oh for our disappointment in this our journey!", "narration_text": " Now when the Chamberlain heard this, he wept sore and exclaimed,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Mistress Boozer,", "narration_text": " At last all was told; every tale unfolded."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Quite so -- you did perfectly right,", "narration_text": " At last all was told; every tale unfolded."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Indeed? I did not see that too clearly, and so I was not sure.", "narration_text": " At last all was told; every tale unfolded."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Go have your supper lad, and come back. I have some other things to say.\"", "narration_text": " coaxed Becky, her hands on her hips and the soup ladle she still held standing out at right angles,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Ah now, Master Cilley,", "narration_text": " coaxed Becky, her hands on her hips and the soup ladle she still held standing out at right angles,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"you will fade away into a wraith, my good man, so you will! Do you not eat a morsel nor a mouthful, and die in the night, how shall I bear to live with my conscience thereafter, tell me that?\"", "narration_text": " coaxed Becky, her hands on her hips and the soup ladle she still held standing out at right angles,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Eh, lack-a-day!", "narration_text": " coaxed Becky, her hands on her hips and the soup ladle she still held standing out at right angles,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"The life of a sailor, 'tis that hard -- is't not, me boys?", "narration_text": " coaxed Becky, her hands on her hips and the soup ladle she still held standing out at right angles,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Or else, me innards is ruint by that galley cook of ours.", "narration_text": "Amos put his hand over his mouth to stifle some sound that broke through in spite of him. Ned gave him a reproving glance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Ah, sweet Boozer, were you to sample but a spoonful of what us pore sailors must face week after week, and month after month, and us on the high seas -- you bein' such a delikit cook, so to speak -- your heart's blood would curdle on the instant, that it would, by my cap and buttons!\"", "narration_text": " she announced without ceremony, and the three watching her needed no second invitation."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Deary me, the saints preserve and defend us!", "narration_text": " she announced without ceremony, and the three watching her needed no second invitation."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"I must do all in my poor weak woman's power to tempt you as best I may. Draw up, lads, for here it comes!", "narration_text": " she announced without ceremony, and the three watching her needed no second invitation."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Mr. Wicker asked me to see him for a moment.", "narration_text": " she announced without ceremony, and the three watching her needed no second invitation."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"That was a superb supper, Becky. I'm stuffed.\"", "narration_text": " she announced without ceremony, and the three watching her needed no second invitation."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Why -- a mere mouthful, a taste, a tidbit, was all any of you had. See -- there's a pigeon or two left, and half a duck, and part of the beef pie -- why, you do but peck at your food, all of you, like poor birds!", "narration_text": " she announced without ceremony, and the three watching her needed no second invitation."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Anyhow, thanks again. I'll be back,", "narration_text": " she announced without ceremony, and the three watching her needed no second invitation."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Do you not recognise these things, Christopher?", "narration_text": "Chris looked more closely, touching nothing. His voice was bewildered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Well -- it seems to me I may have seen them before -- they sort of look familiar, but -- I couldn't be sure.\"", "narration_text": "Chris raised startled worried eyes to the dark penetrating ones watching him so quietly from the high-backed chair."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"They are your twentieth-century clothes, my lad. The ones you wear in your own time. And deeply as it hurts me to say it, the moment has come for you to put them on.\"", "narration_text": "Chris raised startled worried eyes to the dark penetrating ones watching him so quietly from the high-backed chair."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Not yet? I don't have to go now, do I, sir?", "narration_text": " And as he saw insistence in Mr. Wicker's face he began to expostulate as a child does when it wants to retard its bedtime."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"And -- and -- I didn't say good-bye to Captain Blizzard or Mr. Finney. They were wonderful to me, really they were! And", "narration_text": " -- his voice suddenly became very small and high, disappearing to a whisper at the end -- \"and Becky and Ned and dear Amos -- \""}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Does it have to be?\"", "narration_text": " -- his voice suddenly became very small and high, disappearing to a whisper at the end -- \"and Becky and Ned and dear Amos -- \""}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"It has to be,", "narration_text": " -- his voice suddenly became very small and high, disappearing to a whisper at the end -- \"and Becky and Ned and dear Amos -- \""}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I am afraid I shall have to have the leather pouch, Christopher,", "narration_text": " he said, holding out his hand. Chris took it off and put it in the long, strong hand of the magician."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"More than that,", "narration_text": " he said, holding out his hand. Chris took it off and put it in the long, strong hand of the magician."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"I shall have to take everything from you that you have gained here, Christopher.", "narration_text": " he said, holding out his hand. Chris took it off and put it in the long, strong hand of the magician."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"All but one thing which you may choose and keep -- one ability.", "narration_text": " he said, holding out his hand. Chris took it off and put it in the long, strong hand of the magician."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"I'd like to be able to come back, sir,", "narration_text": "He stepped forward and put his hands on the boy's shoulders. His eyes were deeply sad although his lips still smiled."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"So you shall, Christopher, so you shall! And you shall remember it all, I promise you. That too, you can have.\"", "narration_text": "He stepped forward and put his hands on the boy's shoulders. His eyes were deeply sad although his lips still smiled."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_35_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"good soldier that you are for General Washington and for your country, all that you learned must leave you and remain with me.\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker put his hand briefly on Chris's head, let it slip to cover his eyes -- so lightly it was scarcely felt -- and then to cover his mouth. Chris waited, but he felt no different."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Show them in, Becky,", "narration_text": "Captain Blizzard set down his glass of sherry and cleared his throat."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"I wonder what brings them here so early? It must be a matter of some importance. Stay with me, Christopher. I shall present you to the Captain.\"", "narration_text": "Captain Blizzard set down his glass of sherry and cleared his throat."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Well, Captain, what brings you here so betimes? No trouble of any kind, I trust?\"", "narration_text": "Captain Blizzard set down his glass of sherry and cleared his throat."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Now, sir, needs must I come with unpleasant news, and sorry I am to bring it. I have heard that the Venture plans to sail at any time, and you well know she is a fast-sailing ship.", "narration_text": " He folded his plump hands over his paunch and twiddled his thumbs with agitation."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Sir, it has been noised about that the Venture is headed for the West Indies.\"", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"But 'tis not so.", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Early this morning Ned Cilley brought me the information that the Venture is to sail to the China seas.\"", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"I knew some trouble was ahead,", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"but did not know what form it was to take.", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"News of sailings and destinations get about so rapidly, it is more than likely that someone overheard the destination of the Mirabelle, and sold his knowledge to Captain Chew. Although,", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"I think Claggett Chew guessed it. Well,", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"what advice do you give me?\"", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Nay sir, 'tis for orders that I came to you. It is for you to say.\"", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"How soon can the Mirabelle put to sea?", "narration_text": "He paused and glanced at Mr. Finney who nodded forlornly, his mouth drooping."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"At any time, sir,", "narration_text": "The Captain fell silent and no one spoke for several minutes. Mr. Wicker leaning his chin on his folded hands was lost in thought."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"We have nearly water enough, and quite sufficient stores. The men are all assembled.\"", "narration_text": "The Captain fell silent and no one spoke for several minutes. Mr. Wicker leaning his chin on his folded hands was lost in thought."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"The tide will be high at midnight, sir,", "narration_text": "The Captain fell silent and no one spoke for several minutes. Mr. Wicker leaning his chin on his folded hands was lost in thought."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"here is the sandbar that the tide covers for but a short time, and should there be other ships crowding the river near this point, we must slip through there then or not at all.\"", "narration_text": " He tapped the rolled charts thoughtfully on the palm of one hand."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Captain Blizzard, and you, Mr. Finney,", "narration_text": " He tapped the rolled charts thoughtfully on the palm of one hand."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"should water casks be seen going on board, the whole of Georgetown will know you mean to sail. I therefore ask you to so contrive it that the casks be hidden in bales or boxes so that they seem to be anything but what they are.", "narration_text": " He tapped the rolled charts thoughtfully on the palm of one hand."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Our only chance to steal a march on the Venture will be to sail at least a day before her.", "narration_text": "Captain Blizzard and Mr. Finney looked solemnly at Chris who looked as solemnly back."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"There is one other thing. Your orders for where you are to anchor, once near China, will be secret, and carried on the person of this boy.", "narration_text": "Captain Blizzard and Mr. Finney looked solemnly at Chris who looked as solemnly back."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"He has a task of utmost secrecy to carry out and will require your help, encouragement, and silence.\"", "narration_text": "Captain Blizzard and Mr. Finney looked solemnly at Chris who looked as solemnly back."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"but his presence on the ship must not be known until the Mirabelle is well to sea.", "narration_text": "He strode over to the window looking out to his gardens and the trees where the apples showed their russet cheeks."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"I shall arrange to bring him aboard somehow, and give you your sailing orders later.\"", "narration_text": "He strode over to the window looking out to his gardens and the trees where the apples showed their russet cheeks."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Leave me these charts for yet a little while, and I shall ponder on our plans,", "narration_text": "He strode over to the window looking out to his gardens and the trees where the apples showed their russet cheeks."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"See that the water casks are taken on at once, Captain, and hidden, and make a place for Christopher, here,", "narration_text": "He strode over to the window looking out to his gardens and the trees where the apples showed their russet cheeks."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Mr. Wicker, sir, I have a plan! May we look at the river charts again?\"", "narration_text": "No sooner were the Captain and Mr. Finney gone than Chris spoke up in great excitement."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Look, sir! Here is the sandbar, and here", "narration_text": "Master and pupil spread out the charts once more, and Chris pointed eagerly."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_17_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"the Venture. Or she was, yesterday. Now sir, the sandbar being just below and ahead of the Venture, once the Mirabelle has slipped by, wouldn't it be too bad if something happened to make the Venture drift with the tide and run aground?\"", "narration_text": "Master and pupil spread out the charts once more, and Chris pointed eagerly."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Old Wicker's got a sign in his window -- he needs a boy. For after school, I guess. Think he'd pay, huh? Whyncha try?\"", "narration_text": " Mike wiggled himself across part of the Pep Boys' window to gain Chris's attention."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Oh -- I don't know.\"", "narration_text": "Chris looked from a nickel-plated flashlight to a car jack and spark plug."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Well, I'll tell you what. Know who needs a job bad? That's Jakey Harris. His mother's sick, and he's got that bad foot. Whyncha ask for him, huh? You sit next to him at school.\"", "narration_text": "Chris looked from a nickel-plated flashlight to a car jack and spark plug."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Only why didn't you ask him yourself?\"", "narration_text": "Mike became uneasy and fished an elastic band out of his pocket, made a flick of paper and sent it soaring out into M Street."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"I did. Wicker's such a queer old guy. That ol' antique shop is dark an' spooky, an' -- Well, I went in, and there wasn't nobody there, on'y him and me.\"", "narration_text": "Mike became uneasy and fished an elastic band out of his pocket, made a flick of paper and sent it soaring out into M Street."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"So I said I was there about the job, an' do you know what he said? He said", "narration_text": " -- he went on without urging, but with a frown of perplexity ridging his forehead --"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"He said, 'Turn around and look out that window, son, and tell me what you see.'\"", "narration_text": " Chris asked, and for the first time that day the heavy weight he carried within him lifted and lightened a little."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Everybody knows what's outside his window!", "narration_text": " Chris asked, and for the first time that day the heavy weight he carried within him lifted and lightened a little."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Of all the silly things! But I turned around and looked, like he told me to, and of course there was the traffic goin' by, and trucks, and cabs, and people crossin' the street, and the freeway overhead, an' -- you know.\"", "narration_text": " Chris asked, and for the first time that day the heavy weight he carried within him lifted and lightened a little."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"So what did he say?", "narration_text": " Chris asked, and for the first time that day the heavy weight he carried within him lifted and lightened a little."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Oh, he just smiled, that funny little crackly smile, and said, 'I'm sorry, young man, you won't do.'\"", "narration_text": "For a moment both boys stared into one another's eyes, each questioning, wondering, and neither being able to supply the answer."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Queerest thing I ever heard. Gee! Whaddaya suppose?\"", "narration_text": "For a moment both boys stared into one another's eyes, each questioning, wondering, and neither being able to supply the answer."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"It doesn't make sense, but old Wicker's so old he may be addled, don't you reckon? Who else would keep an antique store where nobody ever looks? All the other antique places are along Wisconsin Avenue where people go to shop.\"", "narration_text": " Chris asked, his courage ebbing as he pictured to himself the dark little shop with its bow window of small panes, and Mr. Wicker, so thin and wizened he seemed only bones and wrinkles."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"You reckon Jakey really could use the job?", "narration_text": " Chris asked, his courage ebbing as he pictured to himself the dark little shop with its bow window of small panes, and Mr. Wicker, so thin and wizened he seemed only bones and wrinkles."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Think he really needs it?", "narration_text": " Chris asked, his courage ebbing as he pictured to himself the dark little shop with its bow window of small panes, and Mr. Wicker, so thin and wizened he seemed only bones and wrinkles."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"You bet he does! He tol' me at noon today he wished he could find something that would help bring some money in. His mother's sick,", "narration_text": "But Mike was certain, or perhaps he needed a companion in this curious experiment."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"an' Jakey don' look so good himself.\"", "narration_text": "But Mike was certain, or perhaps he needed a companion in this curious experiment."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Are you coming?", "narration_text": "Mike's expression changed at once to one of triumph, but Chris was only partly encouraged."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"I'm coming. I'll ask for Jakey.\"", "narration_text": "Mike's expression changed at once to one of triumph, but Chris was only partly encouraged."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Betcha aren't goin' after all!\"", "narration_text": "The two boys walked to the corner of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Traffic roared up the first short block of Wisconsin from under the high steel freeway down to their left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Aw -- you're stalling!\"", "narration_text": "The two boys walked to the corner of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Traffic roared up the first short block of Wisconsin from under the high steel freeway down to their left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Not any sucha thing. I'm going now.\"", "narration_text": "The two boys walked to the corner of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Traffic roared up the first short block of Wisconsin from under the high steel freeway down to their left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"O.K. Let's see you.\"", "narration_text": "The two boys walked to the corner of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Traffic roared up the first short block of Wisconsin from under the high steel freeway down to their left."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"You said you were coming with me!\"", "narration_text": "Chris turned his back on Mike and started down the hill. After a step or two, not finding his friend beside him, he turned. Mike was standing on the corner."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Well, I was,", "narration_text": "Chris turned his back on Mike and started down the hill. After a step or two, not finding his friend beside him, he turned. Mike was standing on the corner."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"but I just remembered. My mother told me to bring her some stuff from the Safeway. I'll run all the way and come back and meet you.\"", "narration_text": "Chris turned his back on Mike and started down the hill. After a step or two, not finding his friend beside him, he turned. Mike was standing on the corner."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Aw shucks!", "narration_text": "Chris turned his back on Mike and started down the hill. After a step or two, not finding his friend beside him, he turned. Mike was standing on the corner."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_02_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"I'll meetcha in fifteen or twenty minutes,", "narration_text": " Chris kicked at a nonexistent pebble and scowled. But a chore was a chore, and was never worth discussion."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cProfessor Aronnax,", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201care you ready to start?\u201d", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m ready.\u201d", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cKindly follow me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cWhat about my companions, captain?\u201d", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cThey\u2019ve been alerted and are waiting for us.\u201d", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cAren\u2019t we going to put on our diving suits?", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cNot yet. I haven\u2019t let the Nautilus pull too near the coast, and we\u2019re fairly well out from the Mannar oysterbank. But I have the skiff ready, and it will take us to the exact spot where we\u2019ll disembark, which will save us a pretty long trek. It\u2019s carrying our diving equipment, and we\u2019ll suit up just before we begin our underwater exploring.\u201d", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cpleasure trip", "narration_text": "Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the"}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cHere we are, Professor Aronnax,", "narration_text": "I stared at my companions. They were armed in the same fashion, and Ned Land was also brandishing an enormous harpoon he had stowed in the skiff before leaving the Nautilus."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cYou observe this confined bay? A month from now in this very place, the numerous fishing boats of the harvesters will gather, and these are the waters their divers will ransack so daringly. This bay is felicitously laid out for their type of fishing. It\u2019s sheltered from the strongest winds, and the sea is never very turbulent here, highly favorable conditions for diving work. Now let\u2019s put on our underwater suits, and we\u2019ll begin our stroll.\u201d", "narration_text": "I stared at my companions. They were armed in the same fashion, and Ned Land was also brandishing an enormous harpoon he had stowed in the skiff before leaving the Nautilus."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cOur lighting equipment would be useless to us,", "narration_text": "I stared at my companions. They were armed in the same fashion, and Ned Land was also brandishing an enormous harpoon he had stowed in the skiff before leaving the Nautilus."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cWe won\u2019t be going very deep, and the sun\u2019s rays will be sufficient to light our way. Besides, it\u2019s unwise to carry electric lanterns under these waves. Their brightness might unexpectedly attract certain dangerous occupants of these waterways.\u201d", "narration_text": "I stared at my companions. They were armed in the same fashion, and Ned Land was also brandishing an enormous harpoon he had stowed in the skiff before leaving the Nautilus."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cWhat about our weapons?", "narration_text": "I stared at my companions. They were armed in the same fashion, and Ned Land was also brandishing an enormous harpoon he had stowed in the skiff before leaving the Nautilus."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cOur rifles?\u201d", "narration_text": "I stared at my companions. They were armed in the same fashion, and Ned Land was also brandishing an enormous harpoon he had stowed in the skiff before leaving the Nautilus."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cRifles! What for? Don\u2019t your mountaineers attack bears dagger in hand? And isn\u2019t steel surer than lead? Here\u2019s a sturdy blade. Slip it under your belt and let\u2019s be off.\u201d", "narration_text": "I stared at my companions. They were armed in the same fashion, and Ned Land was also brandishing an enormous harpoon he had stowed in the skiff before leaving the Nautilus."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cThank you, Mr. Land,", "narration_text": "The ghost of a smile glided across the captain\u2019s lips, and that was all."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cTit for tat, captain,", "narration_text": "The ghost of a smile glided across the captain\u2019s lips, and that was all."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cI owed it to you.\u201d", "narration_text": "The ghost of a smile glided across the captain\u2019s lips, and that was all."}, "Solo.665.61.20000leaguesundertheseas_2-03_verne_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cTo the Nautilus,", "narration_text": "The longboat flew over the waves. A few minutes later we encountered the shark\u2019s corpse again, floating."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Verily I fear lest my kingdom be lost when I die, for that I have no son to succeed me.", "narration_text": " so he came and bowed his head to the ground in modesty before his sire."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"O King, peradventure Allah shall yet bring something to pass; so rely upon the Almighty and be instant in prayer. It is also my counsel that thou spread a banquet and invite to it the poor and needy, and let them eat of thy food; and supplicate the Lord to vouchsafe thee a son; for perchance there may be among thy guests a righteous soul whose prayers find acceptance; and thereby thou shalt win thy wish.", "narration_text": " so he came and bowed his head to the ground in modesty before his sire."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"O thou the Wazir, of a truth I fear for my son, Kamar al-Zaman, the shifts and accidents which befal man and fain would I marry him in my life-time.", "narration_text": " so he came and bowed his head to the ground in modesty before his sire."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"O King, know thou that marriage is one of the most honourable of moral actions, and thou wouldst indeed do well and right to marry thy son in thy lifetime, ere thou make him Sultan.", "narration_text": " so he came and bowed his head to the ground in modesty before his sire."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Hither with my son Kamar al-Zaman;", "narration_text": " so he came and bowed his head to the ground in modesty before his sire."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"O Kamar al Zaman,", "narration_text": " so he came and bowed his head to the ground in modesty before his sire."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"of a truth I desire to marry thee and rejoice in thee during my lifetime.", "narration_text": " so he came and bowed his head to the ground in modesty before his sire."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"O my father, wedlock is a thing whereto I will never consent; no, not though I drink the cup of death.", "narration_text": "When the year came to an end, the King called his son to him and said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"He came and cried they, 'Now be Allah blest! * Praise Him that clad that soul in so fair vest!' He's King of Beauty where the beauteous be; * All are his Ryots,[FN#225] all obey his hest: His lip-dew's sweeter than the virgin honey; * His teeth are pearls in double row close press: All charms are congregate in him alone, * And deals his loveliness to man unrest. Beauty wrote on those cheeks for worlds to see * 'I testify there is none good but He.'\"[FN#22", "narration_text": "When the year came to an end, the King called his son to him and said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"O my son, wilt thou not hearken to me?", "narration_text": " Whereupon Kamar al-Zaman fell down for respect and shame before his sire and replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"O my father, how should I not hearken to thee, seeing that Allah commandeth me to obey thee and not gain-say thee?", "narration_text": " Whereupon Kamar al-Zaman fell down for respect and shame before his sire and replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"O my son, know that I desire to marry thee and rejoice in thee whilst yet I live, and make thee King over my realm, before my death.", "narration_text": " Whereupon Kamar al-Zaman fell down for respect and shame before his sire and replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"O thou the Wazir! tell me how I shall deal with my son in the matter of marriage.\"", "narration_text": " Whereupon Kamar al-Zaman fell down for respect and shame before his sire and replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"O thou the Wazir, tell me what I shall do with my son in the matter of marriage. Of a truth I took counsel with thee thereon and thou didst counsel me to marry him, before making him King. I have spoken with him of wedlock time after time and he still gainsaid me; so do thou, O Wazir, forthright advise me what to do.", "narration_text": "She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the King summoned his Minister; and, taking him apart, said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"O King, wait another year and, if after that thou be minded to speak to him on the matter of marriage, speak not to him privily, but address him on a day of state, when all the Emirs and Wazirs are present with the whole of the army standing before thee. And when all are in crowd then send for thy son, Kamar al-Zaman, and summon him; and, when he cometh, broach to him the matter of marriage before the Wazirs and Grandees and Officers of state and Captains; for he will surely be bashful and daunted by their presence and will not dare to oppose thy will.", "narration_text": "She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the King summoned his Minister; and, taking him apart, said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Know O my son, that I have not sent for thee on this occasion and summoned thee to appear before this assembly and all these officers of estate here awaiting our orders save and except that I may lay a commandment on thee, wherein do thou not disobey me; and my commandment is that thou marry, for I am minded to wed thee to a King's daughter and rejoice in thee ere I die.", "narration_text": "When it was the One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Night,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"But for myself I will never marry; no, not though I drink the cup of death! As for thee, thou art great in age and small of wit: hast thou not, twice ere this day and before this occasion, questioned me of the matter of marriage and I refused my consent? Indeed thou dotest and are not fit to govern a flock of sheep!", "narration_text": "When it was the One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Night,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"How durst thou answer me on this wise before my captains and soldiers? But hitherto none hath chastised thee. Knowest thou not that this deed thou hast done were a disgrace to him had it been done by the meanest of my subjects?", "narration_text": "She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that King Shahriman cried out to his son Kamar al-Zaman,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Allah curse marriage and marriageable and married women, the traitresses all! Would I had hearkened to my father and accepted a wife! Had I so done it had been better for me than this jail.", "narration_text": "She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that King Shahriman cried out to his son Kamar al-Zaman,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Know thou, O Wazir, that thou and thou only west the cause of all this that hath come to pass between me and my son by the advice thou west pleased to devise; and so what dost thou counsel me to do now?", "narration_text": "She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that King Shahriman cried out to his son Kamar al-Zaman,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_25_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"O King, leave thy son in limbo for the space of fifteen days: then summon him to thy presence and bid him wed; and assuredly he shall not gainsay thee again.", "narration_text": "She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that King Shahriman cried out to his son Kamar al-Zaman,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"First and foremost,", "narration_text": "His eyes, humorous as they were, took on a shrewdness under their sandy brows as if judging the character of the boy before him and his ability to keep a secret."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"You had best know who I am.", "narration_text": "His eyes, humorous as they were, took on a shrewdness under their sandy brows as if judging the character of the boy before him and his ability to keep a secret."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I am a member of the Mirabelle's crew!\"", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"The Mirabelle!", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Why -- that's the ship in the bottle!\"", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"The model of it's in a bottle right enough, since it's meself that made it, the last trip home from the Chiny Seas.\"", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"You made it yourself?", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"How in the world could you get it inside?", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Ah, 'tis a trick and a tedious thing, no mistaking, but there's time and to spare for it, coming home from China.\"", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"China? You've been there? What's it like?", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"That's a tale for another time, my boy, for there's much telling there. You wanted the story of Becky's fine hat.\"", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Yes -- yes!", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Bein' a member of the Mirabelle and all, means I see quite a bit of this port when we're home.", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"An' seein' as how Mistress Becky and me are fast friends, well -- she's told me a thing or two that not everyone knows.\"", "narration_text": " he began, \"that in her younger days, Mistress Becky had one craving. She'd seen this hat that she now wears, in a milliner's, and have it she must."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"now a hat of that sort costs many a shilling, and Becky worked and saved for that bonnet for over a year.", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"If you tell what I tell ye, Chris lad,", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"I shall get even with ye, I swear I will! For I would never want to hurt the feelin's of Becky Boozer, on my oath.\"", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"I'll not tell, sir. Not to anyone,", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Well now,", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"It seems at long last she paid for that bonnet, and decided to wear it to the spectacle, that very afternoon.\"", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"The spectacle?", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"What's that?\"", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Haw -- Haw!", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"You are a country boy! Why -- the spectacle, where the players are. The theatre -- what else?\"", "narration_text": " Chris said shortly, and thought of television and the movies, and held his tongue. He was beginning to try to fit himself into two centuries before his own time."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Now as you seem not acquainted with the theatre, me lad, let me tell you that we give it here in any hall standing vacant, and out of doors in fair weather, and we set the benches in rows for those that pay for seats.\"", "narration_text": "He pulled out an evil-smelling clay pipe and stuffed it with tobacco, tamping it down with one grubby forefinger, and when it was well lit, pointed the stem at Chris by way of emphasis."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"But Becky sat spang in the center of the hall, and -- you've seen the hat? 'Tis big enough for two and no mistake, and spreads along as well as up -- well, the time came to begin. The players came out on the stage, a-speakin' of their parts and abrandishin' of their arms as they do, when all at once a gentleman sitting behind Becky Boozer leaned forward and asked her -- ever so polite -- 'Madam,' sez he, 'please be so good as to remove your bonnet!'\"", "narration_text": "He pulled out an evil-smelling clay pipe and stuffed it with tobacco, tamping it down with one grubby forefinger, and when it was well lit, pointed the stem at Chris by way of emphasis."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Well, did she take it off?", "narration_text": "He pulled out an evil-smelling clay pipe and stuffed it with tobacco, tamping it down with one grubby forefinger, and when it was well lit, pointed the stem at Chris by way of emphasis."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"'Twas asked with rare politeness, anyone would agree to that.", "narration_text": "He pulled out an evil-smelling clay pipe and stuffed it with tobacco, tamping it down with one grubby forefinger, and when it was well lit, pointed the stem at Chris by way of emphasis."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Why no, Master Christopher, that she did not! Our Becky had just paid the final pence upon that hat, and after a year, seven months and eighteen days, the hat was hers. She wanted all beholders to admire it. What cared she if the gentleman seated on the bench behind her saw more of her bonnet than of the play? In Becky Boozer's opinion, 'twas a more than fair exchange! So she tossed her head, did Becky, and deigned not even a reply.\"", "narration_text": "He pulled out an evil-smelling clay pipe and stuffed it with tobacco, tamping it down with one grubby forefinger, and when it was well lit, pointed the stem at Chris by way of emphasis."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"The poor gentleman says again,", "narration_text": "He pulled out an evil-smelling clay pipe and stuffed it with tobacco, tamping it down with one grubby forefinger, and when it was well lit, pointed the stem at Chris by way of emphasis."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_30": {"text": "\"And would you believe it, my lad -- no.", "narration_text": "He pulled out an evil-smelling clay pipe and stuffed it with tobacco, tamping it down with one grubby forefinger, and when it was well lit, pointed the stem at Chris by way of emphasis."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_31": {"text": "\"No, no, you would not.", "narration_text": "He pulled out an evil-smelling clay pipe and stuffed it with tobacco, tamping it down with one grubby forefinger, and when it was well lit, pointed the stem at Chris by way of emphasis."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Mistress Rebecca Boozer was that proud -- that proud", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley's blue eyes popped and he cupped his hand by the side of his mouth so that his words could carry no further than the few inches dividing the boy and the man."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_33": {"text": "\"that not for the world would she remove her bonnet. Dear me no! She tossed her head again, feeling all them plumes a-tossin' too, and sat up straighter than before. An' she a tall woman.\"", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley's blue eyes popped and he cupped his hand by the side of his mouth so that his words could carry no further than the few inches dividing the boy and the man."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Well, little did she dream, our Becky Boozer. For when she tossed her head the second time and made no motion to remove her hat, the gentleman bent toward her, and -- no doubt, his words were for her alone. And this is what he said.\"", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley's blue eyes popped and he cupped his hand by the side of his mouth so that his words could carry no further than the few inches dividing the boy and the man."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_35": {"text": "\"And do you know,", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley's blue eyes popped and he cupped his hand by the side of his mouth so that his words could carry no further than the few inches dividing the boy and the man."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_36": {"text": "\"'Tis our belief it must have been the Devil himself who sat behind her there, for from that very time Rebecca Boozer has been unable to remove that hat, neither by pushing, pulling, prying, steaming, cutting, tearing, nor by any method howsomever! The Devil it was! The Devil it must have been!\"", "narration_text": "She looked from one to the other and Chris decided that it was a good thing for him that Becky likened him to the object of her doting, Master Cilley."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_37": {"text": "\"I have. You'll not be able to heave it off, that I promise you. That hat is there for good and all. Mistress Boozer will doubtless be buried in that bonnet.", "narration_text": "She looked from one to the other and Chris decided that it was a good thing for him that Becky likened him to the object of her doting, Master Cilley."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_38": {"text": "\"And what do you think of that?", "narration_text": "She looked from one to the other and Chris decided that it was a good thing for him that Becky likened him to the object of her doting, Master Cilley."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Master Cilley,", "narration_text": "She looked from one to the other and Chris decided that it was a good thing for him that Becky likened him to the object of her doting, Master Cilley."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_40": {"text": "\"Does she -- does she sleep in it?", "narration_text": "She looked from one to the other and Chris decided that it was a good thing for him that Becky likened him to the object of her doting, Master Cilley."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Be off with you, boy!", "narration_text": "She looked from one to the other and Chris decided that it was a good thing for him that Becky likened him to the object of her doting, Master Cilley."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_42": {"text": "\"You and Cilley -- you're two of a kind, that is plain to be seen!\"", "narration_text": "She looked from one to the other and Chris decided that it was a good thing for him that Becky likened him to the object of her doting, Master Cilley."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Get along with you!", "narration_text": "She looked from one to the other and Chris decided that it was a good thing for him that Becky likened him to the object of her doting, Master Cilley."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_44": {"text": "\"You are wanted by the master in his study, so look sharp! It's down the passage and to your right,", "narration_text": " she cried again, pulling Chris up out of his chair by his coat collar."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_05_dawson_64kb_45": {"text": "\"and knock before you go in!\"", "narration_text": " she cried again, pulling Chris up out of his chair by his coat collar."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"It is enough for a while,", "narration_text": " commanded Mr. Wicker. But when Chris attempted to talk of the Jewel Tree, the words would not pass his lips but remained in his mouth like a handful of marbles."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"that Amos get used to being limber and alive. That is change enough from a carved wooden figure. It would only confuse and trouble him to think you do not really belong where you are. So let him be happy. And I shall seal your lips with regard to the secret of the Jewel Tree, for that must be known to no one,", "narration_text": " commanded Mr. Wicker. But when Chris attempted to talk of the Jewel Tree, the words would not pass his lips but remained in his mouth like a handful of marbles."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Now tell me what you are to journey after,", "narration_text": " commanded Mr. Wicker. But when Chris attempted to talk of the Jewel Tree, the words would not pass his lips but remained in his mouth like a handful of marbles."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Not even to me. Excellent stuff, this,", "narration_text": " commanded Mr. Wicker. But when Chris attempted to talk of the Jewel Tree, the words would not pass his lips but remained in his mouth like a handful of marbles."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"I got it in India years ago, and this is the last of it. But I hardly imagine I shall need it again. Its use is somewhat drastic, but occasionally wise.\"", "narration_text": " Chris said thoughtfully one afternoon after his lessons and memorizing were over for the day,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"of the three things in your shop window that I liked best, two have been explained. Yet the third, which still interests me, seems to have had, so far, no significance. I mean, of course, the rope.\"", "narration_text": " Chris said thoughtfully one afternoon after his lessons and memorizing were over for the day,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Ah yes,", "narration_text": " Chris said thoughtfully one afternoon after his lessons and memorizing were over for the day,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"the rope. Very well, my boy, since it has come into your mind again, that means that the time has come for you to discover its use. Go and bring it to me.\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker agreed, nodding and stretching his feet out toward the fire,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"You have heard of the Indian rope trick, Christopher?\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker agreed, nodding and stretching his feet out toward the fire,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Yes -- and no, sir,", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker agreed, nodding and stretching his feet out toward the fire,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"I'm not sure how it works.\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker agreed, nodding and stretching his feet out toward the fire,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Indeed? Well, let me tell you, my boy, no one else does either. The rope is made to go up in the air, so stiffly that the fakir -- that is, the Eastern magician -- can climb it. Some claim to have seen the fakirs climb up it and vanish from sight, and the rope disappear after them.\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker waved one hand as much as to say that those who had seen it could believe as they pleased."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"A good enough trick, in its way,", "narration_text": "With one of his quick gestures, Mr. Wicker reached down for the rope and was up and out of his chair, all in one movement."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"but this rope is capable of so much more remarkable possibilities as to throw the Indian rope trick completely in the shade.\"", "narration_text": "With one of his quick gestures, Mr. Wicker reached down for the rope and was up and out of his chair, all in one movement."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"that, too, you shall learn, but how to use this particular rope to make the most of its -- shall we say? -- qualities.\"", "narration_text": "\"You shall learn, last of your lessons, a new way of using a lasso. Not lassoing -- \" Mr. Wicker held up a finger to stress his point,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Now Christopher,", "narration_text": "When the room was satisfactorily arranged, and candles had been lit, Chris returned to stand by the fireplace beside his master, who was turning the rope lightly in his fingers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"just push that table and the chairs to the wall, there's a good lad, and we shall get the stiffness out of this rope.", "narration_text": "When the room was satisfactorily arranged, and candles had been lit, Chris returned to stand by the fireplace beside his master, who was turning the rope lightly in his fingers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"And pull the curtains, my boy,", "narration_text": "When the room was satisfactorily arranged, and candles had been lit, Chris returned to stand by the fireplace beside his master, who was turning the rope lightly in his fingers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"for one never knows but that Amos or Becky Boozer might pass by at the crucial moment. What they do not know,", "narration_text": "When the room was satisfactorily arranged, and candles had been lit, Chris returned to stand by the fireplace beside his master, who was turning the rope lightly in his fingers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Now Christopher, your attention please,", "narration_text": "When the room was satisfactorily arranged, and candles had been lit, Chris returned to stand by the fireplace beside his master, who was turning the rope lightly in his fingers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Imagine that you are in need of a boat, and there is no boat.\"", "narration_text": " and as he sat down and took up the two loose ends of rope still remaining, he found that he held not rope ends but two oars."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Go and feel of it, Christopher,", "narration_text": " and as he sat down and took up the two loose ends of rope still remaining, he found that he held not rope ends but two oars."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Climb in it if you like. I have left the two ends of the rope long enough to make oars, if necessary.\"", "narration_text": " and as he sat down and took up the two loose ends of rope still remaining, he found that he held not rope ends but two oars."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Gee! Mr. Wicker!", "narration_text": " and as he sat down and took up the two loose ends of rope still remaining, he found that he held not rope ends but two oars."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"This is the best yet -- except for Amos. Golly Moses!", "narration_text": " and as he sat down and took up the two loose ends of rope still remaining, he found that he held not rope ends but two oars."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Even oars!", "narration_text": " and as he sat down and took up the two loose ends of rope still remaining, he found that he held not rope ends but two oars."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Quite so. Now climb out and I will show you some of the other shapes of which it is capable. A ladder,", "narration_text": "Grasping the end of one oar, with movements too fast for Chris's eyes to follow, in an instant the boat was a rope again, coiled over Mr. Wicker's arm."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"is almost too simple. We can do that at any time.\"", "narration_text": "Grasping the end of one oar, with movements too fast for Chris's eyes to follow, in an instant the boat was a rope again, coiled over Mr. Wicker's arm."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"It will have to be a small elephant,", "narration_text": " said Mr. Wicker, and his eyes twinkled with mischief. The rope flew out again, but this time took a strange outline -- the outline of an elephant."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_11_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"because of the size of the room.\"", "narration_text": " said Mr. Wicker, and his eyes twinkled with mischief. The rope flew out again, but this time took a strange outline -- the outline of an elephant."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Should the wind keep up as it is now, by nightfall or by dawn at the latest, we should sight Tahiti. We've water and fresh stores to take on there.", "narration_text": "Chris tapped three times, his heart thumping with excitement at the prospect of the imminent action."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"'Tis a fair place, is Tahiti, and one you lads will have an interest and a pleasure in seeing.\"", "narration_text": "Chris tapped three times, his heart thumping with excitement at the prospect of the imminent action."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Nearly to Tahiti, eh, my lad?", "narration_text": "Chris tapped three times, his heart thumping with excitement at the prospect of the imminent action."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Let the men rest, but by midafternoon have them hide along the shore facing the sea, for they shall all be witnesses to what is to transpire. Then you must do your part, for you must board Claggett Chew's ship and see to it that his vessel does not gain many days' advantage over the Mirabelle. By daylight the Mirabelle will find her way safely to sea again, and you will rejoin her with the aid of the rope.", "narration_text": "Chris tapped three times, his heart thumping with excitement at the prospect of the imminent action."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Is all this clear?\"", "narration_text": "Chris tapped three times, his heart thumping with excitement at the prospect of the imminent action."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Certainly my boy,", "narration_text": "Going up to the Captain's cabin, he took advantage of a moment when Mr. Finney and Amos were outside to ask Captain Blizzard if he might speak with him alone."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Mr. Finney will be some time on deck. We cannot be overheard in here.\"", "narration_text": "When he described how in the night -- that very night, he realized with a jumping pulse -- he was to go over the side of the Mirabelle and find out the channel, the Captain looked at him piercingly."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"How now, lad,", "narration_text": "When he described how in the night -- that very night, he realized with a jumping pulse -- he was to go over the side of the Mirabelle and find out the channel, the Captain looked at him piercingly."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"how are you to find the channel in the dark?\"", "narration_text": "When he described how in the night -- that very night, he realized with a jumping pulse -- he was to go over the side of the Mirabelle and find out the channel, the Captain looked at him piercingly."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"I -- I see uncommonly well by night, Captain sir,", "narration_text": "This was a question Chris was unprepared for, but he took a long breath which gave him a moment of extra time, and then replied."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"and I'm a very strong swimmer.\"", "narration_text": "This was a question Chris was unprepared for, but he took a long breath which gave him a moment of extra time, and then replied."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Well, I do not care for it, I cannot say I do. This ship is more to me than wife or mother or family. She's all I have, young man, and you can understand that to trust her to so young a lad, clever though you may be, to go safely past jagged coral reefs into a cove I never even guessed at, well", "narration_text": "This was a question Chris was unprepared for, but he took a long breath which gave him a moment of extra time, and then replied."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"You can understand I do not fancy it. However,", "narration_text": "This was a question Chris was unprepared for, but he took a long breath which gave him a moment of extra time, and then replied."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I take orders from Mr. Wicker, the owner of the Mirabelle, and since he says so, this is how it must be.\"", "narration_text": "This was a question Chris was unprepared for, but he took a long breath which gave him a moment of extra time, and then replied."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"He told me you would have information from him for me, from time to time. We shall say no more, but I trust you understand the responsibility you have? This ship, its cargo, and its men will be in your hands.\"", "narration_text": "He paused, fingering his lower lip and looking sideways in a reflective fashion at Chris standing before him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Yes sir. I think I can do it safely, or I should not try, sir.\"", "narration_text": "Chris felt cold for a moment, chilled as he had never been before, but he spoke up firmly."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Aye, aye. No doubt. Just bear it in mind at the time, eh lad?\"", "narration_text": " Chris thought to ask. Captain Blizzard pondered for some minutes, and Chris was grateful that he asked no questions. At last he answered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"After we see -- whatever we are to see,", "narration_text": " Chris thought to ask. Captain Blizzard pondered for some minutes, and Chris was grateful that he asked no questions. At last he answered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"I'll be absent for a while. What can be said during that time, sir?", "narration_text": " Chris thought to ask. Captain Blizzard pondered for some minutes, and Chris was grateful that he asked no questions. At last he answered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"I shall say you have a tropical fever, Christopher,", "narration_text": "Chris turned slowly, his glass to his eyes, searching the edge of what was now their world, and especially the line where the sea and sky meet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"I am somewhat skilled in medicaments -- I have to be, as captain of a ship, and the crew know it. I shall say that you are in my own cabin so that I can care for you. I shall allow no one to enter it but myself. It will be a most contagious fever for a time,", "narration_text": "Chris turned slowly, his glass to his eyes, searching the edge of what was now their world, and especially the line where the sea and sky meet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"I shall bring you food with my own hands. Nothing much -- broth and gruel, and I daresay I can eat it myself if I cannot throw it out the porthole!", "narration_text": "Chris turned slowly, his glass to his eyes, searching the edge of what was now their world, and especially the line where the sea and sky meet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Have no fear on that score, Christopher.", "narration_text": "Chris turned slowly, his glass to his eyes, searching the edge of what was now their world, and especially the line where the sea and sky meet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"You have your part to carry out, I have mine.\"", "narration_text": "Chris turned slowly, his glass to his eyes, searching the edge of what was now their world, and especially the line where the sea and sky meet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Oh sir!", "narration_text": "Chris turned slowly, his glass to his eyes, searching the edge of what was now their world, and especially the line where the sea and sky meet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Mr. Wicker said we'd know the reason why we must take shelter tomorrow at sundown today. And now it is sundown!\"", "narration_text": "Chris turned slowly, his glass to his eyes, searching the edge of what was now their world, and especially the line where the sea and sky meet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_21_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Run down to your cabin and fetch up that good spyglass of yours, my boy. We shall have a good look, for as you know, night falls in a few moments after sundown in these waters.\"", "narration_text": "Chris turned slowly, his glass to his eyes, searching the edge of what was now their world, and especially the line where the sea and sky meet."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cBegone you Tige! you Spot! begone sah!", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s you, at last! \u2014 ain\u2019t it?\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cYou don\u2019t look as much like your mother as I reckoned you would; but law sakes, I don\u2019t care for that, I\u2019m so glad to see you! Dear, dear, it does seem like I could eat you up! Children, it\u2019s your cousin Tom! \u2014 tell him howdy.\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cLize, hurry up and get him a hot breakfast right away \u2014 or did you get your breakfast on the boat?\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cNow I can have a good look at you; and, laws-a-me, I\u2019ve been hungry for it a many and a many a time, all these long years, and it\u2019s come at last! We been expecting you a couple of days and more. What kep\u2019 you? \u2014 boat get aground?\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t say yes\u2019m \u2014 say Aunt Sally. Where\u2019d she get aground?\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cIt warn\u2019t the grounding \u2014 that didn\u2019t keep us back but a little. We blowed out a cylinder-head.\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cGood gracious! anybody hurt?\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cNo\u2019m. Killed a nigger.\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cNo, I didn\u2019t see nobody, Aunt Sally. The boat landed just at daylight, and I left my baggage on the wharf-boat and went looking around the town and out a piece in the country, to put in the time and not get here too soon; and so I come down the back way.\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWho\u2019d you give the baggage to?\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cNobody.\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cWhy, child, it\u2019ll be stole!\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cNot where I hid it I reckon it won\u2019t,", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cHow\u2019d you get your breakfast so early on the boat?\u201d", "narration_text": "But they ducked their heads, and put their fingers in their mouths, and hid behind her. So she run on:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cThe captain see me standing around, and told me I better have something to eat before I went ashore; so he took me in the texas to the officers\u2019 lunch, and give me all I wanted.\u201d", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cBut here we\u2019re a-running on this way, and you hain\u2019t told me a word about Sis, nor any of them. Now I\u2019ll rest my works a little, and you start up yourn; just tell me everything \u2014 tell me all about \u2019m all every one of \u2019m; and how they are, and what they\u2019re doing, and what they told you to tell me; and every last thing you can think of.\u201d", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cHere he comes! Stick your head down lower \u2014 there, that\u2019ll do; you can\u2019t be seen now. Don\u2019t you let on you\u2019re here. I\u2019ll play a joke on him. Children, don\u2019t you say a word.\u201d", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cHas he come?\u201d", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cGood-ness gracious!", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cwhat in the warld can have become of him?\u201d", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI can\u2019t imagine,", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cand I must say it makes me dreadful uneasy.\u201d", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m ready to go distracted! He must a come; and you\u2019ve missed him along the road. I know it\u2019s so \u2014 something tells me so.\u201d", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cWhy, Sally, I couldn\u2019t miss him along the road \u2014 you know that.\u201d", "narration_text": "I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cOh, don\u2019t distress me any more\u2019n I\u2019m already distressed. I don\u2019t know what in the world to make of it. I\u2019m at my wit\u2019s end, and I don\u2019t mind acknowledging \u2019t I\u2019m right down scared. But there\u2019s no hope that he\u2019s come; for he couldn\u2019t come and me miss him. Sally, it\u2019s terrible \u2014 just terrible \u2014 something\u2019s happened to the boat, sure!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut oh, dear, dear, what will Sis say! He must a come! You must a missed him. He \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cWhy, Silas! Look yonder! \u2014 up the road! \u2014 ain\u2019t that somebody coming?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut oh, dear, dear, what will Sis say! He must a come! You must a missed him. He \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cWhy, who\u2019s that?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut oh, dear, dear, what will Sis say! He must a come! You must a missed him. He \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cWho do you reckon \u2019t is?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut oh, dear, dear, what will Sis say! He must a come! You must a missed him. He \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cI hain\u2019t no idea. Who is it?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut oh, dear, dear, what will Sis say! He must a come! You must a missed him. He \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_32_twain_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s Tom Sawyer!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut oh, dear, dear, what will Sis say! He must a come! You must a missed him. He \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cIn that hut down by the ash-hopper. Why, looky here. When we was at dinner, didn\u2019t you see a nigger man go in there with some vittles?\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cYes.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cWhat did you think the vittles was for?\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cFor a dog.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cSo\u2019d I. Well, it wasn\u2019t for a dog.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWhy?\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cBecause part of it was watermelon.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cSo it was \u2014 I noticed it. Well, it does beat all that I never thought about a dog not eating watermelon. It shows how a body can see and don\u2019t see at the same time.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cWell, the nigger unlocked the padlock when he went in, and he locked it again when he came out. He fetched uncle a key about the time we got up from table \u2014 same key, I bet. Watermelon shows man, lock shows prisoner; and it ain\u2019t likely there\u2019s two prisoners on such a little plantation, and where the people\u2019s all so kind and good. Jim\u2019s the prisoner. All right \u2014 I\u2019m glad we found it out detective fashion; I wouldn\u2019t give shucks for any other way. Now you work your mind, and study out a plan to steal Jim, and I will study out one, too; and we\u2019ll take the one we like the best.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cAll right \u2014 bring it out.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cMy plan is this,", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWe can easy find out if it\u2019s Jim in there. Then get up my canoe to-morrow night, and fetch my raft over from the island. Then the first dark night that comes steal the key out of the old man\u2019s britches after he goes to bed, and shove off down the river on the raft with Jim, hiding daytimes and running nights, the way me and Jim used to do before. Wouldn\u2019t that plan work?\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cWork? Why, cert\u2019nly it would work, like rats a-fighting. But it\u2019s too blame\u2019 simple; there ain\u2019t nothing to it. What\u2019s the good of a plan that ain\u2019t no more trouble than that? It\u2019s as mild as goose-milk. Why, Huck, it wouldn\u2019t make no more talk than breaking into a soap factory.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t you reckon I know what I\u2019m about? Don\u2019t I generly know what I\u2019m about?\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cYes.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cDidn\u2019t I say I was going to help steal the nigger?\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cHere\u2019s the ticket. This hole\u2019s big enough for Jim to get through if we wrench off the board.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s as simple as tit-tat-toe, three-in-a-row, and as easy as playing hooky. I should hope we can find a way that\u2019s a little more complicated than that, Huck Finn.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201chow\u2019ll it do to saw him out, the way I done before I was murdered that time?\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s more like,", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s real mysterious, and troublesome, and good,", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cbut I bet we can find a way that\u2019s twice as long. There ain\u2019t no hurry; le\u2019s keep on looking around.\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cNow we\u2019re all right. We\u2019ll dig him out. It\u2019ll take about a week!\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cWhat\u2019s the vittles for? Going to feed the dogs?\u201d", "narration_text": "I never said nothing, because I warn\u2019t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn\u2019t have none of them objections to it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cYes, Mars Sid, a dog. Cur\u2019us dog, too. Does you want to go en look at \u2019im?\u201d", "narration_text": "I just knowed how it would be; I just expected it. I didn\u2019t know nothing to do; and if I had I couldn\u2019t a done it, because that nigger busted in and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cYou going, right here in the daybreak? That warn\u2019t the plan.\u201d", "narration_text": "I just knowed how it would be; I just expected it. I didn\u2019t know nothing to do; and if I had I couldn\u2019t a done it, because that nigger busted in and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cNo, it warn\u2019t; but it\u2019s the plan now.\u201d", "narration_text": "I just knowed how it would be; I just expected it. I didn\u2019t know nothing to do; and if I had I couldn\u2019t a done it, because that nigger busted in and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cWhy, Huck! En good lan\u2019! ain\u2019 dat Misto Tom?\u201d", "narration_text": "I just knowed how it would be; I just expected it. I didn\u2019t know nothing to do; and if I had I couldn\u2019t a done it, because that nigger busted in and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cWhy, de gracious sakes! do he know you genlmen?\u201d", "narration_text": "I just knowed how it would be; I just expected it. I didn\u2019t know nothing to do; and if I had I couldn\u2019t a done it, because that nigger busted in and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cDoes who know us?\u201d", "narration_text": "We could see pretty well now. Tom he looked at the nigger, steady and kind of wondering, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cWhy, dis-yer runaway nigger.\u201d", "narration_text": "We could see pretty well now. Tom he looked at the nigger, steady and kind of wondering, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t reckon he does; but what put that into your head?\u201d", "narration_text": "We could see pretty well now. Tom he looked at the nigger, steady and kind of wondering, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cWhat put it dar? Didn\u2019 he jis\u2019 dis minute sing out like he knowed you?\u201d", "narration_text": "We could see pretty well now. Tom he looked at the nigger, steady and kind of wondering, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cWell, that\u2019s mighty curious. Who sung out? When did he sing out? what did he sing out?", "narration_text": "We could see pretty well now. Tom he looked at the nigger, steady and kind of wondering, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cDid you hear anybody sing out?\u201d", "narration_text": "We could see pretty well now. Tom he looked at the nigger, steady and kind of wondering, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cNo; I ain\u2019t heard nobody say nothing.\u201d", "narration_text": "Then he turns to Jim, and looks him over like he never see him before, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cDid you sing out?\u201d", "narration_text": "So Tom turns to the nigger, which was looking wild and distressed, and says, kind of severe:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cI hain\u2019t said nothing, sah.\u201d", "narration_text": "So Tom turns to the nigger, which was looking wild and distressed, and says, kind of severe:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cNo, sah, I hain\u2019t said a word.\u201d", "narration_text": "So Tom turns to the nigger, which was looking wild and distressed, and says, kind of severe:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cDid you ever see us before?\u201d", "narration_text": "So Tom turns to the nigger, which was looking wild and distressed, and says, kind of severe:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cNo, sah; not as I knows on.\u201d", "narration_text": "So Tom turns to the nigger, which was looking wild and distressed, and says, kind of severe:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you reckon\u2019s the matter with you, anyway? What made you think somebody sung out?\u201d", "narration_text": "Tom give him a dime, and said we wouldn\u2019t tell nobody; and told him to buy some more thread to tie up his wool with; and then looks at Jim, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cOh, it\u2019s de dad-blame\u2019 witches, sah, en I wisht I was dead, I do. Dey\u2019s awluz at it, sah, en dey do mos\u2019 kill me, dey sk\u2019yers me so. Please to don\u2019t tell nobody \u2019bout it sah, er ole Mars Silas he\u2019ll scole me; \u2019kase he say dey ain\u2019t no witches. I jis\u2019 wish to goodness he was heah now \u2014 den what would he say! I jis\u2019 bet he couldn\u2019 fine no way to git aroun\u2019 it dis time. But it\u2019s awluz jis\u2019 so; people dat\u2019s sot, stays sot; dey won\u2019t look into noth\u2019n\u2019en fine it out f\u2019r deyselves, en when you fine it out en tell um \u2019bout it, dey doan\u2019 b\u2019lieve you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Tom give him a dime, and said we wouldn\u2019t tell nobody; and told him to buy some more thread to tie up his wool with; and then looks at Jim, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cI wonder if Uncle Silas is going to hang this nigger. If I was to catch a nigger that was ungrateful enough to run away, I wouldn\u2019t give him up, I\u2019d hang him.", "narration_text": "Tom give him a dime, and said we wouldn\u2019t tell nobody; and told him to buy some more thread to tie up his wool with; and then looks at Jim, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_34_twain_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t ever let on to know us. And if you hear any digging going on nights, it\u2019s us; we\u2019re going to set you free.\u201d", "narration_text": " And whilst the nigger stepped to the door to look at the dime and bite it to see if it was good, he whispers to Jim and says:"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Go, fetch me the man who is repeating this poetry!", "narration_text": " The Stoker fancied that the dame was wroth with the reciter; and, being afraid, he replied,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Of a truth I heard him not and I wot him not and folks are all sleeping.", "narration_text": " The Stoker fancied that the dame was wroth with the reciter; and, being afraid, he replied,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Whomsoever thou seest awake, he is the reciter.", "narration_text": " The Stoker fancied that the dame was wroth with the reciter; and, being afraid, he replied,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Art thou he who repeated poetry but now and my lady heard him?", "narration_text": " The Stoker fancied that the dame was wroth with the reciter; and, being afraid, he replied,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"By Allah, 'twas not I!", "narration_text": " The Stoker fancied that the dame was wroth with the reciter; and, being afraid, he replied,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Who then was the reciter?: point him out to me. Thou must know who it was, seeing that thou art awake.", "narration_text": " The Stoker fancied that the dame was wroth with the reciter; and, being afraid, he replied,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Haply the Eunuch will do him some hurt", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"By Allah, I know not who it was.", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"By Allah, thou liest, for there is none on wake here but thou! So needs must thou know him.", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"I tell thee the truth!: some passer by, some wayfarer must have recited the verses and disturbed me and kept me awake; Allah requite him!", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"If thou happen upon him, point him out to me and I will lay hands on him and bring him to the door of our lady's litter[FN#309] or do thou take him with thine own hand.", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Go thou back and I will bring him to thee.", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"None knoweth who it was; it must have been some passer by, some wayfarer.", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"What wilt thou do?", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"I have a mind to repeat somewhat of poetry, that I may quench therewith the fire of my heart.", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Thou knowest not what befel me whilst thou wast a faint, and how I escaped death only by beguiling the Eunuch.", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Tell me what happened,", "narration_text": " So the Eunuch left him and went his ways; and, going in to his mistress, told her all this and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Whilst thou wast aswoon there came up to me but now an Eunuch, with a long staff of almond tree wood in his hand, who took to looking in all the people's faces, as they lay asleep, and asked me who it was recited the verses, finding none awake but myself. I told him in reply it was some passerby, some wayfarer; so he went away and Allah delivered me from him; else had he killed me. But first he said to me, 'If thou hear him again, bring him to us.'", "narration_text": " When Zau al-Makan heard this he wept and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Who is it would forbid me to recite? I will surely recite, befal me what may; for I am near mine own land and care for none.", "narration_text": "] Then grief moved him and he threw off concealment and began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Thy design is naught save to lose thy life;", "narration_text": "] Then grief moved him and he threw off concealment and began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Needs must I recite verses.", "narration_text": "] Then grief moved him and he threw off concealment and began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"needs must there be a parting between me and thee in this place, albeit;I had intended not to leave thee, till I had brought thee to thy native city and reunited thee with thy mother and father. Thou hast now tarried with me a year and a half and I have never harmed thee in aught. What ails thee, then, that thou must needs recite verses, seeing that we are tired out with walking and watching and all the folk are asleep, for they require sleep to rest them of their fatigue?", "narration_text": "] Then grief moved him and he threw off concealment and began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"I will not be turned away from my purpose.\"[FN#31", "narration_text": "] Then grief moved him and he threw off concealment and began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Stand thou by the homes and hail the lords of the ruined stead; * Cry thou for an answer, belike reply to thee shall be sped: If the night and absence irk thy spirit kindle a torch * Wi' repine; and illuminate the gloom with a gleaming greed: If the snake of the sand dunes hiss, I shall marvel not at all! * Let him bite so I bite those beauteous lips of the luscious red: O Eden, my soul hath fled in despite of the maid I love: * Had I lost hope of Heaven my heart in despair were dead.\"", "narration_text": "] Then grief moved him and he threw off concealment and began repeating these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Woe to thee! He who recited the first time hath recited a second time and I heard him hard by. By Allah, an thou fetch him not to me, I will assuredly rouse the Chamberlain on thee, and he shall beat thee and cast thee out. But take these hundred dinars and give them to the singer and bring him to me gently, and do him no hurt. If he refuse, hand to him this purse of a thousand dinars, then leave him and return to me and tell me, after thou hast informed thyself of his place and his calling and what countryman he is. Return quickly and linger not.", "narration_text": " \u2014 And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Beware how thou come back to me and report, I could not find him.", "narration_text": " \u2014 And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\"It was thou didst recite the verses!", "narration_text": " \u2014 And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\"No, by Allah, O chief of the people, it was not I!", "narration_text": " Now when the Fireman heard these words he feared for Zau al-Makan and wept with exceeding weeping and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\"I will not leave thee till thou show me who it was that recited the verses, for I dread returning to my lady without him.", "narration_text": " Now when the Fireman heard these words he feared for Zau al-Makan and wept with exceeding weeping and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\"By Allah, it was not I, and I know him not. I only heard some passer by, some wayfarer, recite verses: so do not thou commit sin on me, for I am a stranger and come from the Holy City of Jerusalem; and Abraham, the friend of Allah, be with you all.", "narration_text": " Now when the Fireman heard these words he feared for Zau al-Makan and wept with exceeding weeping and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Rise up and fare with me,", "narration_text": " Now when the Fireman heard these words he feared for Zau al-Makan and wept with exceeding weeping and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\"and tell my lady this with thine own mouth, for I have seen none awake save thyself.", "narration_text": " Now when the Fireman heard these words he feared for Zau al-Makan and wept with exceeding weeping and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Hast thou not come and seen me sitting in the place where I now am, and dost thou not know my station? Thou wottest none can stir from his place, except the watchman seize him. So go thou to thy station and if thou again meet any one after this hour reciting aught of poetry, whether he be near or far, it will be I or some one I know, and thou shalt not learn of him but by me.", "narration_text": " Now when the Fireman heard these words he feared for Zau al-Makan and wept with exceeding weeping and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Come, sit up, that I may tell thee what hath happened.", "narration_text": " Now when the Fireman heard these words he feared for Zau al-Makan and wept with exceeding weeping and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Let me alone; I will take no heed of this and I care for none, for I am mine own country.\"[FN#31", "narration_text": " However Zau al-Makan paid no heed to the Fireman's words but cried out a third time and began versifying with these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Why wilt thou obey thy flesh and the devil? If thou fear no one, I fear for thee and for my life, so Allah upon thee! recite nothing more of verses till thou come to thine own land. Indeed, I had not deemed thee so ill conditioned. Dost thou not know that this lady is the wife; of the Chamberlain and is minded to chastise thee for disturbing her? Belike, she is ill or restless for fatigue of the journey and the distance of the place from her home, and this is the second time she hath sent the Eunuch to look for thee.", "narration_text": " However Zau al-Makan paid no heed to the Fireman's words but cried out a third time and began versifying with these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_36": {"text": "\"Peace be with thee, O my lord!", "narration_text": " However Zau al-Makan paid no heed to the Fireman's words but cried out a third time and began versifying with these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_37": {"text": "\"And on thee be peace,", "narration_text": " However Zau al-Makan paid no heed to the Fireman's words but cried out a third time and began versifying with these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_38": {"text": "\"and the mercy of Allah and His blessings!", "narration_text": " However Zau al-Makan paid no heed to the Fireman's words but cried out a third time and began versifying with these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_39": {"text": "\"O my lord, I have sought thee these several times this night, for my mistress biddeth thee to her.", "narration_text": " And he ceased not following them till he approached their station,[FN#316] without any observing him. Then he stood still and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_40": {"text": "\"And who be this bitch that seeketh for me? Allah curse her and curse her husband with her!\"[FN#31", "narration_text": " And he ceased not following them till he approached their station,[FN#316] without any observing him. Then he stood still and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_41": {"text": "\"O my lord, take this purse and go with me. We will do thee no upright, O my son, nor wrong thee in aught; but our object is that thou bend thy gracious steps with me to my mistress, to receive her answer and return in weal and safety: and thou shalt have a handsome present as one who bringeth good news.", "narration_text": " And he ceased not following them till he approached their station,[FN#316] without any observing him. Then he stood still and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_42": {"text": "\"Alas the pity of his youth! To-morrow they will hang him.", "narration_text": " And he ceased not following them till he approached their station,[FN#316] without any observing him. Then he stood still and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_43": {"text": "\"How base it will be of him, if he say it was I who bade him recite the verses!", "narration_text": " And he ceased not following them till he approached their station,[FN#316] without any observing him. Then he stood still and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_44": {"text": "\"O my lady, I have brought thee him whom thou soughtest, and he is a youth, fair of face and bearing the marks of wealth and gentle breeding.", "narration_text": " And he ceased not following them till he approached their station,[FN#316] without any observing him. Then he stood still and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_45": {"text": "\"Let him recite some verses, that I may hear him near hand, and after ask him his name and his condition and his native land.", "narration_text": " When she heard this, her heart fluttered and she cried,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_46": {"text": "\"Recite what verses thou knowest, for my lady is here hard by, listening to thee, and after I will ask thee of thy name and thy native country and thy condition.", "narration_text": " When Nuzhat al-Zaman heard this, she broke out into excessive weeping and sobbing, and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_47": {"text": "\"With love and gladness but, an thou ask my name, it is erased and my trace is unplaced and my body a waste. I have a story, the beginning of which is not known nor can the end of it be shown, and behold, I am even as one who hath exceeded in wine drinking and who hath not spared himself; one who is afflicted with distempers and who wandereth from his right mind, being perplexed about his case and drowned in the sea of thought.", "narration_text": " When Nuzhat al-Zaman heard this, she broke out into excessive weeping and sobbing, and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_48": {"text": "\"Ask him if he have parted from one he loveth even as his mother or father.", "narration_text": " When Nuzhat al-Zaman heard this, she broke out into excessive weeping and sobbing, and said to the Eunuch,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_49": {"text": "\"Yes, I have parted from every one I loved: but the dearest of all to me was my sister, from whom Fate hath separated me.", "narration_text": " The Castrato asked as she bade him, and Zau al-Makan replied,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_26_burton_64kb_50": {"text": "\"Allah Almighty reunite him with what he loveth!", "narration_text": " When Nuzhat al- Zaman heard this, she exclaimed,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'There's not a man in England,", "narration_text": "We gathered round and examined the animal curiously, as he continued to balance himself gravely in his abnormal position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'that I'd sooner see her married to after to-day. You'r", "narration_text": "We gathered round and examined the animal curiously, as he continued to balance himself gravely in his abnormal position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'Good gracious, John,", "narration_text": "We gathered round and examined the animal curiously, as he continued to balance himself gravely in his abnormal position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'I never saw Bingo do such a thing before in his life!'", "narration_text": "We gathered round and examined the animal curiously, as he continued to balance himself gravely in his abnormal position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'never learnt that from me.'", "narration_text": "We gathered round and examined the animal curiously, as he continued to balance himself gravely in his abnormal position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'I tell you what I fancy it is,", "narration_text": "We gathered round and examined the animal curiously, as he continued to balance himself gravely in his abnormal position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'You see, he was always a sensitive, excitable animal, and perhaps the -- the sudden joy of his return has gone to his head -- upset him, you know.'", "narration_text": "We gathered round and examined the animal curiously, as he continued to balance himself gravely in his abnormal position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'It's very odd,", "narration_text": "We gathered round and examined the animal curiously, as he continued to balance himself gravely in his abnormal position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'but I always thought that it was half the right ear that Bingo had lost?'", "narration_text": "My heart almost stopped with terror -- I had altogether forgotten that. I hastened to set the point at rest."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'So it is, isn't it?", "narration_text": "My heart almost stopped with terror -- I had altogether forgotten that. I hastened to set the point at rest."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'Left, eh? Well, I thought myself it was the right.'", "narration_text": "My heart almost stopped with terror -- I had altogether forgotten that. I hastened to set the point at rest."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'Oh, it was the left,", "narration_text": "My heart almost stopped with terror -- I had altogether forgotten that. I hastened to set the point at rest."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'I know it because I remember so particularly thinking how odd it was that it should be the left ear, and not the right!", "narration_text": "My heart almost stopped with terror -- I had altogether forgotten that. I hastened to set the point at rest."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'My dear fellow, I can't tell you,", "narration_text": "All at once, just as I reached the climax, we heard the poodle barking furiously at the hedge which separated my garden from the road."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'everything seems odd when you come to think at all about it.'", "narration_text": "All at once, just as I reached the climax, we heard the poodle barking furiously at the hedge which separated my garden from the road."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'will you tell Aunt Mary and Mr. Travers, and -- and me, how it was you came to find Bingo? Mr. Travers is quite anxious to hear all about it.'", "narration_text": "All at once, just as I reached the climax, we heard the poodle barking furiously at the hedge which separated my garden from the road."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'There's a foreign-looking man staring over the hedge,", "narration_text": "All at once, just as I reached the climax, we heard the poodle barking furiously at the hedge which separated my garden from the road."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'Bingo always did hate foreigners.'", "narration_text": "All at once, just as I reached the climax, we heard the poodle barking furiously at the hedge which separated my garden from the road."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'Don't be alarmed, sir,", "narration_text": "There certainly was a swarthy man there, and, though I had no reason for it then, somehow my heart died within me at the sight of him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'the dog won't bite you -- unless there's a hole in the hedge anywhere.'", "narration_text": "There certainly was a swarthy man there, and, though I had no reason for it then, somehow my heart died within me at the sight of him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'Ah, I am not afraid,", "narration_text": "Nemesis had called at last in the shape of a rival claimant. I staggered for an instant; then I said,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'he is not enrage at me. May I ask, is it pairmeet to speak wiz Misterre Vezzered?'", "narration_text": "Nemesis had called at last in the shape of a rival claimant. I staggered for an instant; then I said,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'My name is Weatherhead,", "narration_text": "Nemesis had called at last in the shape of a rival claimant. I staggered for an instant; then I said,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'Can I be of any service to you?'", "narration_text": "Nemesis had called at last in the shape of a rival claimant. I staggered for an instant; then I said,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'Of a great service,", "narration_text": "Nemesis had called at last in the shape of a rival claimant. I staggered for an instant; then I said,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'you can restore to me ze poodle vich I see zere!'", "narration_text": "Nemesis had called at last in the shape of a rival claimant. I staggered for an instant; then I said,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'Oh, I think you are under a mistake -- that dog is not mine.'", "narration_text": "Nemesis had called at last in the shape of a rival claimant. I staggered for an instant; then I said,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'that poodle belongs to the gentleman over there.", "narration_text": " he said; 'zere 'as been leetle mistake, so if ze dog is not to you, you give him back to me, hein?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'You are wrong,", "narration_text": "I decided to call the Colonel at once, and attempt to brazen it out with the help of his sincere belief in the dog."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'ze poodle is my poodle! And I was direct to you -- it is your name on ze carte!", "narration_text": "I decided to call the Colonel at once, and attempt to brazen it out with the help of his sincere belief in the dog."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'Eh, what's that; what's it all about?", "narration_text": "I decided to call the Colonel at once, and attempt to brazen it out with the help of his sincere belief in the dog."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'I do not vant to make a trouble,", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'You must allow me to know my own dog, sir,", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'Why, I've had him from a pup. Bingo, old boy, you know your master, don't you?'", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'ere, and ven I arrive, I see my poodle in ze garden before me!'", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'it's all very well to say that, but how can you prove it? I give you my word that the dog belongs to me! You must prove your claim, eh, Travers?'", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'mere assertion is no proof: it's oath against oath, at present.'", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'I don't like to see dogs taught to play the fool -- there's none of that nonsense about him, sir!'", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'Ah, remark him well, then. Azor, mon chou, danse donc un peu!'", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'Why, dash it all!", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'he's dancing along like a d -- -- d mountebank! But it's my Bingo for all that!'", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'You are not convince? You shall see more. Azor, ici! Pour Beesmarck, Azor!", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'Meurs pour la Patrie!", "narration_text": "'Attend an instant -- your poodle was he 'ighly train, had he some talents -- a dog viz tricks, eh?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'Where could Bingo have picked up so much French!", "narration_text": " Then, as we walked back together, I asked him eagerly what he would take to abandon his claims and let the Colonel think the poodle was his after all."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'Or so much French history?", "narration_text": " Then, as we walked back together, I asked him eagerly what he would take to abandon his claims and let the Colonel think the poodle was his after all."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'We've seen that, thank you,", "narration_text": " Then, as we walked back together, I asked him eagerly what he would take to abandon his claims and let the Colonel think the poodle was his after all."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'Upon my word, I don't know what to think. It can't be that that's not my Bingo after all -- I'll never believe it!'", "narration_text": " Then, as we walked back together, I asked him eagerly what he would take to abandon his claims and let the Colonel think the poodle was his after all."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'Will you come round to the front?", "narration_text": " Then, as we walked back together, I asked him eagerly what he would take to abandon his claims and let the Colonel think the poodle was his after all."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_48": {"text": "'I'll let you in, and we can discuss the matter quietly.", "narration_text": " Then, as we walked back together, I asked him eagerly what he would take to abandon his claims and let the Colonel think the poodle was his after all."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_49": {"text": "'as offer me money for ze dog! He agrees zat it is to me, you see? Ver well zen, zere is no more to be said!'", "narration_text": " Then, as we walked back together, I asked him eagerly what he would take to abandon his claims and let the Colonel think the poodle was his after all."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_50": {"text": "'Why, Weatherhead, have you lost faith too, then?", "narration_text": " Then, as we walked back together, I asked him eagerly what he would take to abandon his claims and let the Colonel think the poodle was his after all."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_51": {"text": "'m afraid I've been deceived by the extraordinary likeness. I don't think, on reflection, that that is Bingo!'", "narration_text": "I saw that it was no good -- all I wanted now was to get out of it creditably and get rid of the Frenchman."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_52": {"text": "'What do you think, Travers?", "narration_text": "I saw that it was no good -- all I wanted now was to get out of it creditably and get rid of the Frenchman."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_53": {"text": "'Well, since you ask me,", "narration_text": "I saw that it was no good -- all I wanted now was to get out of it creditably and get rid of the Frenchman."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_54": {"text": "'I never did think so.'", "narration_text": "I saw that it was no good -- all I wanted now was to get out of it creditably and get rid of the Frenchman."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_55": {"text": "'I thought from the first that was never my Bingo. Why, Bingo would make two of that beast!'", "narration_text": "I saw that it was no good -- all I wanted now was to get out of it creditably and get rid of the Frenchman."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_56": {"text": "'Don't look so cut up about it, my boy,", "narration_text": "It was Bingo's collar. Travers took it from his hand and brought it to us."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_57": {"text": "'you did your best -- there was a sort of likeness, to any one who didn't know Bingo as we did.'", "narration_text": "It was Bingo's collar. Travers took it from his hand and brought it to us."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_58": {"text": "'A thousand pardons,", "narration_text": "It was Bingo's collar. Travers took it from his hand and brought it to us."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_59": {"text": "'but I find zis upon my dog -- it is not to me. Suffer me to restore it viz many compliments.'", "narration_text": "It was Bingo's collar. Travers took it from his hand and brought it to us."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_60": {"text": "'This was on the dog when you stopped that fellow, didn't you say?", "narration_text": "It was Bingo's collar. Travers took it from his hand and brought it to us."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_61": {"text": "'Y-yes,", "narration_text": " not in the witness-box. I can't account for it. It -- it's a mere coincidence!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_62": {"text": "'Very extraordinary,", "narration_text": " not in the witness-box. I can't account for it. It -- it's a mere coincidence!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_63": {"text": "'that's the wrong poodle beyond a doubt, but when he's found, he's wearing the right dog's collar! Now how do you account for that?'", "narration_text": " not in the witness-box. I can't account for it. It -- it's a mere coincidence!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_64": {"text": "'My good fellow,", "narration_text": " not in the witness-box. I can't account for it. It -- it's a mere coincidence!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_65": {"text": "'But look here, my dear Weatherhead,", "narration_text": " not in the witness-box. I can't account for it. It -- it's a mere coincidence!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_66": {"text": "'don't you see what a tremendously important link it is? Here's a dog who (as I understand the facts) had a silver collar, with his name engraved on it, round his neck at the time he was lost. Here's that identical collar turning up soon afterwards round the neck of a totally different dog! We must follow this up; we must get at the bottom of it somehow! With a clue like this, we'r", "narration_text": "It was indeed; he came prancing back delicately, with a malicious enjoyment on his wrinkled face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_67": {"text": "'You must excuse me to-night, Travers,", "narration_text": "It was indeed; he came prancing back delicately, with a malicious enjoyment on his wrinkled face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_68": {"text": "'you see, just now it's rather a sore subject for me -- and I'", "narration_text": "It was indeed; he came prancing back delicately, with a malicious enjoyment on his wrinkled face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_69": {"text": "'Yes, we'll go into it to-morrow, Travers,", "narration_text": "It was indeed; he came prancing back delicately, with a malicious enjoyment on his wrinkled face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_70": {"text": "'and then -- hullo, why, there's that confounded Frenchman again!'", "narration_text": "It was indeed; he came prancing back delicately, with a malicious enjoyment on his wrinkled face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_71": {"text": "'Once more I return to apologise,", "narration_text": " he said. 'My poodle 'as permit 'imself ze grave indiscretion to make a very big 'ole at ze bottom of ze garden!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_72": {"text": "'What the dooce did he mean by that, eh?", "narration_text": "But before that I had contrived to draw near it myself, in deadly fear lest the Frenchman's last words had contained some innuendo which I had not understood."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_73": {"text": "'suppose we go and inspect the hole?'", "narration_text": "But before that I had contrived to draw near it myself, in deadly fear lest the Frenchman's last words had contained some innuendo which I had not understood."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_74": {"text": "'It's a very ordinary hole,", "narration_text": "It was light enough still for me to see something, at the unexpected horror of which I very nearly fainted."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_75": {"text": "'Nothing in it -- nothing at all!'", "narration_text": "I gave it up at last; I only longed to be allowed to crawl away under something!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_76": {"text": "'Except one Algernon Weatherhead, Esq., eh?", "narration_text": "I gave it up at last; I only longed to be allowed to crawl away under something!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_77": {"text": "'look here! Has the dog damaged any of your shrubs?'", "narration_text": "I gave it up at last; I only longed to be allowed to crawl away under something!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_78": {"text": "'quite the reverse. Let's all go indoors now; it's getting so cold!'", "narration_text": "I gave it up at last; I only longed to be allowed to crawl away under something!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_79": {"text": "'See, there is a shrub or something uprooted!", "narration_text": "I gave it up at last; I only longed to be allowed to crawl away under something!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_80": {"text": "'Why, hullo, look there! What's that?'", "narration_text": "I gave it up at last; I only longed to be allowed to crawl away under something!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_81": {"text": "'it looks like -- like Bingo!'", "narration_text": "I gave it up at last; I only longed to be allowed to crawl away under something!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_82": {"text": "'You hear what she says? Can't you speak out? Is that our Bingo?'", "narration_text": "I gave it up at last; I only longed to be allowed to crawl away under something!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_03_anstey_64kb_83": {"text": "'yes ... that's Bingo ... misfortune ... shoot him ... quite an accident!'", "narration_text": "Still I do not think I am under any obligation to put their remarks down in black and white here."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cHave you written, miss?\u201d", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cYes \u2014 I\u2019ve written.", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cThe true knights we love to read about never push an advantage too far. I know what you mean now: you mean that \u2014 to be let alone yourself and not followed up \u2014 you\u2019ll cease to worry and spy upon me, won\u2019t keep me so close to you, will let me go and come. Well, I \u2018come,\u2019 you see \u2014 but I don\u2019t go! There\u2019ll be plenty of time for that. I do really delight in your society, and I only want to show you that I contended for a principle.", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cWhy, my dear, how do I know?", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cShe\u2019ll be above,", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cin one of the rooms you haven\u2019t searched.\u201d", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cNo; she\u2019s at a distance.", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cShe has gone out.\u201d", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cIsn\u2019t that woman always without one?\u201d", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cShe\u2019s with her?\u201d", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cShe\u2019s with her!", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWe must find them.\u201d", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cAnd where\u2019s Master Miles?\u201d", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cOh, he\u2019s with Quint. They\u2019re in the schoolroom.\u201d", "narration_text": " My view, I was myself aware \u2014 and therefore I suppose my tone \u2014 had never yet reached so calm an assurance."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cThe trick\u2019s played,", "narration_text": "I quickly, by way of answer, felt for my letter, drew it forth, held it up, and then, freeing myself, went and laid it on the great hall table."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cthey\u2019ve successfully worked their plan. He found the most divine little way to keep me quiet while she went off.\u201d", "narration_text": "I quickly, by way of answer, felt for my letter, drew it forth, held it up, and then, freeing myself, went and laid it on the great hall table."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cInfernal, then!", "narration_text": "I quickly, by way of answer, felt for my letter, drew it forth, held it up, and then, freeing myself, went and laid it on the great hall table."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cHe has provided for himself as well. But come!\u201d", "narration_text": "I quickly, by way of answer, felt for my letter, drew it forth, held it up, and then, freeing myself, went and laid it on the great hall table."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cYou leave him \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "I quickly, by way of answer, felt for my letter, drew it forth, held it up, and then, freeing myself, went and laid it on the great hall table."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cSo long with Quint? Yes \u2014 I don\u2019t mind that now.\u201d", "narration_text": "I quickly, by way of answer, felt for my letter, drew it forth, held it up, and then, freeing myself, went and laid it on the great hall table."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cBecause of your letter?", "narration_text": "I quickly, by way of answer, felt for my letter, drew it forth, held it up, and then, freeing myself, went and laid it on the great hall table."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cLuke will take it,", "narration_text": "I quickly, by way of answer, felt for my letter, drew it forth, held it up, and then, freeing myself, went and laid it on the great hall table."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cYou go with nothing on?\u201d", "narration_text": " I said as I came back. I reached the house door and opened it; I was already on the steps."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cWhat do I care when the child has nothing? I can\u2019t wait to dress,", "narration_text": " I said as I came back. I reached the house door and opened it; I was already on the steps."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_18_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cand if you must do so, I leave you. Try meanwhile, yourself, upstairs.\u201d", "narration_text": " I said as I came back. I reached the house door and opened it; I was already on the steps."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cWe said that we would go back to take a look at our garden in the Rue Plumet. Let us go thither. We must not be ungrateful.", "narration_text": " Basque said to him. He seated himself in silence, and waited an hour. Cosette did not return. He departed with drooping head."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cMadame went out with Monsieur and has not yet returned,", "narration_text": " Basque said to him. He seated himself in silence, and waited an hour. Cosette did not return. He departed with drooping head."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201clived a whole day in her past,", "narration_text": " Basque said to him. He seated himself in silence, and waited an hour. Cosette did not return. He departed with drooping head."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cIn what way did you go thither?", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cAnd how did you return?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cIn a hackney carriage.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cWhy do you not have a carriage of your own? A pretty coup\u00e9 would only cost you five hundred francs a month. You are rich.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cIt is like Toussaint,", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cShe is gone. You have not replaced her. Why?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cNicolette suffices.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cBut you ought to have a maid.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cHave I not Marius?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cYou ought to have a house of your own, your own servants, a carriage, a box at the theatre. There is nothing too fine for you. Why not profit by your riches? Wealth adds to happiness.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean\u2019s visits were not abridged. Far from it. When it is the heart which is slipping, one does not halt on the downward slope."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cM. Gillenormand sends me to remind Madame la Baronne that dinner is served.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was so sweet to see Cosette, to forget by her side! It alleviated his wounds. It frequently happened that Basque came twice to announce:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cIt is perfectly simple. It is April. The cold weather has ceased.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day there was a fire. But the two armchairs were arranged at the other end of the room near the door. \u201c \u2014 What is the meaning of this?\u201d thought Jean Valjean."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cHeavens! how cold it is here!", "narration_text": "On the following day there was a fire. But the two armchairs were arranged at the other end of the room near the door. \u201c \u2014 What is the meaning of this?\u201d thought Jean Valjean."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cWas it you who told Basque not to make a fire then?\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day there was a fire. But the two armchairs were arranged at the other end of the room near the door. \u201c \u2014 What is the meaning of this?\u201d thought Jean Valjean."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cYes, since we are now in the month of May.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day there was a fire. But the two armchairs were arranged at the other end of the room near the door. \u201c \u2014 What is the meaning of this?\u201d thought Jean Valjean."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cBut we have a fire until June. One is needed all the year in this cellar.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day there was a fire. But the two armchairs were arranged at the other end of the room near the door. \u201c \u2014 What is the meaning of this?\u201d thought Jean Valjean."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cI thought that a fire was unnecessary.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day there was a fire. But the two armchairs were arranged at the other end of the room near the door. \u201c \u2014 What is the meaning of this?\u201d thought Jean Valjean."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cThat is exactly like one of your ideas!", "narration_text": "On the following day there was a fire. But the two armchairs were arranged at the other end of the room near the door. \u201c \u2014 What is the meaning of this?\u201d thought Jean Valjean."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cMy husband said a queer thing to me yesterday.\u201d", "narration_text": "Moreover, Jean Valjean began vaguely to surmise that he was being shown the door."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cHe said to me: \u2018Cosette, we have an income of thirty thousand livres. Twenty-seven that you own, and three that my grandfather gives me.\u2019 I replied: \u2018That makes thirty.\u2019 He went on: \u2018Would you have the courage to live on the three thousand?\u2019 I answered: \u2018Yes, on nothing. Provided that it was with you.\u2019 And then I asked: \u2018Why do you say that to me?\u2019 He replied: \u2018I wanted to know.\u2019\u201d", "narration_text": "Moreover, Jean Valjean began vaguely to surmise that he was being shown the door."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cAh, what\u2019s this!", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cno chairs! Where are the armchairs?\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cThey are no longer here,", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cThis is too much!\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cIt was I who told Basque to remove them.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI have only a few minutes to stay to-day.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cA brief stay is no reason for remaining standing.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cI think that Basque needed the chairs for the drawing-room.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cYou have company this evening, no doubt.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cWe expect no one.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cTo have the chairs carried off! The other day you had the fire put out. How odd you are!\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cAdieu, Cosette.", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cAdieu, Madame.\u201d", "narration_text": "On the following day, he underwent something like a shock on entering the ground-floor room. The armchairs had disappeared. There was not a single chair of any sort."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_39_hugo_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Jean has not been here today.\u201d", "narration_text": "And she felt a slight twinge at her heart, but she hardly perceived it, being immediately diverted by a kiss from Marius."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'You are indeed welcome,", "narration_text": "They both rose slowly, and advanced arm-in-arm in their old-fashioned way, and met me with a stately solemnity."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'We thank you for this proof of your chivalry and devotion. It cannot be but that such courage and such self-sacrifice will meet with their reward!'", "narration_text": "They both rose slowly, and advanced arm-in-arm in their old-fashioned way, and met me with a stately solemnity."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'You have made an old man very happy and hopeful,", "narration_text": " I replied. I was pleased, for I had not expected to find him so sensible as that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'I ought, even now to deter you, but I am too selfish for that. And you are young and brave and ardent; why need we despair? I suppose,", "narration_text": " I replied. I was pleased, for I had not expected to find him so sensible as that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'you would prefer as little delay as possible?'", "narration_text": " I replied. I was pleased, for I had not expected to find him so sensible as that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'I should indeed,", "narration_text": " I replied. I was pleased, for I had not expected to find him so sensible as that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'Then leave all preliminaries to me; when the day and time have been settled, I will let you know. As you are aware, it will be necessary to have your signature to this document; and here, my boy, I must in conscience warn you solemnly that by signing you make your decision irrevocable -- irrevocable, you understand?'", "narration_text": " I replied. I was pleased, for I had not expected to find him so sensible as that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'Say nothing of this to Chlorine,", "narration_text": " I replied. I was pleased, for I had not expected to find him so sensible as that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'until the final arrangements are made; it will only distress her unnecessarily.'", "narration_text": "And so the time passed less heavily, until one afternoon the baronet took me aside mysteriously."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'Prepare yourself, Augustus", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'all is arranged. The event upon which our dearest hopes depend is fixed for to-morrow -- in the Grey Chamber of course, and at midnight.'", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'But you do not know the Grey Chamber,", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'Come with me, and I will show you where it is.", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'To-morrow night is Christmas Eve, as you are doubtless aware,", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'At twelve, then, you will present yourself at yonder door -- the door of the Grey Chamber -- where you must fulfil the engagement you have made.'", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'Such extreme sensitiveness, my love,", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'may be highly creditable to your sense of maidenly propriety, but allow me to say that I can scarcely regard it as a compliment.'", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'you must not think I doubt you; and yet -- and yet -- the ordeal will be a severe one for you.'", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'I will steel my nerves,", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'and, after all, Chlorine, the ceremony is not invariably fatal; I have heard of the victim surviving it -- occasionally.'", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'How brave you are!", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'I will imitate you, Augustus; I too will hope.'", "narration_text": "The effect of my announcement was astonishing: she fainted, for which I remonstrated with her as soon as she came to herself."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'Yes, I am weak, foolish, I know,", "narration_text": "This confirmed my worst fears. No wonder her parents felt grateful to me for relieving them of such a responsibility!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'but oh, I shudder so when I think of you, away in that gloomy Grey Chamber, going through it all alone!'", "narration_text": "This confirmed my worst fears. No wonder her parents felt grateful to me for relieving them of such a responsibility!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'May I ask where you intend to be at the time?", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'You will not think us unfeeling,", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'but dear papa considered that such anxiety as ours would be scarcely endurable did we not seek some distraction from it; and so, as a special favour, he has procured evening orders for Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's Inn Fields, where we shall drive immediately after dinner.'", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'If you are forgetting your anxiety in Sir John Soane's Museum, while I cool my heels in the Grey Chamber,", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'is it probable that any clergyman will be induced to perform the marriage ceremony? Did you really think two people can be united separately?'", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'you cannot really believe that we are to be married in -- in the Grey Chamber?'", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'Then will you tell me where we are to be married?", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'I think I have the right to know -- it can hardly be at the Museum!'", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'I could almost fancy,", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'that this is no feigned ignorance. Augustus, your aunt sent you a message -- tell me, have you read it?'", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'Why of course, darling, of course,", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'You must think no more of my silly joke; there is something I have to arrange in the Grey Chamber before I can call you mine. But, tell me, why does it make you so uneasy?", "narration_text": "I knew that the proper way to treat the insane was by reasoning with them gently, so as to place their own absurdity clearly before them."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'I cannot help it -- no, I cannot!", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'the test is so searching -- are you sure that you are prepared at all points? I overheard my father say that no precaution could safely be neglected. I have such a terrible foreboding that, after all, this may come between us.'", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'Why will you persist in treating me like a child, Augustus?", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'They have tried to hide it all from me, but do you suppose I do not know that in the Grey Chamber you will have to encounter one far more formidable, far more difficult to satisfy, than poor dear papa?'", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'I see you know more than I -- more than I thought you did,", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'Let us understand one another, Chlorine -- tell me exactly how much you know.'", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'I have told you all I know,", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'it is your turn to confide in me.'", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'Not even for your sweet sake, my dearest,", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'can I break the seal that is set upon my tongue. You must not press me. Come, let us talk of other things.'", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'for her separate use and free from the control of her husband,", "narration_text": "But I knew I could easily contrive to satisfy the baronet, and with the idea of consoling Chlorine, I said as much."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_15_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'little speck within the fruit", "narration_text": " which, as Tennyson beautifully says, will widen by-and-by and make the music mute."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_0": {"text": "'With all my heart,", "narration_text": "'I was going along this road one day, when I met a merchant travelling with a great train of camels laden with merchandise -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_1": {"text": "'but what shall we talk about? A city man like you will not care to hear about cattle and crops.'", "narration_text": "'I was going along this road one day, when I met a merchant travelling with a great train of camels laden with merchandise -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_2": {"text": "'I'll tell you what we will do. We will each tell the other the wildest tale we can imagine, and he who first throws doubt on the other's story shall pay him a hundred rupees.'", "narration_text": "'I was going along this road one day, when I met a merchant travelling with a great train of camels laden with merchandise -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_3": {"text": "'I've seen that kind of thing myself.'", "narration_text": " continued the bunniah, 'all tied together by their nose strings -- nose to tail -- and stretching along the road for almost half a mile -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_4": {"text": "'No less than one hundred and one camels,", "narration_text": " continued the bunniah, 'all tied together by their nose strings -- nose to tail -- and stretching along the road for almost half a mile -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_5": {"text": "'Amazing, the strength of that kite!", "narration_text": " continued the bunniah, 'all tied together by their nose strings -- nose to tail -- and stretching along the road for almost half a mile -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_6": {"text": "'But -- well -- yes, doubtless; yes -- well -- one hundred and one camels -- and what did he do with them?'", "narration_text": " continued the bunniah, 'all tied together by their nose strings -- nose to tail -- and stretching along the road for almost half a mile -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_7": {"text": "'it happened that the princess of a neighbouring kingdom was sitting in her private garden, having her hair combed by her maid, and she was looking upward, with her head thrown back, whilst the maid tugged away at the comb, when that wretched kite, with its prey, went soaring overhead; and, as luck would have it, the camels gave an extra kick just then, the kite lost his hold, and the whole hundred and one camels dropped right into the princess's left eye!'", "narration_text": " continued the bunniah, 'all tied together by their nose strings -- nose to tail -- and stretching along the road for almost half a mile -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_8": {"text": "'it's so painful having anything in one's eye.'", "narration_text": " continued the bunniah, 'all tied together by their nose strings -- nose to tail -- and stretching along the road for almost half a mile -- -- '"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_9": {"text": "'the princess shook her head, and sprang up, clapping her hand on her eye. \"Oh dear!\" she cried, \"I've got something in my eye, and how it does smart!\"'", "narration_text": "Here the bunniah gasped as one who is out of breath, but the farmer looked at him slowly."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_10": {"text": "'It always does,", "narration_text": "Here the bunniah gasped as one who is out of breath, but the farmer looked at him slowly."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_11": {"text": "'perfectly true. Well, what did the poor thing do?'", "narration_text": "Here the bunniah gasped as one who is out of breath, but the farmer looked at him slowly."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_12": {"text": "'and then she just twisted up the corner of her headcloth and fished a hundred more of them out of the princess's eye, and popped them all into her pocket with the other.'", "narration_text": "Here the bunniah gasped as one who is out of breath, but the farmer looked at him slowly."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_13": {"text": "'I can't think of anything more now,", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_14": {"text": "'Besides, that is the end; what do you say to it?'", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_15": {"text": "'and no doubt perfectly true!'", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_16": {"text": "'Well, it is your turn,", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_17": {"text": "'I am so anxious to hear your story. I am sure it will be very interesting.'", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_18": {"text": "'Yes, I think it will,", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_19": {"text": "'My father was a very prosperous man. Five cows he had, and three yoke of oxen, and half a dozen buffaloes, and goats in abundance; but of all his possessions the thing he loved best was a mare. A well bred mare she was -- oh, a very fine mare!'", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_20": {"text": "'It was June,", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_21": {"text": "'and you know how, in June, the air is full of dust-storms with rain at times? Well, the poor beast got dust in that wound, and what's more, with the dust some grains of wheat, and, what with the dust and the heat and the wet, that wheat sprouted and began to grow!'", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_22": {"text": "'Wheat does when it gets a fair chance,", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_23": {"text": "'Yes; and the next thing we knew was that there was a crop of wheat on that horse's back as big as anything you ever saw in a hundred-acre field, and we had to hire twenty men to reap it!'", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_24": {"text": "'One generally has to hire extra hands for reaping,", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_25": {"text": "'And we got four hundred maunds of wheat off that mare's back!", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_26": {"text": "'And your father,", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_27": {"text": "'\"I haven't tasted food for a week. Oh! great master, let me have the loan of sixteen maunds of wheat from your store, and I will repay you.\"'", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_28": {"text": "'\"Certainly, neighbour,\" answered my father; \"take what you need, and repay it as you can.\"'", "narration_text": "The bunniah here flashed a furious glance at his companion, but bit his lips and held his peace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_29": {"text": "'Well, he took the wheat away with him,", "narration_text": "Then the bunniah began running his thumb quickly up and down the fingers of his right hand, and his lips moved in quick calculation."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_30": {"text": "'but he never repaid it, and it's a debt to this day. Sometimes I wonder whether I shall not go to law about it.'", "narration_text": "Then the bunniah began running his thumb quickly up and down the fingers of his right hand, and his lips moved in quick calculation."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_31": {"text": "'What is the matter?", "narration_text": " said the bunniah, with the calmness of despair, as he remembered that by his own arrangement he was bound to give the farmer a hundred rupees."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_32": {"text": "'The wheat is the cheaper; I'll pay you for the wheat,", "narration_text": " said the bunniah, with the calmness of despair, as he remembered that by his own arrangement he was bound to give the farmer a hundred rupees."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_05_lang_64kb_33": {"text": "'Give me the money; or, if not that, give me at least the wheat.'", "narration_text": "And to this day they say in those parts, when a man owes a debt:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'I do wish I was back in Regent Street again,", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'Are you very dull here then?", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'Dull! You were never in Regent Street, or you wouldn't ask such a question.'", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'I came from the Lowther Arcade,", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'Oh, really?", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'then, of course, this would be quite a pleasant change for you.'", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'I liked the Arcade. It was so lively; a little noisy perhaps -- too much top spinning, and pop-gunning, and mouth-organ playing all round one -- but very cheerful. Yes, I liked the Arcade.'", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'Very mixed the society there, isn't it?", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'aren't you expected to know penny things?'", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'Well, there were a good many penny things there,", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'and very amusing they were. There was a wooden bird there that used to duck his head and wag his tail when they swung a weight underneath -- he would have made you laugh so!'", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'I should never so far forget myself as to laugh under any circumstances -- and certainly not at a penny thing!'", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'I wonder how much he cost?", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'not very much, I can see from his manner. But perhaps I can get him to tell me. Do you remember,", "narration_text": "There was another doll sitting quite close to her, but Ethelinda had not made the remark to him, as he did not seem at all the sort of person to be encouraged."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'Do you mean my price?", "narration_text": " she asked aloud, 'what was the -- ah -- the premium they asked for introducing you here -- did you happen to catch the amount?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'oh, elevenpence three farthings -- it was on the ticket.'", "narration_text": " she asked aloud, 'what was the -- ah -- the premium they asked for introducing you here -- did you happen to catch the amount?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'What a vulgar creature!", "narration_text": " she asked aloud, 'what was the -- ah -- the premium they asked for introducing you here -- did you happen to catch the amount?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'I shall really have to drop him.'", "narration_text": " she asked aloud, 'what was the -- ah -- the premium they asked for introducing you here -- did you happen to catch the amount?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'that's the fair selling price.'", "narration_text": " she asked aloud, 'what was the -- ah -- the premium they asked for introducing you here -- did you happen to catch the amount?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'Well, that's very curious,", "narration_text": " she asked aloud, 'what was the -- ah -- the premium they asked for introducing you here -- did you happen to catch the amount?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'because the young man at Regent Street (a most charming person, by the way) positively wouldn't part with me under thirty-five shillings, and he said so many delightful things about me that I feel quite sorry for him sometimes, when I think how he must be missing me. But then, very likely he's saying the same thing about some other doll now!'", "narration_text": " she asked aloud, 'what was the -- ah -- the premium they asked for introducing you here -- did you happen to catch the amount?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'I suppose he is,", "narration_text": " she asked aloud, 'what was the -- ah -- the premium they asked for introducing you here -- did you happen to catch the amount?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'it's his business, you know.'", "narration_text": " said the jester (he had seen something of toy-selling in his time);"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'I don't see how you can possibly tell,", "narration_text": " said the jester (he had seen something of toy-selling in his time);"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'the Lowther Arcade is not Regent Street.'", "narration_text": " said Ethelinda, who had not expected him to agree with her;"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'And were you very happy at Regent Street?", "narration_text": " said Ethelinda, who had not expected him to agree with her;"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'I don't think you'll find it so very bad here, when you get a little more used to it,", "narration_text": " said Ethelinda, who had not expected him to agree with her;"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'Pray don't use that very unpleasant word,", "narration_text": " said Ethelinda, who had not expected him to agree with her;"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'Did you never hear of \"dolls", "narration_text": " said Ethelinda, who had not expected him to agree with her;"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'Well, our hostess, then -- Winifred, she's not unkind. She doesn't care much about me, and that cousin of hers, Master Archie, gives me a bad time of it when I come in his way, but really she's very polite and attentive to you.'", "narration_text": " sneered Ethelinda (and if you have never seen a doll sneer, you can have no idea how alarming it is)."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'Polite and attentive!", "narration_text": " sneered Ethelinda (and if you have never seen a doll sneer, you can have no idea how alarming it is)."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'I don't call it an attention to be treated like a baby by a little chit of a girl who can't dress herself properly yet -- no style, no elegance, and actually a pinafore in the mornings!'", "narration_text": " Ethelinda went on, without much consideration for the other's feelings -- perhaps she thought he was too cheap to have any --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'Then the society here,", "narration_text": " Ethelinda went on, without much consideration for the other's feelings -- perhaps she thought he was too cheap to have any --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'it's really something too dreadful for words. Why, those people in the poky little house over there, with only four rooms and a front door they can't open, have never had the decency to call upon me. Not that I should take any notice, of course, if they did, but it just shows what they are. And the other day I actually overheard one frightful creature in a print dress, with nothing on her head but a great tin-tack, ask another horror \"which she liked best -- make-believe tea or orange-juice!\"'", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'Well, I prefer make-believe tea myself,", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'because, you see, I can't get the orange-juice down, and so it's rather bad for the dress and complexion.'", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'What is a romance?", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'I thought you wouldn't understand me,", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'a romance is -- well, there's champagne in it, and cigarettes, to begin with.'", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'But what is champagne?", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'Something you drink,", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'what else could it be?'", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'a sort of orange-juice.'", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'I couldn't make you understand without too much trouble, you really are so very ignorant, but there's a good deal of it in romances. And dukes, and guardsmen, and being very beautiful and deliciously miserable, till just before the end -- that's a romance! My milliner used to have it read out to her while she was dressing me for that ball I told you about.'", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'A heroine? oh, any doll can be a heroine. I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me. They were either very good or very wicked, and I'", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'I should think it would be more uncomfortable,", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'Ah, but then you see you haven't any sentiment about you,", "narration_text": " sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance. I think it would be more amusing, perhaps, to be a little wicked, but then it's not quite so easy, you know.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_48": {"text": "'I should think not,", "narration_text": " afraid I haven't. I suppose they couldn't put it in for elevenpence three farthings.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_49": {"text": "'it's very expensive.", "narration_text": " afraid I haven't. I suppose they couldn't put it in for elevenpence three farthings.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_50": {"text": "'you were talking of Master Archie just now. I rather like that boy, do you know. I believe I could make something of him if he would only let me.'", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_51": {"text": "'He's a mischievous boy,", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_52": {"text": "'and ill-natured too.'", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_53": {"text": "'Yes, isn't he?", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_54": {"text": "'I like him for that. I fancy a duke or a guardsman must be something like him; they all had just his wicked black eyes and long restless fingers. It wouldn't be quite so dull if he would notice me a little; but he never will!'", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_55": {"text": "'He's going back to school next week,", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_56": {"text": "'So soon!", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_57": {"text": "'There's hardly time for him to make a real heroine of me before that. How I wish he would! I shouldn't care how he did it, or what came of it. I'", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_58": {"text": "'Say that again, my dainty little lady; say it again!", "narration_text": " sure I should enjoy it, and it would give me something to think about all my life.'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_59": {"text": "'and, if you really mean it, perhaps the old Sausage-Glutton can manage it for you. He's done more wonderful things than that in his time, I can tell you.'", "narration_text": " laughed the Sausage-Glutton, as he disposed of another sausage,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_60": {"text": "'Sausage-Glutton,", "narration_text": " laughed the Sausage-Glutton, as he disposed of another sausage,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_61": {"text": "'who is that person?'", "narration_text": " laughed the Sausage-Glutton, as he disposed of another sausage,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_62": {"text": "'Somebody who can be a good kind friend to you, pretty lady, if you only give him leave. So you want some excitement here, do you? You want to be wicked, and interesting, and unfortunate, and all the rest of it, eh? And you'd like young Archibald (a nice boy that, by the way), you'd like him to give you a little romance? Well, then, he shall, and to-morrow too, hot and strong, if you like to say the word.'", "narration_text": " laughed the Sausage-Glutton, as he disposed of another sausage,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_63": {"text": "'Don't -- oh, please don't!", "narration_text": " laughed the Sausage-Glutton, as he disposed of another sausage,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_64": {"text": "'You won't like it -- you won't, really!'", "narration_text": " laughed the Sausage-Glutton, as he disposed of another sausage,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_65": {"text": "'Don't trust him,", "narration_text": " laughed the Sausage-Glutton, as he disposed of another sausage,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_66": {"text": "'he's a bad old man; he ruined a very promising young dancing nigger only the other day, unhinged him so that he will never hook on any more.'", "narration_text": " laughed the Sausage-Glutton, as he disposed of another sausage,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_67": {"text": "'that old fellow in the peculiar coat is jealous, you know; he can't make a heroine of you, and so he doesn't want anyone else to. Who cares what he says? And as for our little wooden friend up above, well, I should hope a dainty duchess like you is not going to let herself be dictated to by a low jointed creature, who sets up for a fairy when she knows her sisters dance round white hats every Derby Day.'", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_68": {"text": "'re second cousins,", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_69": {"text": "'and they don't mean any harm by it; it's only their high spirits. And whatever you say, I'", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_70": {"text": "'My good creatures,", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_71": {"text": "'you mean well, no doubt, but pray leave this gentleman and me to settle our own affairs. Can you really get Master Archie to take some notice of me, sir?", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_72": {"text": "'I can, my loveliest,", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_73": {"text": "'And will it be exciting,", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_74": {"text": "'and romantic, and -- and just the least bit wicked, too?'", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_75": {"text": "'You shall be the very wickedest heroine in any nursery in the world,", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_76": {"text": "'Oh, dear me, how you will enjoy yourself!'", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_77": {"text": "'Then I accept,", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_78": {"text": "'I put myself quite in your hands -- I leave everything to you.'", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_79": {"text": "'that's a brave little beauty. It's a bargain, then? To-morrow afternoon the fun will begin, and then -- my springs and wheels -- what a time you will have of it! He, he! You look out for Archibald!'", "narration_text": "But of course it would have been a little too absurd if Ethelinda had taken advice from a flat-headed twopenny doll and a flabby jester from the Lowther Arcade."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_80": {"text": "'You are a fairy, aren't you?", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_81": {"text": "'can't you do anything to help her?'", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_82": {"text": "'and if I could, I wouldn't. She has chosen to put herself in his power, and whatever comes of it will serve her right. I don't know what he means to do, and I can't stop him. Still, if I can't help her, I can help you; and you may want it, because he is sure to be angry with you for trying to warn her.'", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_83": {"text": "'But I never gave him leave to meddle with me,", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_84": {"text": "'Have you got sawdust or bran inside you, or what?", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_85": {"text": "'only the bellows I squeak with, and wire. But why?'", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_86": {"text": "'I was afraid so. It's only the dolls with sawdust or bran inside them that he can't do whatever he likes with without their consent. He can do anything he chooses with you; but he shan't hurt you this time, if you only take care -- for I'll grant you the very next thing you wish. Only do be careful now about wishing; don't be in a hurry and waste the wish. Wait till things are at their very worst.'", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_87": {"text": "'I don't mind for myself so much, but I should like to prevent any harm from coming to her. I'll remember.'", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_88": {"text": "'You didn't believe what the old man on the clock told you about me, did you? I'", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_89": {"text": "'m only a poor jester, and you'r", "narration_text": "But the jester felt very uneasy about it all; he felt so sure that the old Sausage-Glutton's amiability had some trickery underneath it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_90": {"text": "'for the sake of the giver,", "narration_text": " look, and he was altogether a limp, unmanageable person. She always said to herself that she liked him"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_91": {"text": "'are you all alone?'", "narration_text": "But of course he had to make a favour of it, and must not let Winifred see that it was anything but a sacrifice for him to consent."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_92": {"text": "'Nurse has gone downstairs,", "narration_text": "But of course he had to make a favour of it, and must not let Winifred see that it was anything but a sacrifice for him to consent."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_93": {"text": "'I've got the dolls, but it's dull here somehow. Can't you come and help me to play, Archie?'", "narration_text": "But of course he had to make a favour of it, and must not let Winifred see that it was anything but a sacrifice for him to consent."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_94": {"text": "'I've got other things to do,", "narration_text": "For Archie had a way of making the dolls go through exciting adventures, at which Winifred assisted with a fearful wonder that had a fascination about it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_95": {"text": "'and you know you always make a fuss when I do play with you. Look at last time!'", "narration_text": "For Archie had a way of making the dolls go through exciting adventures, at which Winifred assisted with a fearful wonder that had a fascination about it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_96": {"text": "'Ah, but then you played at being a slave-driver, Archie, and you made me sell you my old black Dinah for a slave, and then you tied her up and whipped her. I didn't like that game! But if you'll stay this time, I won't mind what else you do!'", "narration_text": "For Archie had a way of making the dolls go through exciting adventures, at which Winifred assisted with a fearful wonder that had a fascination about it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_97": {"text": "'Girls don't know how to play with dolls, and that's a fact,", "narration_text": "For Archie had a way of making the dolls go through exciting adventures, at which Winifred assisted with a fearful wonder that had a fascination about it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_98": {"text": "'I could get more fun out of that dolls", "narration_text": "For Archie had a way of making the dolls go through exciting adventures, at which Winifred assisted with a fearful wonder that had a fascination about it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_99": {"text": "'if you won't break anything. I'll do just what you tell me.'", "narration_text": "For Archie had a way of making the dolls go through exciting adventures, at which Winifred assisted with a fearful wonder that had a fascination about it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_100": {"text": "'Very well then, here goes; let's see who you've got. I say, who's this in the swell dress?'", "narration_text": "For Archie had a way of making the dolls go through exciting adventures, at which Winifred assisted with a fearful wonder that had a fascination about it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_101": {"text": "'He has noticed me at last,", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_102": {"text": "'I wonder if I could make him fall desperately in love with me!", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_103": {"text": "'Ah, if I could only speak -- but perhaps I shall presently. I'", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_104": {"text": "'That's Ethelinda, Archie -- isn't she pretty?'", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_105": {"text": "'I've seen them uglier,", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_106": {"text": "'she's like that Eve de Something we saw at Drury Lane -- we'll have her, and there's that chap in the fool's dress, we may want him. Now we'r", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_107": {"text": "'What are you going to do with them, Archie?'", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_108": {"text": "'You leave that to me. I've an idea, something much better than your silly tea-parties.'", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_109": {"text": "'Why doesn't he tell that child to go?", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_110": {"text": "'we don't want her!'", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_111": {"text": "'Now listen, Winifred,", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_112": {"text": "'this is the game. You'r", "narration_text": " a beautiful queen (only do sit up and take that finger out of your mouth -- queens don't do that). Well, and "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_113": {"text": "'m the king, and this is your maid of honour, the beautiful Lady Ethelinda, see?'", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_114": {"text": "'Go on, Archie; I see,", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_115": {"text": "'and I like it so far.'", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_116": {"text": "'I think I ought to have been the queen!", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_117": {"text": "'I'll tell you something. This maid of honour of yours doesn't like you (don't say she does, now; I'", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_118": {"text": "'How clever he is,", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_119": {"text": "'he knows exactly how I feel!'", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_120": {"text": "'Do you really think it's that, Archie?", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_121": {"text": "'it's just what I was afraid of before you came in.'", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_122": {"text": "'That's it. Look out for a kind of glare in her eye when I pay you any attention. (How does Your Majesty do? Well, I hope.) There, didn't you see it? Well, that's jealousy, that is. She hates you like anything!'", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_123": {"text": "'Oh, well, if you know better than I do, you can finish it for yourself. I'", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_10_anstey_64kb_124": {"text": "'No, no; do stay. I like it. I'll be good after this!'", "narration_text": " telling this, and I know). You watch her carefully. Can't you see a sort of look in her face as if she didn't think much of you?'"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Can you go with me at once, Alida?\"", "narration_text": "Holcroft was now bent upon carrying out his plan as quickly as possible and returning home. He therefore asked,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_1": {"text": "\"That's sensible. Perhaps you had better get your things ready while I and Mr. Watterly go and arrange with Justice Harkins.\"", "narration_text": "Holcroft was now bent upon carrying out his plan as quickly as possible and returning home. He therefore asked,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I haven't anything, sir, but a hat and cloak to put on. I came away and left everything.\"", "narration_text": "Alida averted her face with a sort of shame which a woman feels who admits such a truth."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_3": {"text": "\"And I'm glad of it,", "narration_text": "Alida averted her face with a sort of shame which a woman feels who admits such a truth."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_4": {"text": "\"I wouldn't want you to bring anything which that scoundrel gave you.", "narration_text": "Alida averted her face with a sort of shame which a woman feels who admits such a truth."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_5": {"text": "\"It's settled, Tom. Alida will be Mrs. Holcroft as soon as we can see the justice. Do you think we could persuade him to come here?\"", "narration_text": "His words and manner were another ray of light -- a welcome rift in the black pall that had gathered round her."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_6": {"text": "\"One thing at a time. Mrs. Holcroft, -- I may as well call you so, for when my friend says he'll do a thing he does it, -- I congratulate you. I think you are well out of your troubles. Since you are to marry my old friend, we must be friends, too,", "narration_text": "His words and manner were another ray of light -- a welcome rift in the black pall that had gathered round her."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_7": {"text": "\"You were the first friend I found, sir, after -- what happened,", "narration_text": "His words and manner were another ray of light -- a welcome rift in the black pall that had gathered round her."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_8": {"text": "\"I should hope so,", "narration_text": "\"Come, Tom, no more of that. I'm a plain old farmer that does what he agrees, and that's all there is about it. I've told Alida just what I wished and could do -- \""}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_9": {"text": "\"You've taken time enough, certainly, and I guess you've talked more than you have before in a year.\"", "narration_text": "\"Come, Tom, no more of that. I'm a plain old farmer that does what he agrees, and that's all there is about it. I've told Alida just what I wished and could do -- \""}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Yes, I know I'm almost as bad as an oyster about talking except when I'm with you. Somehow we've always had a good deal to say to each other. In this case, I felt that it was due to Alida that she should know all about me and understand fully just how I felt concerning this marriage. The very fact that she hasn't friends to advise her made it all the more needful that I should be plain and not mislead her in any respect. -- She has just as good a right to judge and act for herself as any woman in the land, and she takes me, and I take her, with no sentimental lies to start with. Now let's get back to business. I rather think, since Harkins was an old acquaintance of mine, he'll come up here and marry us, don't you? Alida, wouldn't you rather be married here quietly than face a lot of strangers? You can have your own way, I don't care now if half the town was present.\"", "narration_text": "\"Come, Tom, no more of that. I'm a plain old farmer that does what he agrees, and that's all there is about it. I've told Alida just what I wished and could do -- \""}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Oh, yes, indeed, sir! I don't want to meet strangers -- and -- and -- I'm not very strong yet. I thank you for considering my feelings so kindly.\"", "narration_text": "\"Come, Tom, no more of that. I'm a plain old farmer that does what he agrees, and that's all there is about it. I've told Alida just what I wished and could do -- \""}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Why, that's my duty,", "narration_text": "\"Come, Tom, no more of that. I'm a plain old farmer that does what he agrees, and that's all there is about it. I've told Alida just what I wished and could do -- \""}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Come, Watterly, the sun is getting low, and we've considerable to do yet before we start home.\"", "narration_text": "\"Come, Tom, no more of that. I'm a plain old farmer that does what he agrees, and that's all there is about it. I've told Alida just what I wished and could do -- \""}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_14": {"text": "\"I'm with you. Now, Alida, you go back quietly and act as if nothing had happened till I send for you. Of course this impatient young groom will hurry back with the justice as fast as possible. Still, we may not find him, or he may be so busy that we shall have to come back for you and take you to his office.\"", "narration_text": "\"Come, Tom, no more of that. I'm a plain old farmer that does what he agrees, and that's all there is about it. I've told Alida just what I wished and could do -- \""}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Now don't you be nervous or worried. I see you are not strong, and you shall not be taxed any more than I can help. Goodby for a little while.\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_16": {"text": "\"You're in for it now, Jim, sure enough,", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_17": {"text": "\"What will Angy say to it all?\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Tell her that I say you've been a mighty good friend to me, yet I hope I may never return any favors of the same kind.\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_19": {"text": "\"By jocks! I hope not. I guess it's just as well she was away. She'll think we've acted just like two harum-scarum men, and will be awfully scandalized over your marrying this woman. Don't you feel a little nervous about it?\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_20": {"text": "\"No! When my mind's made up, I don't worry. Nobody else need lie awake for it's my affair.\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Well, Jim, you know how I feel about it, but I've got to say something and I might as well say it plain.\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_22": {"text": "\"That's the only way you ought to say it.\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I understand, Tom. We won't come till Mrs. Watterly asks us.\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_24": {"text": "\"But you won't have hard feelings?\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_25": {"text": "\"No, indeed. Aint you doing your level best as a friend?\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Well, you know women are so set about these things, and Angy is rather hard on people who don't come up to her mark of respectability. What's more, I suppose you'll find that others will think and act as she does. If you cared about people's opinions I should have been dead against it, but as you feel and are situated, I'm hanged if I don't think she's just the one.\"", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_27": {"text": "\"If it hadn't been this one, I don't believe it would have been anyone. Here we are,", "narration_text": "As she turned to leave the room, Holcroft gave her his hand and said kindly,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Oh, bring her here! And I'll invite in some of the boys as witnesses.\"", "narration_text": "When Holcroft briefly made known his errand, the justice gave a great guffaw of laughter and said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_29": {"text": "\"I'm not afraid of all the witnesses that you could crowd into a ten-acre lot,", "narration_text": "When Holcroft briefly made known his errand, the justice gave a great guffaw of laughter and said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_30": {"text": "\"but there is no occasion to invite the boys, whoever they are, or anyone else. She doesn't want to be stared at. I was in hopes, Mr. Harkins, that you'd ride up to the almshouse with us and quietly marry us there.\"", "narration_text": "When Holcroft briefly made known his errand, the justice gave a great guffaw of laughter and said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_31": {"text": "\"See here, Ben,", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Holcroft is my friend, and you know I'm mighty thick with my friends. They count more with me than my wife's relations. Now I want you to do what Holcroft wishes, as a personal favor to me, and the time will come when I can make it up to you.\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Oh, certainly, Watterly! I didn't understand,", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_34": {"text": "\"I'll go with you at once. It's but a short job.\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_35": {"text": "\"how short can you make it?\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_36": {"text": "\"Let me get my book,", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Justice's Assistant.", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_38": {"text": "\"You can't want anything shorter than this?", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_39": {"text": "\"'By this act of joining hands you do take each other as husband and wife and solemnly engage in the presence of these witnesses to love and honor and comfort and cherish each other as such so long as you both shall live. Therefore, in accordance with the law of the state of New York I do hereby pronounce you husband and wife.' A sailor couldn't tie a knot quicker than that.\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_40": {"text": "\"I guess you can, justice,", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Suppose you only read this much: 'By this act of joining hands you do take each other as husband and wife. Therefore, in accordance with the law, etc.' Would that be a legal marriage?\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_42": {"text": "\"Certainly. You'd have to go to a divorce court to get out of that.\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_43": {"text": "\"It's my purpose to keep out of courts of all kinds. I'll thank you to read just that much and no more. I don't want to say anything that isn't exactly true.\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_44": {"text": "\"You see how it is, Ben. Holcroft hasn't known the woman long, and she's a nice woman, too, if she is boarding at my hotel. Holcroft needs a wife -- must have one, in fact, to help run his house and dairy. It wasn't exactly a love match, you know; and he's that kind of a man that a yoke of oxen couldn't draw a word out of him that he didn't mean.\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_45": {"text": "\"Yes, yes, I see now,", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_46": {"text": "\"I'll read just what you say and no more.\"", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_47": {"text": "\"And I'll have a little spread that we can be longer at than the ceremony,", "narration_text": " replied Harkins, who looked upon Holcroft as a close and, as he would phrase it, no-account farmer, from whom he could never expect even a vote."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_48": {"text": "\"See here, Tom, you've been a good friend today and seconded me in everything. Now let the affair pass off just as quietly and seriously as possible. She's too cast down for a gay wedding. Suppose we had a daughter who'd been through such an experience -- a nice, good, modest girl. Her heart's too sore for fun and jokes. My marrying her is much the same as pulling her out of deep water in which she was sinking.\"", "narration_text": "Holcroft, however, maintained his grave manner, and when they reached the almshouse he took Watterly aside and said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_49": {"text": "\"You're right, Jim. I didn't think, and one doesn't have much cause to be so sparing of the feelings of such creatures as come here. But she's out of the common run, and I ought to have remembered it. By jocks! You're mighty careful about promising to love, cherish, and obey, and all that, but I guess you'll do a sight more than many who do promise.\"", "narration_text": "Holcroft, however, maintained his grave manner, and when they reached the almshouse he took Watterly aside and said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_50": {"text": "\"Of course I'm going to be kind. That's my duty. Give Harkins a hint. Tell him that she's lost her mother. He needn't know when the old lady died, but it will kind of solemnize him.\"", "narration_text": "Holcroft, however, maintained his grave manner, and when they reached the almshouse he took Watterly aside and said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_51": {"text": "\"Courage! It will be over in a minute.\"", "narration_text": "Holcroft, however, maintained his grave manner, and when they reached the almshouse he took Watterly aside and said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_52": {"text": "\"do you enter into this marriage freely and without compulsion of any kind?\"", "narration_text": "No elixir could have brought hope and courage like that word"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_53": {"text": "\"Please let me sit down a moment,", "narration_text": "No elixir could have brought hope and courage like that word"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_54": {"text": "\"I'm not one to break my word. Home and quiet will soon restore you. Answer the justice and tell him the exact truth.\"", "narration_text": "No elixir could have brought hope and courage like that word"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_55": {"text": "\"I have consented to Mr. Holcroft's wishes with feelings of the deepest gratitude.\"", "narration_text": "She hesitated and looked for a moment at Holcroft with strange intensity."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_56": {"text": "\"Very well. Join hands.\"", "narration_text": "She hesitated and looked for a moment at Holcroft with strange intensity."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_57": {"text": "\"It's all right, Alida,", "narration_text": "His perfect honesty and steadfastness of purpose stood him in good stead then, for she came at once to his side and took his hand."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_58": {"text": "\"'By this act of joining hands you do take each other as husband and wife. Therefore, in accordance with the law of the State of New York, I do hereby pronounce you husband and wife.' That's all.\"", "narration_text": " said Holcroft, pressing her hand as he led her to a chair. Watterly again bustled up with congratulations, and then said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_59": {"text": "\"I don't think you'll ever be sorry, Alida,", "narration_text": " said Holcroft, pressing her hand as he led her to a chair. Watterly again bustled up with congratulations, and then said,"}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_60": {"text": "\"you must all come out now to a little supper, and also remember that it was gotten up in a hurry.\"", "narration_text": "The domestic stared at Alida and Holcroft, and then surmising what had taken place, was so excited that she could scarcely wait on the guests."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_61": {"text": "\"you'll want to make some purchases. You know she's only what she wears. How are you off for money?\"", "narration_text": "The domestic stared at Alida and Holcroft, and then surmising what had taken place, was so excited that she could scarcely wait on the guests."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_62": {"text": "\"Of course I know it. Will fifty answer?\"", "narration_text": "The domestic stared at Alida and Holcroft, and then surmising what had taken place, was so excited that she could scarcely wait on the guests."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_63": {"text": "\"Yes. You're a good friend. I'll return it in a day or two.\"", "narration_text": "The domestic stared at Alida and Holcroft, and then surmising what had taken place, was so excited that she could scarcely wait on the guests."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_64": {"text": "\"Return it when you're a mind to. I say, Alida, I want you to take this. Jim Holcroft can't get married and his bride not receive a present from me,", "narration_text": "The domestic stared at Alida and Holcroft, and then surmising what had taken place, was so excited that she could scarcely wait on the guests."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_65": {"text": "\"Now see here, Tom, you've done too much for us already.\"", "narration_text": "Tears rushed to her eyes as she turned them inquiringly to Holcroft to know what she should do."}, "Solo.6593.8555.hefellinlovewithhiswife_19_roe_64kb_66": {"text": "\"Shut up, Jim Holcroft! Don't you end the day by hurting my feelings! It's perfectly right and proper for me to do this. Goodby, Alida. I don't believe you'll ever be sorry you found your way to my hotel.\"", "narration_text": "Tears rushed to her eyes as she turned them inquiringly to Holcroft to know what she should do."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_0": {"text": "'Who will reign over us when you are dead? For dead you surely will be,", "narration_text": "Having made these arrangements he strolled slowly through the forest, but great was his surprise to come upon a beautiful horse hidden in the depths of a thicket."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_1": {"text": "'Stay with us, and we will make you happy.", "narration_text": "Having made these arrangements he strolled slowly through the forest, but great was his surprise to come upon a beautiful horse hidden in the depths of a thicket."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_2": {"text": "'I am too late to help you, my poor friends,", "narration_text": "Having made these arrangements he strolled slowly through the forest, but great was his surprise to come upon a beautiful horse hidden in the depths of a thicket."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_3": {"text": "'but at least I can avenge you! Those that have set the snare will certainly return to see to its working. I will hide myself somewhere, and discover who they are!'", "narration_text": "Having made these arrangements he strolled slowly through the forest, but great was his surprise to come upon a beautiful horse hidden in the depths of a thicket."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_4": {"text": "'There was a horse for every dead man,", "narration_text": "Having made these arrangements he strolled slowly through the forest, but great was his surprise to come upon a beautiful horse hidden in the depths of a thicket."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_5": {"text": "'Then whose is this?'", "narration_text": "Having made these arrangements he strolled slowly through the forest, but great was his surprise to come upon a beautiful horse hidden in the depths of a thicket."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_6": {"text": "'Who are you that lure men into your power and then poison them? But you shall do so no longer. Return to your house, wherever it may be, and we will fight before it!'", "narration_text": "Having made these arrangements he strolled slowly through the forest, but great was his surprise to come upon a beautiful horse hidden in the depths of a thicket."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_7": {"text": "'I accept your challenge. Mount and follow me. I am Zoulvisia.", "narration_text": "The cavalier remained speechless with anger at these words; then with a great effort he replied:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_8": {"text": "'I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE. MOUNT AND FOLLOW ME. I AM ZOULVISIA.", "narration_text": "The cavalier remained speechless with anger at these words; then with a great effort he replied:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_9": {"text": "'I am going to seek Zoulvisia,", "narration_text": "The cavalier remained speechless with anger at these words; then with a great effort he replied:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_10": {"text": "'she has slain my brothers and many of my subjects, and I mean to avenge them.'", "narration_text": "The cavalier remained speechless with anger at these words; then with a great effort he replied:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_11": {"text": "'What a pity we did not know! Twice this day has she passed our door, and we might have kept her prisoner.'", "narration_text": "But though their words were brave their hearts were not, for the mere thought of Zoulvisia made them tremble."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_12": {"text": "'Forget Zoulvisia, and stay with us,", "narration_text": "Drawing from his pocket a pair of scissors, a razor and a mirror, he gave one to each of the old fairies, saying:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_13": {"text": "'you shall be our big brother, and we will be your little brothers.", "narration_text": "Drawing from his pocket a pair of scissors, a razor and a mirror, he gave one to each of the old fairies, saying:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_14": {"text": "'Though I may not give up my vengeance I accept your friendship, and therefore leave you these three tokens. If blood should appear on the face of either know that my life is in danger, and, in memory of our sworn brotherhood, come to my aid.'", "narration_text": "Drawing from his pocket a pair of scissors, a razor and a mirror, he gave one to each of the old fairies, saying:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_15": {"text": "'Perhaps he may be able to give me some counsel,", "narration_text": " thought the king; and, with some difficulty, he scrambled into the pit and laid his hand on the shoulder of the sleeper."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_16": {"text": "'Are you a bird or a snake that you can enter here?", "narration_text": " asked the old man, awakening with a start. But the king answered that he was a mere mortal, and that he sought Zoulvisia."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_17": {"text": "'Zoulvisia? The world's curse?", "narration_text": " asked the old man, awakening with a start. But the king answered that he was a mere mortal, and that he sought Zoulvisia."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_18": {"text": "'Out of all the thousands she has slain I am the only one who has escaped, though why she spared me only to condemn me to this living death I cannot guess.'", "narration_text": " asked the old man, awakening with a start. But the king answered that he was a mere mortal, and that he sought Zoulvisia."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_19": {"text": "'Help me if you can,", "narration_text": " asked the old man, awakening with a start. But the king answered that he was a mere mortal, and that he sought Zoulvisia."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_20": {"text": "'Take heed then to my counsel,", "narration_text": "Word for word the king did as the old man had bidden him, and when he stepped forth from the cave, their eyes met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_21": {"text": "'Know that every day at sunrise Zoulvisia dresses herself in her jacket of pearls, and mounts the steps of her crystal watch-tower. From there she can see all over her lands, and behold the entrance of either man or demon. If so much as one is detected she utters such fearful cries that those who hear her die of fright. But hide yourself in a cave that lies near the foot of the tower, and plant a forked stick in front of it; then, when she has uttered her third cry, go forth boldly, and look up at the tower. And go without fear, for you will have broken her power.'", "narration_text": "Word for word the king did as the old man had bidden him, and when he stepped forth from the cave, their eyes met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_22": {"text": "'You have conquered me,", "narration_text": "Word for word the king did as the old man had bidden him, and when he stepped forth from the cave, their eyes met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_23": {"text": "'and are worthy to be my husband, for you are the first man who has not died at the sound of my voice!", "narration_text": "Word for word the king did as the old man had bidden him, and when he stepped forth from the cave, their eyes met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_24": {"text": "'Ask of me what you will, and I will grant it to you,", "narration_text": "Word for word the king did as the old man had bidden him, and when he stepped forth from the cave, their eyes met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_25": {"text": "'I have finished with hunting, and with riding about my lands,", "narration_text": "Word for word the king did as the old man had bidden him, and when he stepped forth from the cave, their eyes met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_26": {"text": "'The care of providing for us all belongs henceforth to you.", "narration_text": "Word for word the king did as the old man had bidden him, and when he stepped forth from the cave, their eyes met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_27": {"text": "'This is your master, O my steed of flame,", "narration_text": " And kissing him between his eyes, she placed the bridle in the hand of her husband."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_28": {"text": "'and you will serve him as you have served me.", "narration_text": " And kissing him between his eyes, she placed the bridle in the hand of her husband."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_29": {"text": "'Bring her hither, old crone, and you shall have gold enough to stand up in,", "narration_text": "Of course the chamberlain gladly gave her what she asked, and in return she informed him that the case and the hair belonged to Zoulvisia."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_30": {"text": "'Who are you, and why have you come here?'", "narration_text": "This piteous tale touched the heart of the young man, and he promised that he would bring her food, and that she should pass the night in his palace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_31": {"text": "'I am a poor pilgrim, my son,", "narration_text": "This piteous tale touched the heart of the young man, and he promised that he would bring her food, and that she should pass the night in his palace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_32": {"text": "'and having missed the caravan, I have wandered foodless for many days through the desert, till at length I reached the river. There I found this tiny raft, and to it I committed myself, not knowing if I should live or die. But since you have found me, give me, I pray you, bread to eat, and let me lie this night by the dog who guards your door!'", "narration_text": "This piteous tale touched the heart of the young man, and he promised that he would bring her food, and that she should pass the night in his palace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_33": {"text": "'But mount behind me, good woman,", "narration_text": "This piteous tale touched the heart of the young man, and he promised that he would bring her food, and that she should pass the night in his palace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_34": {"text": "'for you have walked far, and it is still a long way to the palace.", "narration_text": "This piteous tale touched the heart of the young man, and he promised that he would bring her food, and that she should pass the night in his palace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_35": {"text": "'I fear to fall off,", "narration_text": "And so it happened twice and thrice, and the old witch guessed the reason, though the king did not."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_36": {"text": "'but as your kind heart pities my sorrows, ride slowly, and lame as I am, I think I can manage to keep up.'", "narration_text": "And so it happened twice and thrice, and the old witch guessed the reason, though the king did not."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_37": {"text": "'Why, one would think she was a witch to hear you talk! And even if she were, what harm could she do to us?", "narration_text": "And so it happened twice and thrice, and the old witch guessed the reason, though the king did not."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_38": {"text": "'What is the matter with you?", "narration_text": " asked Zoulvisia. And the maid answered that she was thinking of a droll adventure told them the evening before by the new-comer."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_39": {"text": "'And, oh, madam!", "narration_text": "So, in an evil hour, Zoulvisia consented that the crone should be brought to her, and from that moment the two were hardly ever apart."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_40": {"text": "'it may be that she is a witch, as they say; but I am sure she never would work a spell to harm a fly! And as for her tales, they would pass many a dull hour for you, when my lord was absent!'", "narration_text": "So, in an evil hour, Zoulvisia consented that the crone should be brought to her, and from that moment the two were hardly ever apart."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_41": {"text": "'It was so clever of him to guess your secret so as to win your heart,", "narration_text": "One day the witch began to talk about the young king, and to declare that in all the lands she had visited she had seen none like him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_42": {"text": "'And of course he told you his, in return?'", "narration_text": "One day the witch began to talk about the young king, and to declare that in all the lands she had visited she had seen none like him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_43": {"text": "'No, I don't think he has got any,", "narration_text": "One day the witch began to talk about the young king, and to declare that in all the lands she had visited she had seen none like him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_44": {"text": "'Not got any secrets?", "narration_text": "One day the witch began to talk about the young king, and to declare that in all the lands she had visited she had seen none like him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_45": {"text": "'That is nonsense! Every man has a secret, which he always tells to the woman he loves. And if he has not told it to you, it is that he does not love you!'", "narration_text": "One day the witch began to talk about the young king, and to declare that in all the lands she had visited she had seen none like him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_46": {"text": "'It is my sabre that gives me strength, and day and night it lies by my side. But now that I have told you, swear upon this ring, that I will give you in exchange for yours, that you will reveal it to nobody.", "narration_text": "One day the witch began to talk about the young king, and to declare that in all the lands she had visited she had seen none like him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_47": {"text": "'I give you your choice -- will you come with me, or shall the serpents slay you also?", "narration_text": " And Zoulvisia swore; and instantly hastened to betray the great news to the old woman."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_48": {"text": "'Something terrible must have happened to our little brother,", "narration_text": " And Zoulvisia swore; and instantly hastened to betray the great news to the old woman."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_49": {"text": "'we must hasten to his rescue ere it be too late.", "narration_text": " And Zoulvisia swore; and instantly hastened to betray the great news to the old woman."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_50": {"text": "'How stupid! Of course there are fish to catch,", "narration_text": " cried they; and running down to the bank they soon succeeded in landing some fine fish, which they cooked on the spot. Then they felt better, and began to look about them."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_51": {"text": "'Where is Zoulvisia?'", "narration_text": " cried they; and running down to the bank they soon succeeded in landing some fine fish, which they cooked on the spot. Then they felt better, and began to look about them."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_52": {"text": "'That is what we do not know,", "narration_text": " cried they; and running down to the bank they soon succeeded in landing some fine fish, which they cooked on the spot. Then they felt better, and began to look about them."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_53": {"text": "'but now that you are saved you will soon find out.", "narration_text": " cried they; and running down to the bank they soon succeeded in landing some fine fish, which they cooked on the spot. Then they felt better, and began to look about them."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_54": {"text": "'Let me go to my horse,", "narration_text": "He drank it eagerly, for he was very thirsty, and then laying down the bowl, began to talk to the woman, who was delighted to have someone to listen to her conversation."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_55": {"text": "'Oh, my poor horse! How much cleverer were you than I! If I had acted like you I should never have lost Zoulvisia; but we will seek her together, you and I.'", "narration_text": "He drank it eagerly, for he was very thirsty, and then laying down the bowl, began to talk to the woman, who was delighted to have someone to listen to her conversation."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_56": {"text": "'You are in luck to have passed this way just now,", "narration_text": "He drank it eagerly, for he was very thirsty, and then laying down the bowl, began to talk to the woman, who was delighted to have someone to listen to her conversation."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_57": {"text": "'Is her name Zoulvisia?'", "narration_text": "The king started. Had he found her after all? His heart beat violently, as if it would choke him; but he gasped out:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_58": {"text": "'Ay, so she says, though the old witch -- -- But what ails you?", "narration_text": "The king started. Had he found her after all? His heart beat violently, as if it would choke him; but he gasped out:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_59": {"text": "'Can you keep a secret?'", "narration_text": " she broke off, as the young man sprang to his feet and seized her wrists."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_60": {"text": "'if I am paid for it.'", "narration_text": " she broke off, as the young man sprang to his feet and seized her wrists."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_61": {"text": "'Oh, you shall be paid, never fear -- as much as your heart can desire! Here is a handful of gold: you shall have as much again if you will do my bidding.", "narration_text": " she broke off, as the young man sprang to his feet and seized her wrists."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_62": {"text": "'Then go and buy a dress such as ladies wear at court, and manage to get admitted into the palace, and into the presence of Zoulvisia. When there, show her this ring, and after that she will tell you what to do.'", "narration_text": " she broke off, as the young man sprang to his feet and seized her wrists."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_63": {"text": "'where is the owner of this ring?'", "narration_text": " asked Zoulvisia, as soon as the door was safely shut,"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_64": {"text": "'In my cottage,", "narration_text": " asked Zoulvisia, as soon as the door was safely shut,"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_65": {"text": "'waiting for orders from you.'", "narration_text": " asked Zoulvisia, as soon as the door was safely shut,"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_19_lang_64kb_66": {"text": "'Tell him to remain there for three days; and now go to the king of this country, and say that you have succeeded in bringing me to reason. Then he will let me alone and will cease to watch me. On the third day from this I shall be wandering about the garden near the river, and there your guest will find me. The rest concerns myself only.'", "narration_text": " asked Zoulvisia, as soon as the door was safely shut,"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cThe person who wrote the letter is in the antechamber.\u201d", "narration_text": "Cosette had taken the grandfather\u2019s arm and was strolling in the garden."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cTo Monsieur, Monsieur le Baron Pommerci. At his hotel.", "narration_text": " The recognition of the tobacco caused him to recognize the writing as well. It may be said that amazement has its lightning flashes."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Th\u00e9nard.\u201d", "narration_text": "He opened the drawer of his secretary, took out several bank-notes, put them in his pocket, closed the secretary again, and rang the bell. Basque half opened the door."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cA coat of black cloth, trowsers of black wool, a silk waistcoat, boots and linen.", "narration_text": "The first thing that struck the observer was, that this personage\u2019s coat, which was too ample although carefully buttoned, had not been made for him."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cIn a separate box, a neatly frizzed peruke, green glasses, seals, and two small quills an inch long, wrapped in cotton.", "narration_text": "Marius\u2019 disappointment on beholding another man than the one whom he expected to see turned to the newcomer\u2019s disadvantage."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cIt seems to me impossible that I should not have already had the honor of seeing Monsieur le Baron in society. I think I actually did meet monsieur personally, several years ago, at the house of Madame la Princesse Bagration and in the drawing-rooms of his Lordship the Vicomte Dambray, peer of France.\u201d", "narration_text": "The man replied with an amiable grin of which the caressing smile of a crocodile will furnish some idea:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI know neither Madame Bagration nor M. Dambray,", "narration_text": "The reply was ungracious. The personage, determined to be gracious at any cost, insisted."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI have never set foot in the house of either of them in my life.\u201d", "narration_text": "The reply was ungracious. The personage, determined to be gracious at any cost, insisted."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cThen it must have been at Chateaubriand\u2019s that I have seen Monsieur! I know Chateaubriand very well. He is very affable. He sometimes says to me: \u2018Th\u00e9nard, my friend . . . won\u2019t you drink a glass of wine with me?\u2019\u201d", "narration_text": "The reply was ungracious. The personage, determined to be gracious at any cost, insisted."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI have never had the honor of being received by M. de Chateaubriand. Let us cut it short. What do you want?\u201d", "narration_text": "The reply was ungracious. The personage, determined to be gracious at any cost, insisted."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWhat are you driving at?", "narration_text": "The reply was ungracious. The personage, determined to be gracious at any cost, insisted."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cAt this, Monsieur le Baron. I am an old and weary diplomat. Ancient civilization has thrown me on my own devices. I want to try savages.\u201d", "narration_text": "The stranger stretched his neck out of his cravat, a gesture characteristic of the vulture, and replied with an augmented smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron, egotism is the law of the world. The proletarian peasant woman, who toils by the day, turns round when the diligence passes by, the peasant proprietress, who toils in her field, does not turn round. The dog of the poor man barks at the rich man, the dog of the rich man barks at the poor man. Each one for himself. Self-interest \u2014 that\u2019s the object of men. Gold, that\u2019s the loadstone.\u201d", "narration_text": "The stranger stretched his neck out of his cravat, a gesture characteristic of the vulture, and replied with an augmented smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cWhat then? Finish.\u201d", "narration_text": "The stranger stretched his neck out of his cravat, a gesture characteristic of the vulture, and replied with an augmented smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI should like to go and establish myself at la Joya. There are three of us. I have my spouse and my young lady; a very beautiful girl. The journey is long and costly. I need a little money.\u201d", "narration_text": "The stranger stretched his neck out of his cravat, a gesture characteristic of the vulture, and replied with an augmented smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWhat concern is that of mine?", "narration_text": "The stranger stretched his neck out of his cravat, a gesture characteristic of the vulture, and replied with an augmented smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cHas not Monsieur le Baron perused my letter?\u201d", "narration_text": "The stranger stretched his neck out of his cravat, a gesture characteristic of the vulture, and replied with an augmented smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cmy spouse and my young lady.\u201d", "narration_text": "The stranger stretched his neck out of his cravat, a gesture characteristic of the vulture, and replied with an augmented smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cState the case precisely.\u201d", "narration_text": "He fixed a penetrating glance on the stranger. An examining judge could not have done the look better. He almost lay in wait for him."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cSo be it, Monsieur le Baron. I will be precise. I have a secret to sell to you.\u201d", "narration_text": "He fixed a penetrating glance on the stranger. An examining judge could not have done the look better. He almost lay in wait for him."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cWhich concerns me?\u201d", "narration_text": "He fixed a penetrating glance on the stranger. An examining judge could not have done the look better. He almost lay in wait for him."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWhat is the secret?\u201d", "narration_text": "He fixed a penetrating glance on the stranger. An examining judge could not have done the look better. He almost lay in wait for him."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cI commence gratis,", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cYou will see that I am interesting.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron, you have in your house a thief and an assassin.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cIn my house? no,", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cAn assassin and a thief. Remark, Monsieur le Baron, that I do not here speak of ancient deeds, deeds of the past which have lapsed, which can be effaced by limitation before the law and by repentance before God. I speak of recent deeds, of actual facts as still unknown to justice at this hour. I continue. This man has insinuated himself into your confidence, and almost into your family under a false name. I am about to tell you his real name. And to tell it to you for nothing.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cHis name is Jean Valjean.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI am going to tell you, equally for nothing, who he is.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cHe is an ex-convict.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cYou know it since I have had the honor of telling you.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cNo. I knew it before.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI will not permit myself to contradict Monsieur le Baron. In any case, you ought to perceive that I am well informed. Now what I have to tell you is known to myself alone. This concerns the fortune of Madame la Baronne. It is an extraordinary secret. It is for sale \u2014 I make you the first offer of it. Cheap. Twenty thousand francs.\u201d", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cI know that secret as well as the others,", "narration_text": "The imperturbable stranger brushed his hat with his elbow and went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron, say ten thousand francs and I will speak.\u201d", "narration_text": "The personage felt the necessity of lowering his price a trifle."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cI repeat to you that there is nothing which you can tell me. I know what you wish to say to me.\u201d", "narration_text": "The personage felt the necessity of lowering his price a trifle."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cBut I must dine to-day, nevertheless. It is an extraordinary secret, I tell you. Monsieur le Baron, I will speak. I speak. Give me twenty francs.\u201d", "narration_text": "In danger the porcupine bristles up, the beetle feigns death, the old guard forms in a square; this man burst into laughter."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cI know your extraordinary secret, just as I knew Jean Valjean\u2019s name, just as I know your name.\u201d", "narration_text": "In danger the porcupine bristles up, the beetle feigns death, the old guard forms in a square; this man burst into laughter."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cThat is not difficult, Monsieur le Baron. I had the honor to write to you and to tell it to you. Th\u00e9nard.\u201d", "narration_text": "In danger the porcupine bristles up, the beetle feigns death, the old guard forms in a square; this man burst into laughter."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cYou are also Jondrette the workman, Fabantou the comedian, Genflot the poet, Don Alvar\u00e8s the Spaniard, and Mistress Balizard.\u201d", "narration_text": "And Marius drew a bank-note from his pocket and flung it in his face."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cAnd you kept a pot-house at Montfermeil.\u201d", "narration_text": "And Marius drew a bank-note from his pocket and flung it in his face."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cA pot-house! Never.\u201d", "narration_text": "And Marius drew a bank-note from his pocket and flung it in his face."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cAnd I tell you that your name is Th\u00e9nardier.\u201d", "narration_text": "And Marius drew a bank-note from his pocket and flung it in his face."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cAnd that you are a rascal. Here.\u201d", "narration_text": "And Marius drew a bank-note from his pocket and flung it in his face."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cThanks! Pardon me! five hundred francs! Monsieur le Baron!\u201d", "narration_text": "And the man, overcome, bowed, seized the note and examined it."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cFive hundred francs!", "narration_text": "And the man, overcome, bowed, seized the note and examined it."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cAn honest rustler.\u201d69", "narration_text": " he began again, taken aback. And he stammered in a low voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cLet us put ourselves at our ease.\u201d", "narration_text": " he began again, taken aback. And he stammered in a low voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron is infallible,", "narration_text": " he began again, taken aback. And he stammered in a low voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cI am Th\u00e9nardier.\u201d", "narration_text": "No connection between that Marius and M. le Baron Pontmercy was possible in his mind."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cYour wife is a bastard,", "narration_text": "No connection between that Marius and M. le Baron Pontmercy was possible in his mind."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cI am Th\u00e9nardier,", "narration_text": " to disappear in his fob, and was gazing at Marius with a gentleness that was almost tender."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201chonest rustler", "narration_text": " to disappear in his fob, and was gazing at Marius with a gentleness that was almost tender."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cTh\u00e9nardier, I have told you your name. Now, would you like to have me tell you your secret \u2014 the one that you came here to reveal to me? I have information of my own, also. You shall see that I know more about it than you do. Jean Valjean, as you have said, is an assassin and a thief. A thief, because he robbed a wealthy manufacturer, whose ruin he brought about. An assassin, because he assassinated police-agent Javert.\u201d", "narration_text": " to disappear in his fob, and was gazing at Marius with a gentleness that was almost tender."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t understand, sir,", "narration_text": " to disappear in his fob, and was gazing at Marius with a gentleness that was almost tender."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron, we are on the wrong track.\u201d", "narration_text": " to disappear in his fob, and was gazing at Marius with a gentleness that was almost tender."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cdo you dispute that? These are facts.\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cThey are chim\u00e6ras. The confidence with which Monsieur le Baron honors me renders it my duty to tell him so. Truth and justice before all things. I do not like to see folks accused unjustly. Monsieur le Baron, Jean Valjean did not rob M. Madeleine and Jean Valjean did not kill Javert.\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cThis is too much! How is this?\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cWhat are they? Speak.\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cThis is the first: he did not rob M. Madeleine, because it is Jean Valjean himself who was M. Madeleine.\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cWhat tale are you telling me?\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cAnd this is the second: he did not assassinate Javert, because the person who killed Javert was Javert.\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you mean to say?\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cThat Javert committed suicide.\u201d", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cProve it! prove it!", "narration_text": "And he emphasized this phrase by making his bunch of seals execute an expressive whirl."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cPolice-agent-Ja-vert-was-found-drowned-un-der-a-boat-of-the-Pont-au- Change.\u201d", "narration_text": "Th\u00e9nardier drew from his pocket a large envelope of gray paper, which seemed to contain sheets folded in different sizes."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cI have my papers,", "narration_text": "Th\u00e9nardier drew from his pocket a large envelope of gray paper, which seemed to contain sheets folded in different sizes."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron, in your interests I desired to know Jean Valjean thoroughly. I say that Jean Valjean and M. Madeleine are one and the same man, and I say that Javert had no other assassin than Javert. If I speak, it is because I have proofs. Not manuscript proofs \u2014 writing is suspicious, handwriting is complaisant, \u2014 but printed proofs.\u201d", "narration_text": "Th\u00e9nardier drew from his pocket a large envelope of gray paper, which seemed to contain sheets folded in different sizes."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cTwo facts, two proofs,", "narration_text": "Th\u00e9nardier drew from his pocket a large envelope of gray paper, which seemed to contain sheets folded in different sizes."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cWell, then this unhappy wretch is an admirable man! the whole of that fortune really belonged to him! he is Madeleine, the providence of a whole countryside! he is Jean Valjean, Javert\u2019s savior! he is a hero! he is a saint!\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean, who had suddenly grown grand, emerged from his cloud. Marius could not repress a cry of joy."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cHe\u2019s not a saint, and he\u2019s not a hero!", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean, who had suddenly grown grand, emerged from his cloud. Marius could not repress a cry of joy."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cHe\u2019s an assassin and a robber.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean, who had suddenly grown grand, emerged from his cloud. Marius could not repress a cry of joy."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cLet us be calm.\u201d", "narration_text": "Robber, assassin \u2014 those words which Marius thought had disappeared and which returned, fell upon him like an ice-cold shower-bath."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cJean Valjean did not rob Madeleine, but he is a thief. He did not kill Javert, but he is a murderer.\u201d", "narration_text": "Robber, assassin \u2014 those words which Marius thought had disappeared and which returned, fell upon him like an ice-cold shower-bath."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cof that miserable theft, committed forty years ago, and expiated, as your own newspapers prove, by a whole life of repentance, of self-abnegation and of virtue?\u201d", "narration_text": "Robber, assassin \u2014 those words which Marius thought had disappeared and which returned, fell upon him like an ice-cold shower-bath."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cI say assassination and theft, Monsieur le Baron, and I repeat that I am speaking of actual facts. What I have to reveal to you is absolutely unknown. It belongs to unpublished matter. And perhaps you will find in it the source of the fortune so skilfully presented to Madame la Baronne by Jean Valjean. I say skilfully, because, by a gift of that nature it would not be so very unskilful to slip into an honorable house whose comforts one would then share, and, at the same stroke, to conceal one\u2019s crime, and to enjoy one\u2019s theft, to bury one\u2019s name and to create for oneself a family.\u201d", "narration_text": "Robber, assassin \u2014 those words which Marius thought had disappeared and which returned, fell upon him like an ice-cold shower-bath."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cI might interrupt you at this point,", "narration_text": "Robber, assassin \u2014 those words which Marius thought had disappeared and which returned, fell upon him like an ice-cold shower-bath."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron, I will tell you all, leaving the recompense to your generosity. This secret is worth massive gold. You will say to me: \u2018Why do not you apply to Jean Valjean?\u2019 For a very simple reason; I know that he has stripped himself, and stripped himself in your favor, and I consider the combination ingenious; but he has no longer a son, he would show me his empty hands, and, since I am in need of some money for my trip to la Joya, I prefer you, you who have it all, to him who has nothing. I am a little fatigued, permit me to take a chair.\u201d", "narration_text": "Robber, assassin \u2014 those words which Marius thought had disappeared and which returned, fell upon him like an ice-cold shower-bath."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cIt cost me a good deal of trouble to get this one.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius\u2019 chair approached still nearer. Th\u00e9nardier took advantage of this to draw a long breath. He went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron, on the 6th of June, 1832, about a year ago, on the day of the insurrection, a man was in the Grand Sewer of Paris, at the point where the sewer enters the Seine, between the Pont des Invalides and the Pont de J\u00e9na.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius\u2019 chair approached still nearer. Th\u00e9nardier took advantage of this to draw a long breath. He went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron, I have the strongest of reasons for believing that the assassinated young man was an opulent stranger lured into a trap by Jean Valjean, and the bearer of an enormous sum of money.\u201d", "narration_text": "He found the key, opened the cupboard, plunged his arm into it without looking, and without his frightened gaze quitting the rag which Th\u00e9nardier still held outspread."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cThe young man was myself, and here is the coat!", "narration_text": "He found the key, opened the cupboard, plunged his arm into it without looking, and without his frightened gaze quitting the rag which Th\u00e9nardier still held outspread."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m struck all of a heap.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Marius, and he flung upon the floor an old black coat all covered with blood."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cYou are an infamous wretch! you are a liar, a calumniator, a villain. You came to accuse that man, you have only justified him; you wanted to ruin him, you have only succeeded in glorifying him. And it is you who are the thief! And it is you who are the assassin! I saw you, Th\u00e9nardier Jondrette, in that lair on the Rue de l\u2019H\u00f4pital. I know enough about you to send you to the galleys and even further if I choose. Here are a thousand francs, bully that you are!\u201d", "narration_text": "He fumbled in his pocket and stalked furiously to Th\u00e9nardier, presenting to him and almost thrusting in his face his fist filled with bank-notes for five hundred and a thousand francs."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201cAh! Jondrette Th\u00e9nardier, vile rascal! Let this serve you as a lesson, you dealer in second-hand secrets, merchant of mysteries, rummager of the shadows, wretch! Take these five hundred francs and get out of here! Waterloo protects you.\u201d", "narration_text": " growled Th\u00e9nardier, pocketing the five hundred francs along with the thousand."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cYes, assassin! You there saved the life of a Colonel. . .\u201d", "narration_text": "Struck by lightning he was, but he was also content; and he would have been greatly angered had he had a lightning rod to ward off such lightning as that."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201cI wouldn\u2019t give a ha\u2019penny for a general. And you come here to commit infamies! I tell you that you have committed all crimes. Go! disappear! Only be happy, that is all that I desire. Ah! monster! here are three thousand francs more. Take them. You will depart to-morrow, for America, with your daughter; for your wife is dead, you abominable liar. I shall watch over your departure, you ruffian, and at that moment I will count out to you twenty thousand francs. Go get yourself hung elsewhere!\u201d", "narration_text": "Struck by lightning he was, but he was also content; and he would have been greatly angered had he had a lightning rod to ward off such lightning as that."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron!", "narration_text": "Struck by lightning he was, but he was also content; and he would have been greatly angered had he had a lightning rod to ward off such lightning as that."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201ceternal gratitude.", "narration_text": "Struck by lightning he was, but he was also content; and he would have been greatly angered had he had a lightning rod to ward off such lightning as that."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cCosette! Cosette!", "narration_text": "He could not breathe, he laid his hand on his heart to restrain its throbbing. He paced back and forth with huge strides, he embraced Cosette:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_91": {"text": "\u201cCome! come quick! Let us go. Basque, a carriage! Cosette, come. Ah! My God! It was he who saved my life! Let us not lose a minute! Put on your shawl.\u201d", "narration_text": "He could not breathe, he laid his hand on his heart to restrain its throbbing. He paced back and forth with huge strides, he embraced Cosette:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_92": {"text": "\u201cAh! Cosette! I am an unhappy wretch!", "narration_text": "He could not breathe, he laid his hand on his heart to restrain its throbbing. He paced back and forth with huge strides, he embraced Cosette:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_93": {"text": "\u201cRue de l\u2019Homme Arm\u00e9, Number 7.\u201d", "narration_text": "In an instant, a hackney-carriage stood in front of the door."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_94": {"text": "\u201cAh! what happiness!", "narration_text": "In an instant, a hackney-carriage stood in front of the door."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_41_hugo_64kb_95": {"text": "\u201cRue de l\u2019Homme Arm\u00e9, I did not dare to speak to you of that. We are going to see M. Jean.\u201d", "narration_text": "In an instant, a hackney-carriage stood in front of the door."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cDo I show it?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019re as white as a sheet. You look awful.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cYou came for me for church, of course, but I can\u2019t go.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cHas anything happened?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cYes. You must know now. Did I look very queer?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cThrough this window? Dreadful!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve been frightened.", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cJust what you saw from the dining room a minute ago was the effect of that. What I saw \u2014 just before \u2014 was much worse.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cWhat was it?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cAn extraordinary man. Looking in.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWhat extraordinary man?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cI haven\u2019t the least idea.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cThen where is he gone?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cI know still less.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cHave you seen him before?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cYes \u2014 once. On the old tower.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cDo you mean he\u2019s a stranger?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cOh, very much!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cYet you didn\u2019t tell me?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo \u2014 for reasons. But now that you\u2019ve guessed \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cAh, I haven\u2019t guessed!", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cHow can I if you don\u2019t imagine?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t in the very least.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019ve seen him nowhere but on the tower?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cAnd on this spot just now.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cWhat was he doing on the tower?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cOnly standing there and looking down at me.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cWas he a gentleman?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cThen nobody about the place? Nobody from the village?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cNobody \u2014 nobody. I didn\u2019t tell you, but I made sure.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cWhat is he? He\u2019s a horror.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cA horror?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cHe\u2019s \u2014 God help me if I know what he is!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s time we should be at church.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cOh, I\u2019m not fit for church!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cWon\u2019t it do you good?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt won\u2019t do them! \u2014 I nodded at the house."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cThe children?\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cI can\u2019t leave them now.\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019re afraid \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m afraid of him.\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cWhen was it \u2014 on the tower?\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cAbout the middle of the month. At this same hour.\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cAlmost at dark,", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cOh, no, not nearly. I saw him as I see you.\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cThen how did he get in?\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cAnd how did he get out?", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cI had no opportunity to ask him! This evening, you see,", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201che has not been able to get in.\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cHe only peeps?\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cI hope it will be confined to that!", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cGo to church. Goodbye. I must watch.\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cDo you fear for them?\u201d", "narration_text": " She had now let go my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; then I brought out:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cYou see how he could see,", "narration_text": " Instead of answering she came nearer to the window and, for a minute, applied her face to the glass."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cHow long was he here?\u201d", "narration_text": " Instead of answering she came nearer to the window and, for a minute, applied her face to the glass."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cTill I came out. I came to meet him.\u201d", "narration_text": " Instead of answering she came nearer to the window and, for a minute, applied her face to the glass."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cI couldn\u2019t have come out.\u201d", "narration_text": " Then seeing in her face that she already, in this, with a deeper dismay, found a touch of picture, I quickly added stroke to stroke."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cNeither could I!", "narration_text": " Then seeing in her face that she already, in this, with a deeper dismay, found a touch of picture, I quickly added stroke to stroke."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cBut I did come. I have my duty.\u201d", "narration_text": " Then seeing in her face that she already, in this, with a deeper dismay, found a touch of picture, I quickly added stroke to stroke."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cSo have I mine,", "narration_text": " Then seeing in her face that she already, in this, with a deeper dismay, found a touch of picture, I quickly added stroke to stroke."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve been dying to tell you. But he\u2019s like nobody.\u201d", "narration_text": " Then seeing in her face that she already, in this, with a deeper dismay, found a touch of picture, I quickly added stroke to stroke."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cHe has no hat.", "narration_text": " Then seeing in her face that she already, in this, with a deeper dismay, found a touch of picture, I quickly added stroke to stroke."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cHe has red hair, very red, close-curling, and a pale face, long in shape, with straight, good features and little, rather queer whiskers that are as red as his hair. His eyebrows are, somehow, darker; they look particularly arched and as if they might move a good deal. His eyes are sharp, strange \u2014 awfully; but I only know clearly that they\u2019re rather small and very fixed. His mouth\u2019s wide, and his lips are thin, and except for his little whiskers he\u2019s quite clean-shaven. He gives me a sort of sense of looking like an actor.\u201d", "narration_text": " Then seeing in her face that she already, in this, with a deeper dismay, found a touch of picture, I quickly added stroke to stroke."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve never seen one, but so I suppose them. He\u2019s tall, active, erect,", "narration_text": "My companion\u2019s face had blanched as I went on; her round eyes started and her mild mouth gaped."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cbut never \u2014 no, never! \u2014 a gentleman.\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion\u2019s face had blanched as I went on; her round eyes started and her mild mouth gaped."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cA gentleman?", "narration_text": "My companion\u2019s face had blanched as I went on; her round eyes started and her mild mouth gaped."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201ca gentleman he?\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cYou know him then?\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cBut he is handsome?\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cAnd dressed \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cIn somebody\u2019s clothes.", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cThey\u2019re smart, but they\u2019re not his own.\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cThey\u2019re the master\u2019s!\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cYou do know him?\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cPeter Quint \u2014 his own man, his valet, when he was here!\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cWhen the master was?\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cHe never wore his hat, but he did wear \u2014 well, there were waistcoats missed. They were both here \u2014 last year. Then the master went, and Quint was alone.\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cAlone with us.", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cIn charge,", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cAnd what became of him?\u201d", "narration_text": "Gaping still, but meeting me, she pieced it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_05_james_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cHe went, too,", "narration_text": "She hung fire so long that I was still more mystified."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cI beg pardon, Miss Melbury,", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cI saw you from the window, and fancied you might imagine that I was not at home \u2014 if it is I you were coming for.\u201d", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI was coming to speak one word to you, nothing more,", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cAnd I can say it here.\u201d", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cNo, no. Please do come in. Well, then, if you will not come into the house, come as far as the porch.\u201d", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cI have merely a request or petition to make,", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cMy father\u2019s servant is ill \u2014 a woman you know \u2014 and her illness is serious.\u201d", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI am sorry to hear it. You wish me to come and see her at once?\u201d", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cNo; I particularly wish you not to come.\u201d", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cYes; and she wishes the same. It would make her seriously worse if you were to come. It would almost kill her....My errand is of a peculiar and awkward nature. It is concerning a subject which weighs on her mind \u2014 that unfortunate arrangement she made with you, that you might have her body \u2014 after death.\u201d", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cOh! Grammer Oliver, the old woman with the fine head. Seriously ill, is she!\u201d", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cAnd so disturbed by her rash compact! I have brought the money back \u2014 will you please return to her the agreement she signed?", "narration_text": "Thus pressed she went on to the porch, and they stood together inside it, Fitzpiers closing her umbrella for her."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cThe rain is wetting your dress; please do come in,", "narration_text": "She again proffered the notes; he awoke from looking at her as at a piece of live statuary, and listened deferentially as she said,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cIt really makes my heart ache to let you stay here.\u201d", "narration_text": "She again proffered the notes; he awoke from looking at her as at a piece of live statuary, and listened deferentially as she said,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cWill you then reconsider, and cancel the bond which poor Grammer Oliver so foolishly gave?\u201d", "narration_text": "She again proffered the notes; he awoke from looking at her as at a piece of live statuary, and listened deferentially as she said,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll cancel it without reconsideration. Though you will allow me to have my own opinion about her foolishness. Grammer is a very wise woman, and she was as wise in that as in other things. You think there was something very fiendish in the compact, do you not, Miss Melbury? But remember that the most eminent of our surgeons in past times have entered into such agreements.\u201d", "narration_text": "She again proffered the notes; he awoke from looking at her as at a piece of live statuary, and listened deferentially as she said,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cNot fiendish \u2014 strange.\u201d", "narration_text": "She again proffered the notes; he awoke from looking at her as at a piece of live statuary, and listened deferentially as she said,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cYes, that may be, since strangeness is not in the nature of a thing, but in its relation to something extrinsic \u2014 in this case an unessential observer.\u201d", "narration_text": "She again proffered the notes; he awoke from looking at her as at a piece of live statuary, and listened deferentially as she said,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cNo, no. I shall not take it from the old woman,", "narration_text": "As Fitzpiers did not take up the money (half of which had come from Grace\u2019s own purse), she pushed it a little nearer to him."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cIt is more strange than the fact of a surgeon arranging to obtain a subject for dissection that our acquaintance should be formed out of it.\u201d", "narration_text": "As Fitzpiers did not take up the money (half of which had come from Grace\u2019s own purse), she pushed it a little nearer to him."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cI am afraid you think me uncivil in showing my dislike to the notion. But I did not mean to be.\u201d", "narration_text": "As Fitzpiers did not take up the money (half of which had come from Grace\u2019s own purse), she pushed it a little nearer to him."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cOh no, no.", "narration_text": "As Fitzpiers did not take up the money (half of which had come from Grace\u2019s own purse), she pushed it a little nearer to him."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cI cannot think, I cannot think,", "narration_text": " Fitzpiers continued, now persuaded that it had, indeed, been a dream,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cSomething bewilders me greatly.", "narration_text": " Fitzpiers continued, now persuaded that it had, indeed, been a dream,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cLast night I sat up very late,", "narration_text": " Fitzpiers continued, now persuaded that it had, indeed, been a dream,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cand on that account I fell into a little nap on that couch about half an hour ago. And during my few minutes of unconsciousness I dreamed \u2014 what do you think? \u2014 that you stood in the room.\u201d", "narration_text": " Fitzpiers continued, now persuaded that it had, indeed, been a dream,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cYou may imagine,", "narration_text": " Fitzpiers continued, now persuaded that it had, indeed, been a dream,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cthat I should not have dreamed of you without considerable thinking about you first.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grace, however, was no specialist in men\u2019s manners, and she admired the sentiment without thinking of the form. And she was embarrassed:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI fancied in my vision that you stood there,", "narration_text": "Grace, however, was no specialist in men\u2019s manners, and she admired the sentiment without thinking of the form. And she was embarrassed:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cI did not see you directly, but reflected in the glass. I thought, what a lovely creature! The design is for once carried out. Nature has at last recovered her lost union with the Idea! My thoughts ran in that direction because I had been reading the work of a transcendental philosopher last night; and I dare say it was the dose of Idealism that I received from it that made me scarcely able to distinguish between reality and fancy. I almost wept when I awoke, and found that you had appeared to me in Time, but not in Space, alas!\u201d", "narration_text": "Grace, however, was no specialist in men\u2019s manners, and she admired the sentiment without thinking of the form. And she was embarrassed:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201clovely creature", "narration_text": "Grace, however, was no specialist in men\u2019s manners, and she admired the sentiment without thinking of the form. And she was embarrassed:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cBut can it be,", "narration_text": " he murmured, with the faintest show of humiliation."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cthat you really were here?\u201d", "narration_text": " he murmured, with the faintest show of humiliation."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cI have to confess that I have been in the room once before,", "narration_text": " he murmured, with the faintest show of humiliation."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cThe woman showed me in, and went away to fetch you; but as she did not return, I left.\u201d", "narration_text": " he murmured, with the faintest show of humiliation."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cAnd you saw me asleep,", "narration_text": " he murmured, with the faintest show of humiliation."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cYes \u2014 if you were asleep, and did not deceive me.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cI saw your eyes open in the glass, but as they were closed when I looked round upon you, I thought you were perhaps deceiving me."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cWhy do you say if?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cI saw your eyes open in the glass, but as they were closed when I looked round upon you, I thought you were perhaps deceiving me."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cnever could I deceive you.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cI saw your eyes open in the glass, but as they were closed when I looked round upon you, I thought you were perhaps deceiving me."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll go at once and tell poor Grammer of your generosity,", "narration_text": "\u201cI saw your eyes open in the glass, but as they were closed when I looked round upon you, I thought you were perhaps deceiving me."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cIt will relieve her at once.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cI saw your eyes open in the glass, but as they were closed when I looked round upon you, I thought you were perhaps deceiving me."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cGrammer\u2019s a nervous disease, too \u2014 how singular!", "narration_text": "\u201cI saw your eyes open in the glass, but as they were closed when I looked round upon you, I thought you were perhaps deceiving me."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cOne moment; look at this \u2014 it is something which may interest you.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cI saw your eyes open in the glass, but as they were closed when I looked round upon you, I thought you were perhaps deceiving me."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cLook into it, please; you\u2019ll be interested,", "narration_text": "She applied her eye, and saw the usual circle of light patterned all over with a cellular tissue of some indescribable sort."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you think that is?", "narration_text": "She applied her eye, and saw the usual circle of light patterned all over with a cellular tissue of some indescribable sort."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s a fragment of old John South\u2019s brain, which I am investigating.\u201d", "narration_text": "She applied her eye, and saw the usual circle of light patterned all over with a cellular tissue of some indescribable sort."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cendeavoring to carry on simultaneously the study of physiology and transcendental philosophy, the material world and the ideal, so as to discover if possible a point of contrast between them; and your finer sense is quite offended!\u201d", "narration_text": "She started back, not with aversion, but with wonder as to how it should have got there. Fitzpiers laughed."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cOh no, Mr. Fitzpiers,", "narration_text": "She started back, not with aversion, but with wonder as to how it should have got there. Fitzpiers laughed."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_18_hardy_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cIt is not so at all. I know from seeing your light at night how deeply you meditate and work. Instead of condemning you for your studies, I admire you very much!\u201d", "narration_text": "She started back, not with aversion, but with wonder as to how it should have got there. Fitzpiers laughed."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'over my hollow heart.", "narration_text": " I felt all this keenly -- I did not think it was right -- but what was I to do?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'I don't see the dog,", "narration_text": " I wondered as I spoke whether they would not notice the break in my voice, but they did not."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'I suppose you -- you found him all right the other evening, Colonel?", "narration_text": " I wondered as I spoke whether they would not notice the break in my voice, but they did not."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'Why, the fact is,", "narration_text": " I wondered as I spoke whether they would not notice the break in my voice, but they did not."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'we've not heard anything of him since: he's -- he's run off!'", "narration_text": " I wondered as I spoke whether they would not notice the break in my voice, but they did not."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'Gone, Mr. Weatherhead; gone without a word!", "narration_text": " I wondered as I spoke whether they would not notice the break in my voice, but they did not."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'I wouldn't have believed it of him,", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Currie, plaintively, as if she thought the dog might at least have left an address."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'it has completely knocked me over. Haven't been so cut up for years -- the ungrateful rascal!'", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Currie, plaintively, as if she thought the dog might at least have left an address."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'don't talk like that; perhaps Bingo couldn't help it -- perhaps some one has s-s-shot him!'", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Currie, plaintively, as if she thought the dog might at least have left an address."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'By heaven! if I thought there was a villain on earth capable of shooting that poor inoffensive dog, I'd -- -- Why should they shoot him, Lilian? Tell me that! I -- I hope you won't let me hear you talk like that again. You don't think he's shot, eh, Weatherhead?'", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Currie, plaintively, as if she thought the dog might at least have left an address."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'He's not dead!", "narration_text": "I started back overwhelmed. Did she know all? If not, how much did she suspect? I must find out that at once!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'If he were dead I should know it somehow -- I'", "narration_text": "I started back overwhelmed. Did she know all? If not, how much did she suspect? I must find out that at once!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'m certain he's alive. Only last night I had such a beautiful dream about him. I thought he came back to us, Mr. Weatherhead, driving up in a hansom cab, and he was just the same as ever -- only he wore blue spectacles, and the shaved part of him was painted a bright red. And I woke up with the joy -- so, you know, it's sure to come true!'", "narration_text": "I started back overwhelmed. Did she know all? If not, how much did she suspect? I must find out that at once!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'Lilian -- Miss Roseblade, something has come between us lately: you will tell me what that something is, won't you?'", "narration_text": "I started back overwhelmed. Did she know all? If not, how much did she suspect? I must find out that at once!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'Do you want to know really?", "narration_text": "I started back overwhelmed. Did she know all? If not, how much did she suspect? I must find out that at once!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'Then I'll tell you: it -- it's Bingo!'", "narration_text": "I started back overwhelmed. Did she know all? If not, how much did she suspect? I must find out that at once!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'What about Bingo?", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'You never l-loved him when he was here,", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'you know you didn't!'", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'I did not love Bingo. Bingo didn't love me, Lilian; he was always looking out for a chance of nipping me somewhere. Surely you won't quarrel with me for that!'", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'only, why do you pretend to be so fond of him now, and so anxious to get him back again? Uncle John believes you, but I don't. I can see quite well that you wouldn't be glad to find him. You could find him easily if you wanted to!'", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'What do you mean, Lilian?", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'How could I find him?", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'You know that isn't just, Lilian,", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'But only tell me what you want me to do?'", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'Bub -- bub -- bring back Bingo!", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'Bring back Bingo!", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'But suppose I can't -- suppose he's out of the country, or -- dead, what then, Lilian?'", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'I can't help it,", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'but I don't believe he is out of the country or dead. And while I see you pretending to Uncle that you cared awfully about him, and going on doing nothing at all, it makes me think you'r", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'followed a gentleman", "narration_text": "He was away on circuit just then, luckily, but at least even he would have found it a hard task to find Bingo -- there was comfort in that."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'Yes, yes -- that's the dog I want, that -- that's Bingo!'", "narration_text": "Almost unconsciously, when my guide turned round and asked,' Is that there dawg yourn?' I said hurriedly,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'He don't seem to be a puttin", "narration_text": "Almost unconsciously, when my guide turned round and asked,' Is that there dawg yourn?' I said hurriedly,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'isself out about seeing you again,", "narration_text": "Almost unconsciously, when my guide turned round and asked,' Is that there dawg yourn?' I said hurriedly,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'Oh, he's not exactly my dog, you see,", "narration_text": " mistook about him,' he said: 'and I can't run no risks. I was a goin' down in the country this"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'he belongs to a friend of mine!'", "narration_text": " mistook about him,' he said: 'and I can't run no risks. I was a goin' down in the country this"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'Then maybe you'r", "narration_text": " mistook about him,' he said: 'and I can't run no risks. I was a goin' down in the country this"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'ere werry evenin", "narration_text": " to see a party as lives at Wistaria Willa, -- he's been a hadwertisin' about a black poodle, he has!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'No offence, you know, guv'nor,", "narration_text": " to see a party as lives at Wistaria Willa, -- he's been a hadwertisin' about a black poodle, he has!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'here's one of my cards; will that do for you?'", "narration_text": "Surely some who read this will be generous enough to consider the peculiar state of the case, and mingle a little pity with their contempt."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'if I part with him to you, I must be cleared of all risks. I can't afford to get into trouble about no mistakes. Unless you likes to leave him for a day or two, you must pay accordin", "narration_text": "Surely some who read this will be generous enough to consider the peculiar state of the case, and mingle a little pity with their contempt."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'Will you believe now that I am sincere?", "narration_text": "The next morning I wrote a note to Mrs. Currie, expressing my pleasure at being able to restore the lost one, and another to Lilian, containing only the words,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'re going to bring the dog to make friends. Oh, and I met Frank Travers; he's back from circuit again now, so I asked him in too, to meet them!'", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'Mr. Weatherhead -- Algernon! Can you ever forgive me for being so cruel and unjust to you?", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'You've done a kind thing, Weatherhead,", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'I can't tell you all that dog is to me, and how I missed the poor beast. I'd quite given up all hope of ever seeing him again, and all the time there was Weatherhead, Mr. Travers, quietly searching all London till he found him! I shan't forget it. It shows a really kind feeling.'", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'You can't think,", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'how really touching it was to see poor dear Bingo's emotion at seeing all the old familiar objects again! He went up and sniffed at them all in turn, quite plainly recognising everything. And he was quite put out to find that we had moved his favourite ottoman out of the drawing-room. But he is so penitent, too, and so ashamed of having run away; he hardly dares to come when John calls him, and he kept under a chair in the hall all the morning -- he wouldn't come in here either, so we had to leave him in your garden.'", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_48": {"text": "'He's been sadly out of spirits all day,", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_49": {"text": "'he hasn't bitten one of the tradespeople.'", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_50": {"text": "'Oh, he's all right, the rascal!", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_51": {"text": "'he'll be after the cats again as well as ever in a day or two.'", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_52": {"text": "'Ah, those cats!", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_53": {"text": "'Algy, you haven't tried the air-gun on them again lately, have you? They'r", "narration_text": " Then I tied both round the poodle's neck and dropped him over the wall into the Colonel's garden just before I started to catch my train to town."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_54": {"text": "'That's a good idea,", "narration_text": "I troubled the Colonel to pass the claret; Travers laughed for the first time."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_55": {"text": "'an air-gun for cats, ha, ha! Make good bags, eh, Weatherhead?", "narration_text": "I troubled the Colonel to pass the claret; Travers laughed for the first time."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_56": {"text": "'Oh, Algy is an excellent shot -- quite a sportsman,", "narration_text": " I said that I did, very good bags, and felt I was getting painfully red in the face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_57": {"text": "'I remember, oh, long ago, when we lived at Hammersmith, he had a pistol, and he used to strew crumbs in the garden for the sparrows, and shoot at them out of the pantry window; he frequently hit one.'", "narration_text": " I said that I did, very good bags, and felt I was getting painfully red in the face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_58": {"text": "'don't go rolling over our Bingo by mistake, you know, Weatherhead, my boy. Not but what you've a sort of right after this -- only don't. I wouldn't go through it all twice for anything.'", "narration_text": " said the Colonel, not much impressed by these sporting reminiscences,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_59": {"text": "'If you really won't take any more wine,", "narration_text": " said the Colonel, not much impressed by these sporting reminiscences,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_02_anstey_64kb_60": {"text": "'suppose we all go out and have our coffee on the lawn? It -- it will be cooler there.", "narration_text": " said the Colonel, not much impressed by these sporting reminiscences,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Seemed in good spirits last night, Mr Gurr, eh?\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Mr Raystoke, sir? Oh yes.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I mean liked his job?\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Yes, sir; determined on it.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Humph! Time we had some news of him, eh?\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Yes, sir; but he may turn up on the cliff at any moment.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Yes. Men quite ready?\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_7": {"text": "\"That's right. Of course, well-armed?\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Yes, sir; you did tell me. Soon as the signal comes, we shall push off. Awkward bit o' country, sir; six miles' row before you can find a place to land.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Very awkward, but they have to find a place to land their spirits, Mr Gurr, and if we don't soon have something to show we shall be called to account.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Very unlucky, sir. Seems to me like going eel-fishing with your bare hand.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Worse. You might catch one by accident.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_12": {"text": "\"So shall we yet, sir. These fellows are very cunning, but we shall be too many for them one of these days.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Dear me! Dear me!", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_14": {"text": "\"I don't like this at all I don't think I ought to have let a boy like that go alone. You don't think, Mr Gurr, that they would dare to injure him if he was so unlucky as to be caught?\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_15": {"text": "\"smugglers are smugglers.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly he stopped short by the master, who had also been using a glass, and was evidently waiting to be spoken to."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_16": {"text": "\"will you have the goodness to talk sense?\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Smugglers are smugglers, indeed. What did you suppose I thought they were? Oysters?\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Beg pardon, sir; didn't mean any harm.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_19": {"text": "\"I shall be obliged to send you on shore, Mr Gurr. You must go and find him. I'm getting very anxious about Mr Raystoke.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_20": {"text": "\"No, wait another half-hour. Very ill-advised thing to do. I cannot think what you were doing, Mr Gurr, to advise me to do such a thing.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Yes. A great pity. I ought not to have listened to you; but in my anxiety to leave no stone unturned to capture some of these scoundrels, I was ready to do anything.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Now, my good fellow, what do you mean by that?\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_23": {"text": "\"It was only an observation, sir.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Then I must request that you will not make it again. `Very true?' Of course, what I say is very true. Do you think I should say a thing that was false?\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Beg pardon, sir. 'Fraid I picked up some awk'ard expressions aboard the old frigate.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Awk-ward, Mr Gurr, awkward.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Yes, sir; of course.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_28": {"text": "\"You do not understand the drift of my remarks.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_29": {"text": "\"understand drift of the tide much better.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_30": {"text": "\"I was trying to teach you to pronounce the king's English correctly, and you turn it off with a ribald remark.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Beg pardon, sir. 'Nother o' my frigate bad habits.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_32": {"text": "\"It is a great privilege, Mr Gurr, to be one of those who speak the English tongue, so do not abuse it. Say awk-ward in future, not awk'ard.\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Certainly, sir, I'll try,", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Starboard, larboard, for'ard, back'ard, awk'ard. Why, what does he mean?\"", "narration_text": " said the little officer after another sweep of the top of the cliff, especially above where the French lugger landed the goods."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Talk about thistles and stinging nettles,", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_36": {"text": "\"why there's no bearing him to-day, and all on account of a scamp of a middy such as there's a hundred times too many on in the R'yal Navy. Dunno though; bit cocky and nose in air when he's in full uniform, and don't know which is head and which is his heels, but he aren't such a very bad sort o' boy. Well, what's the matter with you?\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Don't turn yourself into a figurehead of an old wreck sir. What do you want?\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Leave to go ashore, sir.\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Well, you're going soon as the skipper orders.\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_40": {"text": "\"I mean all alone by myself, sir.\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_41": {"text": "\"What for? There aren't a public-house for ten miles.\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_42": {"text": "\"Then what did you mean? Speak out, and don't do the double shuffle all over my clean deck.\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Hopping about like a cat on hot bricks. Now, then, why do you want to go ashore?\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_44": {"text": "\"Try and find Mr Raystoke, sir. Beginning to feel scarred about him.\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_45": {"text": "\"Beg pardon, didn't mean nowt, sir,", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_46": {"text": "\"Yes, you did, sir. Now look here,", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_47": {"text": "\"don't you try to deceive me. You meant that you were getting uneasy about Mr Raystoke's prolonged absence.\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_48": {"text": "\"Then how dare you have the effrontery to tell me that you did not mean `nowt' as you have the confounded north country insolence to call it? For two pins, sir, -- women's pins, sir, not belaying pins, -- I'd have you put ashore, with orders not to show your dirty face again till you had found Mr Raystoke.\"", "narration_text": "Dirty Dick passed his hand over his face carefully, and then looked at the palm to see if any of the swarthy tan had come off."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_49": {"text": "\"Shall I go at once sir?\"", "narration_text": "He swung round, walked aft and began sweeping the shore again with his glass, while the master and Dick exchanged glances which meant a great deal."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_50": {"text": "\"No. Wait. Keep a sharp look-out on the cliff to see if Mr Raystoke is making signals for a boat. I daresay he has been there all the time, only you took up my attention with your chatter.\"", "narration_text": "He swung round, walked aft and began sweeping the shore again with his glass, while the master and Dick exchanged glances which meant a great deal."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_51": {"text": "\"Pipe away the men to that boat there,", "narration_text": "Two hours more passed away, during which it was a dead calm, and the sun beat down so hotly that the seams began to send out little black beads of pitch, and drops formed under some of the ropes ready to come off on the first hand which touched them."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_52": {"text": "\"I'm only going to say one thing to you in the way of instructions.\"", "narration_text": "Two hours more passed away, during which it was a dead calm, and the sun beat down so hotly that the seams began to send out little black beads of pitch, and drops formed under some of the ropes ready to come off on the first hand which touched them."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_53": {"text": "\"Will you have the goodness to wait till I have done speaking, Mr Gurr, and not compel me to say all I wish over again?\"", "narration_text": "Two hours more passed away, during which it was a dead calm, and the sun beat down so hotly that the seams began to send out little black beads of pitch, and drops formed under some of the ropes ready to come off on the first hand which touched them."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_54": {"text": "\"I say, sir, I have only one order to give you. Get ashore as soon as you can, and find and bring back Mr Raystoke.\"", "narration_text": "Two hours more passed away, during which it was a dead calm, and the sun beat down so hotly that the seams began to send out little black beads of pitch, and drops formed under some of the ropes ready to come off on the first hand which touched them."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_55": {"text": "\"and I always thought him such a quiet, amiable little chap. He's a Tartar; that's what he is. Making all this fuss about a boy who, as like as not, is having a game with us. Don't see me getting out o' temper with everybody, and spitting and swearing like a mad Tom-cat. Hang the boy! He's on'y a middy. -- Now, my lads, -- now, my lads, put your backs into it, will you?\"", "narration_text": "The boat was already surging through the water faster than it had ever gone before, but the men bent lower and the longer, and the blades of the oars made the water flash and foam as they dipped and rose with the greatest of regularity."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_56": {"text": "\"Look ye here, Jemmy,", "narration_text": "The boat was already surging through the water faster than it had ever gone before, but the men bent lower and the longer, and the blades of the oars made the water flash and foam as they dipped and rose with the greatest of regularity."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_57": {"text": "\"talk about 'tacking the enemy, if wrong's happened to our young gentleman, all I can say is, as I hopes it's orders to land every night to burn willages and sack everything we can.\"", "narration_text": "The boat was already surging through the water faster than it had ever gone before, but the men bent lower and the longer, and the blades of the oars made the water flash and foam as they dipped and rose with the greatest of regularity."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_15_fenn_64kb_58": {"text": "\"Steady! My lads, steady!", "narration_text": "The boat was already surging through the water faster than it had ever gone before, but the men bent lower and the longer, and the blades of the oars made the water flash and foam as they dipped and rose with the greatest of regularity."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201clike a man and a brother", "narration_text": "Tom was off to the West; Polly went home for the summer; Maud was taken to the seaside with Belle; and Fanny left alone to wrestle with housekeeping,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cWhy, Polly, dear! Have you been sick and never told me?\u201d", "narration_text": "Tom was off to the West; Polly went home for the summer; Maud was taken to the seaside with Belle; and Fanny left alone to wrestle with housekeeping,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cNo, I'm only tired, had a good deal to do lately, and the dull weather makes me just a trifle blue. I shall soon brighten up when I get to my work again,", "narration_text": "Tom was off to the West; Polly went home for the summer; Maud was taken to the seaside with Belle; and Fanny left alone to wrestle with housekeeping,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cYou don't look a bit natural. What have you been doing to your precious little self?", "narration_text": "Tom was off to the West; Polly went home for the summer; Maud was taken to the seaside with Belle; and Fanny left alone to wrestle with housekeeping,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cI'm all right enough, as you'll see when I'm in order. I'm proper glad to find you looking so well and happy. Does all go smoothly, Fan?", "narration_text": "Polly did not look sick, though her cheeks were thinner and her color paler than formerly, but she seemed spiritless, and there was a tired look in her eyes that went to Fanny's heart."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cAnswer me one question first,", "narration_text": "Polly did not look sick, though her cheeks were thinner and her color paler than formerly, but she seemed spiritless, and there was a tired look in her eyes that went to Fanny's heart."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cTell me, truly, have you never repented of your hint to Sydney?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, throwing back the brown veil behind which she had half hidden her face at first."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cOn your honor, as an honest girl?\u201d", "narration_text": "The last three words were added in a different tone, for Polly had checked herself there with a half-frightened look and turned away to hide her face behind her hair again."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cOn my honor, as anything you please. Why do you suspect me of it?", "narration_text": "The last three words were added in a different tone, for Polly had checked herself there with a half-frightened look and turned away to hide her face behind her hair again."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cBecause something is wrong with you. It's no use to deny it, for you 've got the look I used to see in that very glass on my own face when I thought he cared for you. Forgive me, Polly, but I can't help saying it, for it is there, and I want to be as true to you as you were to me if I can.\u201d", "narration_text": "The last three words were added in a different tone, for Polly had checked herself there with a half-frightened look and turned away to hide her face behind her hair again."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI tell you I don't love him! If he was the only man in the world, I would n't marry him, because I don't want to.\u201d", "narration_text": "The last three words were added in a different tone, for Polly had checked herself there with a half-frightened look and turned away to hide her face behind her hair again."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cThen if it's not him, it's some one else. You've got a secret, Polly, and I should think you might tell it, as you know mine,", "narration_text": "The last three words were added in a different tone, for Polly had checked herself there with a half-frightened look and turned away to hide her face behind her hair again."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cMy precious Polly, do I know him?\u201d", "narration_text": "There was no answer to her question, but she was satisfied and putting her arm round her friend, she said, in her most persuasive tone,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cAnd is he very wise, good, and splendid, dear?\u201d", "narration_text": "There was no answer to her question, but she was satisfied and putting her arm round her friend, she said, in her most persuasive tone,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cHe ought to be if you love him. I hope he is n't bad?", "narration_text": "There was no answer to her question, but she was satisfied and putting her arm round her friend, she said, in her most persuasive tone,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cI'm suited, that's enough.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Fan, anxiously, still holding Polly, who kept her head obstinately turned."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cOh, please just tell me one thing more. Don't he love back again?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Fan, anxiously, still holding Polly, who kept her head obstinately turned."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cNo. Now don't say another word, I can't bear it!", "narration_text": " cried Fan, anxiously, still holding Polly, who kept her head obstinately turned."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cI won't, but now I'm not afraid to tell you that I think, I hope, I do believe that Sydney cares a little for me. He's been very kind to us all, and lately he has seemed to like to see me always when he comes and miss me if I'm gone. I did n't dare to hope anything, till Papa observed something in his manner, and teased me about it. I try not to deceive myself, but it does seem as if there was a chance of happiness for me.\u201d", "narration_text": " and Polly drew herself away, as she spoke in a desperate sort of tone."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cThank heaven for that!", "narration_text": " and Polly drew herself away, as she spoke in a desperate sort of tone."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cNow come and tell me all about it,", "narration_text": " she added, sitting down on the couch with the air of one who has escaped a great peril."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI've got some notes and things I want to ask your opinion about, if they really mean anything, you know,", "narration_text": " she added, sitting down on the couch with the air of one who has escaped a great peril."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cThere's a photograph of Tom, came in his last letter. Good, is n't it? He looks older, but that's the beard and the rough coat, I suppose. Dear old fellow, he is doing so well I really begin to feel quite proud of him.\u201d", "narration_text": " said a stifled voice from the depths of the very fuzzy cushion which Tom had once condemned."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cIt don't do him justice,", "narration_text": " said a stifled voice from the depths of the very fuzzy cushion which Tom had once condemned."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cPolly, is it Tom?\u201d", "narration_text": " said a stifled voice from the depths of the very fuzzy cushion which Tom had once condemned."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cOh, Polly, I am so glad! I never thought of it you are so good, and he 's such a wild boy, I can't believe it but it is so dear of you to care for him.\u201d", "narration_text": " said a stifled voice from the depths of the very fuzzy cushion which Tom had once condemned."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cCould n't help it tried not to but it was so hard you know, Fan, you know,", "narration_text": " said a stifled voice from the depths of the very fuzzy cushion which Tom had once condemned."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201ctalk it over", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cReally my sister! You dear thing, how heavenly that will be,", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cIt never will be,", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cWhat will prevent it?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cMaria Bailey,", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you mean? Is she the Western girl? She shan't have Tom; I'll kill her first!\u201d", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cToo late, let me tell you is that door shut, and Maud safe?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cHas n't he mentioned Maria in his letters?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cOnce or twice, but sort of jokingly, and I thought it was only some little flirtation. He can't have time for much of that fun, he's so busy.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cNed writes good, gossipy letters I taught him how and he tells me all that's going on. When he'd spoken of this girl several times (they board with her mother, you know), I asked about her, quite carelessly, and he told me she was pretty, good, and well educated, and he thought Tom was rather smitten. That was a blow, for you see, Fan, since Trix broke the engagement, and it was n't wrong to think of Tom, I let myself hope, just a little, and was so happy! Now I must give it up, and now I see how much I hoped, and what a dreadful loss it's going to be.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cIt was so stupid of me not to guess before. But you see Tom always seems so like a boy, and you are more womanly for your age than any girl I know, so I never thought of your caring for him in that way. I knew you were very good to him, you are to every one, my precious; and I knew that he was fond of you as he is of me, fonder if anything, because he thinks you are perfect; but still I never dreamed of his loving you as more than a dear friend.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cWell, he ought; and if I could get hold of him, he should!\u201d", "narration_text": "Fanny reconnoitered, and returning, listened breathlessly, while Polly poured into her ear the bitter secret which was preying on her soul."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cIf you ever breathe a word, drop a hint, look a look that will tell him or any one else about me, I'll yes, as sure as my name is Mary Milton I'll proclaim from the housetops that you like Ar", "narration_text": " Polly got no further, for Fan's hand was on her mouth, and Fan's alarmed voice vehemently protested,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cI won't! I promise solemnly I'll never say a word to a mortal creature. Don't be so fierce, Polly; you quite frighten me.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Fan, as Polly paused to look at the picture, which appeared to regard her with a grave, steady look, which seemed rather to belie her assertions."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cIt's bad enough to love some one who don't love you, but to have them told of it is perfectly awful. It makes me wild just to think of it. Oh, Fan, I'm getting so ill-tempered and envious and wicked, I don't know what will happen to me.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Fan, as Polly paused to look at the picture, which appeared to regard her with a grave, steady look, which seemed rather to belie her assertions."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cI'm not afraid for you, my dear, and I do believe things will go right, because you are so good to every one. How Tom could help adoring you I don't see. I know he would if he had stayed at home longer after he got rid of Trix. It would be the making of him; but though he is my brother, I don't think he's good enough for you, Polly, and I don't quite see how you can care for him so much, when you might have had a person so infinitely superior.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Fan, as Polly paused to look at the picture, which appeared to regard her with a grave, steady look, which seemed rather to belie her assertions."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cI don't want a'superior' person; he'd tire me if he was like A. S. Besides, I do think Tom is superior to him in many things. Well, you need n't stare; I know he is, or will be. He's so different, and very young, and has lots of faults, I know, but I like him all the better for it, and he's honest and brave, and has got a big, warm heart, and I'd rather have him care for me than the wisest, best, most accomplished man in the world, simply because I love him!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Fan, as Polly paused to look at the picture, which appeared to regard her with a grave, steady look, which seemed rather to belie her assertions."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201ccould not afford to marry.", "narration_text": " cried Fan, as Polly paused to look at the picture, which appeared to regard her with a grave, steady look, which seemed rather to belie her assertions."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cI don't know when I began to love Tom, but I found out that I did last winter, and was as much surprised as you are,", "narration_text": " cried Fan, as Polly paused to look at the picture, which appeared to regard her with a grave, steady look, which seemed rather to belie her assertions."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cI did n't approve of him at all. I thought he was extravagant, reckless, and dandified. I was very much disappointed when he chose Trix, and the more I thought and saw of it, the worse I felt, for Tom was too good for her, and I hated to see her do so little for him, when she might have done so much; because he is one of the men who can be led by their affections, and the woman he marries can make or mar him.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Fan, as Polly paused to look at the picture, which appeared to regard her with a grave, steady look, which seemed rather to belie her assertions."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cI don't mean that he's weak or bad. If he was, I should hate him; but he does need some one to love him very much, and make him happy, as a good woman best knows how,", "narration_text": " cried Fan, as Polly paused to look at the picture, which appeared to regard her with a grave, steady look, which seemed rather to belie her assertions."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cI hope Maria Bailey is all he thinks her,", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cfor I could n't bear to have him disappointed again.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cI dare say he don't care a fig for her, and you are only borrowing trouble. What do you say Ned answered when you asked about this inconvenient girl?", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cI asked him in another letter if he did n't admire Miss B. as much as Tom, and he wrote back that she was'a nice girl,' but he had no time for nonsense, and I need n't get my white kids ready for some years yet, unless to dance at Tom's wedding. Since then he has n't mentioned Maria, so I was sure there was something serious going on, and being in Tom's confidence, he kept quiet.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cIt does look bad. Suppose I say a word to Tom, just inquire after his heart in a general way, you know, and give him a chance to tell me, if there is anything to tell.", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cI'm willing, but you must let me see the letter. I can't trust you not to hint or say too much.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cYou shall. I'll keep my promise in spite of everything, but it will be hard to see things going wrong when a word would set it right.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cYou know what will happen if you do,", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cIf it is true about Maria, what shall we do?", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cBear it; People always do bear things, somehow,", "narration_text": " said Polly, as if answering the mute language of Tom's face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cBut if it is n't?", "narration_text": " And Polly's face changed so beautifully that Fan hugged her on the spot, fervently wishing that Maria Bailey never had been born."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cFan don't need me, and Sydney don't care whether I come or not, so I 'll keep out of the way,", "narration_text": "It was a very different winter from the last for both the girls. Fanny applied herself to her duties with redoubled ardor, for"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cthe beautiful Miss Bailey,", "narration_text": "Western news continued vague, for Fan's general inquiries produced only provokingly unsatisfactory replies from Tom, who sang the praises of"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201call that boy's mischief,", "narration_text": " and professed to be consumed by a hopeless passion for somebody, in such half-comic, half-tragic terms, that the girls could not decide whether it was"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cWe'll have it out of him when he comes home in the spring,", "narration_text": " and professed to be consumed by a hopeless passion for somebody, in such half-comic, half-tragic terms, that the girls could not decide whether it was"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cmen were the most uncommunicative and provoking animals under the sun.", "narration_text": " For Ned was so absorbed in business that he ignored the whole Bailey question and left them in utter darkness."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cPrepare yourself somebody is engaged!", "narration_text": " she said, in a solemn tone, that made Polly put up her hand as if to ward off an expected blow."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cNo, don't look like that, my poor dear; it is n't Tom, it's I!\u201d", "narration_text": " she said, in a solemn tone, that made Polly put up her hand as if to ward off an expected blow."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cOh, Polly, though I've waited and hoped so long I could n't believe it when it came, and don't deserve it; but I will! for the knowledge that he loves me seems to make everything possible,", "narration_text": " she said, in a solemn tone, that made Polly put up her hand as if to ward off an expected blow."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cYou happy girl!", "narration_text": " answered Fanny, never calling her lover by his name, but making the little personal pronoun a very sweet word by the tone in which she uttered it."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cI think you deserve all that's come to you, for you have truly tried to be worthy of it, and whether it ever came or not that would have been a thing to be proud of.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Fanny, never calling her lover by his name, but making the little personal pronoun a very sweet word by the tone in which she uttered it."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cHe says that is what made him love me,", "narration_text": " answered Fanny, never calling her lover by his name, but making the little personal pronoun a very sweet word by the tone in which she uttered it."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cHe was disappointed in me last year, he told me, but you said good things about me and though he did n't care much then, yet when he lost you, and came back to me, he found that you were not altogether mistaken, and he has watched me all this winter, learning to respect and love me better every day. Oh, Polly, when he said that, I could n't bear it, because in spite of all my trying, I'm still so weak and poor and silly.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling as if the events of that evening had happened some twenty years ago, when she was a giddy young thing, fond of gay bonnets and girlish pranks."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cWe don't think so; and I know you'll be all he hopes to find you, for he's just the husband you ought to have.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling as if the events of that evening had happened some twenty years ago, when she was a giddy young thing, fond of gay bonnets and girlish pranks."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cThank you all the more, then, for not keeping him yourself,", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling as if the events of that evening had happened some twenty years ago, when she was a giddy young thing, fond of gay bonnets and girlish pranks."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cThat was only a slight aberration of his; he knew better all the time. It was your white cloak and my idiotic behavior the night we went to the opera that put the idea into his head,", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling as if the events of that evening had happened some twenty years ago, when she was a giddy young thing, fond of gay bonnets and girlish pranks."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cI'm not going to tell Tom a word about it, but keep it for a surprise till he comes. He will be here next week, and then we'll have a grand clearing up of mysteries,", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling as if the events of that evening had happened some twenty years ago, when she was a giddy young thing, fond of gay bonnets and girlish pranks."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_18_alcott_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cwomen who dare", "narration_text": "There is a good deal more of this sort of silent suffering than the world suspects, for the"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cOh, what a grand thing to happen on a raw day! I felt it in my bones when I woke this morning that something splendid was going to turn up. I thought it might be Sister Kate or Cousin Mike would be happening along. I never dreamed it would be you, Bartley. But why do you let me chatter on like this? Come over to the fire; you\u2019re chilled through.\u201d", "narration_text": "She pushed him toward the big chair by the fire, and sat down on a stool at the opposite side of the hearth, her knees drawn up to her chin, laughing like a happy little girl."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cWhen did you come, Bartley, and how did it happen? You haven\u2019t spoken a word.\u201d", "narration_text": "She pushed him toward the big chair by the fire, and sat down on a stool at the opposite side of the hearth, her knees drawn up to her chin, laughing like a happy little girl."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI got in about ten minutes ago. I landed at Liverpool this morning and came down on the boat train.\u201d", "narration_text": "She pushed him toward the big chair by the fire, and sat down on a stool at the opposite side of the hearth, her knees drawn up to her chin, laughing like a happy little girl."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cThere\u2019s something troubling you, Bartley. What is it?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda took a quick, soft breath. She looked at his heavy shoulders and big, determined head, thrust forward like a catapult in leash."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s the whole thing that troubles me, Hilda. You and I.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda took a quick, soft breath. She looked at his heavy shoulders and big, determined head, thrust forward like a catapult in leash."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWhat about us, Bartley?", "narration_text": "He rose and pushed the chair behind him and began to walk miserably about the room, seeming to find it too small for him. He pulled up a window as if the air were heavy."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll do anything you wish me to, Bartley,", "narration_text": "He rose and pushed the chair behind him and began to walk miserably about the room, seeming to find it too small for him. He pulled up a window as if the air were heavy."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI can\u2019t stand seeing you miserable.\u201d", "narration_text": "He rose and pushed the chair behind him and began to walk miserably about the room, seeming to find it too small for him. He pulled up a window as if the air were heavy."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cI can\u2019t live with myself any longer,", "narration_text": "He rose and pushed the chair behind him and began to walk miserably about the room, seeming to find it too small for him. He pulled up a window as if the air were heavy."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cIt . . . it hasn\u2019t always made you miserable, has it?", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cAlways. But it\u2019s worse now. It\u2019s unbearable. It tortures me every minute.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cI am not a man who can live two lives,", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cEach life spoils the other. I get nothing but misery out of either. The world is all there, just as it used to be, but I can\u2019t get at it any more. There is this deception between me and everything.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cCould you \u2014 could you sit down and talk about it quietly, Bartley, as if I were a friend, and not some one who had to be defied?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cIt was myself I was defying, Hilda. I have thought about it until I am worn out.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWhen did you first begin to feel like this, Bartley?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cAfter the very first. The first was \u2014 sort of in play, wasn\u2019t it?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cYes, I think it must have been. But why didn\u2019t you tell me when you were here in the summer?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cI meant to, but somehow I couldn\u2019t. We had only a few days, and your new play was just on, and you were so happy.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cYes, I was happy, wasn\u2019t I?", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cWeren\u2019t you happy then, at all?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cYes, I was then. You know. But afterward. . .\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked at her and his haggard face softened. He put out his hand toward her as he looked away again into the fire."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cPlease tell me one thing, Bartley. At least, tell me that you believe I thought I was making you happy.\u201d", "narration_text": " she hurried, pulling her hand gently away from him. Presently it stole back to his coat sleeve."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cYes, Hilda; I know that,", "narration_text": "Bartley gave a bitter little laugh, and Hilda looked up and read in the deepening lines of his face that youth and Bartley would not much longer struggle together."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cYou see, my mistake was in wanting you to have everything. I wanted you to eat all the cakes and have them, too. I somehow believed that I could take all the bad consequences for you. I wanted you always to be happy and handsome and successful \u2014 to have all the things that a great man ought to have, and, once in a way, the careless holidays that great men are not permitted.\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley gave a bitter little laugh, and Hilda looked up and read in the deepening lines of his face that youth and Bartley would not much longer struggle together."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cI understand, Bartley. I was wrong. But I didn\u2019t know. You\u2019ve only to tell me now. What must I do that I\u2019ve not done, or what must I not do?", "narration_text": "Bartley gave a bitter little laugh, and Hilda looked up and read in the deepening lines of his face that youth and Bartley would not much longer struggle together."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cYou want me to say it?", "narration_text": "Hilda shivered and sat still. Bartley leaned his head in his hands and spoke through his teeth."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cYou want to tell me that you can only see me like this, as old friends do, or out in the world among people? I can do that.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda shivered and sat still. Bartley leaned his head in his hands and spoke through his teeth."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s got to be a clean break, Hilda. I can\u2019t see you at all, anywhere. What I mean is that I want you to promise never to see me again, no matter how often I come, no matter how hard I beg.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda shivered and sat still. Bartley leaned his head in his hands and spoke through his teeth."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s too late to ask that. Do you hear me, Bartley? It\u2019s too late. I won\u2019t promise. It\u2019s abominable of you to ask me. Keep away if you wish; when have I ever followed you? But, if you come to me, I\u2019ll do as I see fit. The shamefulness of your asking me to do that! If you come to me, I\u2019ll do as I see fit. Do you understand? Bartley, you\u2019re cowardly!\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cYes, I know I\u2019m cowardly. I\u2019m afraid of myself. I don\u2019t trust myself any more. I carried it all lightly enough at first, but now I don\u2019t dare trifle with it. It\u2019s getting the better of me. It\u2019s different now. I\u2019m growing older, and you\u2019ve got my young self here with you. It\u2019s through him that I\u2019ve come to wish for you all and all the time.", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cDo you know what I mean?\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cOh, Bartley, what am I to do? Why didn\u2019t you let me be angry with you? You ask me to stay away from you because you want me! And I\u2019ve got nobody but you. I will do anything you say \u2014 but that! I will ask the least imaginable, but I must have something!\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cJust something Bartley. I must have you to think of through the months and months of loneliness. I must see you. I must know about you. The sight of you, Bartley, to see you living and happy and successful \u2014 can I never make you understand what that means to me?", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cYou see, loving some one as I love you makes the whole world different. If I\u2019d met you later, if I hadn\u2019t loved you so well \u2014 but that\u2019s all over, long ago. Then came all those years without you, lonely and hurt and discouraged; those decent young fellows and poor Mac, and me never heeding \u2014 hard as a steel spring. And then you came back, not caring very much, but it made no difference.\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t cry, don\u2019t cry,", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cWe\u2019ve tortured each other enough for tonight. Forget everything except that I am here.\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_06_cather_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cI think I have forgotten everything but that already,", "narration_text": "Bartley turned away and sank down in his chair again. Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cand when you are gone, what are you to me? And what would it be to me if you were to be hanged? Do you think there are not women who, as it is their trade and they get their bread by it, value themselves upon their being as careful of children as their own mothers can be, and understand it rather better? Yes, yes, child,", "narration_text": " says the old beldam; and with that she stroked me over the face."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cfear it not; how were we nursed ourselves? Are you sure you was nursed up by your own mother? and yet you look fat and fair, child,", "narration_text": " says the old beldam; and with that she stroked me over the face."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cNever be concerned, child,", "narration_text": " says the old beldam; and with that she stroked me over the face."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cI have no murderers about me; I employ the best and the honestest nurses that can be had, and have as few children miscarry under their hands as there would if they were all nursed by mothers; we want neither care nor skill.\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cthis creature cannot be a witch, or have any conversation with a spirit, that can inform her what was done with me before I was able to know it myself", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cIt may be true, mother,", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cfor aught I know, but my doubts are very strongly grounded indeed.", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201clet\u2019s hear some of them.", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cWhy, first,", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cyou give a piece of money to these people to take the child off the parent\u2019s hands, and to take care of it as long as it lives. Now we know, mother,", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cthat those are poor people, and their gain consists in being quit of the charge as soon as they can; how can I doubt but that, as it is best for them to have the child die, they are not over solicitous about life?\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cThis is all vapours and fancy,", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cI tell you their credit depends upon the child\u2019s life, and they are as careful as any mother of you all.\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cif I was but sure my little baby would be carefully looked to, and have justice done it, I should be happy indeed; but it is impossible I can be satisfied in that point unless I saw it, and to see it would be ruin and destruction to me, as now my case stands; so what to do I know not.\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cA fine story!", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cYou would see the child, and you would not see the child; you would be concealed and discovered both together. These are things impossible, my dear; so you must e\u2019en do as other conscientious mothers have done before you, and be contented with things as they must be, though they are not as you wish them to be.\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cCome, my dear,", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cI have found out a way how you shall be at a certainty that your child shall be used well, and yet the people that take care of it shall never know you, or who the mother of the child is.\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cif you can do so, you will engage me to you for ever.", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201care you willing to be a some small annual expense, more than what we usually give to the people we contract with?", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cwith all my heart, provided I may be concealed.", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cyou shall be secure, for the nurse shall never so much as dare to inquire about you, and you shall once or twice a year go with me and see your child, and see how \u2019tis used, and be satisfied that it is in good hands, nobody knowing who you are.\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cdo you think, mother, that when I come to see my child, I shall be able to conceal my being the mother of it? Do you think that possible?\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cif you discover it, the nurse shall be never the wiser; for she shall be forbid to ask any questions about you, or to take any notice. If she offers it, she shall lose the money which you are suppose to give her, and the child shall be taken from her too.\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cSir, if you shall have occasion for a minister, I have a friend a little way off that will serve you, and be as private as you please.", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cVery well, I believe I shall.\u201d", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you mean?", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cWhat, in an inn, and upon the road! Bless us all,", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201chow can you talk so?", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cOh, I can talk so very well,", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cI came a-purpose to talk so, and I\u2019ll show you that I did", "narration_text": "At last my old governess came to me, with her usual assurance."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cYou fright me,", "narration_text": " said he, and kissed me. This was the first time that he had been so free to call me"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cwhat are all these?", "narration_text": " said he, and kissed me. This was the first time that he had been so free to call me"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t be frighted, my dear,", "narration_text": " said he, and kissed me. This was the first time that he had been so free to call me"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t be frighted; you shall see what it is all", "narration_text": " said he, and kissed me. This was the first time that he had been so free to call me"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cWhy, ay,", "narration_text": " says he, and still he did not show me, and I had a great mind to see it; so I says,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cthat\u2019s the question I wanted to have you ask me", "narration_text": " says he, and still he did not show me, and I had a great mind to see it; so I says,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cis for another occasion,", "narration_text": " says he, and still he did not show me, and I had a great mind to see it; so I says,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cWell, but let me see it, though,", "narration_text": " says he, and still he did not show me, and I had a great mind to see it; so I says,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cI guess what it is; I think you are mad.", "narration_text": " says he, and still he did not show me, and I had a great mind to see it; so I says,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cI should have been mad if I had done less,", "narration_text": " says he, and still he did not show me, and I had a great mind to see it; so I says,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cWell, but let me see it.", "narration_text": " says he, and still he did not show me, and I had a great mind to see it; so I says,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cfirst look here", "narration_text": " says he, and still he did not show me, and I had a great mind to see it; so I says,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201care you distracted? Why, you were fully satisfied that I would comply and yield at first word, or resolved to take no denial.", "narration_text": "; then he took up the roll again and read it, and behold! it was a licence for us to be married."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cThe last is certainly the case,", "narration_text": "; then he took up the roll again and read it, and behold! it was a licence for us to be married."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cBut you may be mistaken,", "narration_text": "; then he took up the roll again and read it, and behold! it was a licence for us to be married."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201chow can you think so? I must not be denied, I can\u2019t be denied", "narration_text": "; then he took up the roll again and read it, and behold! it was a licence for us to be married."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cWhy, you resolve not to be denied, indeed, I can\u2019t be denied.", "narration_text": "; and with that he fell to kissing me so violently, I could not get rid of him."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cthen you shan\u2019t be denied,", "narration_text": "; and with that he fell to kissing me so violently, I could not get rid of him."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cWhat an abominable creature am I! and how is this innocent gentleman going to be abused by me! How little does he think, that having divorced a whore, he is throwing himself into the arms of another! that he is going to marry one that has lain with two brothers, and has had three children by her own brother! one that was born in Newgate, whose mother was a whore, and is now a transported thief! one that has lain with thirteen men, and has had a child since he saw me! Poor gentleman!", "narration_text": "; and with that he fell to kissing me so violently, I could not get rid of him."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cwhat is he going to do?", "narration_text": "; and with that he fell to kissing me so violently, I could not get rid of him."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cWell, if I must be his wife, if it please God to give me grace, I\u2019ll be a true wife to him, and love him suitably to the strange excess of his passion for me; I will make him amends if possible, by what he shall see, for the cheats and abuses I put upon him, which he does not see.\u201d", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cmy friend is in the house", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cTo put you out of doubt of that,", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cread this paper", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cI am satisfied,", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cwhere is the lady?", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cYou shall see her presently,", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cbut he asks to see you", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201c\u2019Tis time enough,", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cin the morning, is it not?", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cmy dear, he seemed to scruple whether it was not some young girl stolen from her parents, and I assured him we were both of age to command our own consent; and that made him ask to see you.", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cdo as you please", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cWell, sir,", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cevery ill turn has some good in it. The disappointment, sir,", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cwas yours, and the good turn is mine, for if you had met at Stony-Stratford I had not had the honour to marry you. Landlord, have you a Common Prayer Book?\u201d", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cLord, sir,", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cwhat do you mean? What, to marry in an inn, and at night too?", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_14_defoe_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cif you will have it be in the church, you shall; but I assure you your marriage will be as firm here as in the church; we are not tied by the canons to marry nowhere but in the church; and if you will have it in the church, it will be a public as a county fair; and as for the time of day, it does not at all weigh in this case; our princes are married in their chambers, and at eight or ten o\u2019clock at night.\u201d", "narration_text": "He was impatient for my coming out of my chamber, but finding me long, he went downstairs and talked with my landlord about the parson."}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cI purpose to hire thee a shop in the market-street of the stuff-sellers and set thee therein; for that all, great and small, have recourse to the bazar and, meseems, when the folk see thee with their own eyes sitting in the shop their hearts will incline to thee and thou wilt thus be enabled to attain thy desire, for thou art fair of favour and souls incline to thee and sight rejoiceth in thee.", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cDo what seemeth good to thee.", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cGlory be to Him who created this youth \u2018of vile water[FN#265]\u2018! Blessed be Allah excellentest of Creators!", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cThis is no mortal, \u2018this is naught save a noble angel\u2019\u201d;[FN#26", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cHath Rizwan, the door-keeper of the Eden-garden, left the gate of Paradise unguarded, that this youth hath come forth?", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWho art thou, O elder?", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI am the Overseer of the market.", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cKnow then, O Shaykh, that this youth is my son and I wish to hire him a shop in the bazar, that he may sit therein and learn to sell and buy and take and give, and come to ken merchants\u2019 ways and habits.", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cI hear and I obey,", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cGlory be to God who fashioned that face and perfected that figure!", "narration_text": " Then she saluted him and he returned her salam and seated her by his side. Quoth she,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cFrom the parts of Hind, O my mother; and I have come to this city to see the world and look about me.", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cHonour to thee for a visitor! What goods and stuffs hast thou? Show me something handsome, fit for Kings.", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cIf thou wish for handsome stuffs, I will show them to thee; for I have wares that beseem persons of every condition.", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cO my son, I want somewhat costly of price and seemly to sight; brief, the best thou hast.", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cThou must needs tell me for whom thou seekest it, that I may show thee goods according to the rank of the requiter.", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cThou speakest sooth, O my son,", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI want somewhat for my mistress, Hayat al-Nufus, daughter of Abd al-Kadir, lord of this land and King of this country.", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cThis is for the washing of thy clothes.", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cThis is of that which I have brought to your country.", "narration_text": " Then he again put forth his hand and brought out of a wrapper a dress worth ten thousand dinars or more and said to her,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cWhat is the price of this dress, O perfect in qualities?", "narration_text": " whereupon she thanked him and repeated her question; but he said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cI will take no price for it!", "narration_text": " whereupon she thanked him and repeated her question; but he said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cBy Allah, I will take no price for it. I make thee a present of it, an the Princess will not accept it and \u2019tis a guest-gift from me to thee. Alhamdolillah \u2014 Glory be to God \u2014 who hath brought us together, so that, if one day I have a want, I shall find in thee a helper to me in winning it!", "narration_text": " She marvelled at the goodliness of his speech and the excess of his generosity and the perfection of his courtesy and said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cWhat is thy name, O my lord?", "narration_text": " She marvelled at the goodliness of his speech and the excess of his generosity and the perfection of his courtesy and said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cMy name is Ardashir;", "narration_text": " She marvelled at the goodliness of his speech and the excess of his generosity and the perfection of his courtesy and said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cBy Allah this is a rare name! Therewith are Kings\u2019 sons named, and thou art in a guise of the sons of the merchants!", "narration_text": " She marvelled at the goodliness of his speech and the excess of his generosity and the perfection of his courtesy and said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cOf the love my father bore me, he gave me this name, but a name signifieth naught;", "narration_text": " She marvelled at the goodliness of his speech and the excess of his generosity and the perfection of his courtesy and said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cO my son, take the price of thy goods.", "narration_text": " She marvelled at the goodliness of his speech and the excess of his generosity and the perfection of his courtesy and said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cO my dear one, Truth (I would have thee know) is the greatest of all things and thou hadst not dealt thus generously by me but for a special reason: so tell me thy case and thy secret thought; belike thou hast some wish to whose winning I may help thee.", "narration_text": " But he swore that he would not take aught. Then the old lady said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cAnd what is that, O my mother?", "narration_text": " But he swore that he would not take aught. Then the old lady said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cSeek of me the daughter of a Wazir or an Emir, and I will grant thy request; but it may not be that one should mount from earth to heaven at one bound.", "narration_text": " But he swore that he would not take aught. Then the old lady said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cO my mother, thou art a woman of wit and knowest how things go. Say me doth a man, when his head irketh him, bind up his hand?", "narration_text": " \u2014 \u2014 And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say."}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cNo, by Allah, O my son", "narration_text": " \u2014 \u2014 And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say."}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cEven so my heart seeketh none but her and naught slayeth me but love of her. By Allah, I am a dead man, and I find not one to counsel me aright and succour me! Allah upon thee, O my mother, take pity on my strangerhood and the streaming of my tears!", "narration_text": " \u2014 \u2014 And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say."}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cAllah upon thee, O my mother, take pity on my strangerhood and the streaming of my tears.", "narration_text": " When he heard this, he was ready to fly for joy and calling for ink-case and paper, wrote these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cBy Allah, O my son, thy words rend my heart, but my hand hath no cunning wherewith to help thee.", "narration_text": " When he heard this, he was ready to fly for joy and calling for ink-case and paper, wrote these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cI beseech thee of thy favour, carry her a letter and kiss her hands for me.", "narration_text": " When he heard this, he was ready to fly for joy and calling for ink-case and paper, wrote these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cWrite what thou wilt and I will bear it to her.", "narration_text": " When he heard this, he was ready to fly for joy and calling for ink-case and paper, wrote these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cO Hay\u00e1t al-Nuf\u00fas, be gen\u2019rous, and incline * To one who loving thee for parting\u2019s doomed to pine. I was in all delight, in gladsomest of life, * But now I am distraught with sufferings condign. To wakefulness I cling through longsomeness of night * And with me sorrow chats[FN#268] through each sad eve of mine; Pity a lover sad, a sore afflicted wretch * Whose eyelids ever ulcered are with tearful brine; And when the morning comes at last, the real morn * He finds him drunken and distraught with passion\u2019s wine.\u201d", "narration_text": " When he heard this, he was ready to fly for joy and calling for ink-case and paper, wrote these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cDivide this among the slave-girls.", "narration_text": " When he heard this, he was ready to fly for joy and calling for ink-case and paper, wrote these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cThere is no help but that thou accept of it.", "narration_text": " When he heard this, he was ready to fly for joy and calling for ink-case and paper, wrote these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cO my lady, I have brought thee somewhat the like whereof is not with the people of our city, and it cometh from a handsome young man, than whom there is not a goodlier on earth\u2019s face!", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cO my nurse, and whence cometh the youth?", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cFrom the parts of Hind; and he hath given me this dress of gold brocade, embroidered with pearls and gems and worth the Kingdom of Chosro\u00ebs and C\u00e6sar.", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cO my nurse, cometh this dress from him or from another?\u201d[FN#26", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cIs this trader of our town or a stranger?", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cHe is a foreigner, O my lady, newly come hither; and by Allah he hath servants and slaves; and he is fair of face, symmetrical of form, well mannered, open-handed and open-hearted, never saw I a goodlier than he, save thyself.", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cIndeed this is an extraordinary thing, that a dress like this, which money cannot buy, should be in the hands of a merchant! What price did he set on it, O my nurse?", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cBy Allah, he would set no price on it, but gave me back the money thou sentest by me and swore that he would take naught thereof, saying: \u2014 \u2019Tis a gift from me to the King\u2019s daughter; for it beseemeth none but her; and if she will not accept it, I make thee a present of it.", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cBy Allah, this is indeed marvellous generosity and wondrous munificence! But I fear the issue of his affair, lest haply[FN#270] he be brought to necessity. Why didst thou not ask him, O my nurse, if he had any desire, that we might fulfil it for him?", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cO my lady, I did ask him, and he said to me, \u2018I have indeed a desire\u2019; but he would not tell me what it was. However, he gave me this letter and said, \u2018Carry it to the Princess.\u2019", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cWoe to thee, O nurse! What is the name of this dog who durst write this language to a King\u2019s daughter? What affinity is there between me and this hound that he should address me thus? By Almighty Allah, Lord of the well Zemzem and of the Hatim Wall,[FN#271] but that I fear the Omnipotent, the Most High, I would send and bind the cur\u2019s hands behind him and slit his nostrils, and shear off his nose and ears and after, by way of example, crucify him on the gate of the bazar wherein is his booth!", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cSoftly, O my lady! What is there in his letter to trouble thee thus? Is it aught but a memorial containing his complaint to thee of poverty or oppression, from which he hopeth to be relieved by thy favour?", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cNo, by Allah, O my nurse, \u2019tis naught of this; but verses and shameful words! However, O my nurse, this dog must be in one of three cases: either he is Jinn-mad, and hath no wit, or he seeketh his own slaughter, or else he is assisted to his wish of me by some one of exceeding puissance and a mighty Sultan. Or hath he heard that I am one of the baggages of the city, who lie a night or two with whosoever seeketh them, that he writeth me immodest verses to debauch my reason by talking of such matters?", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cI fear lest he presume, if I write to him", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cAnd pray what is he and what is his rank that he should presume to us? Indeed, we write him but to the intent that his presumption may be cut off and his fear magnified.", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cRead thine answer and know that when she perused thy paper she was wroth with exceeding wrath; but I soothed her and spake her fair, till she consented to write thee a reply.", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cO my son, Allah never cause thine eyes to weep nor thy heart to mourn! What can be more gracious than that she should answer thy letter when thou hast done what thou diddest?", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cO my mother what shall I do for a subtle device? Behold, she writeth to me, threatening me with death and crucifixion and forbidding me from writing to her; and I, by Allah, see my death to be better than my life; but I beg thee of thy grace[FN#273] to carry her another letter from me.", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cWrite and I warrant I\u2019ll bring thee an answer. By Allah, I will assuredly venture my life to win for thee thy wish, though I die to pleasure thee!", "narration_text": " And she ceased not craftily to persuade her, till she called for ink-case and paper and wrote him these couplets,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cNeeds must I bring thee to thy desire, despite the noses of thy foes.", "narration_text": " He thanked her and kissing her hands, wrote these verses,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cWhat is this, O my nurse? Here are we in a correspondence and thou coming and going! Indeed, I fear lest the matter get wind and we be disgraced.", "narration_text": " So she took the letter and after reading and understanding it she smote hand on hand, saying"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cHow so, O my lady? Who dare speak such word?", "narration_text": " So she took the letter and after reading and understanding it she smote hand on hand, saying"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cVerily, this is a calamity which is fallen upon us, and I know not whence this young man came to us!", "narration_text": " So she took the letter and after reading and understanding it she smote hand on hand, saying"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cO my lady, Allah upon thee, write him another letter; but be rough with him this time and say to him, \u2018An thou write me another word after this, I will have thy head struck off.\u2019", "narration_text": " So she took the letter and after reading and understanding it she smote hand on hand, saying"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cO my nurse, I am assured that the matter will not end on such wise; \u2019twere better to break off this exchange of letters; and, except the puppy take warning by my previous threats, I will strike off his head.", "narration_text": " So she took the letter and after reading and understanding it she smote hand on hand, saying"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cThen write him a letter and give him to know this condition.", "narration_text": " So she took the letter and after reading and understanding it she smote hand on hand, saying"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cO my mother, what shall I say, seeing that she doth but threaten me and redoubleth in hard-heartedness and aversion?", "narration_text": " So Hayat al-Nufus called for pen-case and paper and wrote these couplets: \u2014 "}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cWrite her a letter of what thou wilt: I will protect thee; nor let thy heart be cast down, for needs must I bring you twain together.", "narration_text": " So Hayat al-Nufus called for pen-case and paper and wrote these couplets: \u2014 "}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cA heart, by Allah! never soft to lover-wight, * Who sighs for union only with his friends, his sprite! Who with tear-ulcered eyelids evermore must bide, * When falleth upon earth first darkness of the night: Be just, be gen\u2019rous, lend thy ruth and deign give alms * To love-molested lover, parted, forced to flight! He spends the length of longsome night without a doze; * Fire-brent and drent in tear-flood flowing infinite: Ah; cut not off the longing of my fondest heart * Now disappointed, wasted, flutt\u2019ring for its blight.\u201d", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cThis is for the washing of thy hands.", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cO my lady, he is gone forth a-hunting and sporting.", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cO my lady, whither went those noble steps?", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cTo the palace of the King my sire.", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cAnd could no one do thine errand?", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cNo, for I went to acquaint him of that which hath befallen me with yonder cur of a merchant, so he might lay hands on him and on all the merchants of his bazar and crucify them over their shops nor suffer a single foreign merchant to tarry in our town.", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cYes, but I found him absent a-hunting and sporting and now I await his return.", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cI take refuge with Allah, the All-hearing, the All-knowing! Praised be He! O my lady, thou art the most sensible of women and how couldst thou think of telling the King these fond words, which it behoveth none to publish?", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cAnd why so?", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_29_burton_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cSuppose thou had found the King in his palace and told him all this tale and he had sent after the merchants and commanded to hang them over their shops, the folk would have seen them hanging and asked the reason and it would have been answered them, \u2018They sought to seduce the King\u2019s daughter.\u2019", "narration_text": "Then he folded the scroll and gave it to the old woman, together with three hundred dinars, saying,"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Jean,", "narration_text": "It sometimes happened that Cosette spoke of Jean Valjean and expressed her surprise. Then Marius calmed her:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cHe is absent, I think. Did not he say that he was setting out on a journey?", "narration_text": "It sometimes happened that Cosette spoke of Jean Valjean and expressed her surprise. Then Marius calmed her:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cHe had a habit of disappearing in this fashion. But not for so long.", "narration_text": "It sometimes happened that Cosette spoke of Jean Valjean and expressed her surprise. Then Marius calmed her:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201clooks before her.", "narration_text": "Marius gradually won Cosette away from Jean Valjean. Cosette allowed it."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cBut you ate nothing yesterday, poor, dear man!\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cCertainly I did,", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cThe plate is quite full.\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cLook at the water jug. It is empty.\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cThat proves that you have drunk; it does not prove that you have eaten.\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cwhat if I felt hungry only for water?\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cThat is called thirst, and, when one does not eat at the same time, it is called fever.\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cI will eat to-morrow.\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cOr at Trinity day. Why not to-day? Is it the thing to say: \u2018I will eat to-morrow\u2019? The idea of leaving my platter without even touching it! My lady-finger potatoes were so good!\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cI promise you that I will eat them,", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI am not pleased with you,", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cThe good man upstairs yonder does not get up, he no longer eats, he will not last long. That man has his sorrows, that he has. You won\u2019t get it out of my head that his daughter has made a bad marriage.\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cIf he\u2019s rich, let him have a doctor. If he is not rich, let him go without. If he has no doctor he will die.\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cAnd if he has one?\u201d", "narration_text": "A week passed, and Jean Valjean had not taken a step in his room. He still remained in bed. The portress said to her husband: \u2014"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s a shame. Such a neat old man! He\u2019s as white as a chicken.\u201d", "narration_text": "She caught sight of the doctor of the quarter as he passed the end of the street; she took it upon herself to request him to come upstairs."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s on the second floor,", "narration_text": "She caught sight of the doctor of the quarter as he passed the end of the street; she took it upon herself to request him to come upstairs."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cYou have only to enter. As the good man no longer stirs from his bed, the door is always unlocked.\u201d", "narration_text": "She caught sight of the doctor of the quarter as he passed the end of the street; she took it upon herself to request him to come upstairs."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cYour sick man is very ill indeed.\u201d", "narration_text": "CHAPTER III \u2014 A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT\u2019S CART"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cWhat is the matter with him?\u201d", "narration_text": "CHAPTER III \u2014 A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT\u2019S CART"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cEverything and nothing. He is a man who, to all appearances, has lost some person who is dear to him. People die of that.\u201d", "narration_text": "CHAPTER III \u2014 A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT\u2019S CART"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cWhat did he say to you?\u201d", "narration_text": "CHAPTER III \u2014 A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT\u2019S CART"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cHe told me that he was in good health.\u201d", "narration_text": "CHAPTER III \u2014 A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT\u2019S CART"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cShall you come again, doctor?\u201d", "narration_text": "CHAPTER III \u2014 A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT\u2019S CART"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cBut some one else besides must come.\u201d", "narration_text": "CHAPTER III \u2014 A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT\u2019S CART"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_40_hugo_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201call is over. I shall never see her more. She is a smile which passed over me. I am about to plunge into the night without even seeing her again. Oh! one minute, one instant, to hear her voice, to touch her dress, to gaze upon her, upon her, the angel! and then to die! It is nothing to die, what is frightful is to die without seeing her. She would smile on me, she would say a word to me, would that do any harm to any one? No, all is over, and forever. Here I am all alone. My God! My God! I shall never see her again!", "narration_text": " he exclaimed within himself [lamentable cries, heard by God alone],"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'Curse of the Catafalques", "narration_text": "He seemed inclined to begin to roll again here, but I stopped him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'This will never do,", "narration_text": "He seemed inclined to begin to roll again here, but I stopped him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'re fairly out at sea? You must husband your resources for that. And why trouble to roll? The ship will do all that for you, if you will only have patience.'", "narration_text": "He seemed inclined to begin to roll again here, but I stopped him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'I heard of it first,", "narration_text": "He seemed inclined to begin to roll again here, but I stopped him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'from Chlorine's father (Chlorine is her name, you know). Sir Paul Catafalque wrote to me, informing me of the mention of my name in my aunt's will, enclosing his daughter's photograph, and formally inviting me to come over and do my best, if my affections were not pre-engaged, to carry out the last wishes of the departed. He added that I might expect to receive shortly a packet from my aunt's executors which would explain matters fully, and in which I should find certain directions for my guidance. The photograph decided me; it was so eminently pleasing that I felt at once that my poor aunt's wishes must be sacred to me. I could not wait for the packet to arrive, and so I wrote at once to Sir Paul accepting the invitation. Yes,", "narration_text": "He seemed inclined to begin to roll again here, but I stopped him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'miserable wretch that I am, I pledged my honour to present myself as a suitor, and now -- now -- here I am, actually embarked upon the desperate errand!'", "narration_text": "He seemed inclined to begin to roll again here, but I stopped him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'I think in your place, with an excellent chance -- for I presume the lady's heart is also disengaged -- with an excellent chance of winning a baronet's daughter with a considerable fortune and a pleasing appearance, I should bear up better.'", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'Then why in the name of common sense, don't you retract?", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'Write and say that you much regret that a previous engagement, which you had unfortunately overlooked, deprives you of the pleasure of accepting.'", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'it would be agony to me to feel that I had incurred Chlorine's contempt, even though I only know her through a photograph at present. If I were to back out of it now, she would have reason to despise me, would she not?'", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'Perhaps she would,", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'You see my dilemma -- I cannot retract; on the other hand, I dare not go on. The only thing, as I have thought lately, which could save me and my honour at the same time would be my death on the voyage out, for then my cowardice would remain undiscovered.'", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'you can die on the voyage out if you want to -- there need be no difficulty about that. All you have to do is just to slip over the side some dark night when no one is looking. I tell you what,", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'if you don't find your nerves equal to it when it comes to the point, I don't mind giving you a leg over myself.'", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'I never intended to go as far as that,", "narration_text": " I added (for somehow I began to feel a friendly interest in this poor slack-baked creature):"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'I don't care about actually dying, if she could only be made to believe I had died that would be quite enough for me. I could live on here, happy in the thought that I was saved from her scorn. But how can she be made to believe it? -- that's the point.'", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'You can hardly write yourself and inform her that you died on the voyage. You might do this, though: sail to England as you propose, and go to see her under another name, and break the sad intelligence to her.'", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'Why, to be sure, I might do that!", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'I should certainly not be recognised -- she can have no photograph of me, for I have never been photographed. And yet -- no,", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'it is useless. I can't do it; I dare not trust myself under that roof! I must find some other way. You have given me an idea. Listen,", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'you seem to take an interest in me; you are going to London; the Catafalques live there, or near it, at some place called Parson's Green. Can I ask a great favour of you -- would you very much mind seeking them out yourself as a fellow-voyager of mine? I could not expect you to tell a positive untruth on my account -- but if, in the course of an interview with Chlorine, you could contrive to convey the impression that I died on my way to her side, you would be doing me a service I can never repay!'", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'I should very much prefer to do you a service that you could repay,", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'She will not require strict proof,", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'I could give you enough papers and things to convince her that you come from me. Say you will do me this kindness!'", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'The only thing now is -- how would you prefer to pass away? Shall I make you fall over and be devoured by a shark? That would be a picturesque end -- and I could do myself justice over the shark? I should make the young lady weep considerably.'", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'That won't do at all!", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'I can see from her face that Chlorine is a girl of a delicate sensibility, and would be disgusted by the idea of any suitor of hers spending his last cohesive moments inside such a beastly repulsive thing as a shark. I don't want to be associated in her mind with anything so unpleasant. No, sir; I will die -- if you will oblige me by remembering it -- of a low fever, of a non-infectious type, at sunset, gazing at her portrait with my fading eyesight and gasping her name with my last breath. She will cry more over that!'", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'I might work it up into something effective, certainly,", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'and, by the way, if you are going to expire in my state-room, I ought to know a little more about you than I do. There is time still before the tender goes; you might do worse than spend it in coaching me in your life's history.'", "narration_text": "When we had settled the question in its financial aspect, I said to McFadden,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'You have saved me,", "narration_text": "During the voyage I had leisure to think seriously over the affair, and the more I thought of the task I had undertaken, the less I liked it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_14_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'Now I can banish every recollection of this miserable episode. I need no longer preserve my poor aunt's directions; let them go, then.'", "narration_text": "During the voyage I had leisure to think seriously over the affair, and the more I thought of the task I had undertaken, the less I liked it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cOf course I know, Bartley,", "narration_text": " he said to Hilda at last, and closed the door behind her. He pointed to a chair by the fire and went back to his worktable."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cthat after this you won\u2019t owe me the least consideration. But we sail on Tuesday. I saw that interview in the paper yesterday, telling where you were, and I thought I had to see you. That\u2019s all. Good-night; I\u2019m going now.", "narration_text": " he said to Hilda at last, and closed the door behind her. He pointed to a chair by the fire and went back to his worktable."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cSit down, Hilda; you\u2019re wet through. Let me take off your coat \u2014 and your boots; they\u2019re oozing water.", "narration_text": " He knelt down and began to unlace her shoes, while Hilda shrank into the chair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cHere, put your feet on this stool. You don\u2019t mean to say you walked down \u2014 and without overshoes!\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cI was afraid to take a cab. Can\u2019t you see, Bartley, that I\u2019m terribly frightened? I\u2019ve been through this a hundred times to-day. Don\u2019t be any more angry than you can help. I was all right until I knew you were in town. If you\u2019d sent me a note, or telephoned me, or anything! But you won\u2019t let me write to you, and I had to see you after that letter, that terrible letter you wrote me when you got home.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cIs this the way you mean to answer it, Hilda?", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cDidn\u2019t \u2014 didn\u2019t you mean even to say goodby to me, Bartley? Did you mean just to \u2014 quit me?", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI came to tell you that I\u2019m willing to do as you asked me. But it\u2019s no use talking about that now. Give me my things, please.", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cDid you think I had forgotten you were in town, Hilda? Do you think I kept away by accident? Did you suppose I didn\u2019t know you were sailing on Tuesday? There is a letter for you there, in my desk drawer. It was to have reached you on the steamer. I was all the morning writing it. I told myself that if I were really thinking of you, and not of myself, a letter would be better than nothing. Marks on paper mean something to you.", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cThey never did to me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cOh, Bartley! Did you write to me? Why didn\u2019t you telephone me to let me know that you had? Then I wouldn\u2019t have come.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cI didn\u2019t know it before, Hilda, on my honor I didn\u2019t, but I believe it was because, deep down in me somewhere, I was hoping I might drive you to do just this. I\u2019ve watched that door all day. I\u2019ve jumped up if the fire crackled. I think I have felt that you were coming.", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cI felt that you were feeling that. But when I came, I thought I had been mistaken.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cNo, you weren\u2019t mistaken. I\u2019ve been up in Canada with my bridge, and I arranged not to come to New York until after you had gone. Then, when your manager added two more weeks, I was already committed.", "narration_text": "Alexander faced her, resting his arm on the mantel behind him, and began to brush the sleeve of his jacket."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cWhat am I to do, Hilda?\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s what I wanted to see you about, Bartley. I\u2019m going to do what you asked me to do when you were in London. Only I\u2019ll do it more completely. I\u2019m going to marry.\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cOh, it doesn\u2019t matter much! One of them. Only not Mac. I\u2019m too fond of him.\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cAre you joking, Hilda?\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cIndeed I\u2019m not.\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cThen you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cYes, I know very well. I\u2019ve thought about it a great deal, and I\u2019ve quite decided. I never used to understand how women did things like that, but I know now. It\u2019s because they can\u2019t be at the mercy of the man they love any longer.\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cSo it\u2019s better to be at the mercy of a man you don\u2019t love?\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cUnder such circumstances, infinitely!\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cHilda you\u2019d better think a while longer before you do that. I don\u2019t know what I ought to say, but I don\u2019t believe you\u2019d be happy; truly I don\u2019t. Aren\u2019t you trying to frighten me?\u201d", "narration_text": " He dropped upon the stool in front of her and sat with his hands hanging between his knees."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cNo; I\u2019m telling you what I\u2019ve made up my mind to do. I suppose I would better do it without telling you. But afterward I shan\u2019t have an opportunity to explain, for I shan\u2019t be seeing you again.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander started to speak, but caught himself. When Hilda rose he sat down on the arm of her chair and drew her back into it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be so much alarmed if I didn\u2019t know how utterly reckless you can be. Don\u2019t do anything like that rashly.", "narration_text": "Alexander started to speak, but caught himself. When Hilda rose he sat down on the arm of her chair and drew her back into it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t be happy. You are not that kind of woman. I\u2019d never have another hour\u2019s peace if I helped to make you do a thing like that.", "narration_text": "Alexander started to speak, but caught himself. When Hilda rose he sat down on the arm of her chair and drew her back into it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cYou see, you are different, Hilda. Don\u2019t you know you are?", "narration_text": "Alexander started to speak, but caught himself. When Hilda rose he sat down on the arm of her chair and drew her back into it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cSome women can do that sort of thing, but you \u2014 you can love as queens did, in the old time.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda had heard that soft, deep tone in his voice only once before. She closed her eyes; her lips and eyelids trembled."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cOnly one, Bartley. Only one. And he threw it back at me a second time.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda had heard that soft, deep tone in his voice only once before. She closed her eyes; her lips and eyelids trembled."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_09_cather_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cTry him again, Hilda. Try him once again.\u201d", "narration_text": "She felt the strength leap in the arms that held her so lightly."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'Illustrated Police News,", "narration_text": " but the distinction implied in this was more than outweighed by the fact that Barnjum's wraith was slowly but surely undermining both my fortune and my reputation."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'both of you: so long as your -- your original proprietor was content with a single wraith, I put up with it; I did not enjoy myself -- but I endured it. But a brace of apparitions is really carrying the thing too far; it's more than any one man's fair allowance, and I won't stand it. I defy the pair of you. I will find means to escape you. I will leave the world! Other people can be ghosts as well as you -- it's not a monopoly! If you don't go directly, I shall blow my brains out!'", "narration_text": "I started back, and stood behind an arm-chair, facing those two forms, the shadow and the solid, with a feeling of sick despair."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'Blow your brains out by all means!", "narration_text": " I added, feeling that I had been imposed upon in a very unworthy and ungentlemanly manner,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'I don't know what all this nonsense you'r", "narration_text": " I added, feeling that I had been imposed upon in a very unworthy and ungentlemanly manner,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'m not a ghost that I'", "narration_text": " I added, feeling that I had been imposed upon in a very unworthy and ungentlemanly manner,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'m alive (no thanks to you); and, to come back to the point -- scoundrel!'", "narration_text": " I added, feeling that I had been imposed upon in a very unworthy and ungentlemanly manner,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'Barnjum -- and alive!", "narration_text": " I added, feeling that I had been imposed upon in a very unworthy and ungentlemanly manner,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'If that is so,", "narration_text": " I added, feeling that I had been imposed upon in a very unworthy and ungentlemanly manner,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'will you have the goodness to tell me what right you have to this ridiculous apparition here?'", "narration_text": " I added, feeling that I had been imposed upon in a very unworthy and ungentlemanly manner,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'what d'ye call that thing?'", "narration_text": "He did not seem to have noticed it particularly till then."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'I call it a beastly nuisance!", "narration_text": "He did not seem to have noticed it particularly till then."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'Ever since -- since I last saw you, it's been following me about everywhere in a -- in a very annoying manner!'", "narration_text": "He did not seem to have noticed it particularly till then."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'I don't know anything about it,", "narration_text": " I said, determined to appeal to any better feelings he might have; 'we did not part on -- on the best of terms perhaps -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'but all I can say is that it serves you jolly well right, and I hope it will go on annoying you.'", "narration_text": " I said, determined to appeal to any better feelings he might have; 'we did not part on -- on the best of terms perhaps -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'This is ungenerous,", "narration_text": " I said, determined to appeal to any better feelings he might have; 'we did not part on -- on the best of terms perhaps -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'Considering that you kicked me over a precipice when I wasn't looking,", "narration_text": "But Barnjum wouldn't; he only looked at his own wraith with a grim satisfaction as it capered in an imbecile fashion upon the rug."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'we may take that as admitted.'", "narration_text": "But Barnjum wouldn't; he only looked at his own wraith with a grim satisfaction as it capered in an imbecile fashion upon the rug."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'it is ridiculous to cherish an old grudge all this time; you must see the absurdity of it yourself.'", "narration_text": "But Barnjum wouldn't; he only looked at his own wraith with a grim satisfaction as it capered in an imbecile fashion upon the rug."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'No, I don't,", "narration_text": "But Barnjum wouldn't; he only looked at his own wraith with a grim satisfaction as it capered in an imbecile fashion upon the rug."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'It is Christmas Eve, Barnjum,", "narration_text": "But Barnjum wouldn't; he only looked at his own wraith with a grim satisfaction as it capered in an imbecile fashion upon the rug."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'Christmas Eve. Think of it. At this hour, thousands of throbbing human hearts are speeding the cheap but genial Christmas card to such of their relations as they consider at all likely to respond with a turkey. The costermonger, imaginative for the nonce, is investing damaged evergreens with a purely fictitious value, and the cheery publican is sending the member of his village goose-club back to his cottage home, rich in the possession of a shot-distended bird and a bottle of poisonous port. Hear my appeal. If I was hasty with you, I have been punished. That detestable thing on the hearthrug there has dogged my path to misery and ruin; you cannot be without some responsibility for its conduct. I ask you now, as a man -- nay, as an individual -- to call it off. You can do it well enough if you only choose; you know you can.'", "narration_text": "But Barnjum wouldn't; he only looked at his own wraith with a grim satisfaction as it capered in an imbecile fashion upon the rug."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'I would do it for you, Barnjum. I've had it about me for six months, and I am so sick of it.'", "narration_text": "But Barnjum wouldn't; he only looked at his own wraith with a grim satisfaction as it capered in an imbecile fashion upon the rug."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'Silver Threads among the Gold,", "narration_text": "Still he hesitated. Some waits outside were playing one of those pathetic American melodies -- I forget now whether it was"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'In the Sweet By-and-By", "narration_text": "Still he hesitated. Some waits outside were playing one of those pathetic American melodies -- I forget now whether it was"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'You don't deserve it,", "narration_text": "Still he hesitated. Some waits outside were playing one of those pathetic American melodies -- I forget now whether it was"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_09_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'esoteric Buddhist,", "narration_text": "; but esoteric Buddhism requires an exemplary character and years of abstract meditation -- both of which conditions were far beyond Barnjum's attainment."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'I don't understand,", "narration_text": "I began all over again, telling him exactly what I felt about solicitors and settlements."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'Tell me what you are talking about.'", "narration_text": "I began all over again, telling him exactly what I felt about solicitors and settlements."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'What she could have said to convey such an idea passes my comprehension,", "narration_text": "I saw that I was wrong again, and could only stammer something to the effect that a remark of Chlorine's had given me this impression."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'but she knows nothing -- she's a mere child. I have felt from the first, my boy, that your aunt's intention was to benefit you quite as much as my own daughter. Believe me, I shall not attempt to restrict you in any way; I shall be too rejoiced to see you come forth in safety from the Grey Chamber.'", "narration_text": "I saw that I was wrong again, and could only stammer something to the effect that a remark of Chlorine's had given me this impression."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'Go back to your piano, my child,", "narration_text": "I saw that I was wrong again, and could only stammer something to the effect that a remark of Chlorine's had given me this impression."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'Augustus and I have much to talk about which is not for your ears.'", "narration_text": "I saw that I was wrong again, and could only stammer something to the effect that a remark of Chlorine's had given me this impression."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'oh, why not? Papa! dearest mother! Augustus! I can bear it no longer! I have often felt of late that we are living this strange life under the shadow of some fearful Thing, which would chase all cheerfulness from any home. More than this I did not seek to know; I dared not ask. But now, when I know that Augustus, whom I love with my whole heart, must shortly face this ghastly presence, you cannot wonder if I seek to learn the real extent of the danger that awaits him! Tell me all. I can bear the worst -- for it cannot be more horrible than my own fears!'", "narration_text": "I saw that I was wrong again, and could only stammer something to the effect that a remark of Chlorine's had given me this impression."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'you must not tell her; it will kill her; she is not strong!", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'it was for your own good that the whole truth has been thus concealed from you; but now, perhaps, the time has come when the truest kindness will be to reveal all. What do you say, Augustus?'", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'I -- I agree with you,", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'she ought to be told.'", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'Break to her, then, the nature of the ordeal which lies before you.'", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'Well, so be it,", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'Chlorine, compose yourself, dearest one; sit down there, and summon up all your fortitude to hear what I am about to tell you. You must know, then -- I think you had better let your mother give you a cup of tea before I begin; it will steady your nerves.'", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'It is now,", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'And are you one of its thralls then, papa?", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'I am, indeed,", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'I failed to quell it, as every Catafalque, however brave and resolute, has failed yet. It checks all my accounts, and woe to me if that cold, withering eye discovers the slightest error -- even in the pence column! I could not describe the extent of my bondage to you, my daughter, or the humiliation of having to go and tremble monthly before that awful presence. Not even yet, old as I am, have I grown quite accustomed to it!'", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'But, Sir Paul,", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'Sir Paul, you -- you mustn't stop there, or you'll alarm Chlorine more than there's any need to do. She -- ha, ha! -- don't you see, she has got some idea into her head that I have to go through much the same sort of thing. Just explain that to her. I'", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'You mean well, Augustus,", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'but the time for deceiving her has gone by; she must know the worst. Yes, my poor child,", "narration_text": "They never thought of offering me any tea, though the merest observer might have noticed how very badly I wanted it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'unhappily, though our beloved Augustus is not a Catafalque himself, he has of his own free will brought himself within the influence of the Curse, and he, too, at the appointed hour, must keep the awful assignation, and brave all that the most fiendish malevolence can do to shake his resolution.'", "narration_text": "I could not say a single word; the horror of the idea was altogether too much for me, and I fell back on my chair in a state of speechless collapse."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'You see,", "narration_text": "I could not say a single word; the horror of the idea was altogether too much for me, and I fell back on my chair in a state of speechless collapse."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'it is not only all new baronets, but every one who would seek an alliance with the females of our race, who must, by the terms of that strange bequest, also undergo this trial. It may be in some degree owing to this necessity that, ever since Humfrey de Catafalque's diabolical testament first took effect, every maiden of our House has died a spinster.", "narration_text": "I could not say a single word; the horror of the idea was altogether too much for me, and I fell back on my chair in a state of speechless collapse."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'In 1770, it is true, one solitary suitor was emboldened by love and daring to face the ordeal. He went calmly and resolutely to the chamber where the Curse was then lodged, and the next morning they found him outside the door -- a gibbering maniac!'", "narration_text": "I could not say a single word; the horror of the idea was altogether too much for me, and I fell back on my chair in a state of speechless collapse."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'promise me you will not permit the Curse to turn you into a gibbering maniac. I think if I saw you gibber I should die!'", "narration_text": "I could not say a single word; the horror of the idea was altogether too much for me, and I fell back on my chair in a state of speechless collapse."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'Nay, Chlorine,", "narration_text": "I was on the verge of gibbering then; I dared not trust myself to speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'there is no cause for alarm; all has been made smooth for Augustus.", "narration_text": "I was on the verge of gibbering then; I dared not trust myself to speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'His Aunt Petronia had made a special study of the old-world science of incantation, and had undoubtedly succeeded at last in discovering the master-word which, employed according to her directions, would almost certainly break the unhallowed spell. In her compassionate attachment to us, she formed the design of persuading a youth of blameless life and antecedents to present himself as our champion, and the reports she had been given of our dear Augustus", "narration_text": "I was on the verge of gibbering then; I dared not trust myself to speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'It's simply astonishing to me,", "narration_text": "I was on the verge of gibbering then; I dared not trust myself to speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'that in the nineteenth century, hardly six miles from Charing Cross, you can calmly allow this hideous \"Curse,\" or whatever you call it, to have things all its own way like this.'", "narration_text": "I was on the verge of gibbering then; I dared not trust myself to speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'What can I do, Augustus?", "narration_text": "I was on the verge of gibbering then; I dared not trust myself to speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'Do? Anything!", "narration_text": "I was on the verge of gibbering then; I dared not trust myself to speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'Take it out for an airing (it must want an airing by this time); take it out -- and lose it! Or get both the archbishops to step in and lay it for you. Sell the house, and make the purchaser take it at a valuation, with the other fixtures. I certainly would not live under the same roof with it. And I want you to understand one thing -- I was never told all this; I have been kept in the dark about it. Of course I knew there was some kind of a curse in the family -- but I never dreamed of anything so bad as this, and I never had any intention of being boxed up alone with it either. I shall not go near the Grey Chamber!'", "narration_text": " I said, for I felt firmer and easier now that I had taken up this position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'Not go near it!", "narration_text": " I said, for I felt firmer and easier now that I had taken up this position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'Not on any account,", "narration_text": " I said, for I felt firmer and easier now that I had taken up this position."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'If the Curse has any business with me, let it come down and settle it here before you all in a plain straightforward manner. Let us go about it in a business-like way. On second thoughts,", "narration_text": " I added, fearing lest they should find means of carrying out this suggestion."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'I won't meet it anywhere!'", "narration_text": " (I had not been previously aware that I had any decided opinions on the question, but I could not stay then to consider the point.)"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'And why -- why won't you meet it?", "narration_text": " (I had not been previously aware that I had any decided opinions on the question, but I could not stay then to consider the point.)"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'m a materialist.", "narration_text": " (I had not been previously aware that I had any decided opinions on the question, but I could not stay then to consider the point.)"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'How can I have any dealings with a preposterous supernatural something which my reason forbids me to believe in? You see my difficulty? It would be inconsistent, to begin with, and -- and extremely painful to both sides.'", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'No more of this ribaldry,", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'It may be terribly remembered against you when the hour comes. Keep a guard over your tongue, for all our sakes, and more especially your own. Recollect that the Curse knows all that passes beneath this roof. And do not forget, too, that you are pledged -- irrevocably pledged. You must confront the Curse!'", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'I had no right to pledge myself,", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'under all the circumstances.'", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'what circumstances?'", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'Well, in the first place,", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_48": {"text": "'m not Augustus McFadden at all. My real name is of no consequence -- but it's a prettier one than that. As for McFadden, he, I regret to say, is now no more.'", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_49": {"text": "'McFadden is dead; I will tell you how he died if you would care to know. During his voyage here he fell overboard, and was almost instantly appropriated by a gigantic shark, when, as I happened to be present, I enjoyed the melancholy privilege of seeing him pass away. For one brief moment I beheld him between the jaws of the creature, so pale but so composed (I refer to McFadden, you understand -- not the shark), he threw just one glance up at me, and with a smile, the sad sweetness of which I shall never forget (it was McFadden's smile, I mean, of course -- not the shark's), he, courteous and considerate to the last, requested me to break the news and remember him very kindly to you all. And, in the same instant, he abruptly vanished within the monster -- and I saw neither of them again!'", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_50": {"text": "'If this is true, sir,", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_51": {"text": "'you have indeed deceived us basely.'", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_52": {"text": "'Augustus, as I will call you still, you must not go like this. If you have stooped to deceit, it was for love of me, and -- and Mr. McFadden is dead. If he had been alive, I should have felt it my duty to allow him an opportunity of winning my affection, but he is lying in his silent tomb, and -- and I have learnt to love you. Stay, then; stay and brave the Curse; we may yet be happy!'", "narration_text": "But if I wished to avoid confronting the Curse -- and I did wish this very much -- I had no other course."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_53": {"text": "'When I described McFadden as dead,", "narration_text": "I saw how foolish I had been not to tell the truth at first, and I hastened to repair this error."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_54": {"text": "'it was a loose way of putting the facts -- because, to be quite accurate, he isn't dead. We found out afterwards that it was another fellow the shark had swallowed, and, in fact, another shark altogether. So he is alive and well now, at Melbourne, but when he came to know about the Curse, he was too much frightened to come across, and he asked me to call and make his excuses. I have now done so, and will trespass no further on your kindness -- if you will tell somebody to bring a vehicle of any sort in a quarter of an hour.'", "narration_text": "I saw how foolish I had been not to tell the truth at first, and I hastened to repair this error."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_16_anstey_64kb_55": {"text": "'but we cannot part in this way. I feared when first I saw you that your resolution might give way under the strain; it is only natural, I admit. But you deceive yourself if you think we cannot see that these extraordinary and utterly contradictory stories are prompted by sudden panic. I quite understand it, Augustus; I cannot blame you; but to allow you to withdraw now would be worse than weakness on my part. The panic will pass, you will forget these fears to-morrow, you must forget them; remember, you have promised. For your own sake, I shall take care that you do not forfeit that solemn bond, for I dare not let you run the danger of exciting the Curse by a deliberate insult.'", "narration_text": "I saw how foolish I had been not to tell the truth at first, and I hastened to repair this error."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cOh, Puttel, Puttel, what a fool I am!\u201d", "narration_text": " And Polly gave the cat such a tweak of the ear that Puttel bounced out of her lap in high dudgeon."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cJust suppose it is true, that he does ask me, and I say yes! What a stir it would make, and what fun it would be to see the faces of the girls when it came out! They all think a great deal of him because he is so hard to please, and almost any of them would feel immensely flattered if he liked them, whether they chose to marry him or not. Trix has tried for years to fascinate him, and he can't bear her, and I'm so glad! What a spiteful thing I am. Well, I can't help it, she does aggravate me so!", "narration_text": " And Polly gave the cat such a tweak of the ear that Puttel bounced out of her lap in high dudgeon."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cIt don't do to think of her, and I won't!", "narration_text": " And Polly gave the cat such a tweak of the ear that Puttel bounced out of her lap in high dudgeon."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cWhat an easy life I should have plenty of money, quantities of friends, all sorts of pleasures, and no work, no poverty, no cold shoulders or patched boots. I could do so much for all at home how I should enjoy that!", "narration_text": " said Polly to herself, setting her lips with a grim look that was not at all becoming."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cAh, but I don't love him, and I'm afraid I never can as I ought! He's very good, and generous, and wise, and would be kind, I know, but somehow I can't imagine spending my life with him; I'm so afraid I should get tired of him, and then what should I do? Polly Sydney don't sound well, and Mrs. Arthur Sydney don't seem to fit me a bit. Wonder how it would seem to call him 'Arthur'?", "narration_text": " said Polly to herself, setting her lips with a grim look that was not at all becoming."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cIt's a pretty name, but rather too fine, and I should n't dare to say 'Syd,' as his sister does. I like short, plain, home-like names, such as Will, Ned, or Tom. No, no, I can never care for him, and it's no use to try!", "narration_text": " The exclamation broke from Polly as if a sudden trouble had seized her, and laying her head down on her knees, she sat motionless for many minutes."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI won't think of myself, or try to mend one mistake by making another,", "narration_text": " The exclamation broke from Polly as if a sudden trouble had seized her, and laying her head down on her knees, she sat motionless for many minutes."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI'll do what I can for Fan, and not stand between her and a chance of happiness. Let me see, how can I begin? I won't walk with him any more; I'll dodge and go roundabout ways, so that we can't meet. I never had much faith in the remarkable coincidence of his always happening home to dinner just as I go to give the Roths their lesson. The fact is, I like to meet him, I am glad to be seen with him, and put on airs, I dare say, like a vain goose as I am. Well, I won't do it any more, and that will spare Fan one affliction. Poor dear, how I must have worried her all this time, and never guessed it. She has n't been quite as kind as ever; but when she got sharp, I fancied it was dyspepsia. Oh, me! I wish the other trouble could be cured as easily as this.\u201d", "narration_text": " The exclamation broke from Polly as if a sudden trouble had seized her, and laying her head down on her knees, she sat motionless for many minutes."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cPuttel, when missis abuses you, play it's dyspepsia, and don't bear malice, because it's a very trying disease, my dear.\u201d", "narration_text": "Here puss showed an amiable desire to forgive and forget, and Polly took her up, saying aloud:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cdelicate and dangerous task.", "narration_text": "At first she tried to think she could, but unfortunately hearts are so"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201ca good match", "narration_text": " and never mind the consequences, though they rendered her miserable for life. Polly's creed was very simple:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cIf I don't love him, I ought not to marry him, especially when I do love somebody else, though everything is against me.", "narration_text": " and never mind the consequences, though they rendered her miserable for life. Polly's creed was very simple:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cwait and see.\u201d", "narration_text": " and never mind the consequences, though they rendered her miserable for life. Polly's creed was very simple:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cWho is here, Katy?\u201d", "narration_text": " A foolish little speech to make to a dog, but you see Polly was only a tender-hearted girl, trying to do her duty."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cOnly Mr. Sydney and Master Tom. Won't you stop a bit, Miss Polly?\u201d", "narration_text": " A foolish little speech to make to a dog, but you see Polly was only a tender-hearted girl, trying to do her duty."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cNot this morning, I'm rather in a hurry.", "narration_text": " A foolish little speech to make to a dog, but you see Polly was only a tender-hearted girl, trying to do her duty."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cNow, go back, old dear, you must n't follow me. Oh, Nep, it's so hard to put love away when you want it very much and it is n't right to take it.", "narration_text": " A foolish little speech to make to a dog, but you see Polly was only a tender-hearted girl, trying to do her duty."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cSince he is safe with Fanny, I may venture to walk where I like. It 's such a lovely day, all the babies will be out, and it always does me good to see them,", "narration_text": " A foolish little speech to make to a dog, but you see Polly was only a tender-hearted girl, trying to do her duty."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cTake hold of Master Charley's hand, Miss Mamie, and walk pretty, like Willy and Flossy,", "narration_text": "At a street corner, a black-eyed school-boy was parting from a rosy-faced school-girl, whose music roll he was reluctantly surrendering."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cNo, no, I want to do wid Willy, and he won't let me. Do'way, Tarley, I don't lite you,", "narration_text": "At a street corner, a black-eyed school-boy was parting from a rosy-faced school-girl, whose music roll he was reluctantly surrendering."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cWilly likes Flossy best, so stop crying and come right along, you naughty child.\u201d", "narration_text": "At a street corner, a black-eyed school-boy was parting from a rosy-faced school-girl, whose music roll he was reluctantly surrendering."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cHow early the old story begins!\u201d", "narration_text": "At a street corner, a black-eyed school-boy was parting from a rosy-faced school-girl, whose music roll he was reluctantly surrendering."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cDon't you forget, now,", "narration_text": "At a street corner, a black-eyed school-boy was parting from a rosy-faced school-girl, whose music roll he was reluctantly surrendering."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cWhy, of course I shan't!\u201d", "narration_text": " said the boy, looking bashfully into the bright eyes that danced with pleasure as the girl blushed and smiled, and answered reproachfully;"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cThat little romance runs smoothly so far; I hope it may to the end,", "narration_text": " said the boy, looking bashfully into the bright eyes that danced with pleasure as the girl blushed and smiled, and answered reproachfully;"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cHow happy they seem; oh, dear!", "narration_text": " said the boy, looking bashfully into the bright eyes that danced with pleasure as the girl blushed and smiled, and answered reproachfully;"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cVery warm, is n't it?", "narration_text": " said Polly, and trudged on, wondering if her turn would ever come and fearing that it was impossible."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cYou seem to find it so.", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cHave you given up teaching the Roths?", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cDo you go as usual?\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cWell, it's a mystery to me how you get there.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cAs much as it is to me how you got here so suddenly.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI saw you from the Shaws' window and took the liberty of running after you by the back street,", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cThat is the way I get to the Roths,", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cIt's not nearly so pleasant or so short for you as the park.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cI know it, but people sometimes get tired of old ways and like to try new ones.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Polly. She did not mean to tell, but his frankness was so agreeable she forgot herself."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cDo you get tired of old friends, too, Miss Polly?\u201d", "narration_text": " And there she stuck, for the fear of being ungrateful or unkind made her almost hope that he would n't take the hint which she had been carefully preparing for him."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cNot often; but", "narration_text": " And there she stuck, for the fear of being ungrateful or unkind made her almost hope that he would n't take the hint which she had been carefully preparing for him."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cDashing, as ever. Do you know I'm rather disappointed in Fanny, for she don't seem to improve with her years,", "narration_text": " said Sydney, as if he accepted the diversion and was glad of it."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cAh, you never see her at her best. She puts on that dashing air before people to hide her real self. But I know her better; and I assure you that she does improve; she tries to mend her faults, though she won't own it, and will surprise you some day, by the amount of heart and sense and goodness she has got.\u201d", "narration_text": "Polly spoke heartily now, and Sydney looked at her as if Fanny's defender pleased him more than Fanny's defence."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cI'm very glad to hear it, and willingly take your word for it. Everybody shows you their good side, I think, and that is why you find the world such a pleasant place.\u201d", "narration_text": "The voice that put the question was so very kind, that Polly dared not look up, because she knew what the eyes were silently saying."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cOh, but I don't! It often seems like a very hard and dismal place, and I croak over my trials like an ungrateful raven.\u201d", "narration_text": "The voice that put the question was so very kind, that Polly dared not look up, because she knew what the eyes were silently saying."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cCan't we make the trials lighter for you?\u201d", "narration_text": "The voice that put the question was so very kind, that Polly dared not look up, because she knew what the eyes were silently saying."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cThank you, no. I don't get more tribulation than is good for me, I fancy, and we are apt to make mistakes when we try to dodge troubles.\u201d", "narration_text": "The voice that put the question was so very kind, that Polly dared not look up, because she knew what the eyes were silently saying."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cHow lovely the park looks,", "narration_text": " asked the artful young man, laying a trap, into which Polly immediately fell."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cYes, it's the pleasantest walk we have; don't you think so?", "narration_text": " asked the artful young man, laying a trap, into which Polly immediately fell."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cYes, indeed! It's always so refreshing to me to see a little bit of the country, as it were, especially at this season.\u201d", "narration_text": "Polly did not return to her favorite walk till she learned from Minnie that"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cI thought so; well, I'm going out of town on business for several weeks, so you can enjoy your'little bit of country' without being annoyed by me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Polly did not return to her favorite walk till she learned from Minnie that"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cAnnoyed? Oh, no!", "narration_text": "Polly did not return to her favorite walk till she learned from Minnie that"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cHonestly, now, would n't you go the old way and enjoy it as much as ever, if I was n't anywhere about to set the busybodies gossiping?\u201d", "narration_text": "Polly did not return to her favorite walk till she learned from Minnie that"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cOh, there's Tom!", "narration_text": "Polly did not return to her favorite walk till she learned from Minnie that"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cGood by, Polly.\u201d", "narration_text": "Polly did not return to her favorite walk till she learned from Minnie that"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cWhat have you been doing with yourself lately?", "narration_text": "Polly did not return to her favorite walk till she learned from Minnie that"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cWagging to and fro as usual. What's the news with you?", "narration_text": " answered Polly, feeling that something was coming and rather glad to have it over and done with."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cNothing particular. Trix treats Tom shamefully, and he bears it like a lamb. I tell him to break his engagement, and not be worried so; but he won't, because she has been jilted once and he thinks it's such a mean thing to do.\u201d", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cPerhaps she'll jilt him.\u201d", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cI've no doubt she will, if anything better comes along. But Trix is getting passe, and I should n't wonder if she kept him to his word, just out of perversity, if nothing else.\u201d", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cPoor Tom, what a fate!", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cIf you call Trix passe at twenty-three, what shall we all be at twenty-five?", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cUtterly done with, and laid upon the shelf. I feel so already, for I don't get half the attention I used to have, and the other night I heard Maud and Grace wondering why those old girls'did n't stay at home, and give them a chance.'\u201d", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cHow is Maudie?\u201d", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cPretty well, but she worries me by her queer tastes and notions. She loves to go into the kitchen and mess, she hates to study, and said right before the Vincents that she should think it would be great fun to be a beggar-girl, to go round with a basket, it must be so interesting to see what you'd get.\u201d", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cMinnie said the other day she wished she was a pigeon so she could paddle in the puddles and not fuss about rubbers.\u201d", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cBy the way, when is her uncle coming back?", "narration_text": " asked Fanny, who could n't wait any longer and joyfully seized the opening Polly made for her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cI'm sure I don't know.\u201d", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cNor care, I suppose, you hard-hearted thing.\u201d", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cWhy, Fan, what do you mean?\u201d", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cI'm not blind, my dear, neither is Tom, and when a young gentleman cuts a call abruptly short, and races after a young lady, and is seen holding her hand at the quietest corner of the park, and then goes travelling all of a sudden, we know what it means if you don't.\u201d", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cWho got up that nice idea, I should like to know?", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cNow don't be affected, Polly, but just tell me, like a dear, has n't he proposed?\u201d", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cNo, he has n't.\u201d", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cDon't you think he means to?\u201d", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cI don't think he'll ever say a word to me.\u201d", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cWell, I am surprised!", "narration_text": " And Fanny drew a long breath, as if a load was off her mind. Then she added in a changed tone:"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cBut don't you love him, Polly?\u201d", "narration_text": "Neither spoke for a minute, but the heart of one of them beat joyfully and the dusk hid a very happy face."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cDon't you think he cared for you, dear?", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cI don't mean to be prying, but I really thought he did.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cThat's not for me to say, but if it is so, it's only a passing fancy and he'll soon get over it.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cDo tell me all about it; I'm so interested, and I know something has happened, I hear it in your voice, for I can't see your face.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cDo you remember the talk we once had after reading one of Miss Edgeworth's stories about not letting one's lovers come to a declaration if one did n't love them?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cAnd you girls said it was n't proper, and I said it was honest, anyway. Well, I always meant to try it if I got a chance, and I have. Mind you, I don't say Mr. Sydney loved me, for he never said so, and never will, now, but I did fancy he rather liked me and might do more if I did n't show him that it was of no use.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cI just gave him a hint and he took it. He meant to go away before that, so don't think his heart is broken, or mind what silly tattlers say. I did n't like his meeting me so much and told him so by going another way. He understood, and being a gentleman, made no fuss. I dare say he thought I was a vain goose, and laughed at me for my pains, like Churchill in 'Helen.'\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cNo, he would n't; He'd like it and respect you for doing it. But, Polly, it would have been a grand thing for you.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201cI can't sell myself for an establishment.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cMercy! What an idea!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201cWell, that's the plain English of half your fashionable matches. I 'm'odd,' you know, and prefer to be an independent spinster and teach music all my days.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cAh, but you won't. You were made for a nice, happy home of your own, and I hope you'll get it, Polly, dear,", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201cI hope I may; but I doubt it,", "narration_text": " said Fanny warmly, feeling so grateful to Polly, that she found it hard not to pour out all her secret at once."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cSomething troubles you, Polly, what is it? Confide in me, as I do in you,", "narration_text": " said Fanny tenderly, for all the coldness she had tried to hide from Polly, had melted in the sudden sunshine that had come to her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201cbagging a bird,", "narration_text": " to use Trix's elegant expression. Fanny understood it then, and threw herself into Polly's arms, crying, with a shower of grateful tears;"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_14_alcott_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cOh, my dear! my dear! did you do it for my sake?\u201d", "narration_text": " to use Trix's elegant expression. Fanny understood it then, and threw herself into Polly's arms, crying, with a shower of grateful tears;"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'desirable villa residence", "narration_text": "My name is Algernon Weatherhead, and I may add that I am in one of the Government departments; that I am an only son, and live at home with my mother."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'Wistaria Villa.", "narration_text": "Still it is a pleasant house, and I can now almost forgive the landlord for what I shall always consider an act of gross selfishness on his part."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'seen a somethink", "narration_text": "Still it is a pleasant house, and I can now almost forgive the landlord for what I shall always consider an act of gross selfishness on his part."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'So charmed to make your acquaintance, Mr. Weatherhead,", "narration_text": "I had to endure a long biographical sketch of him -- what a Society paper would call an"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'you've brought the doggie in with you.", "narration_text": "I had to endure a long biographical sketch of him -- what a Society paper would call an"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'anecdotal photo", "narration_text": "The poodle was always in the way, to be sure, but even his ugly black head seemed to lose some of its ugliness and ferocity when Lilian laid her pretty hand on it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'Did you tell Mr. Weatherhead, Lily, about Bingo", "narration_text": "The poodle was always in the way, to be sure, but even his ugly black head seemed to lose some of its ugliness and ferocity when Lilian laid her pretty hand on it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'and Tacks? No? Oh, I must tell him that -- it'll make him laugh. Tacks is our gardener down in the village (d'ye know Tacks?). Well, Tacks was up here the other day, nailing up some trellis-work at the top of a ladder, and all the time there was Master Bingo sitting quietly at the foot of it looking on, wouldn't leave it on any account. Tacks said he was quite company for him. Well, at last, when Tacks had finished and was coming down, what do you think that rascal there did? Just sneaked quietly up behind and nipped him in both calves and ran off. Been looking out for that the whole time! Ha, ha! -- deep that, eh?'", "narration_text": "The poodle was always in the way, to be sure, but even his ugly black head seemed to lose some of its ugliness and ferocity when Lilian laid her pretty hand on it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'Poor faithful old doggie!", "narration_text": "The poodle was always in the way, to be sure, but even his ugly black head seemed to lose some of its ugliness and ferocity when Lilian laid her pretty hand on it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'he thought Tacks was a nasty burglar, didn't he? he wasn't going to see Master robbed, was he?'", "narration_text": "The poodle was always in the way, to be sure, but even his ugly black head seemed to lose some of its ugliness and ferocity when Lilian laid her pretty hand on it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'Capital house-dog, sir,", "narration_text": "The poodle was always in the way, to be sure, but even his ugly black head seemed to lose some of its ugliness and ferocity when Lilian laid her pretty hand on it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'Gad, I shall never forget how he made poor Heavisides run for it the other day! Ever met Heavisides of the Bombay Fusiliers? Well, Heavisides was staying here, and the dog met him one morning as he was coming down from the bath-room. Didn't recognise him in \"pyjamas\" and a dressing-gown, of course, and made at him. He kept poor old Heavisides outside the landing window on the top of the cistern for a quarter of an hour, till I had to come and raise the siege!'", "narration_text": "The poodle was always in the way, to be sure, but even his ugly black head seemed to lose some of its ugliness and ferocity when Lilian laid her pretty hand on it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'Bingo is a dog that does not attach himself easily to strangers", "narration_text": "The poodle was always in the way, to be sure, but even his ugly black head seemed to lose some of its ugliness and ferocity when Lilian laid her pretty hand on it."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'shrieking and squealing,", "narration_text": "My poor mother found this interfered with her after-dinner nap, and no wonder, for if a cohort of ghosts had been"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'Ha, there you are, eh?", "narration_text": "He stood there, not two yards from his favourite's body! Fortunately it was unusually dark that evening."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'don't rise, my boy, don't rise.", "narration_text": "He stood there, not two yards from his favourite's body! Fortunately it was unusually dark that evening."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'cloudy -- rain before morning, I think. By the way, have you seen anything of my Bingo in here?'", "narration_text": "This was the turning point. What I ought to have done was to say mournfully,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'m afraid I've shot him!'", "narration_text": "No, and he never would come out any more. But the Colonel must not be told that just yet. I temporised again:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'he hasn't given you the slip, has he?'", "narration_text": "No, and he never would come out any more. But the Colonel must not be told that just yet. I temporised again:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'Never did such a thing in his life!", "narration_text": "No, and he never would come out any more. But the Colonel must not be told that just yet. I temporised again:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'he rushed off after a rat or a frog or something a few minutes ago, and as I stopped to light another cheroot I lost sight of him. I thought I saw him slip in under your gate, but I've been calling him from the front there and he won't come out.'", "narration_text": "No, and he never would come out any more. But the Colonel must not be told that just yet. I temporised again:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'if he had slipped in under the gate, I should have seen him. Perhaps he took it into his head to run home?'", "narration_text": "No, and he never would come out any more. But the Colonel must not be told that just yet. I temporised again:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'Oh, I shall find him on the doorstep, I expect, the knowing old scamp! Why, what d'ye think was the last thing he did, now?'", "narration_text": "No, and he never would come out any more. But the Colonel must not be told that just yet. I temporised again:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'wasn't that his bark? There again; it seems to come from the front of your house, don't you think?'", "narration_text": "No, and he never would come out any more. But the Colonel must not be told that just yet. I temporised again:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_01_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'I'll go and fasten him up before he's off again. How your teeth are chattering -- you've caught a chill, man -- go indoors at once and, if you feel equal to it, look in half an hour later about grog time, and I'll tell you all about it. Compliments to your mother. Don't forget -- about grog time!", "narration_text": "No, and he never would come out any more. But the Colonel must not be told that just yet. I temporised again:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_0": {"text": "'seek their father's wits in the place where he had lost them.", "narration_text": " answered the Mother of Sheaths; and she went into the back of the cavern, where they dared not follow her."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_1": {"text": "'Carry this comb and the collar to every court until you find a lady beautiful enough to unlock the collar, and a man good enough to draw the comb from its case. When you have discovered these, you can return whence you came.'", "narration_text": " answered the Mother of Sheaths; and she went into the back of the cavern, where they dared not follow her."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_2": {"text": "'But I do not see,", "narration_text": " answered the Mother of Sheaths; and she went into the back of the cavern, where they dared not follow her."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_3": {"text": "'how that will help us to bring back our lost prince and princess.'", "narration_text": " answered the Mother of Sheaths; and she went into the back of the cavern, where they dared not follow her."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_4": {"text": "'It is all I can do for you,", "narration_text": " answered the Mother of Sheaths; and she went into the back of the cavern, where they dared not follow her."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_5": {"text": "'I must have something about me which frightens all beasts,", "narration_text": " he said to himself; and though there was no reason to expect that the princess should be in that place more than in any other, he could not get the notion out of his head."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_6": {"text": "'Suppose she should be there?", "narration_text": " he said to himself; and though there was no reason to expect that the princess should be in that place more than in any other, he could not get the notion out of his head."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_7": {"text": "'Prince, will you trust me whatever happens, knowing that my heart is yours, and as I feel that yours is mine? But, beware, for if you give the smallest sign of fear, when the tent is opened, you will lose me for ever.'", "narration_text": " he said to himself; and though there was no reason to expect that the princess should be in that place more than in any other, he could not get the notion out of his head."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_8": {"text": "'Quick! prince! quick! the time is flying, comb me at once or I shall vanish from your sight.", "narration_text": " he said to himself; and though there was no reason to expect that the princess should be in that place more than in any other, he could not get the notion out of his head."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_9": {"text": "'Enough, so far you have obeyed my orders. Now burn my skin.'", "narration_text": " he said to himself; and though there was no reason to expect that the princess should be in that place more than in any other, he could not get the notion out of his head."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_10": {"text": "'Ah, that I can never do,", "narration_text": " he said to himself; and though there was no reason to expect that the princess should be in that place more than in any other, he could not get the notion out of his head."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_11": {"text": "'Then we shall both rue it for ever,", "narration_text": " he said to himself; and though there was no reason to expect that the princess should be in that place more than in any other, he could not get the notion out of his head."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_12": {"text": "'for I can only be the wife of him who will burn my skin.", "narration_text": " he said to himself; and though there was no reason to expect that the princess should be in that place more than in any other, he could not get the notion out of his head."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_13": {"text": "'Ah, fool that I was! This must be the skin she wished me to burn,", "narration_text": " he asked coldly, more than half regretting that he had not left her to her fate; but she read what was in his heart, and fell on her knees before him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_14": {"text": "'You shall tell your story first,", "narration_text": " he asked coldly, more than half regretting that he had not left her to her fate; but she read what was in his heart, and fell on her knees before him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_15": {"text": "'You cannot even guess the care he took of me in the little palace. But though nothing could exceed his kindness, I saw by his eyes that there was something he wanted me to give him, but I could not tell what. Alas! the day came that I learnt it to my cost. I had hidden the collar in a thick bush, lest the fox should catch sight of it and be scared away as the other animals had been. But, one day, when we were in the garden, the sun happened to shine straight on it, and he sprang towards it with every sign of delight. He was about to seize it between his teeth when it closed with a loud noise. The fox fled away with a piercing scream, and though I have sought him far and wide, I have never seen him since. I was here when you flung the skin into the cinders, and no doubt, in my hurry to escape, the collar must have dropped from me. Ah, dear brother,", "narration_text": " he asked coldly, more than half regretting that he had not left her to her fate; but she read what was in his heart, and fell on her knees before him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_16": {"text": "'I can no longer live without my beloved fox; help me, I entreat you, to find him.'", "narration_text": " he asked coldly, more than half regretting that he had not left her to her fate; but she read what was in his heart, and fell on her knees before him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_17": {"text": "'How did you come here?", "narration_text": " he asked coldly, more than half regretting that he had not left her to her fate; but she read what was in his heart, and fell on her knees before him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_18": {"text": "'Oh, forgive me my wickedness,", "narration_text": " he asked coldly, more than half regretting that he had not left her to her fate; but she read what was in his heart, and fell on her knees before him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_19": {"text": "'for indeed I have repented of it long ago, and come to the aid of your father who has been sorely smitten by that mad archduke from whom you have just saved me! There is no time to pursue him,", "narration_text": " he asked coldly, more than half regretting that he had not left her to her fate; but she read what was in his heart, and fell on her knees before him."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_20": {"text": "'From the moment that the king knew of my cruelty to your sister,", "narration_text": " she added, as the prince started at the sound of the vanishing hoofs; and as they pushed their way along the path she told him all that had happened since they had last met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_21": {"text": "'he vowed he would never see me again, and left the court in search of you both. I followed him secretly, but not being able to gain any tidings of him, consulted the Mother of Sheaths, who took me to rest in that island where the palm trees are waving. There she showed me a lovely princess who, under a spell, was forced daily to take the form of a crocodile, and when the dreaded moment arrived the skin appeared before her, and, shudder as she might, some unseen power impelled her to wrap herself in it and plunge into the sea. It is to this island I am leading you; but first we must find your sister, for on her presence hangs the life of the white fox -- if, indeed, he is not dead already.'", "narration_text": " she added, as the prince started at the sound of the vanishing hoofs; and as they pushed their way along the path she told him all that had happened since they had last met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_22": {"text": "'What do you know of him?'", "narration_text": " she added, as the prince started at the sound of the vanishing hoofs; and as they pushed their way along the path she told him all that had happened since they had last met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_23": {"text": "'but, since I arrived on the island, he was always with us, and charmed us all. Yesterday we missed him, but in the evening a little boat drifted up on the sands, and in it lay the fox, covered with blood. While his wounds were being tended in the palace with all the care imaginable, I set out to consult a wizard, who told me that I must enter the skiff and seek for the prince and princess of Lombardy, and that if, in twenty-four hours, I could bring them into the presence of the fox, his life would be saved. On a rock along the beach I found your father with an arrow through his shoulder, from the bow of his cousin the mad archduke, who was drawing another from his quiver, destined for me, when I fled into the forest!'", "narration_text": " she added, as the prince started at the sound of the vanishing hoofs; and as they pushed their way along the path she told him all that had happened since they had last met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_24": {"text": "'My father so near!", "narration_text": " she added, as the prince started at the sound of the vanishing hoofs; and as they pushed their way along the path she told him all that had happened since they had last met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_25": {"text": "'We must return and seek him, and also look for my sister.'", "narration_text": " she added, as the prince started at the sound of the vanishing hoofs; and as they pushed their way along the path she told him all that had happened since they had last met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_26": {"text": "'Take me to him!", "narration_text": " she added, as the prince started at the sound of the vanishing hoofs; and as they pushed their way along the path she told him all that had happened since they had last met."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_27": {"text": "'Why do you waste the few moments that are left you in this manner?", "narration_text": " she said, as soon as the boat touched the island; and in silence the queen went down the path to the palace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_28": {"text": "'Place the collar you wear round his neck, and he will be cured at once. But you must act quickly.'", "narration_text": " she said, as soon as the boat touched the island; and in silence the queen went down the path to the palace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_29": {"text": "'But I have not got it, I lost it in the forest!", "narration_text": " she said, as soon as the boat touched the island; and in silence the queen went down the path to the palace."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_30": {"text": "'The collar is lost! The collar is lost!'", "narration_text": " And the thousand sheaths with which the walls were hung took up the cry:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_31": {"text": "'What collar are you talking about?", "narration_text": " And the thousand sheaths with which the walls were hung took up the cry:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_32": {"text": "'Here is one that I picked up among some cinders, before that madman shot me -- perhaps it may be the one you want, or, at all events, it may do as well.", "narration_text": " And he signed to an attendant to take the collar from the pocket of his velvet jerkin."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_33": {"text": "'Oh! help me, if you can,", "narration_text": " And he signed to an attendant to take the collar from the pocket of his velvet jerkin."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_34": {"text": "'The thought of the sufferings that the enchanted nymph may be undergoing tortures me!'", "narration_text": " And he signed to an attendant to take the collar from the pocket of his velvet jerkin."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_35": {"text": "'They are far worse than you can imagine,", "narration_text": " And he signed to an attendant to take the collar from the pocket of his velvet jerkin."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_36": {"text": "'but if you still possess your comb, you may yet relieve her of them. Ah! that is well,", "narration_text": " And he signed to an attendant to take the collar from the pocket of his velvet jerkin."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_37": {"text": "'Now follow me.'", "narration_text": " he continued, as the prince quickly drew the comb from its case."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_07_lang_64kb_38": {"text": "'This is your doing,", "narration_text": " he continued, as the prince quickly drew the comb from its case."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cBog Lights.\u201d", "narration_text": "While they sat at dinner Mainhall acquainted Bartley with the fortunes of his old friends in London, and as they left the table he proposed that they should go to see Hugh MacConnell\u2019s new comedy,"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s really quite the best thing MacConnell\u2019s done,", "narration_text": "While they sat at dinner Mainhall acquainted Bartley with the fortunes of his old friends in London, and as they left the table he proposed that they should go to see Hugh MacConnell\u2019s new comedy,"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s tremendously well put on, too. Florence Merrill and Cyril Henderson. But Hilda Burgoyne\u2019s the hit of the piece. Hugh\u2019s written a delightful part for her, and she\u2019s quite inexpressible. It\u2019s been on only two weeks, and I\u2019ve been half a dozen times already. I happen to have MacConnell\u2019s box for tonight or there\u2019d be no chance of our getting places. There\u2019s everything in seeing Hilda while she\u2019s fresh in a part. She\u2019s apt to grow a bit stale after a time. The ones who have any imagination do.\u201d", "narration_text": "While they sat at dinner Mainhall acquainted Bartley with the fortunes of his old friends in London, and as they left the table he proposed that they should go to see Hugh MacConnell\u2019s new comedy,"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cWhy, I haven\u2019t heard of her for \u2014 years.\u201d", "narration_text": "While they sat at dinner Mainhall acquainted Bartley with the fortunes of his old friends in London, and as they left the table he proposed that they should go to see Hugh MacConnell\u2019s new comedy,"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cThen you can\u2019t have heard much at all, my dear Alexander. It\u2019s only lately, since MacConnell and his set have got hold of her, that she\u2019s come up. Myself, I always knew she had it in her. If we had one real critic in London \u2014 but what can one expect? Do you know, Alexander,", "narration_text": "While they sat at dinner Mainhall acquainted Bartley with the fortunes of his old friends in London, and as they left the table he proposed that they should go to see Hugh MacConnell\u2019s new comedy,"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cdo you know, I sometimes think of taking to criticism seriously myself. In a way, it would be a sacrifice; but, dear me, we do need some one.\u201d", "narration_text": " \u2014 Mainhall looked with perplexity up into the top of the hansom and rubbed his pink cheek with his gloved finger, \u2014"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cthere\u2019s small probability of her recognizing me. She doubtless hasn\u2019t thought of me for years.", "narration_text": " \u2014 Mainhall looked with perplexity up into the top of the hansom and rubbed his pink cheek with his gloved finger, \u2014"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cone almost never sees a part like that done without smartness or mawkishness. Of course, Hilda is Irish, \u2014 the Burgoynes have been stage people for generations, \u2014 and she has the Irish voice. It\u2019s delightful to hear it in a London theatre. That laugh, now, when she doubles over at the hips \u2014 who ever heard it out of Galway? She saves her hand, too. She\u2019s at her best in the second act. She\u2019s really MacConnell\u2019s poetic motif, you see; makes the whole thing a fairy tale.\u201d", "narration_text": "The playwright gave Mainhall a curious look out of his deep-set faded eyes and made a wry face."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cThe Rising of the Moon", "narration_text": "The playwright gave Mainhall a curious look out of his deep-set faded eyes and made a wry face."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cMacConnell, let me introduce Mr. Bartley Alexander. I say! It\u2019s going famously to-night, Mac. And what an audience! You\u2019ll never do anything like this again, mark me. A man writes to the top of his bent only once.\u201d", "narration_text": "The playwright gave Mainhall a curious look out of his deep-set faded eyes and made a wry face."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cAnd have I done anything so fool as that, now?", "narration_text": " Mainhall lounged a little nearer and dropped into a tone even more conspicuously confidential."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s what I was saying,", "narration_text": " Mainhall lounged a little nearer and dropped into a tone even more conspicuously confidential."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cAnd you\u2019ll never bring Hilda out like this again. Dear me, Mac, the girl couldn\u2019t possibly be better, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": " Mainhall lounged a little nearer and dropped into a tone even more conspicuously confidential."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cShe\u2019ll do well enough if she keeps her pace and doesn\u2019t go off on us in the middle of the season, as she\u2019s more than like to do.\u201d", "narration_text": " Mainhall lounged a little nearer and dropped into a tone even more conspicuously confidential."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cHe\u2019s hit terribly hard. He\u2019s been wanting to marry Hilda these three years and more. She doesn\u2019t take up with anybody, you know. Irene Burgoyne, one of her family, told me in confidence that there was a romance somewhere back in the beginning. One of your countrymen, Alexander, by the way; an American student whom she met in Paris, I believe. I dare say it\u2019s quite true that there\u2019s never been any one else.", "narration_text": "Sir Harry Towne bowed and said that he had met Mr. Alexander and his wife in Tokyo."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cShe\u2019s an elegant little person, and quite capable of an extravagant bit of sentiment like that. Here comes Sir Harry Towne. He\u2019s another who\u2019s awfully keen about her. Let me introduce you. Sir Harry Towne, Mr. Bartley Alexander, the American engineer.\u201d", "narration_text": "Sir Harry Towne bowed and said that he had met Mr. Alexander and his wife in Tokyo."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI say, Sir Harry, the little girl\u2019s going famously to-night, isn\u2019t she?\u201d", "narration_text": "Sir Harry Towne bowed and said that he had met Mr. Alexander and his wife in Tokyo."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cDo you know, I thought the dance a bit conscious to-night, for the first time. The fact is, she\u2019s feeling rather seedy, poor child. Westmere and I were back after the first act, and we thought she seemed quite uncertain of herself. A little attack of nerves, possibly.\u201d", "narration_text": "Sir Harry Towne bowed and said that he had met Mr. Alexander and his wife in Tokyo."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cYou know Lord Westmere, of course, \u2014 the stooped man with the long gray mustache, talking to Lady Dowle. Lady Westmere is very fond of Hilda.\u201d", "narration_text": "Sir Harry Towne bowed and said that he had met Mr. Alexander and his wife in Tokyo."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cThe Cloak of Old Gaul.", "narration_text": "When they reached their box the house was darkened and the orchestra was playing"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cNo, I think not, though I am glad you ask me. You see, one can\u2019t be jealous about things in general; but about particular, definite, personal things,", "narration_text": "When they reached their box the house was darkened and the orchestra was playing"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_02_cather_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201coh, about those I should be very jealous. I should torture myself \u2014 I couldn\u2019t help it.", "narration_text": " he lifted his glass, \u201chere\u2019s to you, little Hilda. You\u2019ve made things come your way, and I never thought you\u2019d do it."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Isn't it a grand sight?", "narration_text": " said Phil, as they sought shelter under the lee of a projecting rock."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Glorious! I never look upon that sight,", "narration_text": " said Phil, as they sought shelter under the lee of a projecting rock."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_2": {"text": "\"without wishing that I had lived in the days of the old Vikings.\"", "narration_text": " said Phil, as they sought shelter under the lee of a projecting rock."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Sure, they were a wild lot, after all?", "narration_text": " said Phil, as they sought shelter under the lee of a projecting rock."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Of course they were, Phil,", "narration_text": " said Phil, as they sought shelter under the lee of a projecting rock."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Men could not well be otherwise than wild and warlike in those days; but it was not all ravage and plunder with them. Why, it is to them and to their wise laws that we owe much of the freedom, coupled with the order, that prevails in our happy land; and didn't they cross the Atlantic Ocean in things little better than herring-boats, without chart or compass, and discover America long before Columbus was born?\"", "narration_text": " said Phil, with increased admiration; for the boy was not only smitten by his friend's physical powers, but by his supposed intellectual attainments."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_6": {"text": "\"You don't mean that?", "narration_text": " said Phil, with increased admiration; for the boy was not only smitten by his friend's physical powers, but by his supposed intellectual attainments."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Yes, I do mean that,", "narration_text": " said Phil, with increased admiration; for the boy was not only smitten by his friend's physical powers, but by his supposed intellectual attainments."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_8": {"text": "\"If the Norsemen of old did mischief, as no one can deny, they were undoubtedly grand old scoundrels, and it is certain that they did much good to the world, whether they meant it or not.\"", "narration_text": " said Phil, with increased admiration; for the boy was not only smitten by his friend's physical powers, but by his supposed intellectual attainments."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_9": {"text": "\"It's thinking I am, what I wouldn't give if my legs were only as long as yours, George.\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_10": {"text": "\"That they will soon be,", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_11": {"text": "\"if they go on at the rate they've been growing of late.\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_12": {"text": "\"That's a true word, anyhow; but as men's legs don't go on growing at the same rate for ever, it's not much hope I have of mine. No, George, it's kind of you to encourage me, but the Maylands have ever been a short-legged and long-bodied race. So it's said. However, it's some comfort to know that short men are often long-headed, and that many of them get on in the world pretty well.\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_13": {"text": "\"and though they can't grow long, they never stop short in the race of life. Why, look at Nelson -- he was short; and Wellington wasn't long, and Bonny himself was small in every way except in his intellect -- who's that coming up the hill?\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_14": {"text": "\"It's Mike Kenny, the postman, I think. I wonder if he has brought a letter from sister May. Mother expects one, I know.\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Any letters for me to-night?\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_16": {"text": "\"No, sur, not wan,", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_17": {"text": "\"but I've left wan at Rocky Cottage,", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Was it May's handwriting?", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Sure I don't know for sartin whose hand it is i' the inside, but it's not Miss May's on the cover. Niver a wan in these parts could write like her -- copperplate, no less.\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Come, George, let's go back,", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_21": {"text": "\"we've been looking out for a letter for some days past.\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_22": {"text": "\"It's not exactly a letter, Master Phil,", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Ah, then, she'd never put us off with a newspaper,", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_24": {"text": "\"No, it's a telegram,", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_25": {"text": "\"that's strange. Are ye sure, Mike?\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_26": {"text": "\"No, sur, I thank ye,", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_27": {"text": "\"What! ye haven't taken the pledge, have ye?", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_28": {"text": "\"No, sur; but I've had three glasses already on me walk, an' that's as much as I can rightly carry.\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Nonsense, Mike. You've a stiff climb before you -- here, take it off.\"", "narration_text": "Young Maylands would have passed the house, but as Grady was an intimate friend of George Aspel, he agreed to stop just to shake hands."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_01_ballantyne_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Have a dhrop, Phil?\"", "narration_text": " said Phil, firmly, but without giving a reason for declining."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cShe persists in denying to you that she saw, or has ever seen, anything?\u201d", "narration_text": "Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor\u2019s face, and not a little else besides!"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cAh, miss, it isn\u2019t a matter on which I can push her! Yet it isn\u2019t either, I must say, as if I much needed to. It has made her, every inch of her, quite old.\u201d", "narration_text": "Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor\u2019s face, and not a little else besides!"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cOh, I see her perfectly from here. She resents, for all the world like some high little personage, the imputation on her truthfulness and, as it were, her respectability. \u2018Miss Jessel indeed \u2014 she!\u2019 Ah, she\u2019s \u2018respectable,\u2019 the chit! The impression she gave me there yesterday was, I assure you, the very strangest of all; it was quite beyond any of the others. I did put my foot in it! She\u2019ll never speak to me again.\u201d", "narration_text": "Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor\u2019s face, and not a little else besides!"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cI think indeed, miss, she never will. She do have a grand manner about it!\u201d", "narration_text": "Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor\u2019s face, and not a little else besides!"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cAnd that manner", "narration_text": "Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor\u2019s face, and not a little else besides!"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cis practically what\u2019s the matter with her now!\u201d", "narration_text": "Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor\u2019s face, and not a little else besides!"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cShe asks me every three minutes if I think you\u2019re coming in.\u201d", "narration_text": "Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor\u2019s face, and not a little else besides!"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI see \u2014 I see.", "narration_text": "Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor\u2019s face, and not a little else besides!"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cHas she said to you since yesterday \u2014 except to repudiate her familiarity with anything so dreadful \u2014 a single other word about Miss Jessel?\u201d", "narration_text": "I winced at the fair show of the scene in Mrs. Grose\u2019s face; she looked for a minute as if she sharply saw them together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cNot one, miss. And of course you know,", "narration_text": "I winced at the fair show of the scene in Mrs. Grose\u2019s face; she looked for a minute as if she sharply saw them together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI took it from her, by the lake, that, just then and there at least, there was nobody.\u201d", "narration_text": "I winced at the fair show of the scene in Mrs. Grose\u2019s face; she looked for a minute as if she sharply saw them together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cRather! and, naturally, you take it from her still.\u201d", "narration_text": "I winced at the fair show of the scene in Mrs. Grose\u2019s face; she looked for a minute as if she sharply saw them together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t contradict her. What else can I do?\u201d", "narration_text": "I winced at the fair show of the scene in Mrs. Grose\u2019s face; she looked for a minute as if she sharply saw them together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cNothing in the world! You\u2019ve the cleverest little person to deal with. They\u2019ve made them \u2014 their two friends, I mean \u2014 still cleverer even than nature did; for it was wondrous material to play on! Flora has now her grievance, and she\u2019ll work it to the end.\u201d", "narration_text": "I winced at the fair show of the scene in Mrs. Grose\u2019s face; she looked for a minute as if she sharply saw them together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cYes, miss; but to what end?\u201d", "narration_text": "I winced at the fair show of the scene in Mrs. Grose\u2019s face; she looked for a minute as if she sharply saw them together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWhy, that of dealing with me to her uncle. She\u2019ll make me out to him the lowest creature \u2014 !\u201d", "narration_text": "I winced at the fair show of the scene in Mrs. Grose\u2019s face; she looked for a minute as if she sharply saw them together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cAnd him who thinks so well of you!\u201d", "narration_text": " I laughed, \u201c \u2014 of proving it! But that doesn\u2019t matter. What Flora wants, of course, is to get rid of me.\u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cHe has an odd way \u2014 it comes over me now,", "narration_text": " I laughed, \u201c \u2014 of proving it! But that doesn\u2019t matter. What Flora wants, of course, is to get rid of me.\u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cNever again to so much as look at you.\u201d", "narration_text": " I laughed, \u201c \u2014 of proving it! But that doesn\u2019t matter. What Flora wants, of course, is to get rid of me.\u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cSo that what you\u2019ve come to me now for,", "narration_text": " I laughed, \u201c \u2014 of proving it! But that doesn\u2019t matter. What Flora wants, of course, is to get rid of me.\u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cis to speed me on my way?", "narration_text": " I laughed, \u201c \u2014 of proving it! But that doesn\u2019t matter. What Flora wants, of course, is to get rid of me.\u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve a better idea \u2014 the result of my reflections. My going would seem the right thing, and on Sunday I was terribly near it. Yet that won\u2019t do. It\u2019s you who must go. You must take Flora.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cBut where in the world \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cAway from here. Away from them. Away, even most of all, now, from me. Straight to her uncle.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cOnly to tell on you \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cNo, not \u2018only\u2019! To leave me, in addition, with my remedy.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cAnd what is your remedy?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cYour loyalty, to begin with. And then Miles\u2019s.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cDo you think he \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cWon\u2019t, if he has the chance, turn on me? Yes, I venture still to think it. At all events, I want to try. Get off with his sister as soon as possible and leave me with him alone.", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cThere\u2019s one thing, of course,", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cthey mustn\u2019t, before she goes, see each other for three seconds.", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cthat they have met?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cAh, miss, I\u2019m not such a fool as that! If I\u2019ve been obliged to leave her three or four times, it has been each time with one of the maids, and at present, though she\u2019s alone, she\u2019s locked in safe. And yet \u2014 and yet!", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cAnd yet what?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cWell, are you so sure of the little gentleman?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m not sure of anything but you. But I have, since last evening, a new hope. I think he wants to give me an opening. I do believe that \u2014 poor little exquisite wretch! \u2014 he wants to speak. Last evening, in the firelight and the silence, he sat with me for two hours as if it were just coming.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cAnd did it come?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cNo, though I waited and waited, I confess it didn\u2019t, and it was without a breach of the silence or so much as a faint allusion to his sister\u2019s condition and absence that we at last kissed for good night. All the same,", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cI can\u2019t, if her uncle sees her, consent to his seeing her brother without my having given the boy \u2014 and most of all because things have got so bad \u2014 a little more time.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose looked hard, through the window, at the gray, gathering day."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you mean by more time?\u201d", "narration_text": " So I put it before her, but she continued for a little so inscrutably embarrassed that I came again to her aid."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cWell, a day or two \u2014 really to bring it out. He\u2019ll then be on my side \u2014 of which you see the importance. If nothing comes, I shall only fail, and you will, at the worst, have helped me by doing, on your arrival in town, whatever you may have found possible.", "narration_text": " So I put it before her, but she continued for a little so inscrutably embarrassed that I came again to her aid."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cUnless, indeed,", "narration_text": " So I put it before her, but she continued for a little so inscrutably embarrassed that I came again to her aid."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cyou really want not to go.\u201d", "narration_text": " So I put it before her, but she continued for a little so inscrutably embarrassed that I came again to her aid."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll go \u2014 I\u2019ll go. I\u2019ll go this morning.\u201d", "narration_text": " She held me a moment with heavy eyes, then brought out the rest. \u201cYour idea\u2019s the right one. I myself, miss \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cIf you should wish still to wait, I would engage she shouldn\u2019t see me.\u201d", "narration_text": " She held me a moment with heavy eyes, then brought out the rest. \u201cYour idea\u2019s the right one. I myself, miss \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cNo, no: it\u2019s the place itself. She must leave it.", "narration_text": " She held me a moment with heavy eyes, then brought out the rest. \u201cYour idea\u2019s the right one. I myself, miss \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cI can\u2019t stay.\u201d", "narration_text": " She held me a moment with heavy eyes, then brought out the rest. \u201cYour idea\u2019s the right one. I myself, miss \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cYou mean that, since yesterday, you have seen \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was quite in another manner that I, for my part, let myself go."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve heard \u2014 !\u201d", "narration_text": "It was quite in another manner that I, for my part, let myself go."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cFrom that child \u2014 horrors! There!", "narration_text": "It was quite in another manner that I, for my part, let myself go."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cOn my honor, miss, she says things \u2014 !", "narration_text": "It was quite in another manner that I, for my part, let myself go."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cOh, thank God!\u201d", "narration_text": "It was quite in another manner that I, for my part, let myself go."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201c\u2018Thank God\u2019?\u201d", "narration_text": "She sprang up again at this, drying her eyes with a groan."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cIt so justifies me!\u201d", "narration_text": "She sprang up again at this, drying her eyes with a groan."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cIt does that, miss!\u201d", "narration_text": "She sprang up again at this, drying her eyes with a groan."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cShe\u2019s so horrible?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cAbout you, miss \u2014 since you must have it. It\u2019s beyond everything, for a young lady; and I can\u2019t think wherever she must have picked up \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cReally shocking.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cAbout you, miss \u2014 since you must have it. It\u2019s beyond everything, for a young lady; and I can\u2019t think wherever she must have picked up \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cAnd about me?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cAbout you, miss \u2014 since you must have it. It\u2019s beyond everything, for a young lady; and I can\u2019t think wherever she must have picked up \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cThe appalling language she applied to me? I can, then!", "narration_text": "\u201cAbout you, miss \u2014 since you must have it. It\u2019s beyond everything, for a young lady; and I can\u2019t think wherever she must have picked up \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cWell, perhaps I ought to also \u2014 since I\u2019ve heard some of it before! Yet I can\u2019t bear it,", "narration_text": " the poor woman went on while, with the same movement, she glanced, on my dressing table, at the face of my watch."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cBut I must go back.\u201d", "narration_text": " the poor woman went on while, with the same movement, she glanced, on my dressing table, at the face of my watch."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cAh, if you can\u2019t bear it \u2014 !\u201d", "narration_text": " the poor woman went on while, with the same movement, she glanced, on my dressing table, at the face of my watch."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cHow can I stop with her, you mean? Why, just for that: to get her away. Far from this,", "narration_text": " the poor woman went on while, with the same movement, she glanced, on my dressing table, at the face of my watch."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cShe may be different? She may be free?", "narration_text": " I seized her almost with joy. \u201cThen, in spite of yesterday, you believe \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cIn such doings?", "narration_text": " Her simple description of them required, in the light of her expression, to be carried no further, and she gave me the whole thing as she had never done."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cI believe.\u201d", "narration_text": " Her simple description of them required, in the light of her expression, to be carried no further, and she gave me the whole thing as she had never done."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cThere\u2019s one thing, of course \u2014 it occurs to me \u2014 to remember. My letter, giving the alarm, will have reached town before you.\u201d", "narration_text": " Her simple description of them required, in the light of her expression, to be carried no further, and she gave me the whole thing as she had never done."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cYour letter won\u2019t have got there. Your letter never went.\u201d", "narration_text": "I now perceived still more how she had been beating about the bush and how weary at last it had made her."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cWhat then became of it?\u201d", "narration_text": "I now perceived still more how she had been beating about the bush and how weary at last it had made her."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cDo you mean he took it?", "narration_text": "\u201cGoodness knows! Master Miles \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cI mean that I saw yesterday, when I came back with Miss Flora, that it wasn\u2019t where you had put it. Later in the evening I had the chance to question Luke, and he declared that he had neither noticed nor touched it.", "narration_text": " We could only exchange, on this, one of our deeper mutual soundings, and it was Mrs. Grose who first brought up the plumb with an almost elated"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cYes, I see that if Miles took it instead he probably will have read it and destroyed it.\u201d", "narration_text": " We could only exchange, on this, one of our deeper mutual soundings, and it was Mrs. Grose who first brought up the plumb with an almost elated"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cAnd don\u2019t you see anything else?\u201d", "narration_text": " We could only exchange, on this, one of our deeper mutual soundings, and it was Mrs. Grose who first brought up the plumb with an almost elated"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cIt strikes me that by this time your eyes are open even wider than mine.\u201d", "narration_text": " We could only exchange, on this, one of our deeper mutual soundings, and it was Mrs. Grose who first brought up the plumb with an almost elated"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cI make out now what he must have done at school.", "narration_text": "They proved to be so indeed, but she could still blush, almost, to show it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cHe stole!\u201d", "narration_text": " And she gave, in her simple sharpness, an almost droll disillusioned nod."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cWell \u2014 perhaps.\u201d", "narration_text": "She couldn\u2019t know my reasons for a calmness after all pretty shallow; so I showed them off as I might."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cHe stole letters!\u201d", "narration_text": "She couldn\u2019t know my reasons for a calmness after all pretty shallow; so I showed them off as I might."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cI hope then it was to more purpose than in this case! The note, at any rate, that I put on the table yesterday,", "narration_text": "She couldn\u2019t know my reasons for a calmness after all pretty shallow; so I showed them off as I might."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_21_james_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cwill have given him so scant an advantage \u2014 for it contained only the bare demand for an interview \u2014 that he is already much ashamed of having gone so far for so little, and that what he had on his mind last evening was precisely the need of confession.", "narration_text": "She couldn\u2019t know my reasons for a calmness after all pretty shallow; so I showed them off as I might."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes, they asked me to say nothing; and to please them \u2014 so long as they were there \u2014 of course I promised. But what had happened to you?\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cI only went with you for the walk,", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI had then to come back to meet a friend.\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cA friend \u2014 you?\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes, I have a couple!", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cBut did the children give you a reason?\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cFor not alluding to your leaving us? Yes; they said you would like it better. Do you like it better?\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cNo, I like it worse!", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cDid they say why I should like it better?\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cNo; Master Miles only said, \u2018We must do nothing but what she likes!\u2019\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI wish indeed he would. And what did Flora say?\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cMiss Flora was too sweet. She said, \u2018Oh, of course, of course!\u2019 \u2014 and I said the same.\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cYou were too sweet, too \u2014 I can hear you all. But nonetheless, between Miles and me, it\u2019s now all out.\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cBut what, miss?\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cEverything. It doesn\u2019t matter. I\u2019ve made up my mind. I came home, my dear,", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cfor a talk with Miss Jessel.\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cA talk! Do you mean she spoke?\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cIt came to that. I found her, on my return, in the schoolroom.\u201d", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cAnd what did she say?", "narration_text": " I can hear the good woman still, and the candor of her stupefaction."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cThat she suffers the torments \u2014 !\u201d", "narration_text": "It was this, of a truth, that made her, as she filled out my picture, gape."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cTo share them \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, miss \u2014 \u201d my companion pressed me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cShe wants Flora.", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, miss \u2014 \u201d my companion pressed me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cAs I\u2019ve told you, however, it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, miss \u2014 \u201d my companion pressed me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cBecause you\u2019ve made up your mind? But to what?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, miss \u2014 \u201d my companion pressed me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cTo everything.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, miss \u2014 \u201d my companion pressed me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cAnd what do you call \u2018everything\u2019?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, miss \u2014 \u201d my companion pressed me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cWhy, sending for their uncle.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, miss \u2014 \u201d my companion pressed me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cOh, miss, in pity do,", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, miss \u2014 \u201d my companion pressed me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cWell, there\u2019s that awful reason.\u201d", "narration_text": "There were now clearly so many of these for my poor colleague that she was excusable for being vague."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cBut \u2014 a \u2014 which?\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cWhy, the letter from his old place.\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019ll show it to the master?\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI ought to have done so on the instant.\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cOh, no!", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll put it before him,", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cFor we\u2019ve never in the least known what!", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cFor wickedness. For what else \u2014 when he\u2019s so clever and beautiful and perfect? Is he stupid? Is he untidy? Is he infirm? Is he ill-natured? He\u2019s exquisite \u2014 so it can be only that; and that would open up the whole thing. After all,", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cit\u2019s their uncle\u2019s fault. If he left here such people \u2014 !\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cHe didn\u2019t really in the least know them. The fault\u2019s mine.", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cWell, you shan\u2019t suffer,", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cThe children shan\u2019t!", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cThen what am I to tell him?\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cYou needn\u2019t tell him anything. I\u2019ll tell him.\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cDo you mean you\u2019ll write \u2014 ?", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cHow do you communicate?\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cI tell the bailiff. He writes.\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cAnd should you like him to write our story?\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cAh, miss, you write!\u201d", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_16_james_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cWell \u2014 tonight,", "narration_text": " I went on inexorably, \u201cthat I can\u2019t undertake to work the question on behalf of a child who has been expelled \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cIt all lies in half a dozen words,", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cwords that really settle the matter. \u2018Think, you know, what I might do!\u2019 He threw that off to show me how good he is. He knows down to the ground what he \u2018might\u2019 do. That\u2019s what he gave them a taste of at school.\u201d", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cLord, you do change!", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cthey\u2019re talking of them \u2014 they\u2019re talking horrors! I go on, I know, as if I were crazy; and it\u2019s a wonder I\u2019m not. What I\u2019ve seen would have made you so; but it has only made me more lucid, made me get hold of still other things.\u201d", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cOf what other things have you got hold?\u201d", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWhy, of the very things that have delighted, fascinated, and yet, at bottom, as I now so strangely see, mystified and troubled me. Their more than earthly beauty, their absolutely unnatural goodness. It\u2019s a game,", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cit\u2019s a policy and a fraud!\u201d", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cOn the part of little darlings \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cAs yet mere lovely babies? Yes, mad as that seems!", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cThey haven\u2019t been good \u2014 they\u2019ve only been absent. It has been easy to live with them, because they\u2019re simply leading a life of their own. They\u2019re not mine \u2014 they\u2019re not ours. They\u2019re his and they\u2019re hers!\u201d", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cQuint\u2019s and that woman\u2019s?\u201d", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cQuint\u2019s and that woman\u2019s. They want to get to them.\u201d", "narration_text": " The very act of bringing it out really helped me to trace it \u2014 follow it all up and piece it all together."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cBut for what?\u201d", "narration_text": " I echoed so loud that Miles and Flora, as they passed at their distance, paused an instant in their walk and looked at us."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cFor the love of all the evil that, in those dreadful days, the pair put into them. And to ply them with that evil still, to keep up the work of demons, is what brings the others back.\u201d", "narration_text": " I echoed so loud that Miles and Flora, as they passed at their distance, paused an instant in their walk and looked at us."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cThey were rascals! But what can they now do?", "narration_text": " I echoed so loud that Miles and Flora, as they passed at their distance, paused an instant in their walk and looked at us."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t they do enough?", "narration_text": " At this my companion did turn, but the inquiry she launched was a silent one, the effect of which was to make me more explicit."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cThey can destroy them!", "narration_text": " At this my companion did turn, but the inquiry she launched was a silent one, the effect of which was to make me more explicit."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cThey don\u2019t know, as yet, quite how \u2014 but they\u2019re trying hard. They\u2019re seen only across, as it were, and beyond \u2014 in strange places and on high places, the top of towers, the roof of houses, the outside of windows, the further edge of pools; but there\u2019s a deep design, on either side, to shorten the distance and overcome the obstacle; and the success of the tempters is only a question of time. They\u2019ve only to keep to their suggestions of danger.\u201d", "narration_text": " At this my companion did turn, but the inquiry she launched was a silent one, the effect of which was to make me more explicit."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cFor the children to come?\u201d", "narration_text": " At this my companion did turn, but the inquiry she launched was a silent one, the effect of which was to make me more explicit."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cAnd perish in the attempt!", "narration_text": " At this my companion did turn, but the inquiry she launched was a silent one, the effect of which was to make me more explicit."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cUnless, of course, we can prevent!\u201d", "narration_text": "Standing there before me while I kept my seat, she visibly turned things over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cTheir uncle must do the preventing. He must take them away.\u201d", "narration_text": "Standing there before me while I kept my seat, she visibly turned things over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cAnd who\u2019s to make him?\u201d", "narration_text": "Standing there before me while I kept my seat, she visibly turned things over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cYou, miss.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose considered, following the children again. \u201cYes, he do hate worry. That was the great reason \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cBy writing to him that his house is poisoned and his little nephew and niece mad?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose considered, following the children again. \u201cYes, he do hate worry. That was the great reason \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cBut if they are, miss?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose considered, following the children again. \u201cYes, he do hate worry. That was the great reason \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cAnd if I am myself, you mean? That\u2019s charming news to be sent him by a governess whose prime undertaking was to give him no worry.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose considered, following the children again. \u201cYes, he do hate worry. That was the great reason \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cWhy those fiends took him in so long? No doubt, though his indifference must have been awful. As I\u2019m not a fiend, at any rate, I shouldn\u2019t take him in.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose considered, following the children again. \u201cYes, he do hate worry. That was the great reason \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cMake him at any rate come to you.\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion, after an instant and for all answer, sat down again and grasped my arm."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cHe ought to be here \u2014 he ought to help.\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion, after an instant and for all answer, sat down again and grasped my arm."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_12_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cYou see me asking him for a visit?", "narration_text": "I quickly rose, and I think I must have shown her a queerer face than ever yet."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cHow good you were to come back before Christmas! I quite dreaded the Holidays without you. You\u2019ve helped me over a good many Christmases.", "narration_text": "He peered up at her from his low chair, balancing the tips of his long fingers together in a judicial manner which had grown on him with years."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cAs if you needed me for that! But, at any rate, I needed you. How well you are looking, my dear, and how rested.\u201d", "narration_text": "He peered up at her from his low chair, balancing the tips of his long fingers together in a judicial manner which had grown on him with years."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cThat means that I was looking very seedy at the end of the season, doesn\u2019t it? Well, we must show wear at last, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cAh, no need to remind a man of seventy, who has just been home to find that he has survived all his contemporaries. I was most gently treated \u2014 as a sort of precious relic. But, do you know, it made me feel awkward to be hanging about still.\u201d", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cSeventy? Never mention it to me.", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019ve got to hang about for me, you know. I can\u2019t even let you go home again. You must stay put, now that I have you back. You\u2019re the realest thing I have.\u201d", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cDear me, am I? Out of so many conquests and the spoils of conquered cities! You\u2019ve really missed me? Well, then, I shall hang. Even if you have at last to put ME in the mummy-room with the others. You\u2019ll visit me often, won\u2019t you?\u201d", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cEvery day in the calendar. Here, your cigarettes are in this drawer, where you left them.", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cBut you did, after all, enjoy being at home again?\u201d", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes. I found the long railway journeys trying. People live a thousand miles apart. But I did it thoroughly; I was all over the place. It was in Boston I lingered longest.\u201d", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cAh, you saw Mrs. Alexander?\u201d", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cOften. I dined with her, and had tea there a dozen different times, I should think. Indeed, it was to see her that I lingered on and on. I found that I still loved to go to the house. It always seemed as if Bartley were there, somehow, and that at any moment one might hear his heavy tramp on the stairs. Do you know, I kept feeling that he must be up in his study.", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cI should really have liked to go up there. That was where I had my last long talk with him. But Mrs. Alexander never suggested it.\u201d", "narration_text": " Hilda looked appreciatively at the Professor\u2019s alert face, with so many kindly lines about the mouth and so many quizzical ones about the eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cWhy? Why, dear me, I don\u2019t know. She probably never thought of it.\u201d", "narration_text": "Wilson was a little startled by her tone, and he turned his head so quickly that his cuff-link caught the string of his nose-glasses and pulled them awry."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t know what made me say that. I didn\u2019t mean to interrupt. Go on please, and tell me how it was.\u201d", "narration_text": "Wilson was a little startled by her tone, and he turned his head so quickly that his cuff-link caught the string of his nose-glasses and pulled them awry."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWell, it was like that. Almost as if he were there. In a way, he really is there. She never lets him go. It\u2019s the most beautiful and dignified sorrow I\u2019ve ever known. It\u2019s so beautiful that it has its compensations, I should think. Its very completeness is a compensation. It gives her a fixed star to steer by. She doesn\u2019t drift. We sat there evening after evening in the quiet of that magically haunted room, and watched the sunset burn on the river, and felt him. Felt him with a difference, of course.\u201d", "narration_text": "Wilson was a little startled by her tone, and he turned his head so quickly that his cuff-link caught the string of his nose-glasses and pulled them awry."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cWith a difference? Because of her, you mean?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cSomething like that, yes. Of course, as time goes on, to her he becomes more and more their simple personal relation.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cYou didn\u2019t altogether like that? You felt it wasn\u2019t wholly fair to him?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cOh, fair enough. More than fair. Of course, I always felt that my image of him was just a little different from hers. No relation is so complete that it can hold absolutely all of a person. And I liked him just as he was; his deviations, too; the places where he didn\u2019t square.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cHas she grown much older?", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cYes, and no. In a tragic way she is even handsomer. But colder. Cold for everything but him. \u2018Forget thyself to marble\u2019; I kept thinking of that. Her happiness was a happiness \u00e0 deux, not apart from the world, but actually against it. And now her grief is like that. She saves herself for it and doesn\u2019t even go through the form of seeing people much. I\u2019m sorry. It would be better for her, and might be so good for them, if she could let other people in.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cPerhaps she\u2019s afraid of letting him out a little, of sharing him with somebody.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cDear me, it takes a woman to think of that, now! I don\u2019t, you know, think we ought to be hard on her. More, even, than the rest of us she didn\u2019t choose her destiny. She underwent it. And it has left her chilled. As to her not wishing to take the world into her confidence \u2014 well, it is a pretty brutal and stupid world, after all, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cYes, I know, I know. Only I can\u2019t help being glad that there was something for him even in stupid and vulgar people. My little Marie worshiped him. When she is dusting I always know when she has come to his picture.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes! He left an echo. The ripples go on in all of us. He belonged to the people who make the play, and most of us are only onlookers at the best. We shouldn\u2019t wonder too much at Mrs. Alexander. She must feel how useless it would be to stir about, that she may as well sit still; that nothing can happen to her after Bartley.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_11_cather_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cnothing can happen to one after Bartley.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned forward, her elbow on her knee, her chin on her hand."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_0": {"text": "'If we sleep in this dreadful place,", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_1": {"text": "'the wild beasts will eat us.", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_2": {"text": "'Cheer up, mother,", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_3": {"text": "'I have a feeling that luck is coming to us.", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_4": {"text": "'Didn't I tell you so?", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_5": {"text": "'Stay here a moment and I will go and see if I can get food and shelter for the night.", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_6": {"text": "'What have you been doing all this time?", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_7": {"text": "'I thought you had been killed by robbers!'", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_8": {"text": "'Oh, just looking round,", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_9": {"text": "'but though I searched everywhere I could find nothing to eat.'", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_10": {"text": "'I am very much afraid that it is a robbers", "narration_text": " And at the next turning they came to a little house, in the window of which a light was burning."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_11": {"text": "'No, it isn't; but still, we had better not stay here,", "narration_text": "They went on for some time, until, sure enough, they came to another house, which also had a light in the window."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_12": {"text": "'especially as there is nothing to eat. Perhaps we shall find another house.'", "narration_text": "They went on for some time, until, sure enough, they came to another house, which also had a light in the window."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_13": {"text": "'We'll go in here,", "narration_text": "The poor queen was, indeed, quite worn out; she could hardly stand for fatigue, and in spite of her terror was half anxious to be persuaded."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_14": {"text": "'No, no; I am afraid!", "narration_text": "The poor queen was, indeed, quite worn out; she could hardly stand for fatigue, and in spite of her terror was half anxious to be persuaded."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_15": {"text": "'We shall be attacked and killed! It is a robbers", "narration_text": "The poor queen was, indeed, quite worn out; she could hardly stand for fatigue, and in spite of her terror was half anxious to be persuaded."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_16": {"text": "'Yes, it looks like it; but we can't help that,", "narration_text": "The poor queen was, indeed, quite worn out; she could hardly stand for fatigue, and in spite of her terror was half anxious to be persuaded."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_17": {"text": "'We have had nothing to eat for hours, and I'", "narration_text": "The poor queen was, indeed, quite worn out; she could hardly stand for fatigue, and in spite of her terror was half anxious to be persuaded."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_18": {"text": "'And there's going to be a storm,", "narration_text": "The poor queen was, indeed, quite worn out; she could hardly stand for fatigue, and in spite of her terror was half anxious to be persuaded."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_19": {"text": "'Well, this looks nice,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_20": {"text": "'You get into bed, mother,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_21": {"text": "'and I'll lie down by the side. Don't be alarmed; you can sleep quite safely till the morning.", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_22": {"text": "'First I'll go out into the forest and see if I can find our road,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_23": {"text": "'Yes, if you will promise me two things,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_24": {"text": "'first that you will take me home to your country and let me be crowned king instead of your son; and secondly, that you will kill him in case he should try to take the throne from me -- if you will not agree to this I shall kill you.'", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_25": {"text": "'Kill my own son!", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_26": {"text": "'You need not do that exactly,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_27": {"text": "'When he returns, just lie on the bed and say that you have been taken ill, and add that you have dreamed that in a forest, a mile away, there are some beautiful apples. If you could only get some of these you would be well again, but if not you will die.'", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_28": {"text": "'I have been through the forest and found the road, so we will start directly we have had some breakfast.'", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_29": {"text": "'Oh, I feel so ill!", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_30": {"text": "'I could not walk a single step; and there is only one thing that will cure me.'", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_31": {"text": "'What is that?", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_32": {"text": "'I dreamed,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_33": {"text": "'that, a mile away, there is a forest where the most beautiful apples grow, and if I could have some of them I should soon be well again.'", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_34": {"text": "'Oh! but dreams don't mean anything,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_35": {"text": "'There is a magician who lives near here. I'll go to him and ask for a spell to cure you.'", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_36": {"text": "'My dreams always mean something,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_37": {"text": "'If I don't get any apples I shall die.", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_38": {"text": "'Well, I'll go,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_39": {"text": "'But I really must have some breakfast first; I shall walk all the faster.'", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_40": {"text": "'If you do not hurry you will find me dead when you come back,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_41": {"text": "'It is no use after all, I can't get up there,", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_42": {"text": "'What am I to do now?'", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_43": {"text": "'What do you want, little dog?", "narration_text": " gone you light the fire and make some coffee. We must eat a good breakfast before we start.'"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_44": {"text": "'Come along in with me.'", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_45": {"text": "'I may as well go and see what is in there,", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_46": {"text": "'it's worth something to have a sword like that.", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_47": {"text": "'What evil fate brought you here?", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_48": {"text": "'It isn't much use for me to tell you lest my lot becomes yours.'", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_49": {"text": "'I am not afraid of that. Tell me who you are and what has brought you here,", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_50": {"text": "'My story is not long,", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_51": {"text": "'I am a princess from Arabia, and twelve robbers who dwell in this place are fighting among themselves as to which shall have me to wife.'", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_52": {"text": "'Shall I save you?", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_53": {"text": "'Yes; but you can't do it. To begin with, how could you break the chain I am bound with?'", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_54": {"text": "'Oh, that's easy enough,", "narration_text": " said he, taking out his sword; and directly it touched the chain the links fell apart and the princess was free."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_55": {"text": "'No, I dare not!", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_56": {"text": "'If we should meet the robbers in the passage they would kill us both.'", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_57": {"text": "'But how long have you been here?", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_58": {"text": "'About twenty years, I think,", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_59": {"text": "'Twenty years!", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_60": {"text": "'Then you had better shut your eyes, for when you have been sitting there so long it might hurt you to go too suddenly into the daylight. So you are the Princess of Arabia, whose beauty is famous throughout all the world! I, too, am a prince.'", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_61": {"text": "'Will you not come back to Arabia and marry me, now you have saved my life?", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_62": {"text": "'Even if my father is living still, he must be old, and after his death you can be king.'", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_63": {"text": "'I cannot do that -- I must live and die in my own country. But at the end of a year I will follow you and marry you.", "narration_text": " And that was all he would say."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_64": {"text": "'I will die before I part from it,", "narration_text": "When the princess was no longer before his eyes, the prince recollected why he had entered the forest, and made all the haste he could back to the robbers' home."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_65": {"text": "'And if at the end of a year I am still living, I will come. I believe I have heard that at the other side of this forest there is a port from which ships sail to Arabia. Let us hasten there at once.'", "narration_text": "When the princess was no longer before his eyes, the prince recollected why he had entered the forest, and made all the haste he could back to the robbers' home."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_66": {"text": "'I wish he were here now. A year is a long time.'", "narration_text": "When the princess was no longer before his eyes, the prince recollected why he had entered the forest, and made all the haste he could back to the robbers' home."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_67": {"text": "'That is a strange fellow! If he had gone into the forest the wild beasts must have eaten him unless he has a powerful charm to protect him. If that is so we must get it away from him.'", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_68": {"text": "'No, he has nothing,", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_69": {"text": "'We must think of a way to get it,", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_70": {"text": "'When he comes in say you are well again, and have some food ready for him. Then, whilst he is eating, tell him you dreamed that he was attacked by wild beasts, and ask him how he managed to escape from them. After he has told you I can easily find a way to take his charm from him.'", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_71": {"text": "'Here are your apples. Now you will soon be well again, and ready to come away with me.'", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_72": {"text": "'Oh, I am better already,", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_73": {"text": "'And see, your dinner is all hot for you, eat it up, and then we will start.'", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_74": {"text": "'I had a horrible dream while you were away. I saw you in a forest full of wild animals, and they were running round you and growling fiercely. How did you manage to escape from them?'", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_75": {"text": "'Oh, it was only a dream!", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_76": {"text": "'But my dreams are always true,", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_77": {"text": "'Tell me how it was.'", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_78": {"text": "'One should tell one's mother everything,", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_79": {"text": "'See, mother, here are a sword and a mail shirt which I found in the first house we entered in the forest, and as long as I carry them nothing can hurt me. That is what saved me from the wild beasts.'", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_80": {"text": "'How can I be thankful enough!", "narration_text": "The prince wondered for some time whether he should tell her or not, but at last he decided to let her into the secret."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_81": {"text": "'Drink this, to please me,", "narration_text": "Immediately he fell asleep; and the robber came in and took away his sword and shirt of mail."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_82": {"text": "'It will do you good after all you've gone through, and make you sleep well.'", "narration_text": "Immediately he fell asleep; and the robber came in and took away his sword and shirt of mail."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_83": {"text": "'What an odd taste it has!", "narration_text": "Immediately he fell asleep; and the robber came in and took away his sword and shirt of mail."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_84": {"text": "'These things belong to my brother,", "narration_text": "Immediately he fell asleep; and the robber came in and took away his sword and shirt of mail."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_85": {"text": "'I am the master now,", "narration_text": "The prince's blood grew cold at these words. Then a thought struck him, and he turned to his mother:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_86": {"text": "'Choose one of two things -- either you must die, or your eyes will be put out, and you will be sent back to the forest.'", "narration_text": "The prince's blood grew cold at these words. Then a thought struck him, and he turned to his mother:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_87": {"text": "'Is this your doing?", "narration_text": " he asked sternly. And though she burst into tears and denied it, the prince knew she was not telling the truth."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_88": {"text": "'\"whilst there is life there is hope.\" I will go back to the forest.'", "narration_text": " he asked sternly. And though she burst into tears and denied it, the prince knew she was not telling the truth."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_89": {"text": "'we will return to your country.'", "narration_text": " he asked sternly. And though she burst into tears and denied it, the prince knew she was not telling the truth."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_90": {"text": "'Why, here is a poor blind fellow!", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_91": {"text": "'No doubt that is the work of the robbers. Let us take him to Arabia with us. Would you like to come, my good man?", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_92": {"text": "'Why, it is the princess's ring!", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_93": {"text": "'Where did it come from?'", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_94": {"text": "'It fell off a blind man's finger,", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_95": {"text": "'He must have stolen it; but I dare say you will be able to return it to the princess.'", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_96": {"text": "'It is the ring I gave my betrothed!", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_97": {"text": "'Take me to him at once.'", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_98": {"text": "'At last you have come! The year is over, and I thought you were dead. Now we will be married immediately.", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_99": {"text": "'I cannot have a blind person to succeed me,", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_100": {"text": "'It is perfectly absurd!'", "narration_text": "The bath-keeper thought it strange that the princess should be betrothed to a blind beggar, but he did as she bade him, and when she saw the prince she cried:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_101": {"text": "'Do you know that it is Midsummer-eve to-night?'", "narration_text": "Two ravens were perched on a bush near by, and the prince, who could understand bird language, heard one of them say:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_102": {"text": "'And do you know that part of the garden which is known as the Queen's Bed?'", "narration_text": "Two ravens were perched on a bush near by, and the prince, who could understand bird language, heard one of them say:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_103": {"text": "'Well, perhaps you don't know this, that whoever has bad eyes, or no eyes at all, should bathe his eye-sockets in the dew that falls there to-night, because then he will get his sight back. Only he must do it between twelve and one o'clock.'", "narration_text": "Two ravens were perched on a bush near by, and the prince, who could understand bird language, heard one of them say:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_104": {"text": "'I can see you!", "narration_text": "Two ravens were perched on a bush near by, and the prince, who could understand bird language, heard one of them say:"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_105": {"text": "'I don't believe it,", "narration_text": " he said to the princess, gazing at her as if he had never seen anything before."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_106": {"text": "'Well, go and hang your handkerchief on a bush, and if I find it at once you must believe me,", "narration_text": " he said to the princess, gazing at her as if he had never seen anything before."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_107": {"text": "'Yes, indeed, you can see,", "narration_text": "The prince wandered on, trying to find his way back to Arabia, until he chanced one day to meet twelve youths, walking gaily through the forest, singing and laughing."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_108": {"text": "'To think that my mother's bed has really given back your sight!", "narration_text": "The prince wandered on, trying to find his way back to Arabia, until he chanced one day to meet twelve youths, walking gaily through the forest, singing and laughing."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_109": {"text": "'I'll join you, if I may,", "narration_text": "The prince wandered on, trying to find his way back to Arabia, until he chanced one day to meet twelve youths, walking gaily through the forest, singing and laughing."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_110": {"text": "'The more the merrier.'", "narration_text": "The prince wandered on, trying to find his way back to Arabia, until he chanced one day to meet twelve youths, walking gaily through the forest, singing and laughing."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_111": {"text": "'Where are you going, my masters?", "narration_text": "The youths thought this sounded easy enough, so they went home with the troll to his castle."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_112": {"text": "'Then come and serve me,", "narration_text": "The youths thought this sounded easy enough, so they went home with the troll to his castle."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_113": {"text": "'there will be plenty to eat and drink, and not much work to do, and if, at the end of a year, you can answer three questions, I'll give you each a sack of gold. Otherwise you must be turned into beasts.'", "narration_text": "The youths thought this sounded easy enough, so they went home with the troll to his castle."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_114": {"text": "'You will find all that you want here,", "narration_text": "One day, as he sat in his own room, he heard the voice of the old troll beneath his window talking to another troll."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_115": {"text": "'and all you need do is to take care of the house, for I am going away, and shall only return when the year is over.'", "narration_text": "One day, as he sat in his own room, he heard the voice of the old troll beneath his window talking to another troll."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_116": {"text": "'To-morrow,", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_117": {"text": "'the year is up.'", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_118": {"text": "'And what questions will you ask?", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_119": {"text": "'First I shall ask how long they have been here -- they don't know, the young fools! Secondly I shall ask what shines on the roof of the castle.'", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_120": {"text": "'The lamp that was stolen by me from the princess as she slept in the garden.'", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_121": {"text": "'And what is the third question?'", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_122": {"text": "'I shall ask where the food and drink they consume every day come from. I steal it from the king's table; but they don't know that.'", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_123": {"text": "'Now I shall ask my questions,", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_124": {"text": "'To begin with: How long have you been here?'", "narration_text": "The young men had been so busy drinking and making merry that they had forgotten all about the agreement, so they remained silent."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_125": {"text": "'What is it that shines on the roof?'", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_126": {"text": "'The sun -- the moon.", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_127": {"text": "'May I answer?", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_128": {"text": "'Yes, certainly,", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_129": {"text": "'The lamp that you stole from the princess whilst she was asleep in the garden.", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_130": {"text": "'Where does the meat and drink you have had here come from?'", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_131": {"text": "'Yes, if you can,", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_132": {"text": "'It comes from the king's table,", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_133": {"text": "'No, we haven't any,", "narration_text": " replied the troll. But the second question was more difficult."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_134": {"text": "'Has your lordship a piece of money for a poor man?", "narration_text": "So they hurried on, and by-and-by up came the prince."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_135": {"text": "'I don't want it,", "narration_text": " said the old man, who was really the troll they had just left in disguise."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_136": {"text": "'re going to save her again without the magic sword I don't know.'", "narration_text": " so generous, here is the princess's lamp, and the princess herself is in the cave where you found her; but how yo"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_137": {"text": "'The things are all beautiful!", "narration_text": " so generous, here is the princess's lamp, and the princess herself is in the cave where you found her; but how yo"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_138": {"text": "'How much would you take for them?'", "narration_text": " so generous, here is the princess's lamp, and the princess herself is in the cave where you found her; but how yo"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_139": {"text": "'Name your own price, your majesty,", "narration_text": " so generous, here is the princess's lamp, and the princess herself is in the cave where you found her; but how yo"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_140": {"text": "'I really don't know what to say,", "narration_text": " so generous, here is the princess's lamp, and the princess herself is in the cave where you found her; but how yo"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_141": {"text": "'Wait till my husband comes back -- men understand such things better; and then, as you are a stranger, he would like to chat with you a little.", "narration_text": " so generous, here is the princess's lamp, and the princess herself is in the cave where you found her; but how yo"}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_142": {"text": "'Come and see all these lovely gold saucepans!", "narration_text": "But, as the robber entered the room, the prince touched him with the magic sword, and he fell to the ground."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_143": {"text": "'Perhaps, now you know me, mother,", "narration_text": "But, as the robber entered the room, the prince touched him with the magic sword, and he fell to the ground."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_144": {"text": "'you had better repent for all the wrong you have done me, or your life will be short.'", "narration_text": "But, as the robber entered the room, the prince touched him with the magic sword, and he fell to the ground."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_145": {"text": "'Oh, have mercy!", "narration_text": "But, as the robber entered the room, the prince touched him with the magic sword, and he fell to the ground."}, "Solo.6056.4992.olivefairybook_23_lang_64kb_146": {"text": "'I could not help it. I was so frightened.'", "narration_text": "But, as the robber entered the room, the prince touched him with the magic sword, and he fell to the ground."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cDame, sir,", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cwe all woke up late.\u201d", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cIs your master up?", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cHow is Monsieur\u2019s arm?", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cBetter. Is your master up?\u201d", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWhich one? the old one or the new one?\u201d", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Pontmercy.\u201d", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron,", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cMy son will bear my title.", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron?", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI will go and see. I will tell him that M. Fauchelevent is here.\u201d", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cNo. Do not tell him that it is I. Tell him that some one wishes to speak to him in private, and mention no name.\u201d", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cI wish to surprise him.\u201d", "narration_text": " Marius obeyed. And then, Cosette, in whom the woman was beginning to dawn, was delighted to be a Baroness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cIt is you, father!", "narration_text": "He continued: his words poured forth, as is the peculiarity of divine paroxysms of joy."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cthat idiot of a Basque had such a mysterious air! But you have come too early. It is only half past twelve. Cosette is asleep.\u201d", "narration_text": "He continued: his words poured forth, as is the peculiarity of divine paroxysms of joy."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cHow glad I am to see you! If you only knew how we missed you yesterday! Good morning, father. How is your hand? Better, is it not?\u201d", "narration_text": "He continued: his words poured forth, as is the peculiarity of divine paroxysms of joy."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI have something to say to you. I am an ex-convict.\u201d", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cI am an ex-convict,", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cThere is nothing the matter with my hand,", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cThere has not been anything the matter with it,", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cIt was fitting that I should be absent from your marriage. I absented myself as much as was in my power. So I invented this injury in order that I might not commit a forgery, that I might not introduce a flaw into the marriage documents, in order that I might escape from signing.\u201d", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWhat is the meaning of this?\u201d", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cThe meaning of it is,", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cthat I have been in the galleys.\u201d", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cYou are driving me mad!", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Pontmercy,", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cI was nineteen years in the galleys. For theft. Then, I was condemned for life for theft, for a second offence. At the present moment, I have broken my ban.\u201d", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cSay all, say all!", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cYou are Cosette\u2019s father!\u201d", "narration_text": "The limit of shrill sounds perceptible can be overleaped, as well in the case of the mind as in that of the ear. These words:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cIt is necessary that you should believe me here, sir; although our oath to others may not be received in law . . .\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean elevated his head with so much majesty of attitude that he seemed to grow even to the ceiling."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201c. . . You will believe me. I the father of Cosette! before God, no. Monsieur le Baron Pontmercy, I am a peasant of Faverolles. I earned my living by pruning trees. My name is not Fauchelevent, but Jean Valjean. I am not related to Cosette. Reassure yourself.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean elevated his head with so much majesty of attitude that he seemed to grow even to the ceiling."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cWho will prove that to me?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean elevated his head with so much majesty of attitude that he seemed to grow even to the ceiling."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI. Since I tell you so.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean elevated his head with so much majesty of attitude that he seemed to grow even to the ceiling."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cdo you tell me all this? Who forces you to do so? You could have kept your secret to yourself. You are neither denounced, nor tracked nor pursued. You have a reason for wantonly making such a revelation. Conclude. There is something more. In what connection do you make this confession? What is your motive?\u201d", "narration_text": "All that Marius experienced was tumultuous and incoherent. Certain gusts of destiny produce these billows in our souls."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cYou ask why I speak? I am neither denounced, nor pursued, nor tracked, you say. Yes! I am denounced! yes! I am tracked! By whom? By myself. It is I who bar the passage to myself, and I drag myself, and I push myself, and I arrest myself, and I execute myself, and when one holds oneself, one is firmly held.\u201d", "narration_text": " replied Jean Valjean in a voice so low and dull that one would have said that he was talking to himself rather than to Marius."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cDo you see that fist?", "narration_text": "Again Jean Valjean paused, swallowing his saliva with an effort, as though his words had a bitter after-taste, and then he went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t you think that it holds that collar in such a wise as not to release it? Well! conscience is another grasp! If one desires to be happy, sir, one must never understand duty; for, as soon as one has comprehended it, it is implacable. One would say that it punished you for comprehending it; but no, it rewards you; for it places you in a hell, where you feel God beside you. One has no sooner lacerated his own entrails than he is at peace with himself.\u201d", "narration_text": "Again Jean Valjean paused, swallowing his saliva with an effort, as though his words had a bitter after-taste, and then he went on:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cIn days gone by, I stole a loaf of bread in order to live; to-day, in order to live, I will not steal a name.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Jean Valjean, raising and lowering his head several times in succession."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cYou do not need that name in order to live?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Jean Valjean, raising and lowering his head several times in succession."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cAh! I understand the matter,", "narration_text": " said Jean Valjean, raising and lowering his head several times in succession."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cWhile, at present, I am relieved.\u201d", "narration_text": "Again he paused; Marius had sprung to his feet with a shudder. Jean Valjean resumed:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cI drag my leg a little. Now you understand why!\u201d", "narration_text": "Again he paused; Marius had sprung to his feet with a shudder. Jean Valjean resumed:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cAnd now, sir, imagine this: I have said nothing, I have remained Monsieur Fauchelevent, I have taken my place in your house, I am one of you, I am in my chamber, I come to breakfast in the morning in slippers, in the evening all three of us go to the play, I accompany Madame Pontmercy to the Tuileries, and to the Place Royale, we are together, you think me your equal; one fine day you are there, and I am there, we are conversing, we are laughing; all at once, you hear a voice shouting this name: \u2018Jean Valjean!\u2019 and behold, that terrible hand, the police, darts from the darkness, and abruptly tears off my mask!\u201d", "narration_text": "Again he paused; Marius had sprung to his feet with a shudder. Jean Valjean resumed:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you say to that?\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius slowly crossed the room, and, when he was quite close to Jean Valjean, he offered the latter his hand."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cYou see that I am right in not holding my peace. Be happy, be in heaven, be the angel of an angel, exist in the sun, be content therewith, and do not trouble yourself about the means which a poor damned wretch takes to open his breast and force his duty to come forth; you have before you, sir, a wretched man.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius slowly crossed the room, and, when he was quite close to Jean Valjean, he offered the latter his hand."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cMy grandfather has friends,", "narration_text": "Marius slowly crossed the room, and, when he was quite close to Jean Valjean, he offered the latter his hand."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cI will procure your pardon.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius slowly crossed the room, and, when he was quite close to Jean Valjean, he offered the latter his hand."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cIt is useless,", "narration_text": "Marius slowly crossed the room, and, when he was quite close to Jean Valjean, he offered the latter his hand."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cI am believed to be dead, and that suffices. The dead are not subjected to surveillance. They are supposed to rot in peace. Death is the same thing as pardon.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius slowly crossed the room, and, when he was quite close to Jean Valjean, he offered the latter his hand."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cMoreover, the friend to whom I have recourse is the doing of my duty; and I need but one pardon, that of my conscience.\u201d", "narration_text": "And, disengaging the hand which Marius held, he added, with a sort of inexorable dignity:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cI will wager that you are talking politics. How stupid that is, instead of being with me!\u201d", "narration_text": "And, disengaging the hand which Marius held, he added, with a sort of inexorable dignity:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cI have caught you in the very act,", "narration_text": "She contemplated herself from head to foot in a long mirror, then exclaimed, in an outburst of ineffable ecstasy:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cJust now, I heard my father Fauchelevent through the door saying: \u2018Conscience . . . doing my duty . . .\u2019 That is politics, indeed it is. I will not have it. People should not talk politics the very next day. It is not right.\u201d", "narration_text": "She contemplated herself from head to foot in a long mirror, then exclaimed, in an outburst of ineffable ecstasy:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cYou are mistaken. Cosette,", "narration_text": "She contemplated herself from head to foot in a long mirror, then exclaimed, in an outburst of ineffable ecstasy:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cwe are talking business. We are discussing the best investment of your six hundred thousand francs . . .\u201d", "narration_text": "She contemplated herself from head to foot in a long mirror, then exclaimed, in an outburst of ineffable ecstasy:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cThat is not it at all,", "narration_text": "She contemplated herself from head to foot in a long mirror, then exclaimed, in an outburst of ineffable ecstasy:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cI am coming. Does anybody want me here?\u201d", "narration_text": "She contemplated herself from head to foot in a long mirror, then exclaimed, in an outburst of ineffable ecstasy:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cThere was once a King and a Queen. Oh! how happy I am!\u201d", "narration_text": "She contemplated herself from head to foot in a long mirror, then exclaimed, in an outburst of ineffable ecstasy:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cI am going to install myself near you in an easy-chair, we breakfast in half an hour, you shall say anything you like, I know well that men must talk, and I will be very good.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cWe are talking business.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cI have opened my window, a flock of pierrots has arrived in the garden, \u2014 Birds, not maskers. To-day is Ash-Wednesday; but not for the birds.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cI tell you that we are talking business, go, my little Cosette, leave us alone for a moment. We are talking figures. That will bore you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cYou have a charming cravat on this morning, Marius. You are very dandified, monseigneur. No, it will not bore me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cI assure you that it will bore you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cNo. Since it is you. I shall not understand you, but I shall listen to you. When one hears the voices of those whom one loves, one does not need to understand the words that they utter. That we should be here together \u2014 that is all that I desire. I shall remain with you, bah!\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cYou are my beloved Cosette! Impossible.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cImpossible!\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cI was going to tell you some news. I could have told you that your grandfather is still asleep, that your aunt is at mass, that the chimney in my father Fauchelevent\u2019s room smokes, that Nicolette has sent for the chimney-sweep, that Toussaint and Nicolette have already quarrelled, that Nicolette makes sport of Toussaint\u2019s stammer. Well, you shall know nothing. Ah! it is impossible? you shall see, gentlemen, that I, in my turn, can say: It is impossible. Then who will be caught? I beseech you, my little Marius, let me stay here with you two.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cI swear to you, that it is indispensable that we should be alone.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cWell, am I anybody?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean had not uttered a single word. Cosette turned to him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cIn the first place, father, I want you to come and embrace me. What do you mean by not saying anything instead of taking my part? who gave me such a father as that? You must perceive that my family life is very unhappy. My husband beats me. Come, embrace me instantly.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean dropped a kiss upon that brow whereon rested a celestial gleam."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cAs for you, I shall make a face at you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean dropped a kiss upon that brow whereon rested a celestial gleam."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cFather, you are pale. Does your arm hurt you?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean dropped a kiss upon that brow whereon rested a celestial gleam."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cDid you sleep badly?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean dropped a kiss upon that brow whereon rested a celestial gleam."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cEmbrace me if you are well, if you sleep well, if you are content, I will not scold you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean dropped a kiss upon that brow whereon rested a celestial gleam."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cNow, defend me against my husband.\u201d", "narration_text": "And with an adorable shrug of the shoulders, and an indescribably exquisite pout, she glanced at Marius."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cGet angry, father. Say that I must stay. You can certainly talk before me. So you think me very silly. What you say is astonishing! business, placing money in a bank a great matter truly. Men make mysteries out of nothing. I am very pretty this morning. Look at me, Marius.\u201d", "narration_text": "And with an adorable shrug of the shoulders, and an indescribably exquisite pout, she glanced at Marius."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cI adore you!", "narration_text": "And with an adorable shrug of the shoulders, and an indescribably exquisite pout, she glanced at Marius."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cI shall stay.\u201d", "narration_text": "Two seconds later, the door opened once more, her fresh and rosy head was again thrust between the two leaves, and she cried to them:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cNo, not that,", "narration_text": "Two seconds later, the door opened once more, her fresh and rosy head was again thrust between the two leaves, and she cried to them:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cWe have to finish something.\u201d", "narration_text": "Two seconds later, the door opened once more, her fresh and rosy head was again thrust between the two leaves, and she cried to them:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cStill no?\u201d", "narration_text": "Two seconds later, the door opened once more, her fresh and rosy head was again thrust between the two leaves, and she cried to them:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cI assure you, Cosette, that it is impossible.\u201d", "narration_text": "Two seconds later, the door opened once more, her fresh and rosy head was again thrust between the two leaves, and she cried to them:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201cAh! you put on your man\u2019s voice, sir. That is well, I go. You, father, have not upheld me. Monsieur my father, monsieur my husband, you are tyrants. I shall go and tell grandpapa. If you think that I am going to return and talk platitudes to you, you are mistaken. I am proud. I shall wait for you now. You shall see, that it is you who are going to be bored without me. I am going, it is well.\u201d", "narration_text": "Two seconds later, the door opened once more, her fresh and rosy head was again thrust between the two leaves, and she cried to them:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cI am very angry indeed.\u201d", "narration_text": "Two seconds later, the door opened once more, her fresh and rosy head was again thrust between the two leaves, and she cried to them:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201cwhen she finds out . . .\u201d", "narration_text": "At that word Jean Valjean trembled in every limb. He fixed on Marius a bewildered eye."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cCosette! oh yes, it is true, you are going to tell Cosette about this. That is right. Stay, I had not thought of that. One has the strength for one thing, but not for another. Sir, I conjure you, I entreat now, sir, give me your most sacred word of honor, that you will not tell her. Is it not enough that you should know it? I have been able to say it myself without being forced to it, I could have told it to the universe, to the whole world, \u2014 it was all one to me. But she, she does not know what it is, it would terrify her. What, a convict! we should be obliged to explain matters to her, to say to her: \u2018He is a man who has been in the galleys.\u2019 She saw the chain-gang pass by one day. Oh! My God!", "narration_text": "At that word Jean Valjean trembled in every limb. He fixed on Marius a bewildered eye."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201cOh! would that I could die!\u201d", "narration_text": "He remained in thought for a moment, mechanically passing the tip of his fore-finger across his thumb-nail, then he lifted up his voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cBe at your ease,", "narration_text": "He remained in thought for a moment, mechanically passing the tip of his fore-finger across his thumb-nail, then he lifted up his voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201cI will keep your secret for myself alone.\u201d", "narration_text": "He remained in thought for a moment, mechanically passing the tip of his fore-finger across his thumb-nail, then he lifted up his voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cIt is impossible that I should not speak a word to you with regard to the deposit which you have so faithfully and honestly remitted. That is an act of probity. It is just that some recompense should be bestowed on you. Fix the sum yourself, it shall be counted out to you. Do not fear to set it very high.\u201d", "narration_text": "He remained in thought for a moment, mechanically passing the tip of his fore-finger across his thumb-nail, then he lifted up his voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_91": {"text": "\u201cI thank you, sir,", "narration_text": "He remained in thought for a moment, mechanically passing the tip of his fore-finger across his thumb-nail, then he lifted up his voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_92": {"text": "\u201cAll is nearly over. But one last thing remains for me . . .\u201d", "narration_text": "He remained in thought for a moment, mechanically passing the tip of his fore-finger across his thumb-nail, then he lifted up his voice:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_93": {"text": "\u201cNow that you know, do you think, sir, you, who are the master, that I ought not to see Cosette any more?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean struggled with what seemed a last hesitation, and, without voice, without breath, he stammered rather than said:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_94": {"text": "\u201cI think that would be better,", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean struggled with what seemed a last hesitation, and, without voice, without breath, he stammered rather than said:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_95": {"text": "\u201cI shall never see her more,", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean struggled with what seemed a last hesitation, and, without voice, without breath, he stammered rather than said:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_96": {"text": "\u201cYou shall come every evening,", "narration_text": " murmured Jean Valjean. And he directed his steps towards the door."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_97": {"text": "\u201cand Cosette will be waiting for you.\u201d", "narration_text": " murmured Jean Valjean. And he directed his steps towards the door."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_36_hugo_64kb_98": {"text": "\u201cYou are kind, sir,", "narration_text": " murmured Jean Valjean. And he directed his steps towards the door."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cShe\u2019s a dear, unworldly little thing,", "narration_text": "So sorry I can\u2019t see you. Will you come and dine with me Sunday evening at half-past seven?"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cmore like the stage people of my young days \u2014 folk of simple manners. There aren\u2019t many such left. American tours have spoiled them, I\u2019m afraid. They have all grown very smart. Lamb wouldn\u2019t care a great deal about many of them, I fancy.\u201d", "narration_text": "So sorry I can\u2019t see you. Will you come and dine with me Sunday evening at half-past seven?"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m so pleased that you think me worth that yellow dress, you know,", "narration_text": " he said, taking her hand and looking her over admiringly from the toes of her canary slippers to her smoothly parted brown hair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cYes, it\u2019s very, very pretty. Every one at Lady Walford\u2019s was looking at it.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, taking her hand and looking her over admiringly from the toes of her canary slippers to her smoothly parted brown hair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cIs that why you think it pretty? I\u2019ve no need for fine clothes in Mac\u2019s play this time, so I can afford a few duddies for myself. It\u2019s owing to that same chance, by the way, that I am able to ask you to dinner. I don\u2019t need Marie to dress me this season, so she keeps house for me, and my little Galway girl has gone home for a visit. I should never have asked you if Molly had been here, for I remember you don\u2019t like English cookery.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, taking her hand and looking her over admiringly from the toes of her canary slippers to her smoothly parted brown hair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cI haven\u2019t had a chance yet to tell you what a jolly little place I think this is. Where did you get those etchings? They\u2019re quite unusual, aren\u2019t they?\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, taking her hand and looking her over admiringly from the toes of her canary slippers to her smoothly parted brown hair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cLady Westmere sent them to me from Rome last Christmas. She is very much interested in the American artist who did them. They are all sketches made about the Villa d\u2019Este, you see. He painted that group of cypresses for the Salon, and it was bought for the Luxembourg.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, taking her hand and looking her over admiringly from the toes of her canary slippers to her smoothly parted brown hair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s the air of the whole place here that I like. You haven\u2019t got anything that doesn\u2019t belong. Seems to me it looks particularly well to-night. And you have so many flowers. I like these little yellow irises.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, taking her hand and looking her over admiringly from the toes of her canary slippers to her smoothly parted brown hair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cRooms always look better by lamplight \u2014 in London, at least. Though Marie is clean \u2014 really clean, as the French are. Why do you look at the flowers so critically? Marie got them all fresh in Covent Garden market yesterday morning.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, taking her hand and looking her over admiringly from the toes of her canary slippers to her smoothly parted brown hair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI can\u2019t tell you how glad I am to have you so pretty and comfortable here, and to hear every one saying such nice things about you. You\u2019ve got awfully nice friends,", "narration_text": " he said, taking her hand and looking her over admiringly from the toes of her canary slippers to her smoothly parted brown hair."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cThose fellows are all very loyal, even Mainhall. They don\u2019t talk of any one else as they do of you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marie opened the door and smilingly announced that dinner was served."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve a neat little sum in the bank, too, now, and I own a mite of a hut in Galway. It\u2019s not worth much, but I love it. I\u2019ve managed to save something every year, and that with helping my three sisters now and then, and tiding poor Cousin Mike over bad seasons. He\u2019s that gifted, you know, but he will drink and loses more good engagements than other fellows ever get. And I\u2019ve traveled a bit, too.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marie opened the door and smilingly announced that dinner was served."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cis the tiniest place you have ever seen.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was a tiny room, hung all round with French prints, above which ran a shelf full of china. Hilda saw Alexander look up at it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s not particularly rare,", "narration_text": "It was a tiny room, hung all round with French prints, above which ran a shelf full of china. Hilda saw Alexander look up at it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cbut some of it was my mother\u2019s. Heaven knows how she managed to keep it whole, through all our wanderings, or in what baskets and bundles and theatre trunks it hasn\u2019t been stowed away. We always had our tea out of those blue cups when I was a little girl, sometimes in the queerest lodgings, and sometimes on a trunk at the theatre \u2014 queer theatres, for that matter.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was a tiny room, hung all round with French prints, above which ran a shelf full of china. Hilda saw Alexander look up at it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cI have some champagne for you, too. I don\u2019t drink it myself, but I like to see it behave when it\u2019s poured. There is nothing else that looks so jolly.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was a tiny room, hung all round with French prints, above which ran a shelf full of china. Hilda saw Alexander look up at it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cThank you. But I don\u2019t like it so well as this.", "narration_text": "It was a tiny room, hung all round with French prints, above which ran a shelf full of china. Hilda saw Alexander look up at it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cYou have traveled, you say. Have you been in Paris much these late years?\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley looked at Hilda across the yellow light of the candles and broke into a low, happy laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes, I go over to Paris often. There are few changes in the old Quarter. Dear old Madame Anger is dead \u2014 but perhaps you don\u2019t remember her?\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley looked at Hilda across the yellow light of the candles and broke into a low, happy laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t I, though! I\u2019m so sorry to hear it. How did her son turn out? I remember how she saved and scraped for him, and how he always lay abed till ten o\u2019clock. He was the laziest fellow at the Beaux Arts; and that\u2019s saying a good deal.\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley looked at Hilda across the yellow light of the candles and broke into a low, happy laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cWell, he is still clever and lazy. They say he is a good architect when he will work. He\u2019s a big, handsome creature, and he hates Americans as much as ever. But Angel \u2014 do you remember Angel?\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley looked at Hilda across the yellow light of the candles and broke into a low, happy laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cPerfectly. Did she ever get back to Brittany and her bains de mer?\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley looked at Hilda across the yellow light of the candles and broke into a low, happy laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cAh, no. Poor Angel! She got tired of cooking and scouring the coppers in Madame Anger\u2019s little kitchen, so she ran away with a soldier, and then with another soldier. Too bad! She still lives about the Quarter, and, though there is always a soldat, she has become a blanchisseuse de fin. She did my blouses beautifully the last time I was there, and was so delighted to see me again. I gave her all my old clothes, even my old hats, though she always wears her Breton headdress. Her hair is still like flax, and her blue eyes are just like a baby\u2019s, and she has the same three freckles on her little nose, and talks about going back to her bains de mer.\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley looked at Hilda across the yellow light of the candles and broke into a low, happy laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cHow jolly it was being young, Hilda! Do you remember that first walk we took together in Paris? We walked down to the Place Saint-Michel to buy some lilacs. Do you remember how sweet they smelled?\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley looked at Hilda across the yellow light of the candles and broke into a low, happy laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cIndeed I do. Come, we\u2019ll have our coffee in the other room, and you can smoke.\u201d", "narration_text": "Bartley looked at Hilda across the yellow light of the candles and broke into a low, happy laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cWhat a warm, soft spring evening that was,", "narration_text": "Hilda rose quickly, as if she wished to change the drift of their talk, but Bartley found it pleasant to continue it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cand the sky, over the bridges, was just the color of the lilacs. We walked on down by the river, didn\u2019t we?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda laughed and looked at him questioningly. He saw a gleam in her eyes that he remembered even better than the episode he was recalling."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cIt was on the Quai we met that woman who was crying so bitterly. I gave her a spray of lilac, I remember, and you gave her a franc. I was frightened at your prodigality.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda laughed and looked at him questioningly. He saw a gleam in her eyes that he remembered even better than the episode he was recalling."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI expect it was the last franc I had. What a strong brown face she had, and very tragic. She looked at us with such despair and longing, out from under her black shawl. What she wanted from us was neither our flowers nor our francs, but just our youth. I remember it touched me so. I would have given her some of mine off my back, if I could. I had enough and to spare then,", "narration_text": "Hilda laughed and looked at him questioningly. He saw a gleam in her eyes that he remembered even better than the episode he was recalling."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cGod give you a happy love!", "narration_text": " he murmured lazily, as Marie came in to take away the coffee."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cDear me, why did you do that? I had quite forgotten \u2014 I was back there. It was very jolly,", "narration_text": " he murmured lazily, as Marie came in to take away the coffee."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cWell, we are neither of us twenty now, you know. Have I told you about my new play? Mac is writing one; really for me this time. You see, I\u2019m coming on.\u201d", "narration_text": "He was looking at her round slender figure, as she stood by the piano, turning over a pile of music, and he felt the energy in every line of it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve seen nothing else. What kind of a part is it? Shall you wear yellow gowns? I hope so.\u201d", "narration_text": "He was looking at her round slender figure, as she stood by the piano, turning over a pile of music, and he felt the energy in every line of it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cNo, it isn\u2019t a dress-up part. He doesn\u2019t seem to fancy me in fine feathers. He says I ought to be minding the pigs at home, and I suppose I ought. But he\u2019s given me some good Irish songs. Listen.\u201d", "narration_text": "He was looking at her round slender figure, as she stood by the piano, turning over a pile of music, and he felt the energy in every line of it."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cSing \u2018The Harp That Once,\u2019 Hilda. You used to sing it so well.\u201d", "narration_text": "She sat down at the piano and sang. When she finished, Alexander shook himself out of a reverie."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cNonsense. Of course I can\u2019t really sing, except the way my mother and grandmother did before me. Most actresses nowadays learn to sing properly, so I tried a master; but he confused me, just!\u201d", "narration_text": "She sat down at the piano and sang. When she finished, Alexander shook himself out of a reverie."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cAll the same, sing it, Hilda.\u201d", "narration_text": "She sat down at the piano and sang. When she finished, Alexander shook himself out of a reverie."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s really too warm in this room to sing. Don\u2019t you feel it?\u201d", "narration_text": " She pushed his hand away quickly and stood looking out into the deserted square."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cAren\u2019t you afraid to let the wind low like that on your neck? Can\u2019t I get a scarf or something?\u201d", "narration_text": " She pushed his hand away quickly and stood looking out into the deserted square."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cAsk a theatre lady if she\u2019s afraid of drafts!", "narration_text": " She pushed his hand away quickly and stood looking out into the deserted square."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cBut perhaps, as I\u2019m so warm \u2014 give me your handkerchief. There, just in front.", "narration_text": " She pushed his hand away quickly and stood looking out into the deserted square."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cThere, that will do. It looks like a bib.", "narration_text": " She pushed his hand away quickly and stood looking out into the deserted square."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cIsn\u2019t London a tomb on Sunday night?\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander caught the agitation in her voice. He stood a little behind her, and tried to steady himself as he said:"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s soft and misty. See how white the stars are.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander caught the agitation in her voice. He stood a little behind her, and tried to steady himself as he said:"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cHere, take it. You must go now, Bartley. Good-night.\u201d", "narration_text": "She caught his handkerchief from her throat and thrust it at him without turning round."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cYou are giving me a chance?\u201d", "narration_text": "She caught his handkerchief from her throat and thrust it at him without turning round."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_04_cather_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cYes. Take it and go. This isn\u2019t fair, you know. Good-night.\u201d", "narration_text": "She caught his handkerchief from her throat and thrust it at him without turning round."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cflat round cap, close-cut hair, narrow falling bands, coarse side coat, close hose, cloth stockings,", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cYe shall constantly and devoutly on your knees every day serve God, morning and evening", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cavoid evil company, to make speedy return when sent on his master\u2019s business, to be fair, gentle and lowly in speech and carriage with all men,", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cvarlet\u2019s budget \u2014 a mere Italian common knave, no better than myself,", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cmen may not rate it but as a scarlet cock\u2019s comb, since all men be but fools, and the sole question is, who among them hath wit enough to live by his folly.", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cAnd whither away now, youngsters?", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cTo St. John\u2019s Wood! The good greenwood, uncle,", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cThou too, Ambrose?", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cFor once away from thine ink and thy books!\u201d", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cmine heart warms to the woodlands once more. Uncle, would that thou couldst come.\u201d", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWould that I could, boy! We three would show these lads of Cockayne what three foresters know of wood craft! But it may not be. Were I once there the old blood might stir again and I might bring you into trouble, and ye have not two faces under one hood as I have! So fare ye well, I wish you many a bagful of nuts!\u201d", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cGiles has promised me none,", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cnor Ambrose.\u201d", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cWhy sure, little mistress, thou\u2019lt have enough to crack thy teeth on!", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cThey ought to bring theirs to me,", "narration_text": " Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWant must be thy master then.", "narration_text": "Giles, who looked on Dennet as a kind of needful appendage to the Dragon, a piece of property of his own, about whom he need take no trouble, merely laughed and said,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cLook here, pretty mistress,", "narration_text": "Giles, who looked on Dennet as a kind of needful appendage to the Dragon, a piece of property of his own, about whom he need take no trouble, merely laughed and said,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cthere dwells by me a poor little maid nigh about thine age, who never goeth further out than to St. Paul\u2019s minster, nor plucketh flower, nor hath sweet cake, nor manchet bread, nor sugar-stick, nay, and scarce ever saw English hazel-nut nor blackberry. \u2019Tis for her that I want to gather them.\u201d", "narration_text": "Giles, who looked on Dennet as a kind of needful appendage to the Dragon, a piece of property of his own, about whom he need take no trouble, merely laughed and said,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cIs she thy master\u2019s daughter?", "narration_text": "Giles, who looked on Dennet as a kind of needful appendage to the Dragon, a piece of property of his own, about whom he need take no trouble, merely laughed and said,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cNay, my master hath no children, but she dwelleth near him.\u201d", "narration_text": " at the same time dealing a dexterous blow under the cap, which sent the blackberries up into Ambrose\u2019s face."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cI will send her some, and likewise of mine own comfits and cakes,", "narration_text": " at the same time dealing a dexterous blow under the cap, which sent the blackberries up into Ambrose\u2019s face."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cOnly thou must bring all to me first.\u201d", "narration_text": " at the same time dealing a dexterous blow under the cap, which sent the blackberries up into Ambrose\u2019s face."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s a bargain then, little mistress?\u201d", "narration_text": " at the same time dealing a dexterous blow under the cap, which sent the blackberries up into Ambrose\u2019s face."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cI keep my word,", "narration_text": " at the same time dealing a dexterous blow under the cap, which sent the blackberries up into Ambrose\u2019s face."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cHere\u2019s a skulker! Here\u2019s one of the black guard! Off to thy fellows, varlet!", "narration_text": " at the same time dealing a dexterous blow under the cap, which sent the blackberries up into Ambrose\u2019s face."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cSo much for a knave that serves rascally strangers! Here! hand over that bag of nuts!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cTwo against one!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cStand by, Ambrose; I\u2019ll give the coward his deserts.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cThou must purchase it!", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cThy bag of nuts, in return for the berries thou hast wasted!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cI marvel these fine fellows \u2019scaped our company,", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cAre we in the right track, thinkst thou? Here is a pool I marked not before,", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cNay, we can\u2019t be far astray while we see St. Paul\u2019s spire and the Tower full before us,", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cPlainer marks than we had at home.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cThat may be. Only where is the safe footing?", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cI wish we had not lost sight of the others!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cPish! what good are a pack of City lubbers!", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t we know a quagmire when we see one, better than they do?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cHark, they are shouting for us.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cNot they! That\u2019s a falconer\u2019s call. There\u2019s another whistle! See, there\u2019s the hawk. She\u2019s going down the wind, as I\u2019m alive,", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cHa! my good lad! Are there any more of ye?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cNot nigh, I fear,", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cSoh! Lie down, boy, behind that bunch of osier. Hold out thy pole. Let me see thine hands. Thou art but a straw, but, our Lady be my speed! Now hangs England on a pair of wrists!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cThanks, good lad, well done,", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cThose fellows! where are they?", "narration_text": " said Ambrose, beholding with some dismay the breadth of the shoulders which were all that appeared above the turbid water."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cmy mouth is too full of slime.\u201d", "narration_text": "Ambrose blew a loud shrill call, but it seemed to reach no one but Stephen, whom he presently saw dashing towards them."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cHere is my brother coming, sir,", "narration_text": "Ambrose blew a loud shrill call, but it seemed to reach no one but Stephen, whom he presently saw dashing towards them."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cHa! hast thou got her? Why, flat-caps as ye are, ye put all my fellows to shame! How now, thou errant bird, dost know thy master, or take him for a mud wall? Kite that thou art, to have led me such a dance! And what\u2019s your name, my brave lads? Ye must have been bred to wood-craft.\u201d", "narration_text": "Ambrose blew a loud shrill call, but it seemed to reach no one but Stephen, whom he presently saw dashing towards them."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cWot ye how to get out of this quagmire?", "narration_text": "Ambrose explained both their parentage and their present occupation, but was apparently heeded but little."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cI never was here before, sir,", "narration_text": "Ambrose explained both their parentage and their present occupation, but was apparently heeded but little."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cbut yonder lies the Tower, and if we keep along by this dyke, it must lead us out somewhere.\u201d", "narration_text": "Ambrose explained both their parentage and their present occupation, but was apparently heeded but little."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cWell said, boy, I must be moving, or the mud will dry on me, and I shall stand here as though I were turned to stone by the Gorgon\u2019s head! So have with thee! Go on first, master hawk-tamer. What will bear thee will bear me!\u201d", "narration_text": "Ambrose explained both their parentage and their present occupation, but was apparently heeded but little."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201can it had not been for this good lad, ye would never have heard more of the majesty of England! Swallowed in a quagmire had made a new end for a king, and ye would have to brook the little Scot.\u201d", "narration_text": "Ambrose explained both their parentage and their present occupation, but was apparently heeded but little."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll not forget you, my lads. Keep that!", "narration_text": "Ambrose explained both their parentage and their present occupation, but was apparently heeded but little."}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201c\u2019tis a token that maybe will serve thee, for I shall know it again. And thou, my black-eyed lad \u2014 My purse, Howard!\u201d", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cYet mayhap he might do something for thee, friend Ambrose,", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cCommend thee to some post in his chapel royal, or put thee into some college, since such is thy turn. How sayst thou, Master Randall, shall he send in this same token, and make his petition?\u201d", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cIf a foo \u2014 if a plain man may be heard where the wise hath spoken,", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201che had best abstain. Kings love not to be minded of mishaps, and our Hal\u2019s humour is not to be reckoned on! Lay up the toy in case of need, but an thou claim overmuch he may mind thee in a fashion not to thy taste.\u201d", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cSure our King is of a more generous mould!", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cHe is like other men, good mistress, just as you know how to have him, and he is scarce like to be willing to be minded of the taste of mire, or of floundering like a hog in a salt marsh. Ha! ha!", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cCome thou home now,", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.8597.8280.armourersprentices_12_yonge_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cmy good woman hath been in a mortal fright about thee, and would have me come out to seek after thee. Such are the women folk, Master Headley. Let them have but a lad to look after, and they\u2019ll bleat after him like an old ewe that has lost her lamb.\u201d", "narration_text": " he added, as Ambrose, on his knee, would have given him back the whistle,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'Now, my dear, this sort of thing is all very well, no doubt; but I don't care about it. I'", "narration_text": "And, removing his boots, he followed the Queen into the Palace, as she led the way with a baleful expression upon her dark and inscrutable face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'he was merely unwilling to spoil the drugget, he might easily remove his boots, which were extremely muddy -- for a monarch's.'", "narration_text": "And, removing his boots, he followed the Queen into the Palace, as she led the way with a baleful expression upon her dark and inscrutable face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'Well, well, my dear, be it so,", "narration_text": "And, removing his boots, he followed the Queen into the Palace, as she led the way with a baleful expression upon her dark and inscrutable face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'I did not intend to chide you. It is only that I have grown so accustomed to the frugal, hardy life of a camp, that I have imbibed a soldier's contempt for luxury.'", "narration_text": "And, removing his boots, he followed the Queen into the Palace, as she led the way with a baleful expression upon her dark and inscrutable face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'You prophesy, do you not?", "narration_text": "And, removing his boots, he followed the Queen into the Palace, as she led the way with a baleful expression upon her dark and inscrutable face."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'might we beg you to favour us with a prediction -- just a little one?'", "narration_text": "But, upon being pressed, she gave way at last, after declaring with a little giggle that she was perfectly certain nobody would believe a single word she said."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'I see before me,", "narration_text": "But, upon being pressed, she gave way at last, after declaring with a little giggle that she was perfectly certain nobody would believe a single word she said."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'a proud and stately pile -- but enter not. See ye yon ghoul among the chimney-pots, yon amphisboena in the back garden? And the scent of gore pervades it!'", "narration_text": "At this even their politeness could not restrain a gesture of incredulity, but she heeded it not, and continued:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'It is no happy home that is thus described!", "narration_text": "At this even their politeness could not restrain a gesture of incredulity, but she heeded it not, and continued:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'But the Finger of Fate is slowly unwound, and the Hand of Destiny steps in to pace the marble halls with heavy tramp. And know, old men, that the Inevitable is not wholly unconnected with the Probable!'", "narration_text": "At this even their politeness could not restrain a gesture of incredulity, but she heeded it not, and continued:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'Who is this that I see next -- this regal warrior bounding over the blazing battlements in brazen panoply?'", "narration_text": "Here Cassandra stopped, with the remark that that was all -- as there were limits even to the marvellous faculty of second-sight."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'That must be Agamemnon,", "narration_text": "Here Cassandra stopped, with the remark that that was all -- as there were limits even to the marvellous faculty of second-sight."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'That may be the custom in Troy,", "narration_text": "Here Cassandra stopped, with the remark that that was all -- as there were limits even to the marvellous faculty of second-sight."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'but if she means to behave like that here -- well!'", "narration_text": "Here Cassandra stopped, with the remark that that was all -- as there were limits even to the marvellous faculty of second-sight."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'Hi, here, somebody -- help! They've turned on the hot water, and I can't turn it off again!'", "narration_text": "At this point the Queen appeared at the head of the marble steps, down which she glided cautiously and came towards them, evidently in a condition of suppressed excitement."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'What a beautiful evening!", "narration_text": "At this point the Queen appeared at the head of the marble steps, down which she glided cautiously and came towards them, evidently in a condition of suppressed excitement."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'Agamemnon is with his ancestors,", "narration_text": " glad of it -- so now! But tell me, ye aged ones,' she added with one of her quick transitions, 'have I done well?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'I sewed up the sleeves of his bathing-gown and I drugged his coffee, and then from afar I turned on the hot water. And he is boiled, and it serves him right, and I'", "narration_text": " glad of it -- so now! But tell me, ye aged ones,' she added with one of her quick transitions, 'have I done well?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'In our opinion, O Queen,", "narration_text": " glad of it -- so now! But tell me, ye aged ones,' she added with one of her quick transitions, 'have I done well?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'the deed was a hasty one, and accomplished without sufficient consideration.'", "narration_text": " glad of it -- so now! But tell me, ye aged ones,' she added with one of her quick transitions, 'have I done well?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'so ye would rate me like a girl! Am I not your sovereign mistress? Guard, seize these insolents!'", "narration_text": " glad of it -- so now! But tell me, ye aged ones,' she added with one of her quick transitions, 'have I done well?'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'Citizens! Argives!", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'I am sure you will all be very sorry and disappointed to hear that your beloved sovereign, so lately restored to us", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'you -- you've -- had your bath?'", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'I happened to observe that someone had thoughtfully sewn up the armholes of my dressing-gown, and that the coffee had a particularly nasty smell in it, and so, somehow, I thought I would rather wait. And then the boiling water came rushing in, and I saw there had been a little mistake somewhere. So it occurred to me that I too would dissemble and see what came of it, and I shouted for help. I think I see it all now.'", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'was to have been my fate? I was to return, a war-worn warrior, to the hearth and home from which I had been absent so long -- so long -- to be ruthlessly parboiled the very moment after my arrival, by the partner of my throne! Was this kind -- was this wifely, Clytemnestra?'", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'That comes so well from you, does it not?", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'Why -- why -- what do you mean?", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'You know very well what I mean,", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'Bah! why play the hypocrite with me?'", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'Is it possible,", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'that you can suspect me of not having been near Troy all this time -- tell me, Clytemnestra -- is this monstrous thing possible?'", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'I know you haven't!'", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'What -- when I tell you that there is a poet, a fellow called Homer or something, who has got a sort of reputation already by putting the campaign into verses, rather long, but quite readable (you must order them); well, there's a lot about me in them.'", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'Did Homer see you there?'", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'Now that's a most ridiculous question,", "narration_text": " (here she broke down with the naturalness of a great artist) -- 'that our beloved sovereign is -- by a most deplorable and unaccountable lack of precaution -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'the poet's blind, Clytemnestra, quite blind. But I will not argue -- you must be content with a warrior's assurance.'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'You've been looking in my pockets!'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'and now what have you to say for yourself? I don't believe there is any such place as Troy.'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'There is indeed,", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'I can show it to you on the map!'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'if there is, you never went near it!'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'Send those people away,", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'and I will tell you all!'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'pick up a little character.'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'I will have no little characters in my palace, Agamemnon.'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'And if I have erred, my love,", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'excuse me, but I cannot help thinking that the means devised for my correction were unnecessarily severe!'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_48": {"text": "'They were nothing of the sort,", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_49": {"text": "'you deserved it all -- and worse!'", "narration_text": "Agamemnon took them all helplessly; all his virtuous indignation had evaporated, and he looked very red and foolish as he said with a kind of nervous laugh,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_50": {"text": "'why not let bygones be bygones?", "narration_text": " But Clytemnestra's reply was that she would be quite willing to permit this when they were bygones, which, at present, she added, they were very far from being."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_07_anstey_64kb_51": {"text": "'H\u00e6mabronteion,", "narration_text": "This speech (which was not unlike some he had heard in thrilling dramas at the"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cYes \u2014 I took it.\u201d", "narration_text": "He gave the most mournful, thoughtful little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cWhat did you take it for?\u201d", "narration_text": "He gave the most mournful, thoughtful little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cTo see what you said about me.\u201d", "narration_text": "He gave the most mournful, thoughtful little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cYou opened the letter?\u201d", "narration_text": "He gave the most mournful, thoughtful little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cI opened it.\u201d", "narration_text": "He gave the most mournful, thoughtful little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cAnd you found nothing!", "narration_text": "He gave the most mournful, thoughtful little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cNothing, nothing!", "narration_text": "He gave the most mournful, thoughtful little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cNothing, nothing,", "narration_text": "He gave the most mournful, thoughtful little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cSo what have you done with it?\u201d", "narration_text": " He appeared now to be thinking of something far off and that reached him only through the pressure of his anxiety. Yet it did reach him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve burned it.\u201d", "narration_text": " He appeared now to be thinking of something far off and that reached him only through the pressure of his anxiety. Yet it did reach him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cIs that what you did at school?\u201d", "narration_text": " He appeared now to be thinking of something far off and that reached him only through the pressure of his anxiety. Yet it did reach him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cAt school?\u201d", "narration_text": " He appeared now to be thinking of something far off and that reached him only through the pressure of his anxiety. Yet it did reach him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cDid you take letters? \u2014 or other things?\u201d", "narration_text": " He appeared now to be thinking of something far off and that reached him only through the pressure of his anxiety. Yet it did reach him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cOther things?", "narration_text": " He appeared now to be thinking of something far off and that reached him only through the pressure of his anxiety. Yet it did reach him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cDid I steal?\u201d", "narration_text": " He appeared now to be thinking of something far off and that reached him only through the pressure of his anxiety. Yet it did reach him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWas it for that you mightn\u2019t go back?\u201d", "narration_text": " He appeared now to be thinking of something far off and that reached him only through the pressure of his anxiety. Yet it did reach him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cDid you know I mightn\u2019t go back?\u201d", "narration_text": "He gave me at this the longest and strangest look."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cI know everything.\u201d", "narration_text": "He gave me at this the longest and strangest look."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cEverything. Therefore did you \u2014 ?", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cNo. I didn\u2019t steal.\u201d", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cWhat then did you do?\u201d", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWell \u2014 I said things.\u201d", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cThey thought it was enough!\u201d", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cTo turn you out for?\u201d", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cturned out", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cWell, I suppose I oughtn\u2019t.\u201d", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cBut to whom did you say them?\u201d", "narration_text": "He evidently tried to remember, but it dropped \u2014 he had lost it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t know!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cNo; it was only to \u2014 \u201d But he gave a sick little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cWas it to everyone?", "narration_text": "\u201cNo; it was only to \u2014 \u201d But he gave a sick little headshake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t remember their names.\u201d", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cWere they then so many?\u201d", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cNo \u2014 only a few. Those I liked.\u201d", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cAnd did they repeat what you said?", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cthey must have repeated them. To those they liked,", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cAnd these things came round \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cTo the masters? Oh, yes!", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cBut I didn\u2019t know they\u2019d tell.\u201d", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cThe masters? They didn\u2019t \u2014 they\u2019ve never told. That\u2019s why I ask you.\u201d", "narration_text": "There was, somehow, less of it than I had expected; but I turned it over."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cYes, it was too bad.\u201d", "narration_text": " But the next after that I must have sounded stern enough."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cToo bad?\u201d", "narration_text": " But the next after that I must have sounded stern enough."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cWhat I suppose I sometimes said. To write home.\u201d", "narration_text": " But the next after that I must have sounded stern enough."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cStuff and nonsense!", "narration_text": " But the next after that I must have sounded stern enough."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cWhat were these things?\u201d", "narration_text": " I shrieked, as I tried to press him against me, to my visitant."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cNo more, no more, no more!", "narration_text": " I shrieked, as I tried to press him against me, to my visitant."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cIs she here?", "narration_text": " Miles panted as he caught with his sealed eyes the direction of my words. Then as his strange"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cMiss Jessel, Miss Jessel!", "narration_text": " Miles panted as he caught with his sealed eyes the direction of my words. Then as his strange"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s not Miss Jessel! But it\u2019s at the window \u2014 straight before us. It\u2019s there \u2014 the coward horror, there for the last time!\u201d", "narration_text": " Miles panted as he caught with his sealed eyes the direction of my words. Then as his strange"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cWhom do you mean by \u2018he\u2019?\u201d", "narration_text": "I was so determined to have all my proof that I flashed into ice to challenge him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cPeter Quint \u2014 you devil!", "narration_text": "I was so determined to have all my proof that I flashed into ice to challenge him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cWhat does he matter now, my own? \u2014 what will he ever matter? I have you,", "narration_text": "They are in my ears still, his supreme surrender of the name and his tribute to my devotion."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cbut he has lost you forever!", "narration_text": "They are in my ears still, his supreme surrender of the name and his tribute to my devotion."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_24_james_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cThere, there!", "narration_text": " Then, for the demonstration of my work,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cI am come, Grammer, as you wish. Do let us send for the doctor before it gets later.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cI will not have him,", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cThen somebody to sit up with you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cCan\u2019t abear it! No; I wanted to see you, Miss Grace, because \u2019ch have something on my mind. Dear Miss Grace, I took that money of the doctor, after all!\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cThe ten pounds.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cThe ten pounds he offered me for my head, because I\u2019ve a large brain. I signed a paper when I took the money, not feeling concerned about it at all. I have not liked to tell ye that it was really settled with him, because you showed such horror at the notion. Well, having thought it over more at length, I wish I hadn\u2019t done it; and it weighs upon my mind. John South\u2019s death of fear about the tree makes me think that I shall die of this....\u2019Ch have been going to ask him again to let me off, but I hadn\u2019t the face.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve spent some of the money \u2014 more\u2019n two pounds o\u2019t. It do wherrit me terribly; and I shall die o\u2019 the thought of that paper I signed with my holy cross, as South died of his trouble.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cIf you ask him to burn the paper he will, I\u2019m sure, and think no more of it.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201c\u2018Ch have done it once already, miss. But he laughed cruel like. \u2018Yours is such a fine brain, Grammer,\u2019 \u2019er said, \u2018that science couldn\u2019t afford to lose you. Besides, you\u2019ve taken my money.\u2019...Don\u2019t let your father know of this, please, on no account whatever!\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cNo, no. I will let you have the money to return to him.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cEven if I should be well enough to take it to him, he won\u2019t like it. Though why he should so particular want to look into the works of a poor old woman\u2019s head-piece like mine when there\u2019s so many other folks about, I don\u2019t know. I know how he\u2019ll answer me: \u2018A lonely person like you, Grammer,\u2019 er woll say. \u2018What difference is it to you what becomes of ye when the breath\u2019s out of your body?\u2019 Oh, it do trouble me! If you only knew how he do chevy me round the chimmer in my dreams, you\u2019d pity me. How I could do it I can\u2019t think! But \u2019ch was always so rackless!...If I only had anybody to plead for me!\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cMrs. Melbury would, I am sure.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cAy; but he wouldn\u2019t hearken to she! It wants a younger face than hers to work upon such as he.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cYou don\u2019t think he would do it for me?", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cOh, wouldn\u2019t he!\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cI couldn\u2019t go to him, Grammer, on any account. I don\u2019t know him at all.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cAh, if I were a young lady,", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cand could save a poor old woman\u2019s skellington from a heathen doctor instead of a Christian grave, I would do it, and be glad to. But nobody will do anything for a poor old familiar friend but push her out of the way.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cYou are very ungrateful, Grammer, to say that. But you are ill, I know, and that\u2019s why you speak so. Now believe me, you are not going to die yet. Remember you told me yourself that you meant to keep him waiting many a year.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cAy, one can joke when one is well, even in old age; but in sickness one\u2019s gayety falters to grief; and that which seemed small looks large; and the grim far-off seems near.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t like to go to him on such an errand, Grammer,", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cBut I will, to ease your mind.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cWell, she isn\u2019t that,", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_17_hardy_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cBut she\u2019s a very sweet, nice, exceptional girl.\u201d", "narration_text": "Grammer rolled her head negatively upon the pillow."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'Are you afraid of me?", "narration_text": "She was quick to perceive this, and it piqued her. She paid less and less attention to the answers he gave her, and ceased at last to question him further."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'why don't you speak? but perhaps,", "narration_text": "She was quick to perceive this, and it piqued her. She paid less and less attention to the answers he gave her, and ceased at last to question him further."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'mortals cannot speak.'", "narration_text": "She was quick to perceive this, and it piqued her. She paid less and less attention to the answers he gave her, and ceased at last to question him further."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'lest by speaking I should anger you -- for surely you must be some goddess or sea-nymph?'", "narration_text": "She was quick to perceive this, and it piqued her. She paid less and less attention to the answers he gave her, and ceased at last to question him further."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'Ah, you can speak!", "narration_text": "She was quick to perceive this, and it piqued her. She paid less and less attention to the answers he gave her, and ceased at last to question him further."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'No, I am no goddess or nymph, and you will not anger me -- if only you will tell me many things I want to know!'", "narration_text": "She was quick to perceive this, and it piqued her. She paid less and less attention to the answers he gave her, and ceased at last to question him further."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'Why don't you ask me who I am, and what I am doing here alone? do not you care to know?'", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'If you will deign to tell me,", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'Then I will tell you,", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'I am a siren -- are you not afraid now?'", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'Why should I be afraid?", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'Then you have never heard of me,", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'you don't know why I sit and watch for the great gilded ships you mortals build for yourselves?'", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'For your pleasure, I suppose,", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'I have watched them myself many a time; they are grand as they sweep by, with their sharp brazen beaks cleaving the frothing water, and their painted sails curving out firm against the sky. It is good to hear the measured thud of the great oars and the cheerful cries of the sailors as they clamber about the cordage.'", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'And you think I care for all that!", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'Where is the pleasure of looking idly on and admiring? -- that is for them, not for me. As these galleys of yours pass, I sing -- and when the sailors hear, they must come to me. Man after man leaps eagerly into the sea, and makes for the shore -- until at last the oars grind and lock together, and the great ship drifts helplessly on, empty and aimless. I like that.'", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'Oh, they reach the shore -- some of them, and then they lie at my feet, just as you are lying now, and I sing on, and as they listen they lose all power or wish to move, nor have I ever heard them speak as you speak; they only lie there upon the sand or rock, and gaze at me always, and soon their cheeks grow hollower and hollower, and their eyes brighter and brighter -- and it is I who make them so!'", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'the beach is bare; where, then, are all those gone who have lain here?'", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'I cannot say,", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'they are not here for long; when the sea comes up it carries them away.'", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'And you do not care!", "narration_text": "Presently she said, with a strange smile that showed her cruel little teeth gleaming between her scarlet lips,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'you do not even try to keep them here?'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'Why should I care?", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'I do not want them. More will always come when I wish. And it is so wearisome always to see the same faces, that I am glad when they go.'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'I will not believe it, siren,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'oh, you cannot be cruel!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'No, I am not cruel,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'And why will you not believe me? It is true!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'do you know how bitter it is to die, -- to leave the sunlight and the warm air, the fair land and the changing sea?'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'How can I know?", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'I shall never die -- unless -- unless something happens which will never be!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'You will live on, to bring this bitterness upon others for your sport. We mortals lead but short lives, and life, even spent in sorrow, is sweet to most of us; and our deaths when they come bring mourning to those who cared for us and are left behind. But you lure men to this isle, and look on unmoved as they are borne away!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'No, you are wrong,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'I am not cruel, as you think me; when they are no longer pleasant to look at, I leave them. I never see them borne away. I never thought what became of them at last. Where are they now?'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'They are dead, siren,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'drowned. Life was dear to them; far away there were women and children to whom they had hoped to return, and who have waited and wept for them since. Happy years were before them, and to some at least -- but for you -- a restful and honoured old age. But you called them, and as they lay here the greedy waves came up, dashed them from these rocks and sucked them, blinded, suffocating, battling painfully for breath and life, down into the dark green depths. And now their bones lie tangled in the sea-weed, but they themselves are wandering, sad, restless shades, in the shadowy world below, where is no sun, no happiness, no hope -- but only sighing evermore, and the memory of the past!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'You can let them sail by unharmed,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'Of what use is my power to me if I may not exercise it? Why do you tell me of men's sufferings -- what are they to me?'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'They give you their lives,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'you fill them with a hopeless love and they die for it in misery -- yet you cannot even pity them!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'Is it love that brings them here?", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'What is this that is called love? For I have always known that if I ever love -- but then only -- I must die, though what love may be I know not. Tell me, so that I may avoid it!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'You need not fear, siren,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'for, if death is only to come to you through love, you will never die!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'Still, I want to know,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'If a stranger were to come some day to this isle, and when his eyes meet yours, you feel your indifference leaving you, so that you have no heart to see him lie ignobly at your feet, and cannot leave him to perish miserably in the cold waters; if you desire to keep him by your side -- not as your slave and victim, but as your companion, your equal, for evermore -- that will be love!'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'If that is love,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_48": {"text": "'I shall indeed never die! But that is not how men love me?", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_49": {"text": "'their love for you must be some strange and enslaving passion, since they will submit to death if only they may hear your voice. That is not true love, but a fatal madness.'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_50": {"text": "'But if mortals feel love for one another,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_51": {"text": "'The love of a man for a maiden who is gentle and good does not kill -- even when it is most hopeless,", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_52": {"text": "'and where she feels it in return, it is well for both, for their lives will flow on together in peace and happiness.'", "narration_text": "He had spoken softly, with a far away look in his eyes that did not escape the siren."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_53": {"text": "'And you love one of your mortal maidens like that?", "narration_text": "Her childlike waywardness had left her as she spoke the words, and a dangerous fire was shining in her deep eyes."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_54": {"text": "'Is she more beautiful than I am?'", "narration_text": "Her childlike waywardness had left her as she spoke the words, and a dangerous fire was shining in her deep eyes."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_55": {"text": "'but she is fair and gracious, my maiden; and it is she who has my love, and will have it while I live.'", "narration_text": "Her childlike waywardness had left her as she spoke the words, and a dangerous fire was shining in her deep eyes."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_56": {"text": "'I could make you forget her.'", "narration_text": "Her childlike waywardness had left her as she spoke the words, and a dangerous fire was shining in her deep eyes."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_57": {"text": "'even you cannot make me false to my love! And yet,", "narration_text": "Her childlike waywardness had left her as she spoke the words, and a dangerous fire was shining in her deep eyes."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_58": {"text": "'I dare not challenge you, enchantress that you are; what is my will against your power?'", "narration_text": "Her childlike waywardness had left her as she spoke the words, and a dangerous fire was shining in her deep eyes."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_59": {"text": "'You do not love me yet,", "narration_text": "Her childlike waywardness had left her as she spoke the words, and a dangerous fire was shining in her deep eyes."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_60": {"text": "'you have called me cruel, and reproached me; you have dared to tell me of a maiden compared with whom I am nothing! You shall be punished. I will have you for my own, like the others!'", "narration_text": "Her childlike waywardness had left her as she spoke the words, and a dangerous fire was shining in her deep eyes."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_61": {"text": "'take my life if you will -- but do not drive away the memory of my love; let me die, if I must die, faithful to her; for what am I, or what is my love, to you?'", "narration_text": " he pleaded, seizing one of her hands as it lay close to him on the hot grey rock,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_62": {"text": "'yet I want you; you shall lie here, and hold my hand, and look into my eyes, and forget all else but me.'", "narration_text": "He reached it and sank down with a sigh, and a drowsy delicious languor stole over him, taking away all power to stir or speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_63": {"text": "'I choose life while I may!'", "narration_text": "He reached it and sank down with a sigh, and a drowsy delicious languor stole over him, taking away all power to stir or speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_64": {"text": "'You have no choice,", "narration_text": "He reached it and sank down with a sigh, and a drowsy delicious languor stole over him, taking away all power to stir or speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_65": {"text": "'you are mine!", "narration_text": "He reached it and sank down with a sigh, and a drowsy delicious languor stole over him, taking away all power to stir or speak."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_66": {"text": "'The next wave will carry you away,", "narration_text": "Then she knew for the first time that she could not give him up to the sea, and she leaned down to him and laid one small white hand upon his shoulder."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_67": {"text": "'there is still time; save yourself, for I cannot let you die!'", "narration_text": "Then she knew for the first time that she could not give him up to the sea, and she leaned down to him and laid one small white hand upon his shoulder."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_68": {"text": "'It was true, then,", "narration_text": " and bending down, she wound her arms round his unconscious body and drew him gently up to the level above."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_69": {"text": "'it is love that I feel for him. But I cannot love -- I must not love him -- for if I do, my power is gone, and I must throw myself into the sea!'", "narration_text": " and bending down, she wound her arms round his unconscious body and drew him gently up to the level above."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_70": {"text": "'If one of us must die,", "narration_text": " and bending down, she wound her arms round his unconscious body and drew him gently up to the level above."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_71": {"text": "'I will be that one. I am cruel and wicked, as he told me; I have done harm enough!", "narration_text": " and bending down, she wound her arms round his unconscious body and drew him gently up to the level above."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_72": {"text": "'You are safe now,", "narration_text": " and bending down, she wound her arms round his unconscious body and drew him gently up to the level above."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_13_anstey_64kb_73": {"text": "'you shall not be drowned -- for I love you. Sail back to your maiden on the mainland, and be happy; but do not hate me for the evil I have wrought, for suffering and death have come to me in my turn!'", "narration_text": " and bending down, she wound her arms round his unconscious body and drew him gently up to the level above."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cForgive me if I send you away; but I must. The duke comes every morning; they will tell him, when he comes, that I am asleep, and perhaps he will wait until I wake.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cWhen shall I see you again?\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201ctake the little gilt key on the mantelpiece, open that door; bring me back the key and go. In the course of the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey blindly.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cYes; but if I should already ask for something?\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cLet me have that key.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWhat you ask is a thing I have never done for anyone.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cWell, do it for me, for I swear to you that I don\u2019t love you as the others have loved you.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cWell, keep it; but it only depends on me to make it useless to you, after all.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cThere are bolts on the door.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI will have them taken off.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cYou love, then, a little?\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t know how it is, but it seems to me as if I do! Now, go; I can\u2019t keep my eyes open.\u201d", "narration_text": "I took Marguerite\u2019s head in my hands; her loosened hair streamed about her; I gave her a last kiss, saying:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cHelp! a wolf!", "narration_text": "Hence those great devotions, those austere retreats from the world, of which some of them have given an example."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cCome during the third entr\u2019acte.\u201d", "narration_text": "I put the letter into a drawer, so that I might always have it at hand in case I doubted its reality, as I did from time to time."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cBut I am taking someone\u2019s place. Isn\u2019t the Comte de G. coming back?\u201d", "narration_text": "And I had the key of this woman\u2019s room, and in three or four hours she would again be mine!"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cYes; I sent him to fetch some sweets, so that we could talk by ourselves for a moment. Mme. Duvernoy is in on the secret.\u201d", "narration_text": "And I had the key of this woman\u2019s room, and in three or four hours she would again be mine!"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cYes, my children,", "narration_text": "And I had the key of this woman\u2019s room, and in three or four hours she would again be mine!"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201chave no fear. I shall say nothing.\u201d", "narration_text": "And I had the key of this woman\u2019s room, and in three or four hours she would again be mine!"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cWhat is the matter with you to-night?", "narration_text": "And I had the key of this woman\u2019s room, and in three or four hours she would again be mine!"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cI am not very well.\u201d", "narration_text": " she replied, with that ironical air which went so well with her delicate and witty face."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cYou know that I shouldn\u2019t be able to sleep there.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWell, then, it won\u2019t do for you to come and be pettish here because you have seen a man in my box.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cIt is not for that reason.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cYes, it is. I know; and you are wrong, so let us say no more about it. You will go back with Prudence after the theatre, and you will stay there till I call. Do you understand?\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cAll day long.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cDo you know that I am really afraid that I shall get very fond of you? Ask Prudence.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cit is amazing!\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cNow, you must go back to your seat. The count will be coming back, and there is nothing to be gained by his finding you here.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cBecause you don\u2019t like seeing him.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cNo; only if you had told me that you wanted to come to the Vaudeville to-night I could have got this box for you as well as he.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cUnfortunately, he got it for me without my asking him, and he asked me to go with him; you know well enough that I couldn\u2019t refuse. All I could do was to write and tell you where I was going, so that you could see me, and because I wanted to see you myself; but since this is the way you thank me, I shall profit by the lesson.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cI was wrong; forgive me.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_12_dumas_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cWell and good; and now go back nicely to your place, and, above all, no more jealousy.\u201d", "narration_text": "She kissed me again, and I left the box. In the passage I met the count coming back. I returned to my seat."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Nothing left nowhere? Sure none of the lads chucked anything aside the path when they ran up?\"", "narration_text": "The dull sound of departing steps, and a low whistling sound coming down through the skylight window into the cabin where Archy Raystoke lay with his heavy eyelids pressed down by sleep."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Yes, father. I looked well both sides.\"", "narration_text": "The dull sound of departing steps, and a low whistling sound coming down through the skylight window into the cabin where Archy Raystoke lay with his heavy eyelids pressed down by sleep."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Humph! Worse lads than you if you knew where to find 'em.\"", "narration_text": "The dull sound of departing steps, and a low whistling sound coming down through the skylight window into the cabin where Archy Raystoke lay with his heavy eyelids pressed down by sleep."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Shall I come too, father?\"", "narration_text": "The dull sound of departing steps, and a low whistling sound coming down through the skylight window into the cabin where Archy Raystoke lay with his heavy eyelids pressed down by sleep."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_4": {"text": "\"No. Stop here till Sir Risdon comes down, and tell him I'm very sorry; that we should have cleared out last night, only a born fool saw Jerry Nandy's lobster-boat coming into the cove, and came running to say it was a party from the cutter.\"", "narration_text": "The dull sound of departing steps, and a low whistling sound coming down through the skylight window into the cabin where Archy Raystoke lay with his heavy eyelids pressed down by sleep."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Tell him not to be uneasy; 'tis all right, and I'll have everything clear away to-night.\"", "narration_text": "The dull sound of departing steps, and a low whistling sound coming down through the skylight window into the cabin where Archy Raystoke lay with his heavy eyelids pressed down by sleep."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_6": {"text": "\"No; it couldn't be a dream. He must be awake. But how queer for Mr Gurr to be talking like that to Andrew Teal, the boy who helped the cook! And why did Andy call Mr Gurr father?\"", "narration_text": "The dull sound of departing steps, and a low whistling sound coming down through the skylight window into the cabin where Archy Raystoke lay with his heavy eyelids pressed down by sleep."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_7": {"text": "\"If Mr Brough goes on deck and catches that boy whistling, there'll be someone to pay and no pitch hot,", "narration_text": "The answer came like a flash. He recollected it all now, even to his sitting down in the chair, wearied out."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_8": {"text": "\"But what did Mr Gurr mean about going home to breakfast? And I'm hungry too. Time I was up, I suppose.\"", "narration_text": "The answer came like a flash. He recollected it all now, even to his sitting down in the chair, wearied out."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_9": {"text": "\"who are you? I was wondering why that window was open.\"", "narration_text": "Then no boat had come from the cutter last night, and the lieutenant would wait for him to signal, and here he was a prisoner, with the information -- locked up -- the very news the lieutenant would give anything to know."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Here, quick! Go round and open the door. I was shut in last night by mistake.\"", "narration_text": "Then no boat had come from the cutter last night, and the lieutenant would wait for him to signal, and here he was a prisoner, with the information -- locked up -- the very news the lieutenant would give anything to know."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_11": {"text": "\"I saw you last night, and wondered whose boy you was. It was you father kicked for shirking, and -- My! -- well: I hardly knowed you.\"", "narration_text": "Then no boat had come from the cutter last night, and the lieutenant would wait for him to signal, and here he was a prisoner, with the information -- locked up -- the very news the lieutenant would give anything to know."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Nonsense! Come round and open the door. I've been shut in all night.\"", "narration_text": "Then no boat had come from the cutter last night, and the lieutenant would wait for him to signal, and here he was a prisoner, with the information -- locked up -- the very news the lieutenant would give anything to know."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Think I don't know you, Mr Orficer? Where's your fine clothes and your sword? Here, what made you dress up like that?\"", "narration_text": "Then no boat had come from the cutter last night, and the lieutenant would wait for him to signal, and here he was a prisoner, with the information -- locked up -- the very news the lieutenant would give anything to know."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_14": {"text": "\"I know you. Been playing the spy, that's what you've been doing. Who locked you in?\"", "narration_text": " replied the boy grinning; and he dropped down, rushed through the bushes, and disappeared from view."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Will you come round and open the door?", "narration_text": " replied the boy grinning; and he dropped down, rushed through the bushes, and disappeared from view."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_16": {"text": "\"He has gone to give the alarm,", "narration_text": "Nothing but the chimney presented itself. The door was too strong to attack, and he remembered the three fastenings."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_17": {"text": "\"No; I've degraded myself enough,", "narration_text": "A happy inspiration had come, and placing one hand upon his breast, he thrust in the other, gave a tug, and drew out his little curved dirk, glanced at the edge, ran to the window and began to cut at one of the bars."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_18": {"text": "\"and there are sure to be bars across. Hah!\"", "narration_text": "A happy inspiration had come, and placing one hand upon his breast, he thrust in the other, gave a tug, and drew out his little curved dirk, glanced at the edge, ran to the window and began to cut at one of the bars."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Yes. Come round and open the door.\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Well, you give me that little sword o' your'n.\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_21": {"text": "\"No; I can't part with that.\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_22": {"text": "\"But I'll -- yes, I'll give you a guinea, if you will let me out.\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Think I'd do it for a guinea?\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Well, then, two. Be quick, there's a good fellow. I want to get away at once.\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_25": {"text": "\"It would be a pity. I say, do you know what you look like?\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Not you. Only a sham. Why, your clothes don't fit you, and your cap's put on all skew-rew. Don't look a bit like a fisher-lad, and never will.\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Never mind about that; let me out of this place.\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Because I want my liberty.\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Not you. Looks comf'table enough as you are. I say, do you know what you are like now?\"", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_30": {"text": "\"I told you, a fisher-boy!", "narration_text": "He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy might have come to open it and set him free."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Not you. Look like a wild beast in a cage. Like a monkey.\"", "narration_text": " cried Archy impatiently, but trying not to offend his visitor, who possessed the power of conferring freedom, by speaking sharply."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_32": {"text": "\"It was your turn yesterday, it's mine to-day. What a game! You laughed and fleered at me when I was on the cutter's deck. I can laugh and fleer at you now. I say, you do look a rum 'un. Just like a big monkey in a show.\"", "narration_text": " cried Archy impatiently, but trying not to offend his visitor, who possessed the power of conferring freedom, by speaking sharply."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Gentlemen don't fight with low, common fellows like you, but if you do not come round and let me out, next time we meet I'll have a bit of rope's-end ready for you.\"", "narration_text": " cried Archy impatiently, but trying not to offend his visitor, who possessed the power of conferring freedom, by speaking sharply."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Why, I could tie you up in a knot, and heave you off the cliff any day. What a game! Bit of a middy, fed on salt tack and weevilly biscuit, talk of giving me rope's-end! Dressed up with a dirty face and a bit o' canvas! Go back aboard, and put on your uniform. Ha! Ha! Ha!\"", "narration_text": " cried Archy, darting his hand through between the bars, overcome now by his rage, and catching Ram by the collar."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Once more; will you come and let me out?\"", "narration_text": " cried Archy, darting his hand through between the bars, overcome now by his rage, and catching Ram by the collar."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_36": {"text": "\"No. I'm going to keep you here till the gentlefolks get up, and then I'll bring 'em round to see the monkey in his cage, just like they do in the shows, when you pay a penny. See you for nothing, middy. I say, where's your sword? Why don't you draw it, and come out and fight? I'll fight you with a stick.\"", "narration_text": " cried Archy, darting his hand through between the bars, overcome now by his rage, and catching Ram by the collar."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_37": {"text": "\"You insolent young scoundrel!", "narration_text": " cried Archy, darting his hand through between the bars, overcome now by his rage, and catching Ram by the collar."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Fold it wide. Be ready!\"", "narration_text": "The midshipman gave his head a jerk, but the effort was vain, for the hand over his eyes gave place to a broad handkerchief, which was tightly tied behind, and then a fierce voice whispered in his ear, -- "}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_13_fenn_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Keep still, or you'll get your weasand slit. D'ye hear?\"", "narration_text": "But in spite of the threat the lad, frenzied now by rage and excitement, struggled so hard that a fresh rope was wound round him, and he was lifted up by two men, and carried away."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Can you send copy last prescription? Lost it. Face red as a carrot. In agonies! What shall I do? Help!\"", "narration_text": "For instance one afternoon she addressed to a learned doctor the following query: -- "}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Stick your feet in hot water. Go to bed at once. Prescription sent by post. Take it every hour.\"", "narration_text": "On another occasion she asked an Irish farmer if he could send her twenty casks of finest butter to cost not more than 6 pence per pound."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Not by no manner of means.\"", "narration_text": "On another occasion she asked an Irish farmer if he could send her twenty casks of finest butter to cost not more than 6 pence per pound."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Buy the horse at any price. He's a spanker. Let the pigs go for what they'll fetch.\"", "narration_text": "That evening as May left the Post-Office and turned sharply into the dark street she came into collision with a letter-carrier."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_4": {"text": "\"I beg your pardon. The sleet drivin' in my face prevented my seeing you. You're not hurt I hope.\"", "narration_text": "That evening as May left the Post-Office and turned sharply into the dark street she came into collision with a letter-carrier."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_5": {"text": "\"No, Mr Flint, you haven't hurt me,", "narration_text": "That evening as May left the Post-Office and turned sharply into the dark street she came into collision with a letter-carrier."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Why, it's you, Miss May! Now isn't that good luck, my turnin' up just in the nick o' time to see you home? Here, catch hold of my arm. The wind's fit to tear the lamp-posts up by the roots.\"", "narration_text": " said Flint, placing the paper of sausages on the table on entering his humble abode, and proceeding to divest himself of his waterproof cape;"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_7": {"text": "\"But this is not the way home,", "narration_text": " said Flint, placing the paper of sausages on the table on entering his humble abode, and proceeding to divest himself of his waterproof cape;"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_8": {"text": "\"That's true, Miss May, it ain't, but I'm only goin' round a bit by St. Paul's Churchyard. There's a shop there where they sell the sausages my old 'ooman's so fond of. It don't add more than a few yards to the road home.\"", "narration_text": " said Flint, placing the paper of sausages on the table on entering his humble abode, and proceeding to divest himself of his waterproof cape;"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_9": {"text": "\"There's a present for you, old 'ooman,", "narration_text": " said Flint, placing the paper of sausages on the table on entering his humble abode, and proceeding to divest himself of his waterproof cape;"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_10": {"text": "\"just let me catch hold of a fryin'-pan and I'll give you to understand what a blow-out means.\"", "narration_text": " said Flint, placing the paper of sausages on the table on entering his humble abode, and proceeding to divest himself of his waterproof cape;"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_11": {"text": "\"You're a good laddie, Sol,", "narration_text": " said Flint, placing the paper of sausages on the table on entering his humble abode, and proceeding to divest himself of his waterproof cape;"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Ye'll be wat, lassie,", "narration_text": "Mrs Flint was Scotch, and, although she had lived from early womanhood in London, had retained something of the tone and much of the pronunciation of the land o' cakes."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I'm not wet, only a little damp.\"", "narration_text": " said May, returning to the front room, where the sausages were already hissing deliciously,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Change your feet, lassie, direc'ly, or you'll tak' cauld,", "narration_text": " said May, returning to the front room, where the sausages were already hissing deliciously,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_15": {"text": "\"what news have you for me to-night?\"", "narration_text": "She sat down beside the old woman, took her hand and spoke in that cheery, cosy, confidential way which renders some women so attractive."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Deed, May, there's little but the auld story -- Mercies, mornin', noon, and night. But, oo ay, I was maist forgettin'; Miss Lillycrap was here, an left ye a message o' some sort.\"", "narration_text": " said Solomon Flint, putting the sausages on the table, which had already been spread for supper by a stout little girl who was the sole domestic of the house and attendant on Mrs Flint."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_17": {"text": "\"And what was the message, Grannie?\"", "narration_text": " said Solomon Flint, putting the sausages on the table, which had already been spread for supper by a stout little girl who was the sole domestic of the house and attendant on Mrs Flint."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_18": {"text": "\"She's gone and forgot it,", "narration_text": " said Solomon Flint, putting the sausages on the table, which had already been spread for supper by a stout little girl who was the sole domestic of the house and attendant on Mrs Flint."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_19": {"text": "\"You've no chance of getting it now, Miss May, for I've noticed that when the old 'ooman once forgets a thing it don't come back to her -- except, p'r'aps, a week or two afterwards. Come now, draw in and go to work. But, p'r'aps, Dollops may have heard the message. Hallo! Dollops! come here, and bring the kettle with you.\"", "narration_text": " said Solomon Flint, putting the sausages on the table, which had already been spread for supper by a stout little girl who was the sole domestic of the house and attendant on Mrs Flint."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Did you see Miss Lillycrop, Dollops?", "narration_text": " said Solomon Flint, putting the sausages on the table, which had already been spread for supper by a stout little girl who was the sole domestic of the house and attendant on Mrs Flint."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Yes, sir, I did; I saw'd 'er a-goin' hout.\"", "narration_text": " said Flint, turning to his grandmother, who sat staring at the sausages with a blank expression."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Did you hear her leave a message?\"", "narration_text": " said Flint, turning to his grandmother, who sat staring at the sausages with a blank expression."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Yes, sir, I did. I 'eard 'er say to missis, `Be sure that you give May Maylands my love, an tell 'er wotever she do to keep 'er feet dry, an' don't forgit the message, an' say I'm so glad about it, though it's not much to speak of arter all!'\"", "narration_text": " said Flint, turning to his grandmother, who sat staring at the sausages with a blank expression."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_24": {"text": "\"What was she so glad about?", "narration_text": " said Flint, turning to his grandmother, who sat staring at the sausages with a blank expression."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Pooh! be off to your pots an' pans, child,", "narration_text": " said Flint, turning to his grandmother, who sat staring at the sausages with a blank expression."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_26": {"text": "\"You can't remember it, I s'pose, eh?\"", "narration_text": " said Flint, turning to his grandmother, who sat staring at the sausages with a blank expression."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_27": {"text": "\"That's right, old 'ooman,", "narration_text": " said Flint, turning to his grandmother, who sat staring at the sausages with a blank expression."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_28": {"text": "\"heap up the coals, mayhap it'll revive the memory.\"", "narration_text": " said Flint, turning to his grandmother, who sat staring at the sausages with a blank expression."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_29": {"text": "\"it wasn't a message, it was a letter!\"", "narration_text": " she cried, and hit the cat an involuntary slap on the face which sent it with a caterwaul of indignant surprise from her knee,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_30": {"text": "\"DEAREST MAY, -- I've been to see my friend `in power,' and he says it's `all right,' that you've only to get your brother over as soon as possible, and he'll see to getting him a situation. The enclosed paper is for his and your guidance. Excuse haste. -- Your affectionate coz, SARAH LILLYCROP.\"", "narration_text": "It need hardly be said that May Maylands finished her letter with increased satisfaction, and posted it that night."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_02_ballantyne_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Let Phil come here at once. The application has been successful. Never mind clothes. Everything arranged. Best love to all.\"", "narration_text": "It need hardly be said that May Maylands finished her letter with increased satisfaction, and posted it that night."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Don't -- don't cry out; I did not come to frighten you.\"", "narration_text": "There was a low wailing sound which troubled the midshipman, and he said quickly, -- "}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_1": {"text": "\"I am from the cutter lying off the coast. You saw me and spoke to me to-day when the dog came at me.\"", "narration_text": "There was a low wailing sound which troubled the midshipman, and he said quickly, -- "}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Can you not believe me? I did not come to frighten you; you frightened me.\"", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Then, why are you here? How dare you break into our house. Oh, I know! I know!\"", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_4": {"text": "\"I was obliged to come. It was by accident I came into this room. I was trying to find out about the smugglers.\"", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_5": {"text": "\"And -- and -- you have not found out anything?", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_6": {"text": "\"What am I to say? I am on duty. Yes, I have found out all I wanted to know.\"", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_7": {"text": "\"I wish you would believe me, that I am in as great trouble about it as you are.\"", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_8": {"text": "\"But your men. They are close here, then, and they frightened these people away.\"", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_9": {"text": "\"I suppose so. I don't know,", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Don't they know that you are here?\"", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_11": {"text": "\"But you will go and tell all you have found out?\"", "narration_text": " said Archy, slowly as he strained his eyes to try and make out the speaker."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_12": {"text": "\"That my father, Sir Risdon Graeme, has smuggled goods here?\"", "narration_text": "There was a sound of breath being drawn sharply through the teeth, and then the voice seemed changed as the next words came, -- "}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Do you know what this means?\"", "narration_text": "There was a sound of breath being drawn sharply through the teeth, and then the voice seemed changed as the next words came, -- "}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_14": {"text": "\"You shall not tell. It is not my father's doing. He could not help it. He hates the smugglers. You shall not tell. Pray, pray, say you will not!\"", "narration_text": "Then, as Archy stood in the dark, literally aghast with astonishment, he heard the faint rustling once more, and again all was silent."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Yes -- yes -- speak!\"", "narration_text": "Then, as Archy stood in the dark, literally aghast with astonishment, he heard the faint rustling once more, and again all was silent."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_16": {"text": "\"and I felt sorry for her as one might for one's sister at home, and hung back from getting her people into trouble. Of all the fierce little tartars! Oh, it's beyond anything! Why, she has locked me up!\"", "narration_text": "Then, as Archy stood in the dark, literally aghast with astonishment, he heard the faint rustling once more, and again all was silent."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_17": {"text": "\"It all comes of dressing up in this stupid way, like a rough fisher-lad. If I had been in uniform, she would not have dared.\"", "narration_text": "Cold water came on this idea directly, as he recalled the fact that the darkness was intense, and Celia could not have seen him."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_18": {"text": "\"And I meant to save them from trouble if I could, out of respect for them all, and did not believe that such people could stoop to be mixed up with rogues and smugglers. But, all right! I've got my duty to do, and I'll do it. I'll soon show them that I am not going to be played with. Looked such a nice, lady-like girl, and all the time she's a female smuggler, and must have been sitting up to let them in, and lock up after the rascals had done.\"", "narration_text": " and he went sharply to the door, felt for the handle, tried it, and was about to shake it and bang at the panels, when discretion got the better of valour."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_19": {"text": "\"I'm not going to put up with this. I'll soon rattle some one up;", "narration_text": " and he went sharply to the door, felt for the handle, tried it, and was about to shake it and bang at the panels, when discretion got the better of valour."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_12_fenn_64kb_20": {"text": "\"I don't believe they would kill me, but they would knock me about.\"", "narration_text": "To do this he must scheme, lie hid till morning, then make for the nearest point, and signal for help, unless a boat's crew were already searching for him."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201chad you not better wrap a shawl about you; it is time to be off.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Leslie; \u201cbut of course if you really wish me \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cNot coming? But you must. You know it is not only a request; it is an order from Miss Lauderdale. Every student is to be in East Hall at half-past eight.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Leslie; \u201cbut of course if you really wish me \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cwhether it is an order or not; I\u2019m not coming. Say nothing about me, please. I shall stay at home to-night.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Leslie; \u201cbut of course if you really wish me \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cBut why? You will only get yourself into trouble, and there is surely no use in that. Oh, Annie, I know you are dreadfully unhappy about something, and I wish I could comfort you. Do \u2014 do let me.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Leslie; \u201cbut of course if you really wish me \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cI ought not to leave you. You ought to lie down and see a doctor. Do let me go and tell Miss Frere. I know your being ill will make all the difference.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Leslie; \u201cbut of course if you really wish me \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cHow dare you interfere?", "narration_text": " said Leslie; \u201cbut of course if you really wish me \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cYou are to go, and say nothing about me. Because you happen to be my roomfellow, are you to control my actions? I am longing for you to leave the room. You don\u2019t know what a trial it is for me to have you here. Why will you keep on prying, and fussing, and interfering. I want to be alone \u2014 go!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Leslie; \u201cbut of course if you really wish me \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI know you don\u2019t quite mean what you say,", "narration_text": " said Leslie; \u201cbut of course if you really wish me \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cBefore you came I had liberty,", "narration_text": "Leslie walked to her own side of the room. She had taken a deep interest in Annie; and Annie\u2019s words cut her to the heart."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cYou fret me beyond endurance. Since you came I feel myself tied and bound. Yes; you annoy me more than words can tell.\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie walked to her own side of the room. She had taken a deep interest in Annie; and Annie\u2019s words cut her to the heart."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI am quite sure it is because she is so unhappy,", "narration_text": "Leslie walked to her own side of the room. She had taken a deep interest in Annie; and Annie\u2019s words cut her to the heart."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cShe does not know what she is saying. I ought not to mind her \u2014 I mean I ought not to be really hurt; but there is nothing for it but to leave her for the present.\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie walked to her own side of the room. She had taken a deep interest in Annie; and Annie\u2019s words cut her to the heart."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cis there not any message you would like me to take, Annie?\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie was just closing the door behind her, when Annie called after her."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cNone; only go!\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie was just closing the door behind her, when Annie called after her."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cthere is no key in this lock; do you know where it is?\u201d", "narration_text": "The unexpected words of spirit caused Annie to become a little less rude."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cTook it out! And why, may I ask? Have the goodness to find it and put it back.\u201d", "narration_text": "The unexpected words of spirit caused Annie to become a little less rude."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cBut don\u2019t lock me out, please, Annie. You know on occasions you are absent-minded, and one-half of this room is mine when all\u2019s said and done. I pay for it, and I have a right to it.\u201d", "narration_text": "The unexpected words of spirit caused Annie to become a little less rude."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cOh, I won\u2019t lock you out,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cbut I must have the key. Please find it before you go.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cComing in a moment, Jane,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cyou look as if something was worrying you.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cbut I don\u2019t know that I ought to tell tales out of school.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cOh, I won\u2019t press you,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cAfter all, perhaps you ought to know, Jane. I am unhappy about Annie Colchester.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cif you begin to fret about the oddities of the college you will never know a moment\u2019s peace. I am told that that extraordinary and most unpleasant girl, Belle Acheson, has begun to take to you. Now don\u2019t, I beg of you, get into her set.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cOh, I shall never do that,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cto get into any set: but I do wish to be kind to Belle, for I think she has good points in her. You see, all the girls except Eileen and Marjorie laugh at her, and that seems to me to make her worse.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t quite go the length of laughing at her,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cBut there, you are one of the \u2018unco good,\u2019 I am afraid.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cPlease don\u2019t call me that,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cOh, I would not say a word to hurt you,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cYou are quite the sweetest girl in the college, and so we all say. Now, listen; I am going to make a confession. There are times when I am a little jealous of you, for, you know, you are so wonderfully pretty, and you are so kind to everyone. They say too that you are exceedingly clever, and yet you have no jealousies and no smallnesses in you. You are a universal favorite; I envy you your popularity.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t know that I am at all what you say; but any girl ought to be popular and good who was brought up by a mother like mine,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cSome day, Jane, you must see her. If you are in London during the summer, you must come and pay us a visit, will you?\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cI shall be only too delighted,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cBut now, Leslie, what is the trouble? that is, if you care to confide in me.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cI believe poor Annie is dreadfully unhappy.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cPoor dear, perhaps she is; but she ought to be on her way to East Hall by now. Miss Lauderdale will be very angry with anyone who does not attend.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s just it, Jane; that is what frightens me. She refuses to come.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cRefuses to come?", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cShe will get into an awful scrape.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cI believe she is ill, and does not quite know what she is saying,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cShe was very queer when I left her just now; that was why I was a little late. I felt her hand too, and it was very hot. I am sure she is ill. She works too hard, and she \u2014 \u2014 But there, I don\u2019t know that I ought to say any more.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll go back and speak to her. It is my duty to save her from getting into hopeless disgrace.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cI have had the misfortune to irritate her a good deal during the last day or two, and you probably would have better success than I.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cI won\u2019t keep you a moment,", "narration_text": " answered Jane. She turned back, ran down the corridor, and knocked at Annie\u2019s door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cI am Jane Heriot; I want to speak to you at once. Let me in.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jane rattled the handle impatiently. It wanted but two minutes to the half-hour; already she and Leslie would be late."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201caren\u2019t you coming to East Hall in response to Miss Lauderdale\u2019s orders? You will get into a most awful scrape if you don\u2019t. Do come, Annie; don\u2019t be such a goose. Why, they may rusticate you. Do come, Annie, do!\u201d", "narration_text": "Still there was no response. Jane stooped, and applied her eye to the keyhole, but she could see nothing within. In despair she came back and joined Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cShe seems to have turned both deaf and dumb, and I can do nothing with her,", "narration_text": "Still there was no response. Jane stooped, and applied her eye to the keyhole, but she could see nothing within. In despair she came back and joined Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cIt is just possible that she may have gone down the back-stairs, and be already in the hall.\u201d", "narration_text": "Still there was no response. Jane stooped, and applied her eye to the keyhole, but she could see nothing within. In despair she came back and joined Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cshe told me she was determined not to come to the meeting. By the way, we ought to meet Marjorie and Eileen in the center hall.\u201d", "narration_text": "Still there was no response. Jane stooped, and applied her eye to the keyhole, but she could see nothing within. In despair she came back and joined Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cThe physical part of your training, and also the mental part, are abundantly supplied in this great house of learning,", "narration_text": "But Marjorie and Eileen had already departed, and Leslie and Jane found themselves among the last students to arrive at the great East Hall."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cbut the spiritual part, it seems to me, ought now to be strengthened. I want your whole threefold nature to get the best possible training while you are under my care, and I think that you girls of St. Wode\u2019s ought to take steps to keep the souls which God has given you, the undying souls, strong and in health.\u201d", "narration_text": "But Marjorie and Eileen had already departed, and Leslie and Jane found themselves among the last students to arrive at the great East Hall."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cHear, hear! and once again, hear!", "narration_text": "But Marjorie and Eileen had already departed, and Leslie and Jane found themselves among the last students to arrive at the great East Hall."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cit was but to-day, Miss Lauderdale, I was speaking of the miserable dead souls which most of the students of St. Wode\u2019s carry within their breasts.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the voice of the indignant chairwoman. Miss Lauderdale, after a pause, during which her kind eyes were fixed on Belle\u2019s excited face, spoke:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cHush! no more speaking in hall,", "narration_text": " said the voice of the indignant chairwoman. Miss Lauderdale, after a pause, during which her kind eyes were fixed on Belle\u2019s excited face, spoke:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cI will talk with you, Belle Acheson, presently,", "narration_text": " said the voice of the indignant chairwoman. Miss Lauderdale, after a pause, during which her kind eyes were fixed on Belle\u2019s excited face, spoke:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cNow, please, don\u2019t interrupt again while I continue my short address. \u2014 I propose that the girls of St. Wode\u2019s \u2014 that is, those who choose to do so \u2014 should take up an extensive district of the poor in this large town of Wingfield. I have spoken to our rector on the subject, and he thinks that they could carry on a thorough work of supervision and of interest in the poor without endangering their own health in the very least. All those who choose to become members of our new league, which is to be called the Guild of St. Elizabeth, can do so. The names of proposed members are to be submitted to me before this day week. I will then more fully declare my plans, and show the girls who wish to join our league a programme which I hope they will approve of.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the voice of the indignant chairwoman. Miss Lauderdale, after a pause, during which her kind eyes were fixed on Belle\u2019s excited face, spoke:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201c\u2018Am I my brother\u2019s keeper?\u2019 you ask,", "narration_text": " said the voice of the indignant chairwoman. Miss Lauderdale, after a pause, during which her kind eyes were fixed on Belle\u2019s excited face, spoke:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cGod answers to each of you, \u2018You are.\u2019 The world says, \u2018No, I am not,\u2019 but God says, \u2018Yes, you are.\u2019 All men are your brothers. For all who sin, all who suffer, you are to a certain extent responsible. To each of you, in your strength, is given by God a weak brother to look after, one who has not got your opportunities, who has not got your wealth, who has not got your comforts and luxuries in life. You are responsible for him, and some day you will be asked what you have done with your responsibility. If you leave the world without having fulfilled that terrible and yet grand obligation, you will through all eternity feel the loss of what you might have gained.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the voice of the indignant chairwoman. Miss Lauderdale, after a pause, during which her kind eyes were fixed on Belle\u2019s excited face, spoke:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cAnnie Colchester is your roomfellow, is she not?", "narration_text": "It was past ten o\u2019clock when she left the hall. Just as she was doing so Miss Frere came up."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cCan you give me any idea why she has been absent to-night?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was past ten o\u2019clock when she left the hall. Just as she was doing so Miss Frere came up."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t think she is quite well,", "narration_text": "It was past ten o\u2019clock when she left the hall. Just as she was doing so Miss Frere came up."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cI see by your face, Miss Gilroy, that you are distressed about something. Are you keeping anything back?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was past ten o\u2019clock when she left the hall. Just as she was doing so Miss Frere came up."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cUnless Miss Colchester\u2019s illness is really very serious and needs a doctor, she will be very severely reprimanded for this willful disobedience to the command of her principal,", "narration_text": " replied Leslie, distress now in her tone."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cI must see her myself early in the morning, and I am quite sure that nothing will satisfy Miss Lauderdale except a very ample apology and a full explanation of the reason why she absented herself. She has committed a very grave act of disobedience. You know, of course, that the few rules that are imposed upon the students are expected to be kept most rigorously. Excuses make no difference. The girl who breaks the rules has to be punished. Annie Colchester\u2019s only chance is to apologize to Miss Lauderdale.\u201d", "narration_text": " replied Leslie, distress now in her tone."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_18_meade_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cI will tell her. I will do my very best,", "narration_text": " replied Leslie, distress now in her tone."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cHe was looking for someone else, you say \u2014 someone who was not you?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cHe was looking for little Miles.", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s whom he was looking for.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cBut how do you know?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cI know, I know, I know!", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cAnd you know, my dear!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cWhat if he should see him?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cLittle Miles? That\u2019s what he wants!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cThe child?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cHeaven forbid! The man. He wants to appear to them.", "narration_text": "\u201cIt does strike me that my pupils have never mentioned \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cHis having been here and the time they were with him?\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cThe time they were with him, and his name, his presence, his history, in any way.\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cOh, the little lady doesn\u2019t remember. She never heard or knew.\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cThe circumstances of his death?", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cPerhaps not. But Miles would remember \u2014 Miles would know.\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cAh, don\u2019t try him!", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid.", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cIt is rather odd.\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cThat he has never spoken of him?\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cNever by the least allusion. And you tell me they were \u2018great friends\u2019?\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cOh, it wasn\u2019t him!", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cIt was Quint\u2019s own fancy. To play with him, I mean \u2014 to spoil him.", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cQuint was much too free.\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cToo free with my boy?\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cToo free with everyone!\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cI have it from you then \u2014 for it\u2019s of great importance \u2014 that he was definitely and admittedly bad?\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cOh, not admittedly. I knew it \u2014 but the master didn\u2019t.\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cAnd you never told him?\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t be bothered with more?", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cI promise you I would have told!\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cI daresay I was wrong. But, really, I was afraid.\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cAfraid of what?\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cOf things that man could do. Quint was so clever \u2014 he was so deep.\u201d", "narration_text": "This gave me, straight from my vision of his face \u2014 such a face! \u2014 a sudden sickness of disgust."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cYou weren\u2019t afraid of anything else? Not of his effect \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cHis effect?", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cOn innocent little precious lives. They were in your charge.\u201d", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cNo, they were not in mine!", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cThe master believed in him and placed him here because he was supposed not to be well and the country air so good for him. So he had everything to say. Yes", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201ceven about them.\u201d", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cThem \u2014 that creature?", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cAnd you could bear it!\u201d", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_06_james_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cNo. I couldn\u2019t \u2014 and I can\u2019t now!", "narration_text": " she repeated with a face of anguish and waiting while I faltered."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cSeein\u2019 how I\u2019m dressed, I reckon maybe I better arrive down from St. Louis or Cincinnati, or some other big place. Go for the steamboat, Huckleberry; we\u2019ll come down to the village on her.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cRun her nose in shore,", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cWher\u2019 you bound for, young man?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cFor the steamboat; going to Orleans.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cHold on a minute, my servant \u2019ll he\u2019p you with them bags. Jump out and he\u2019p the gentleman, Adolphus", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWhen I first see you I says to myself, \u2018It\u2019s Mr. Wilks, sure, and he come mighty near getting here in time.\u2019 But then I says again, \u2018No, I reckon it ain\u2019t him, or else he wouldn\u2019t be paddling up the river.\u2019 You ain\u2019t him, are you?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cNo, my name\u2019s Blodgett \u2014 Elexander Blodgett \u2014 Reverend Elexander Blodgett, I s\u2019pose I must say, as I\u2019m one o\u2019 the Lord\u2019s poor servants. But still I\u2019m jist as able to be sorry for Mr. Wilks for not arriving in time, all the same, if he\u2019s missed anything by it \u2014 which I hope he hasn\u2019t.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cWell, he don\u2019t miss any property by it, because he\u2019ll get that all right; but he\u2019s missed seeing his brother Peter die \u2014 which he mayn\u2019t mind, nobody can tell as to that \u2014 but his brother would a give anything in this world to see him before he died; never talked about nothing else all these three weeks; hadn\u2019t seen him since they was boys together \u2014 and hadn\u2019t ever seen his brother William at all \u2014 that\u2019s the deef and dumb one \u2014 William ain\u2019t more than thirty or thirty-five. Peter and George were the only ones that come out here; George was the married brother; him and his wife both died last year. Harvey and William\u2019s the only ones that\u2019s left now; and, as I was saying, they haven\u2019t got here in time.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cDid anybody send \u2019em word?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes; a month or two ago, when Peter was first took; because Peter said then that he sorter felt like he warn\u2019t going to get well this time. You see, he was pretty old, and George\u2019s g\u2019yirls was too young to be much company for him, except Mary Jane, the red-headed one; and so he was kinder lonesome after George and his wife died, and didn\u2019t seem to care much to live. He most desperately wanted to see Harvey \u2014 and William, too, for that matter \u2014 because he was one of them kind that can\u2019t bear to make a will. He left a letter behind for Harvey, and said he\u2019d told in it where his money was hid, and how he wanted the rest of the property divided up so George\u2019s g\u2019yirls would be all right \u2014 for George didn\u2019t leave nothing. And that letter was all they could get him to put a pen to.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWhy do you reckon Harvey don\u2019t come? Wher\u2019 does he live?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cOh, he lives in England \u2014 Sheffield \u2014 preaches there \u2014 hasn\u2019t ever been in this country. He hasn\u2019t had any too much time \u2014 and besides he mightn\u2019t a got the letter at all, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cToo bad, too bad he couldn\u2019t a lived to see his brothers, poor soul. You going to Orleans, you say?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cYes, but that ain\u2019t only a part of it. I\u2019m going in a ship, next Wednesday, for Ryo Janeero, where my uncle lives.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty long journey. But it\u2019ll be lovely; wisht I was a-going. Is Mary Jane the oldest? How old is the others?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cMary Jane\u2019s nineteen, Susan\u2019s fifteen, and Joanna\u2019s about fourteen \u2014 that\u2019s the one that gives herself to good works and has a hare-lip.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cPoor things! to be left alone in the cold world so.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cWell, they could be worse off. Old Peter had friends, and they ain\u2019t going to let them come to no harm. There\u2019s Hobson, the Babtis\u2019 preacher; and Deacon Lot Hovey, and Ben Rucker, and Abner Shackleford, and Levi Bell, the lawyer; and Dr. Robinson, and their wives, and the widow Bartley, and \u2014 well, there\u2019s a lot of them; but these are the ones that Peter was thickest with, and used to write about sometimes, when he wrote home; so Harvey \u2019ll know where to look for friends when he gets here.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cWhat did you want to walk all the way up to the steamboat for?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cBecause she\u2019s a big Orleans boat, and I was afeard she mightn\u2019t stop there. When they\u2019re deep they won\u2019t stop for a hail. A Cincinnati boat will, but this is a St. Louis one.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cWas Peter Wilks well off?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes, pretty well off. He had houses and land, and it\u2019s reckoned he left three or four thousand in cash hid up som\u2019ers.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cWhen did you say he died?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cI didn\u2019t say, but it was last night.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cFuneral to-morrow, likely?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cYes, \u2019bout the middle of the day.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cWell, it\u2019s all terrible sad; but we\u2019ve all got to go, one time or another. So what we want to do is to be prepared; then we\u2019re all right.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cYes, sir, it\u2019s the best way. Ma used to always say that.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cNow hustle back, right off, and fetch the duke up here, and the new carpet-bags. And if he\u2019s gone over to t\u2019other side, go over there and git him. And tell him to git himself up regardless. Shove along, now.\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cHow are you on the deef and dumb, Bilgewater?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cIf gentlemen kin afford to pay a dollar a mile apiece to be took on and put off in a yawl, a steamboat kin afford to carry \u2019em, can\u2019t it?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cKin any of you gentlemen tell me wher\u2019 Mr. Peter Wilks lives?", "narration_text": "The duke said, leave him alone for that; said he had played a deef and dumb person on the histronic boards. So then they waited for a steamboat."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m sorry sir, but the best we can do is to tell you where he did live yesterday evening.\u201d", "narration_text": "Sudden as winking the ornery old cretur went an to smash, and fell up against the man, and put his chin on his shoulder, and cried down his back, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_24_twain_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cAlas, alas, our poor brother \u2014 gone, and we never got to see him; oh, it\u2019s too, too hard!\u201d", "narration_text": "Sudden as winking the ornery old cretur went an to smash, and fell up against the man, and put his chin on his shoulder, and cried down his back, and says:"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_0": {"text": "\"that's it. You won't see him again.\"", "narration_text": "The different men questioned chuckled, and one oracular-looking old fellow spat, wiped his lips on the back of his hand, stared out to sea, and said gruffly, -- "}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_1": {"text": "\"I'll let some of you see about that, my fine fellows.\"", "narration_text": "The different men questioned chuckled, and one oracular-looking old fellow spat, wiped his lips on the back of his hand, stared out to sea, and said gruffly, -- "}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_2": {"text": "\"they haven't seen 'im there;", "narration_text": " and then with his head bent down, but his eyes eagerly searching the road from side to side, he went on towards Shackle's farm."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_3": {"text": "\"What! Mr Raystoke, sir? Don't be a fool.\"", "narration_text": " replied Dick humbly, and the men tramped on with a couple of open-mouthed, barefooted boys following them to stare at their cutlasses and pistols."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_4": {"text": "\"none of 'em wouldn't ha' done that, would they?\"", "narration_text": " replied Dick humbly, and the men tramped on with a couple of open-mouthed, barefooted boys following them to stare at their cutlasses and pistols."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Chucked him off yonder.\"", "narration_text": "Dick had followed the master's look, as he shaded his eyes and stared over the green slope which led up to the cliffs."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_6": {"text": "\"In ord'nary, Dick, my lad, no; but when smugglers finds themselves up in corners where they can't get away, they turns and fights like rats, and when they fights they bites.\"", "narration_text": "There was nowhere else to search as far as Gurr could see, save the little farm in the hollow, and the black-looking stone house up on the hill among the trees."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_7": {"text": "\"You're only a common sailor, Dick, and I'm your officer, but though I speak sharp unto you, I respect you, Dick, for you like that lad.\"", "narration_text": "There was nowhere else to search as far as Gurr could see, save the little farm in the hollow, and the black-looking stone house up on the hill among the trees."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Say, Mester Gurr, sir, which thankful I am to you for speaking so; but you don't really think as he has come to harm?\"", "narration_text": "There was nowhere else to search as far as Gurr could see, save the little farm in the hollow, and the black-looking stone house up on the hill among the trees."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_9": {"text": "\"I hope not, Dick; I hope not; but smugglers don't stand at anything sometimes.\"", "narration_text": "There was nowhere else to search as far as Gurr could see, save the little farm in the hollow, and the black-looking stone house up on the hill among the trees."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_10": {"text": "\"surely you are not going to tumble over my house again! I do assure you there's nothing here but what you may see.\"", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_11": {"text": "\"If you'd let me finish, you'd know,", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_12": {"text": "\"One of our boys is missing. Seen him up here? Boy 'bout seventeen with a red cap.\"", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_13": {"text": "\"No, sir; indeed I've not.\"", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Don't know as he has been seen about here, do you?", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Haven't heard any one talking about him, eh? Come ashore yesterday.\"", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Thank ye! -- No, Dick,", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_17": {"text": "\"that woman knows nothing. If she knew evil had come to the poor lad, her face would tell tales like print. Hi! You, sir,", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Don't want to take the cow away agen, do 'ee?\"", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Look here, my lad, one of our boys is missing. Came ashore yesterday, lad of seventeen in a red cap.\"", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Don't mean him as come with you, do you?\"", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_21": {"text": "\"I said a lad 'bout seventeen, in a red cap like yours,", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Aren't seen no lads with no red caps up here,", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Are you sure you haven't seen him, my lad?", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_24": {"text": "\"because, look here, it may be a serious thing for some of you, if he is not found.\"", "narration_text": " continued the master, turning back to where the men were waiting, and unconsciously brushing against the bush behind which the middy had hidden himself,"}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Well, seen anything suspicious?\"", "narration_text": "Jemmy Dadd's countenance changed from its vacant aspect to one full of cunning, as the party from the cutter moved off, but it became dull and semi-idiotic again, for Gurr turned sharply round."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_26": {"text": "\"on'y my fingers is a itchin'.\"", "narration_text": "Jemmy Dadd's countenance changed from its vacant aspect to one full of cunning, as the party from the cutter moved off, but it became dull and semi-idiotic again, for Gurr turned sharply round."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Nay, you don't understand,", "narration_text": "Jemmy Dadd's countenance changed from its vacant aspect to one full of cunning, as the party from the cutter moved off, but it became dull and semi-idiotic again, for Gurr turned sharply round."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_28": {"text": "\"I mean to have a turn at that chap, Master Gurr, sir. I feel as if I had him for 'bout quarter hour I could knock something out of him.\"", "narration_text": "Jemmy Dadd's countenance changed from its vacant aspect to one full of cunning, as the party from the cutter moved off, but it became dull and semi-idiotic again, for Gurr turned sharply round."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Nonsense! Come along. Now, my lads, forward!\"", "narration_text": "Jemmy Dadd's countenance changed from its vacant aspect to one full of cunning, as the party from the cutter moved off, but it became dull and semi-idiotic again, for Gurr turned sharply round."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Here, my lad, where's your master?\"", "narration_text": "Jemmy Dadd's countenance changed from its vacant aspect to one full of cunning, as the party from the cutter moved off, but it became dull and semi-idiotic again, for Gurr turned sharply round."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_31": {"text": "\"I say, where's your master?\"", "narration_text": "Jemmy Dadd's countenance changed from its vacant aspect to one full of cunning, as the party from the cutter moved off, but it became dull and semi-idiotic again, for Gurr turned sharply round."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Aren't in; mebbe he's out in the fields.\"", "narration_text": "Jemmy Dadd's countenance changed from its vacant aspect to one full of cunning, as the party from the cutter moved off, but it became dull and semi-idiotic again, for Gurr turned sharply round."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_33": {"text": "\"and a man can't be sure. There was nowt to see and nowt to hear, and of course one couldn't smell it, but seems to me as that ugly-looking fisherman chap knows where our Mr Raystoke is. Yah, I hates half-bred uns! If a man's a labourer, let him be a labourer; and if he's a fisherman, let him be a fisherman. Man can't be two things, and it looks queer.\"", "narration_text": "Dick followed last, shaking his head, and looking very much dissatisfied, or kept on looking back at Jemmy, who stood like a statue, resting his chin upon the shaft of his pitchfork, watching him go away."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Never mind the rabbits, lads,", "narration_text": "Dick followed last, shaking his head, and looking very much dissatisfied, or kept on looking back at Jemmy, who stood like a statue, resting his chin upon the shaft of his pitchfork, watching him go away."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_35": {"text": "\"we want to find Mr Raystoke.\"", "narration_text": "Dick followed last, shaking his head, and looking very much dissatisfied, or kept on looking back at Jemmy, who stood like a statue, resting his chin upon the shaft of his pitchfork, watching him go away."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_36": {"text": "\"A lad, looking like a common sailor, and wearing a red cap.\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_37": {"text": "\"I have seen no one answering to the description here.\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Beg pardon, sir, but can you, as a gentleman, assure me that he is not here?\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_39": {"text": "\"That's enough, sir; but may I ask you, if you do see or hear anything of such a lad, you will send a messenger off to the cutter?\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_40": {"text": "\"It is hardly right to enlist me in the search for one of your deserters,", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Yes, sir, but he is not a deserter; and the fact is, we are afraid the lad has run alongside o' the smugglers, and come to grief.\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_42": {"text": "\"No, no, -- you must be mistaken. A boyish prank. No one about here would injure a boy.\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Glad you think so well of 'em, sir. But I suppose you'll grant that the people about here would not be above a bit of smuggling?\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_44": {"text": "\"And would run a cargo of brandy or silk?\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_45": {"text": "\"I suppose there is a good deal of smuggling on the coast,", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_46": {"text": "\"Yes sir, there is, and it will go hard with the people who are caught having any dealings with the smugglers.\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_47": {"text": "\"What would you say, sir, if I were to order my men, in the king's name, to search your place?\"", "narration_text": "Gurr saluted, and stated his business, while the baronet, who had turned sallower and more careworn than his lot drew a breath full of relief."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_48": {"text": "\"However, sir, I'm not on that sort of business now,", "narration_text": "Sir Risdon dared not trust himself to speak, but darted an agonised glance at his wife."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_49": {"text": "\"Want to find that boy. Good day. Now, my lads.\"", "narration_text": "Sir Risdon dared not trust himself to speak, but darted an agonised glance at his wife."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_50": {"text": "\"how could you let yourself be dragged into these dreadful deeds!\"", "narration_text": "Sir Risdon dared not trust himself to speak, but darted an agonised glance at his wife."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_51": {"text": "\"I loathe the whole business, but when I saw my wife and child suffering almost from want of the very necessaries of life, and the temptation came in the shape of presents from that man, I could not resist -- I was too weak. I listened to his insidious persuasion, and tried to make myself believe that I was guiltless, as I owned no fealty to King George. But I am justly punished, and never again will I allow myself to be made an accessory to these lawless deeds.\"", "narration_text": "Sir Risdon dared not trust himself to speak, but darted an agonised glance at his wife."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_52": {"text": "\"have they any of their goods secreted there now?\"", "narration_text": "Sir Risdon dared not trust himself to speak, but darted an agonised glance at his wife."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_53": {"text": "\"No. The only way in which I could allow myself to act was to keep myself in complete ignorance of the going and coming of these people. I might suspect, but I would never satisfy myself by watching; and I can say now honestly, I do not know whether they have still goods lying there or have taken them away.\"", "narration_text": "Sir Risdon dared not trust himself to speak, but darted an agonised glance at his wife."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_54": {"text": "\"But Celia -- keep it from her.\"", "narration_text": "Sir Risdon dared not trust himself to speak, but darted an agonised glance at his wife."}, "Solo.6670.7902.cutlassandcudgel_16_fenn_64kb_55": {"text": "\"Many of the men engaged in the smuggling are desperate wretches, and if they feared betrayal they would not scruple, I'm afraid, to strike down any one in the way of their escape.\"", "narration_text": "Sir Risdon dared not trust himself to speak, but darted an agonised glance at his wife."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cthat extravagant dog,", "narration_text": " sighed Mrs. Shaw one day, as she watched her husband slowly going down the street."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cIt really would be a relief to that whole family if poor, dear Mrs. Shaw could be ahem! mercifully removed,", "narration_text": " sighed Mrs. Shaw one day, as she watched her husband slowly going down the street."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cDear, dear! how old and bent poor father does look. I hope he won't forget to order my sweetbread,", "narration_text": " sighed Mrs. Shaw one day, as she watched her husband slowly going down the street."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cI'll see to your sweetbread, mum. Good-by, back to dinner,", "narration_text": " sighed Mrs. Shaw one day, as she watched her husband slowly going down the street."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cHe has a right to be ashamed of me, but I act as if I was ashamed of him; dare say people think so. I'll show them that I ain't; yes, by the powers, I will!", "narration_text": " sighed Mrs. Shaw one day, as she watched her husband slowly going down the street."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cHave an arm, sir? If you don't mind I'll walk down with you. Little commission for mother, nice day, is n't it?\u201d", "narration_text": " muttered Tom to himself, feeling every moment a stronger desire to do something that should silence everybody."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cThanky, Tom; yes, mother will enjoy her dinner twice as much if you order it.\u201d", "narration_text": " muttered Tom to himself, feeling every moment a stronger desire to do something that should silence everybody."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cGood day, Mr. Shaw,", "narration_text": " muttered Tom to himself, feeling every moment a stronger desire to do something that should silence everybody."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cThat's the son; it's hard on him. Wild fellow, do him good.\u201d", "narration_text": " muttered Tom to himself, feeling every moment a stronger desire to do something that should silence everybody."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cGranted; but you need n't hit a man when he's down,", "narration_text": " muttered Tom to himself, feeling every moment a stronger desire to do something that should silence everybody."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI'd cut away to Australia if it was n't for mother; anything, anywhere to get out of the way of people who know me. I never can right myself here, with all the fellows watching, and laying wagers whether I sink or swim. Hang Greek and Latin! wish I'd learned a trade, and had something to fall back upon. Have n't a blessed thing now, but decent French and my fists. Wonder if old Bell don't want a clerk for the Paris branch of the business? That would n't be bad; faith, I'll try it.\u201d", "narration_text": " not being a high-priced article, could not be depended on for desserts, and Mrs. Shaw would have felt as if the wolf was at the door if there was not"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cGracious me, Tom, don't come now; we are awful busy! Men don't belong in kitchens,", "narration_text": " not being a high-priced article, could not be depended on for desserts, and Mrs. Shaw would have felt as if the wolf was at the door if there was not"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cCould n't think what you were about. Mum is asleep, and Fan out, so I loafed down to see if there was any fun afoot,", "narration_text": " not being a high-priced article, could not be depended on for desserts, and Mrs. Shaw would have felt as if the wolf was at the door if there was not"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cCome in if you like, and stir this cake for me; it needs a strong hand, and mine are tired. There, put on that apron to keep you tidy, sit here, and take it easy.\u201d", "narration_text": " not being a high-priced article, could not be depended on for desserts, and Mrs. Shaw would have felt as if the wolf was at the door if there was not"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI used to help grandma bat up cake, and rather liked it, if I remember right,", "narration_text": " not being a high-priced article, could not be depended on for desserts, and Mrs. Shaw would have felt as if the wolf was at the door if there was not"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cYou do it beautifully, Tom. I'll give you a conundrum to lighten your labor: Why are bad boys like cake?", "narration_text": " not being a high-priced article, could not be depended on for desserts, and Mrs. Shaw would have felt as if the wolf was at the door if there was not"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cBecause a good beating makes them better. I doubt that myself, though,", "narration_text": " not being a high-priced article, could not be depended on for desserts, and Mrs. Shaw would have felt as if the wolf was at the door if there was not"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cBright boy! here's a plum for you,", "narration_text": " answered Tom, nearly knocking the bottom of the bowl out with his energetic demonstrations, for it really was a relief to do something."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cPut in lots, won't you? I'm rather fond of plum-cake,", "narration_text": " answered Tom, nearly knocking the bottom of the bowl out with his energetic demonstrations, for it really was a relief to do something."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cI always do, if I can; there's nothing I like better than to shovel in sugar and spice, and make nice, plummy cake for people. It's one of the few things I have a gift for.\u201d", "narration_text": " observed Tom, likening himself to Hercules with the distaff, and finding his employment pleasant, if not classical."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cYou've hit it this time, Polly; you certainly have a gift for putting a good deal of both articles into your own and other people's lives, which is lucky, as, we all have to eat that sort of cake, whether we like it or not,", "narration_text": " observed Tom, likening himself to Hercules with the distaff, and finding his employment pleasant, if not classical."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI do believe he's preaching.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Tom; then his eye fell upon the dimples in Polly's elbows, and he added, with a laugh,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cFeel as if I could sometimes,", "narration_text": " continued Tom; then his eye fell upon the dimples in Polly's elbows, and he added, with a laugh,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cThat's more in your line, ma'am; can't you give us a sermon?\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Tom; then his eye fell upon the dimples in Polly's elbows, and he added, with a laugh,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cA short one. Life, my brethren, is like plum-cake,", "narration_text": " continued Tom; then his eye fell upon the dimples in Polly's elbows, and he added, with a laugh,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cIn some the plums are all on the top, and we eat them gayly, till we suddenly find they are gone. In others the plums sink to the bottom, and we look for them in vain as we go on, and often come to them when it is too late to enjoy them. But in the well-made cake, the plums are wisely scattered all through, and every mouthful is a pleasure. We make our own cakes, in a great measure, therefore let us look to it, my brethren, that they are mixed according to the best receipt, baked in a well regulated oven, and gratefully eaten with a temperate appetite.\u201d", "narration_text": " and Polly began to put the cake together in what seemed a most careless and chaotic manner, while Tom and Maud watched with absorbing interest till it was safely in the oven."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cGood! good!", "narration_text": " and Polly began to put the cake together in what seemed a most careless and chaotic manner, while Tom and Maud watched with absorbing interest till it was safely in the oven."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cThat's a model sermon, Polly, short, sweet, sensible, and not a bit sleepy. I'm one of your parish, and will see that you get your'celery punctooal,' as old Deacon Morse used to say.\u201d", "narration_text": " and Polly began to put the cake together in what seemed a most careless and chaotic manner, while Tom and Maud watched with absorbing interest till it was safely in the oven."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201c'Thank you, brother, my wants is few, and ravens scurser than they used to be,' as dear old Parson Miller used to answer. Now, Maud, bring on the citron;", "narration_text": " and Polly began to put the cake together in what seemed a most careless and chaotic manner, while Tom and Maud watched with absorbing interest till it was safely in the oven."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cNow make your custards, dear; Tom may like to beat the eggs for you; it seems to have a good effect upon his constitution.\u201d", "narration_text": " and Polly began to put the cake together in what seemed a most careless and chaotic manner, while Tom and Maud watched with absorbing interest till it was safely in the oven."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cFirst-rate; hand'em along,", "narration_text": " and Polly began to put the cake together in what seemed a most careless and chaotic manner, while Tom and Maud watched with absorbing interest till it was safely in the oven."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cBy the way, Syd's got back. I met him yesterday, and he treated me like a man and a brother,", "narration_text": " and Polly began to put the cake together in what seemed a most careless and chaotic manner, while Tom and Maud watched with absorbing interest till it was safely in the oven."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cCareless thing! Pick it up, Maud, I'll get some more;", "narration_text": " cried Polly, clapping her hands, regardless of the egg she held, which dropped and smashed on the floor at her feet."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cYou know all about history, don't you?", "narration_text": " cried Polly, clapping her hands, regardless of the egg she held, which dropped and smashed on the floor at her feet."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cI just want to know if there really was a man named Sir Philip, in the time of Queen Elizabeth.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, clapping her hands, regardless of the egg she held, which dropped and smashed on the floor at her feet."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cYou mean Sir Philip Sidney? Yes, he lived then and a fine old fellow he was too.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, clapping her hands, regardless of the egg she held, which dropped and smashed on the floor at her feet."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cThere; I knew the girls did n't mean him,", "narration_text": " cried Polly, clapping her hands, regardless of the egg she held, which dropped and smashed on the floor at her feet."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cWhat mischief are you up to now, you little magpie?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, clapping her hands, regardless of the egg she held, which dropped and smashed on the floor at her feet."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cI shan't tell you what they said, because I don't remember much of it; but I heard Polly and Fan talking about some one dreadful mysterious, and when I asked who it was, Fan said, 'Sir Philip.' Ho! she need n't think I believe it! I saw'em laugh, and blush, and poke one another, and I knew it was n't about any old Queen Elizabeth man,", "narration_text": " cried Polly, clapping her hands, regardless of the egg she held, which dropped and smashed on the floor at her feet."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cLook here, you are letting cats out of the bag. Never mind, I thought so. They don't tell us their secrets, but we are so sharp, we can't help finding them out, can we?", "narration_text": " said Tom, looking so much interested, that Maud could n't resist airing her knowledge a little."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cWell, I dare say, it is n't proper for you to know, but I am old enough now to be told anything, and those girls better mind what they say, for I'm not a stupid chit, like Blanche. I just wish you could have heard them go on. I'm sure there's something very nice about Mr. Sydney, they looked so pleased when they whispered and giggled on the bed, and thought I was ripping bonnets, and did n't hear a word.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, looking so much interested, that Maud could n't resist airing her knowledge a little."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cWhich looked most pleased?", "narration_text": " said Tom, looking so much interested, that Maud could n't resist airing her knowledge a little."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cWell, 'pears to me Polly did; she talked most, and looked funny and very happy all the time. Fan laughed a good deal, but I guess Polly is the loveress,", "narration_text": "When he came down to breakfast the next morning, he was greeted with a general"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cHold your tongue; she's coming!", "narration_text": "When he came down to breakfast the next morning, he was greeted with a general"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cFan's got the books and maps you wanted. Go and rest now. I'm much obliged; here's your wages, Bridget.\u201d", "narration_text": "When he came down to breakfast the next morning, he was greeted with a general"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cGood luck to your messes,", "narration_text": "When he came down to breakfast the next morning, he was greeted with a general"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cHappy birthday, Tom!", "narration_text": " and sternly resolved to be an honor to his family, or perish in the attempt. Evening brought Polly to what she called a"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cto be nearly killed with kindness,", "narration_text": " and sternly resolved to be an honor to his family, or perish in the attempt. Evening brought Polly to what she called a"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cName, age, and date, like a nice white tombstone,", "narration_text": " observed Maud, complacently, at which funereal remark, Mrs. Shaw, who was down in honor of the day, dropped her napkin, and demanded her salts."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cWhose doing is that?", "narration_text": " observed Maud, complacently, at which funereal remark, Mrs. Shaw, who was down in honor of the day, dropped her napkin, and demanded her salts."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cI did n't know what to give you, for you've got everything a man wants, and I was in despair till I remembered that dear grandma always made you a little cake like that, and that you once said it would n't be a happy birthday without it. So I tried to make it just like hers, and I do hope it will prove a good, sweet, plummy one.\u201d", "narration_text": " was all Tom said, as he smiled at the giver, but Polly knew that her present had pleased him more than the most elegant trifle she could have made."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cIt ought to be good, for you beat it up yourself, Tom,", "narration_text": " was all Tom said, as he smiled at the giver, but Polly knew that her present had pleased him more than the most elegant trifle she could have made."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cIt was so funny to see you working away, and never guessing who the cake was for. I perfectly trembled every time you opened your mouth, for fear you'd ask some question about it. That was the reason Polly preached and I kept talking when she was gone.\u201d", "narration_text": " was all Tom said, as he smiled at the giver, but Polly knew that her present had pleased him more than the most elegant trifle she could have made."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cVery stupid of me; but I forgot all about to-day. Suppose we cut it; I don't seem to care for anything else,", "narration_text": " was all Tom said, as he smiled at the giver, but Polly knew that her present had pleased him more than the most elegant trifle she could have made."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cI hope the plums won't all be at the bottom,", "narration_text": " said Tom, feeling no appetite, but bound to do justice to that cake, if he fell a victim to his gratitude."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cI've had a good many at the top already, you know,", "narration_text": " answered Tom, watching the operation with as much interest as if he had faith in the omen."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cPlums all through; I'm glad I had a hand in it, but Polly deserves the credit, and must wear the posy,", "narration_text": " and turning to her, he put the rose into her hair with more gallantry than taste, for a thorn pricked her head, the leaves tickled her ear, and the flower was upside down."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cDo run! I'm perfectly fainting to know what the matter is,", "narration_text": " and that young lady started out of her chair, as if the sound had been a thunder-clap."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cHe don't want me; besides, I could n't say a word for myself if that letter was from Sydney,", "narration_text": " cried Fanny, hustling her friend towards the door, in a great flutter."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cDid you want me, Tom?\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Polly, forgetting all about herself, as she saw his face when he rose and turned to meet her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cYes. Come in, please, and don't look scared; I only want to show you a present I've had, and ask your advice about accepting it.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Polly, forgetting all about herself, as she saw his face when he rose and turned to meet her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cWhy, Tom, you look as if you had been knocked down!", "narration_text": " exclaimed Polly, forgetting all about herself, as she saw his face when he rose and turned to meet her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cI have; regularly floored; but I'm up again, and steadier than ever. Just you read that, and tell me what you think of it.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Polly, forgetting all about herself, as she saw his face when he rose and turned to meet her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cI think she is a mercenary, heartless, ungrateful girl! That's what I think.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Polly, forgetting all about herself, as she saw his face when he rose and turned to meet her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cOh, the deuce! I did n't mean to show that one; it's the other.", "narration_text": " exclaimed Polly, forgetting all about herself, as she saw his face when he rose and turned to meet her."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cI don't care, though; every one will know to-morrow; and perhaps you'll be good enough to keep the girls from bothering me with questions and gabble,", "narration_text": " he added, as if, on second thoughts, he was relieved to have the communication made to Polly first."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cI don't wonder you looked upset. If the other letter is as bad, I'd better have a chair before I read it,", "narration_text": " he added, as if, on second thoughts, he was relieved to have the communication made to Polly first."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cIt's a million times better, but it knocked me worse than the other; kindness always does.", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cWhenever I was in a quandary, I used to go and consult grandma, and she always had something sensible or comfortable to say to me. She's gone now, but somehow, Polly, you seem to take her place. Would you mind sitting in her chair, and letting me tell you two or three things, as Will does?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cIf I can help you, let me.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cI'll do my best, but I can't fill grandma's place, or give you any wise, good advice. I wish I could!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cYou'll do it better than any one else. Talk troubles mother, father has enough to think of without any of my worries. Fan is a good soul, but she is n't practical, and we always get into a snarl if we try to work together, so who have I but my other sister, Polly? The pleasure that letter will give you may make up for my boring you.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cOh, Tom, that's a birthday present worth having, for it's so beautifully given I don't see how you can refuse it. Arthur Sydney is a real nobleman!", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cSo he is! I don't know another man living, except father, who would have done such a thing, or who I could bring myself to take it from. Do you see, he's not only paid the confounded debts, but has done it in my name, to spare me all he could?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cI see, it's like him; and I think he must be very happy to be able to do such a thing.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cIt is an immense weight off my shoulders, for some of those men could n't afford to wait till I'd begged, borrowed, or earned the money. Sydney can wait, but he won't long, if I know myself.", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cYou won't take it as a gift, then?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cThen don't think I will. I'm a pretty poor affair, Polly, but I'm not mean enough to do that, while I've got a conscience and a pair of hands.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cWhat will you do, Tom?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cI'll tell you; may I sit here?", "narration_text": " cried Polly, looking up at last, with her fact glowing, and her eyes full of delight."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cI've had so many plans in my head lately, that sometimes it seems as if it would split,", "narration_text": " continued the poor fellow, rubbing his tired forehead, as if to polish up his wits."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cI've thought seriously of going to California, Australia, or some out-of-the-way place, where men get rich in a hurry.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, putting out her hand as it to keep him, and then snatching it back again before he could turn round."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cIt would be hard on mother and the girls, I suppose; besides, I don't quite like it myself; looks as if I shirked and ran away.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, putting out her hand as it to keep him, and then snatching it back again before he could turn round."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201cWell, you see I don't seem to find anything to do unless I turn clerk, and I don't think that would suit. The fact is, I could n't stand it here, where I'm known. It would be easier to scratch gravel on a railroad, with a gang of Paddies, than to sell pins to my friends and neighbors. False pride, I dare say, but it's the truth, and there's no use in dodging.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, putting out her hand as it to keep him, and then snatching it back again before he could turn round."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cNot a bit, and I quite agree with you.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, putting out her hand as it to keep him, and then snatching it back again before he could turn round."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201cThat's comfortable. Now I'm coming to the point where I specially want your advice, Polly. Yesterday I heard you telling Fan about your brother Ned; how well he got on; how he liked his business, and wanted Will to come and take some place near him. You thought I was reading, but I heard; and it struck me that perhaps I could get a chance out West somewhere. What do you think?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, putting out her hand as it to keep him, and then snatching it back again before he could turn round."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cIf you really mean work, I know you could,", "narration_text": " cried Polly, putting out her hand as it to keep him, and then snatching it back again before he could turn round."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201cI wish you could be with Ned; you'd get on together, I'm sure; and he'd be so glad to do anything he could. I'll write and ask, straight away, if you want me to.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, laughing, yet looking as if he felt the dignity of his one and twenty years."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cSuppose you do; just for information, you know, then I shall have something to go upon. I want to have a feasible plan all ready, before I speak to father. There's nothing so convincing to business men as facts, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, laughing, yet looking as if he felt the dignity of his one and twenty years."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201cThat will be wise. Do you think your father will like this plan?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, laughing, yet looking as if he felt the dignity of his one and twenty years."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cPretty sure he will. Yesterday, when I told him I must go at something right off, he said, 'Anything honest, Tom, and don't forget that your father began the world as a shop-boy.' You knew that, did n't you?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, laughing, yet looking as if he felt the dignity of his one and twenty years."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_91": {"text": "\u201cYes, he told me the story once, and I always liked to hear it, because it was pleasant to see how well he had succeeded.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, laughing, yet looking as if he felt the dignity of his one and twenty years."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_92": {"text": "\u201cI never did like the story, a little bit ashamed, I'm afraid; but when we talked it over last night, it struck me in a new light, and I understood why father took the failure so well, and seems so contented with this poorish place. It is only beginning again, he says; and having worked his way up once, he feels as if he could again. I declare to you, Polly, that sort of confidence in himself, and energy and courage in a man of his years, makes me love and respect the dear old gentleman as I never did before.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, laughing, yet looking as if he felt the dignity of his one and twenty years."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_93": {"text": "\u201cI'm so glad to hear you say that, Tom! I've sometimes thought you did n't quite appreciate your father, any more than he knew how much of a man you were.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, laughing, yet looking as if he felt the dignity of his one and twenty years."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_94": {"text": "\u201cNever was till to-day, you know,", "narration_text": " said Tom, laughing, yet looking as if he felt the dignity of his one and twenty years."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_95": {"text": "\u201cOdd, is n't it, how people live together ever so long, and don't seem to find one another out, till something comes to do it for them. Perhaps this smash-up was sent to introduce me to my own father.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, smiling, even while she felt as if adversity was going to do more for Tom than years of prosperity."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_96": {"text": "\u201cThere's philosophy for you,", "narration_text": " said Polly, smiling, even while she felt as if adversity was going to do more for Tom than years of prosperity."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_97": {"text": "\u201cDid this surprise you?", "narration_text": " said Polly, smiling, even while she felt as if adversity was going to do more for Tom than years of prosperity."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_98": {"text": "\u201cWell, it did me; for you know as soon as we came to grief I offered to release Trix from the engagement, and she would n't let me,", "narration_text": " continued Tom, as if, having begun the subject, he wished to explain it thoroughly."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_99": {"text": "\u201cThat surprised me,", "narration_text": " cried Polly, defiantly, for her wrath burned hotly against Trix, though she blessed her for setting the bondman free."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_100": {"text": "\u201cSo it did me, for Fan always insisted it was the money and not the man she cared for. Her first answer pleased me very much, for I did not expect it, and nothing touches a fellow more than to have a woman stand by him through thick and thin.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, defiantly, for her wrath burned hotly against Trix, though she blessed her for setting the bondman free."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_101": {"text": "\u201cShe don't seem to have done it.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, defiantly, for her wrath burned hotly against Trix, though she blessed her for setting the bondman free."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_102": {"text": "\u201cFan was right. Trix only waited to see how bad things really were, or rather her mother did. She's as cool, hard, and worldly minded an old soul as I ever saw, and Trix is bound to obey. She gets round it very neatly in her note, 'I won't be a burden, ' 'will sacrifice her hopes,' 'and always remain my warm friend,' but the truth is, Tom Shaw rich was worth making much of, but Tom Shaw poor is in the way, and may go to the devil as fast as he likes.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, defiantly, for her wrath burned hotly against Trix, though she blessed her for setting the bondman free."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_103": {"text": "\u201cWell, he is n't going!", "narration_text": " cried Polly, defiantly, for her wrath burned hotly against Trix, though she blessed her for setting the bondman free."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_104": {"text": "\u201cCame within an ace of it,", "narration_text": " muttered Tom to himself; adding aloud, in a tone of calm resignation that assured Polly his heart would not be broken though his engagement was,"}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_105": {"text": "\u201cIt never rains but it pours, 'specially in hard times, but when a man is down, a rap or two more don't matter much, I suppose. It's the first blow that hurts most.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling rather ill at ease, and wishing she could hide herself behind a cap and spectacles, if she was to play Grandma to this confiding youth."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_106": {"text": "\u201cGlad to see you take the last blow so well.", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling rather ill at ease, and wishing she could hide herself behind a cap and spectacles, if she was to play Grandma to this confiding youth."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_107": {"text": "\u201cTo tell the honest truth, Polly, it was not a very hard one. I've had a feeling for some time that Trix and I were not suited to one another, and it might be wiser to stop short. But she did not or would not see it; and I was not going to back out, and leave her to wear any more willows, so here we are. I don't bear malice, but hope she'll do better, and not be disappointed again, upon my word I do.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling rather ill at ease, and wishing she could hide herself behind a cap and spectacles, if she was to play Grandma to this confiding youth."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_108": {"text": "\u201cThat's very good of you, quite Sydneyesque, and noble,", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling rather ill at ease, and wishing she could hide herself behind a cap and spectacles, if she was to play Grandma to this confiding youth."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_109": {"text": "\u201cIt will be all plain sailing for Syd, I fancy,", "narration_text": " said Polly, feeling rather ill at ease, and wishing she could hide herself behind a cap and spectacles, if she was to play Grandma to this confiding youth."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_110": {"text": "\u201cHe deserves the very best of everything, and I pray the Lord he may get it,", "narration_text": "Polly made no answer, fearing to pay too much, for she knew Fan had made no confidant of Tom, and she guarded her friend's secret as jealously as her own."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_111": {"text": "\u201cYou'll write to Ned to-morrow, will you? I'll take anything he's got, for I want to be off,", "narration_text": "Polly made no answer, fearing to pay too much, for she knew Fan had made no confidant of Tom, and she guarded her friend's secret as jealously as her own."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_112": {"text": "\u201cI'll write to-night. Would you like me to tell the girls about Trix and Sydney?", "narration_text": " said Tom, casting down the poker, and turning round with a resolute air which was lost on Polly, who sat twirling the rose that had fallen into her lap."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_113": {"text": "\u201cI wish you would. I don't know how to thank you for all you've done for me; I wish to heaven I did,", "narration_text": " said Tom, casting down the poker, and turning round with a resolute air which was lost on Polly, who sat twirling the rose that had fallen into her lap."}, "Solo.2163.3331.oldfashionedgirl_17_alcott_64kb_114": {"text": "\u201cI beg pardon could n't help it grandma always let me on my birthday.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Tom, holding out his hand with a look that Polly thought a great deal too grateful for the little she had done."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cAre you busy this morning, Hilda?", "narration_text": " he asked as he sat down, his hat and gloves in his hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cVery. I\u2019ve been up and about three hours, working at my part. We open in February, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda was back in a few moments wearing a long gray squirrel coat and a broad fur hat."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cWell, then you\u2019ve worked enough. And so have I. I\u2019ve seen all my men, my packing is done, and I go up to Liverpool this evening. But this morning we are going to have a holiday. What do you say to a drive out to Kew and Richmond? You may not get another day like this all winter. It\u2019s like a fine April day at home. May I use your telephone? I want to order the carriage.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda was back in a few moments wearing a long gray squirrel coat and a broad fur hat."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cOh, how jolly! There, sit down at the desk. And while you are telephoning I\u2019ll change my dress. I shan\u2019t be long. All the morning papers are on the table.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda was back in a few moments wearing a long gray squirrel coat and a broad fur hat."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cWhy don\u2019t you wear some of those pink roses?", "narration_text": "Hilda was back in a few moments wearing a long gray squirrel coat and a broad fur hat."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cBut they came only this morning, and they have not even begun to open. I was saving them. I am so unconsciously thrifty!", "narration_text": "Hilda was back in a few moments wearing a long gray squirrel coat and a broad fur hat."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019ve been sending me far too many flowers, Bartley. New ones every day. That\u2019s too often; though I do love to open the boxes, and I take good care of them.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda was back in a few moments wearing a long gray squirrel coat and a broad fur hat."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cWhy won\u2019t you let me send you any of those jade or ivory things you are so fond of? Or pictures? I know a good deal about pictures.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda was back in a few moments wearing a long gray squirrel coat and a broad fur hat."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cNo, there are some things you can\u2019t do. There\u2019s the carriage. Will you button my gloves for me?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda shook her large hat as she drew the roses out of the tall glass."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cHow gay your eyes are this morning, Hilda.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda looked up with a smile which she tried not to make too glad."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s because I\u2019ve been studying. It always stirs me up a little.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda looked up with a smile which she tried not to make too glad."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWhen did you learn to take hold of your parts like that?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda looked up with a smile which she tried not to make too glad."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cWhen I had nothing else to think of. Come, the carriage is waiting. What a shocking while you take.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda looked up with a smile which she tried not to make too glad."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m in no hurry. We\u2019ve plenty of time.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda looked up with a smile which she tried not to make too glad."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m not going until to-morrow, you know,", "narration_text": "Hilda looked up with a smile which she tried not to make too glad."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll cut off a day in Liverpool. I haven\u2019t felt so jolly this long while.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda looked up with a smile which she tried not to make too glad."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI think people were meant to be happy, a little,", "narration_text": "She thrust her little chin out defiantly over her gray fur collar, and Bartley looked down at her and laughed."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s like that with us Londoners, too,", "narration_text": "She thrust her little chin out defiantly over her gray fur collar, and Bartley looked down at her and laughed."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cEverything is awfully grim and cheerless, our weather and our houses and our ways of amusing ourselves. But we can be happier than anybody. We can go mad with joy, as the people do out in the fields on a fine Whitsunday. We make the most of our moment.\u201d", "narration_text": "She thrust her little chin out defiantly over her gray fur collar, and Bartley looked down at her and laughed."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cYou are a plucky one, you.", "narration_text": "She thrust her little chin out defiantly over her gray fur collar, and Bartley looked down at her and laughed."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cYes, you are a plucky one.\u201d", "narration_text": "She thrust her little chin out defiantly over her gray fur collar, and Bartley looked down at her and laughed."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cNo, I\u2019m not. Not about some things, at any rate. It doesn\u2019t take pluck to fight for one\u2019s moment, but it takes pluck to go without \u2014 a lot. More than I have. I can\u2019t help it,", "narration_text": "She thrust her little chin out defiantly over her gray fur collar, and Bartley looked down at her and laughed."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cSeems good to get back, doesn\u2019t it?", "narration_text": "She thrust her little chin out defiantly over her gray fur collar, and Bartley looked down at her and laughed."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cLondon always makes me want to live more than any other city in the world. You remember our priestess mummy over in the mummy-room, and how we used to long to go and bring her out on nights like this? Three thousand years! Ugh!\u201d", "narration_text": " Bartley whispered, as they drove from Bayswater Road into Oxford Street."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cAll the same, I believe she used to feel it when we stood there and watched her and wished her well. I believe she used to remember,", "narration_text": " Bartley whispered, as they drove from Bayswater Road into Oxford Street."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cI hope so. Now let\u2019s go to some awfully jolly place for dinner before we go home. I could eat all the dinners there are in London to-night. Where shall I tell the driver? The Piccadilly Restaurant? The music\u2019s good there.\u201d", "narration_text": " Bartley whispered, as they drove from Bayswater Road into Oxford Street."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cThere are too many people there whom one knows. Why not that little French place in Soho, where we went so often when you were here in the summer? I love it, and I\u2019ve never been there with any one but you. Sometimes I go by myself, when I am particularly lonely.\u201d", "narration_text": " Bartley whispered, as they drove from Bayswater Road into Oxford Street."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_07_cather_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cVery well, the sole\u2019s good there. How many street pianos there are about to-night! The fine weather must have thawed them out. We\u2019ve had five miles of \u2018Il Trovatore\u2019 now. They always make me feel jaunty. Are you comfy, and not too tired?\u201d", "narration_text": " Bartley whispered, as they drove from Bayswater Road into Oxford Street."}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cReturn thou to form of man.", "narration_text": " Then she took a cup of water and conjuring over it, sprinkled the dog therewith; saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cWill not my daughter and the handmaid suffice thee?", "narration_text": " Now suddenly there came a rap at the door and the maid said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cNeeds must I have Zaynab also.", "narration_text": " Now suddenly there came a rap at the door and the maid said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cWho is at the door?", "narration_text": " So the maid let her in, and when she looked upon Ali and he upon her, he said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cKamar, daughter of Azariah the Jew; say me, is Ali of Cairo with you?", "narration_text": " So the maid let her in, and when she looked upon Ali and he upon her, he said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cO thou daughter of a dog! If he be with us, what wilt thou with him? Go down, O maid, and open to her.", "narration_text": " So the maid let her in, and when she looked upon Ali and he upon her, he said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cWhat bringeth thee hither O dog\u2019s daughter?", "narration_text": " So the maid let her in, and when she looked upon Ali and he upon her, he said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI testify that there is no god but the God and I testify that Mohammed is the Apostle of God.", "narration_text": " So the maid let her in, and when she looked upon Ali and he upon her, he said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cDo men in the Faith of Al-Islam give marriage portions to women or do women dower men?", "narration_text": " Then he set out rejoicing, to return to the barrack of the Forty. On his way he met a sweetmeat seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cMen endow women.", "narration_text": " Then he set out rejoicing, to return to the barrack of the Forty. On his way he met a sweetmeat seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI come and dower myself for thee, bringing thee, as my marriage-portion, my dress together with the rod and charger and chains and the head of my father, the enemy of thee and the foeman of Allah.", "narration_text": " Then he set out rejoicing, to return to the barrack of the Forty. On his way he met a sweetmeat seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cBecome a Moslemah.", "narration_text": " Then he set out rejoicing, to return to the barrack of the Forty. On his way he met a sweetmeat seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cMeet we to-morrow at the Caliph\u2019s Divan, that I may take thy daughter and the handmaid to wife.", "narration_text": " Then he set out rejoicing, to return to the barrack of the Forty. On his way he met a sweetmeat seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cThere is no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah, the Glorious, the Great! Folk\u2019s labour hath waxed sinful and man is active only in fraud!", "narration_text": " Then he set out rejoicing, to return to the barrack of the Forty. On his way he met a sweetmeat seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI conjure thee, by Allah, taste of this confection!", "narration_text": " Then he set out rejoicing, to return to the barrack of the Forty. On his way he met a sweetmeat seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cCome hither, O sweetmeat seller!", "narration_text": " Then he set out rejoicing, to return to the barrack of the Forty. On his way he met a sweetmeat seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cWhat dost thou want?", "narration_text": " So he went up to him and setting down his sack laid the tray of sweetmeats upon it and asked,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cHalw\u00e1 and drag\u00e9es,[FN#256]", "narration_text": " So he went up to him and setting down his sack laid the tray of sweetmeats upon it and asked,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cBoth of these are adulterated.", "narration_text": " Then he brought out sweetmeats from his breast-pocket[FN#257] and gave them to the sweetmeat-seller, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cLook at this fashion; how excellent it is! Eat of it and make the like of it.", "narration_text": " So they returned to the barrack, where they found Ahmad al-Danaf, who greeted Ali and enquired if he had brought the dress. He replied,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cO lads, go and seek for your brother Ali of Cairo.", "narration_text": " So they returned to the barrack, where they found Ahmad al-Danaf, who greeted Ali and enquired if he had brought the dress. He replied,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWe found thee lying here drugged but know not who drugged thee.", "narration_text": " So they returned to the barrack, where they found Ahmad al-Danaf, who greeted Ali and enquired if he had brought the dress. He replied,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201c\u2019Twas a certain sweetmeat-seller who drugged me and took the gear from me; but where is he gone?", "narration_text": " So they returned to the barrack, where they found Ahmad al-Danaf, who greeted Ali and enquired if he had brought the dress. He replied,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cWe have seen nothing of him; but come, rise and go home with us.", "narration_text": " So they returned to the barrack, where they found Ahmad al-Danaf, who greeted Ali and enquired if he had brought the dress. He replied,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cI was coming hither with it and other matters, including the Jew\u2019s head, when a sweetmeat-seller met me and drugged me with Bhang and took them from me.", "narration_text": " So they returned to the barrack, where they found Ahmad al-Danaf, who greeted Ali and enquired if he had brought the dress. He replied,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cIf I come across that man of goodies again, I will requite him.", "narration_text": " So they returned to the barrack, where they found Ahmad al-Danaf, who greeted Ali and enquired if he had brought the dress. He replied,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cHast thou gotten the gear, O Ali?", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cIf I know whither the rascal is gone and where to find the knave, I would pay him out. Knowest thou whither he went?", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI know where he is,", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cWhere am I and who hath laid hands on me?", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201c\u2019Twas I laid hands on thee;", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cO perfidious wretch, wilt thou play thy pranks on me?", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cHold thy hand for this fellow is become thy kinsman.", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cHow my kinsman?", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cThis is Ahmad al-Lakit son of Zaynab\u2019s sister.", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cWhy didst thou thus, O Lakit?", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cMy grandmother, Dalilah the Wily, bade me do it; only because Zurayk the fishmonger foregathered with the old woman and said, \u2018Mercury Ali of Cairo is a sharper and a past master in knavery, and he will certainly slay the Jew and bring hither the dress.\u2019 So she sent for me and said to me, \u2018O Ahmad, dost thou know Ali of Cairo?\u2019 Answered I, \u2018Indeed I do and \u2019twas I directed him to Ahmad al-Danaf\u2019s lodging when he first came to Baghdad.\u2019 Quoth she, \u2018Go and set thy nets for him, and if he have brought back the gear, put a cheat on him and take it from him.\u2019 So I went round about the highways of the city, till I met a sweetmeat-seller and buying his clothes and stock-in-trade and gear for ten dinars, did what was done.", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cGo back to thy grandmother and Zurayk, and tell them that I have brought the gear and the Jew\u2019s head and say to them: \u2014 Meet me to-morrow at the Caliph\u2019s Divan, there to receive Zaynab\u2019s dowry.", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cWe have not wasted our pains in rearing thee, O Ali!", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cO Commander of the Faithful, this is Mercury Ali the Egyptian captain of the brave boys of Cairo, and he is the first of my lads.", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cMay thine every enemy be like this one, O Prince of True Believers!", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201c\u2019Tis the head of Azariah the Jew.", "narration_text": " asked the Caliph. So Ali related to him all that had passed, from first to last, and the Caliph said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cI had not thought thou wouldst kill him, for that he was a sorcerer.", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cO Commander of the Faithful, my Lord made me prevail to his slaughter.", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cBe thou my intercessor with Sharper Ali that he take me to wife.", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cAsk a boon of me.", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cI beg of thee to let me stand on thy carpet and eat of thy table;", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cO Ali, hast thou any lads?", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cI have forty lads; but they are in Cairo.", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cSend to Cairo and fetch them hither,", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cBut, O Ali, hast thou a barrack for them?", "narration_text": " She also appointed him her guardian to consent to her marriage with the Cairene, to whom he gave the Jew\u2019s palace and all its contents, saying,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cI make him a present of my barrack with all that is therein, O Commander of the Faithful.", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cThy lodging is thine own, O Hasan;", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cO King of the age, be thou my intercessor with Dalilah the Wily that she give me her daughter Zaynab to wife and take the dress and gear of Azariah\u2019s girl in lieu of dower.", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cI have married four maidens and needs must ye come to the wedding.", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cI wish thee O Ali, to tell me all that hath befallen thee from first to last with Dalilah the Wily and Zaynab the Coney-catcher and Zurayk the Fishmonger.", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cI am now in years and ye know my case and the state of the kingdom and its ordinance; and I fear for my subjects after me; for that up to this present I have not been vouchsafed a son.", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cWe will compound thee a somewhat of drugs wherein shall be efficacy, if it please Almighty Allah!", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cNever will I do this; and if thou force me thereto, I will slay myself.", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cShall the like of me send to one of the Kings on a requisition and he accomplish it not?", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cI will on no wise turn back, till I have laid waste King Abd al-Kadir\u2019s dominions and slain his men and plundered his treasures and blotted out his traces!", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cO mighty King, trouble not thyself with aught of this thing", "narration_text": " When the report of this reached Ardashir he rose from his carpet-bed, and going in to his father, kissed ground[FN#263] between his hands and said,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cO mighty King, trouble not thy soul with aught of this thing and levy not thy champions and armies neither spend thy monies. Thou art stronger than he, and if thou loose upon him this thy host, thou wilt lay waste his cities and dominions and spoil his good and slay his strong men and himself; but when his daughter shall come to know what hath befallen her father and his people by reason of her, she will slay herself, and I shall die on her account; for I can never live after her; no, never.", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cAnd what then thinkest thou to do, O my son?", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cI will don a merchant\u2019s habit and cast about how I may win to the Princess and compass my desire of her.", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cYes, O my sire;", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cDo thou journey with my son, the core of my heart, and help him to win his will and watch over him and guide him with thy sound judgment, for thou standest to him even in my stead.", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cI hear and obey,", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cMy longing bred of love with mine unease for ever grows; * Nor against all the wrongs of time one succourer arose: When Pleiads and the Fishes show in sky the rise I watch, * As worshipper within whose breast a pious burning glows: For Star o\u2019 Morn I speer until at last when it is seen, * I\u2019m madded with my passion and my fancy\u2019s woes and throes: I swear by you that never from your love have I been loosed; * Naught am I save a watcher who of slumber nothing knows! Though hard appear my hope to win, though languor aye increase, * And after thee my patience fails and ne\u2019er a helper shows; Yet will I wait till Allah shall be pleased to join our loves; * I\u2019ll mortify the jealous and I\u2019ll mock me of my foes.\u201d", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cO King\u2019s son, possess thy soul in patience; for the consequence of patience is consolation, and behold, thou art on the way to whatso thou wishest.", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cLongsome is absence, restlessness increaseth and despite; * And burn my vitals in the blaze my love and longings light: Grows my hair gray from pains and pangs which I am doom\u00e8d bear * For pine, while tear-floods stream from eyes and sore offend my sight: I swear, O Hope of me, O End of every wish and will, * By Him who made mankind and every branch with leafage dight, A passion-load for thee, O my Desire, I must endure, * And boast I that to bear such load no lover hath the might. Question the Night of me and Night thy soul shall satisfy * Mine eyelids never close in sleep throughout the livelong night.\u201d", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.6773.8461.thousand_nights_vol07_28_burton_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cRejoice, O King\u2019s son, in all good; for see, yonder is the White City, that which thou seekest.", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse he swooned away and the Wazir sprinkled rose-water on him, till the Prince came to himself, when the Minister said to him,"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cThomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah. In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library. Mr. Alexander will be home at three to hang them himself. Don\u2019t forget the stepladder, and plenty of tacks and string. You may bring the azaleas upstairs. Take the white one to Mr. Alexander\u2019s study. Put the two pink ones in this room, and the red one in the drawing-room.\u201d", "narration_text": "When Alexander reappeared, he took his wife\u2019s arm and went with her into the library."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cI wish I had asked you to meet me at the office and walk home with me, Winifred. The Common is beautiful. The boys have swept the snow off the pond and are skating furiously. Did the cyclamens come?\u201d", "narration_text": "When Alexander reappeared, he took his wife\u2019s arm and went with her into the library."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cAn hour ago. What splendid ones! But aren\u2019t you frightfully extravagant?\u201d", "narration_text": "When Alexander reappeared, he took his wife\u2019s arm and went with her into the library."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cNot for Christmas-time. I\u2019ll go upstairs and change my coat. I shall be down in a moment. Tell Thomas to get everything ready.\u201d", "narration_text": "When Alexander reappeared, he took his wife\u2019s arm and went with her into the library."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cWhen did the azaleas get here? Thomas has got the white one in my room.\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cI told him to put it there.\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cBut, I say, it\u2019s much the finest of the lot!\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s why I had it put there. There is too much color in that room for a red one, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cIt looks very splendid there, but I feel piggish to have it. However, we really spend more time there than anywhere else in the house. Will you hand me the holly?\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI forgot to tell you that I had a letter from Wilson, this morning, explaining his telegram. He is coming on because an old uncle up in Vermont has conveniently died and left Wilson a little money \u2014 something like ten thousand. He\u2019s coming on to settle up the estate. Won\u2019t it be jolly to have him?\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cAnd how fine that he\u2019s come into a little money. I can see him posting down State Street to the steamship offices. He will get a good many trips out of that ten thousand. What can have detained him? I expected him here for luncheon.\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cThose trains from Albany are always late. He\u2019ll be along sometime this afternoon. And now, don\u2019t you want to go upstairs and lie down for an hour? You\u2019ve had a busy morning and I don\u2019t want you to be tired to-night.\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cHello, Wilson. What luck! Come into the library. We are to have a lot of people to dinner to-night, and Winifred\u2019s lying down. You will excuse her, won\u2019t you? And now what about yourself? Sit down and tell me everything.\u201d", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cI think I\u2019d rather move about, if you don\u2019t mind. I\u2019ve been sitting in the train for a week, it seems to me.", "narration_text": "He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cYou have been busy. Bartley, if I\u2019d had my choice of all possible places in which to spend Christmas, your house would certainly be the place I\u2019d have chosen. Happy people do a great deal for their friends. A house like this throws its warmth out. I felt it distinctly as I was coming through the Berkshires. I could scarcely believe that I was to see Mrs. Bartley again so soon.\u201d", "narration_text": " Wilson stood before the fire with his hands behind him and looked about the room."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cThank you, Wilson. She\u2019ll be as glad to see you. Shall we have tea now? I\u2019ll ring for Thomas to clear away this litter. Winifred says I always wreck the house when I try to do anything. Do you know, I am quite tired. Looks as if I were not used to work, doesn\u2019t it?", "narration_text": " Wilson stood before the fire with his hands behind him and looked about the room."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cYou know, I\u2019m sailing the day after New Year\u2019s.\u201d", "narration_text": " Wilson stood before the fire with his hands behind him and looked about the room."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cAgain? Why, you\u2019ve been over twice since I was here in the spring, haven\u2019t you?\u201d", "narration_text": " Wilson stood before the fire with his hands behind him and looked about the room."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cOh, I was in London about ten days in the summer. Went to escape the hot weather more than anything else. I shan\u2019t be gone more than a month this time. Winifred and I have been up in Canada for most of the autumn. That Moorlock Bridge is on my back all the time. I never had so much trouble with a job before.", "narration_text": " Wilson stood before the fire with his hands behind him and looked about the room."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cHaven\u2019t I seen in the papers that there is some trouble about a tidewater bridge of yours in New Jersey?\u201d", "narration_text": "When Bartley had finished dressing for dinner he went into his study, where he found his wife arranging flowers on his writing-table."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cOh, that doesn\u2019t amount to anything. It\u2019s held up by a steel strike. A bother, of course, but the sort of thing one is always having to put up with. But the Moorlock Bridge is a continual anxiety. You see, the truth is, we are having to build pretty well to the strain limit up there. They\u2019ve crowded me too much on the cost. It\u2019s all very well if everything goes well, but these estimates have never been used for anything of such length before. However, there\u2019s nothing to be done. They hold me to the scale I\u2019ve used in shorter bridges. The last thing a bridge commission cares about is the kind of bridge you build.\u201d", "narration_text": "When Bartley had finished dressing for dinner he went into his study, where he found his wife arranging flowers on his writing-table."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cThese pink roses just came from Mrs. Hastings,", "narration_text": "When Bartley had finished dressing for dinner he went into his study, where he found his wife arranging flowers on his writing-table."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cand I am sure she meant them for you.\u201d", "narration_text": "When Bartley had finished dressing for dinner he went into his study, where he found his wife arranging flowers on his writing-table."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cHave you a moment, Winifred? I have just now been thinking that this is our twelfth Christmas. Can you realize it?", "narration_text": " He went up to the table and took her hands away from the flowers, drying them with his pocket handkerchief."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cThey\u2019ve been awfully happy ones, all of them, haven\u2019t they?", "narration_text": " He went up to the table and took her hands away from the flowers, drying them with his pocket handkerchief."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cYou are happy, aren\u2019t you Winifred? More than anything else in the world, I want you to be happy. Sometimes, of late, I\u2019ve thought you looked as if you were troubled.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander took her two hands from his shoulders and swung them back and forth in his own, laughing his big blond laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cNo; it\u2019s only when you are troubled and harassed that I feel worried, Bartley. I wish you always seemed as you do to-night. But you don\u2019t, always.", "narration_text": "Alexander took her two hands from his shoulders and swung them back and forth in his own, laughing his big blond laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m growing older, my dear; that\u2019s what you feel. Now, may I show you something? I meant to save them until to-morrow, but I want you to wear them to-night.", "narration_text": "Alexander took her two hands from his shoulders and swung them back and forth in his own, laughing his big blond laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cWhere did you ever find such gold work, Bartley?\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander took her two hands from his shoulders and swung them back and forth in his own, laughing his big blond laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s old Flemish. Isn\u2019t it fine?\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander took her two hands from his shoulders and swung them back and forth in his own, laughing his big blond laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cThey are the most beautiful things, dear. But, you know, I never wear earrings.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander took her two hands from his shoulders and swung them back and forth in his own, laughing his big blond laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cYes, yes, I know. But I want you to wear them. I have always wanted you to. So few women can. There must be a good ear, to begin with, and a nose", "narration_text": "Alexander took her two hands from his shoulders and swung them back and forth in his own, laughing his big blond laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cabove reproach. Most women look silly in them. They go only with faces like yours \u2014 very, very proud, and just a little hard.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander took her two hands from his shoulders and swung them back and forth in his own, laughing his big blond laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cOh, Bartley, that old foolishness about my being hard. It really hurts my feelings. But I must go down now. People are beginning to come.\u201d", "narration_text": "Winifred laughed as she went over to the mirror and fitted the delicate springs to the lobes of her ears."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cNot hard to me, Winifred,", "narration_text": "Winifred laughed as she went over to the mirror and fitted the delicate springs to the lobes of her ears."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cNever, never hard to me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Winifred laughed as she went over to the mirror and fitted the delicate springs to the lobes of her ears."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cthat this should have happened to me!\u201d", "narration_text": "Winifred laughed as she went over to the mirror and fitted the delicate springs to the lobes of her ears."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cHere\u2019s a note from old Wilson. He\u2019s safe back at his grind, and says he had a bully time. \u2018The memory of Mrs. Bartley will make my whole winter fragrant.\u2019 Just like him. He will go on getting measureless satisfaction out of you by his study fire. What a man he is for looking on at life!", "narration_text": "Winifred laughed as she went over to the mirror and fitted the delicate springs to the lobes of her ears."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cThis is a nasty sort of day to sail. I\u2019ve a notion to call it off. Next week would be time enough.\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him with that clear gaze which Wilson had so much admired, which he had felt implied such high confidence and fearless pride."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cThat would only mean starting twice. It wouldn\u2019t really help you out at all,", "narration_text": "She looked at him with that clear gaze which Wilson had so much admired, which he had felt implied such high confidence and fearless pride."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cAnd you\u2019d come back late for all your engagements.\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him with that clear gaze which Wilson had so much admired, which he had felt implied such high confidence and fearless pride."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cI wish things would let me rest. I\u2019m tired of work, tired of people, tired of trailing about.", "narration_text": "She looked at him with that clear gaze which Wilson had so much admired, which he had felt implied such high confidence and fearless pride."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s what you always say, poor Bartley! At bottom you really like all these things. Can\u2019t you remember that?\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him with that clear gaze which Wilson had so much admired, which he had felt implied such high confidence and fearless pride."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cAll the same, life runs smoothly enough with some people, and with me it\u2019s always a messy sort of patchwork. It\u2019s like the song; peace is where I am not. How can you face it all with so much fortitude?\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him with that clear gaze which Wilson had so much admired, which he had felt implied such high confidence and fearless pride."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cOh, I faced that long ago, when you were on your first bridge, up at old Allway. I knew then that your paths were not to be paths of peace, but I decided that I wanted to follow them.\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him with that clear gaze which Wilson had so much admired, which he had felt implied such high confidence and fearless pride."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cShall Edward bring down your trunks, sir?\u201d", "narration_text": "Thomas withdrew, closing the door softly. Bartley turned away from his wife, still holding her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cYes; they are ready. Tell him not to forget the big portfolio on the study table.\u201d", "narration_text": "Thomas withdrew, closing the door softly. Bartley turned away from his wife, still holding her hand."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cIt never gets any easier, Winifred.\u201d", "narration_text": "They both started at the sound of the carriage on the pavement outside. Alexander sat down and leaned his head on his hand. His wife bent over him."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll work like the devil, Winifred, and be home again before you realize I\u2019ve gone.", "narration_text": "They both started at the sound of the carriage on the pavement outside. Alexander sat down and leaned his head on his hand. His wife bent over him."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_05_cather_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cthis time I\u2019m going to end it!\u201d", "narration_text": "They both started at the sound of the carriage on the pavement outside. Alexander sat down and leaned his head on his hand. His wife bent over him."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cThere isn't any table to set,", "narration_text": " said David, coming softly into the bedroom, where poor Polly lay on the bed with Phronsie, her eyes bandaged with a soft old handkerchief,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cthere isn't anybody to eat anything, Davie; you and Joel can get something out of the cupboard.\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, coming softly into the bedroom, where poor Polly lay on the bed with Phronsie, her eyes bandaged with a soft old handkerchief,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cCan we get whatever we've a mind to, ma?", "narration_text": " said David, coming softly into the bedroom, where poor Polly lay on the bed with Phronsie, her eyes bandaged with a soft old handkerchief,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cwe'll have a breakfast!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Joel, who followed Davie, rubbing his face with a towel after his morning ablutions."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201ceat the whole, Joey.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Joel, who followed Davie, rubbing his face with a towel after his morning ablutions."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWhen were you taken?\u201d", "narration_text": "Dr. Fisher was called in the middle of the morning to see what was the matter with Polly's eyes. The little man looked at her keenly over his spectacles; then he said,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cDidn't you feel badly before?", "narration_text": "Dr. Fisher was called in the middle of the morning to see what was the matter with Polly's eyes. The little man looked at her keenly over his spectacles; then he said,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cAnd those eyes of yours have been used too much; what has she been doing, ma'am?", "narration_text": "Dr. Fisher was called in the middle of the morning to see what was the matter with Polly's eyes. The little man looked at her keenly over his spectacles; then he said,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cand everything; Polly does everything, sir.\u201d", "narration_text": "At this a whoop, small but terrible to hear, came from the middle of the bed; and Phronsie sat bolt upright. Everybody started; while Phronsie broke out,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cwell, she won't again in one spell; her eyes are very bad.\u201d", "narration_text": "At this a whoop, small but terrible to hear, came from the middle of the bed; and Phronsie sat bolt upright. Everybody started; while Phronsie broke out,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cDon't make my Polly sick! oh! please don't!\u201d", "narration_text": "At this a whoop, small but terrible to hear, came from the middle of the bed; and Phronsie sat bolt upright. Everybody started; while Phronsie broke out,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWe're going to make Polly well, little girl; so that she can see splendidly.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the doctor; and he looked kindly at the small object with a very red face in the middle of the bed. Then he added, gently,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cwe'll try hard; and you mustn't cry; 'cause then Polly'll cry, and that will make her eyes very bad; very bad indeed,", "narration_text": " said the doctor; and he looked kindly at the small object with a very red face in the middle of the bed. Then he added, gently,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cno, not one bit.", "narration_text": " said the doctor; and he looked kindly at the small object with a very red face in the middle of the bed. Then he added, gently,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cIf 'twas anythin' but my eyes, mammy, I could stand it,", "narration_text": "And Polly was left, very rebellious indeed, in the big bed, with a cooling lotion on the poor eyes, that somehow didn't cool them one bit."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cand who'll do all the work now?\u201d", "narration_text": "Just at that moment a queer noise out in the kitchen was heard."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cDon't think of the work, Polly,", "narration_text": "Just at that moment a queer noise out in the kitchen was heard."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cI can't do anything but think,", "narration_text": "Just at that moment a queer noise out in the kitchen was heard."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cDo go out, mother, and see what 'tis,", "narration_text": " said a cracked voice, close up by the bedroom door, followed by a big black cap, which could belong to no other than Grandma Bascom,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cto set by you a spell; what's the matter?", "narration_text": " said a cracked voice, close up by the bedroom door, followed by a big black cap, which could belong to no other than Grandma Bascom,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cOh, Polly's taken,", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cwhat is it -- a fit?\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cthe same as Ben's got; and Phronsie; the measles.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cThe measles, has she?", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cwell, that's bad; and Ben's away, you say.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cNo, he isn't either,", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201che's got them, too!\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cGot two what?", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cMeasles! he's got the measles too,", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cOh! the dreadful!", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cand this girl too?", "narration_text": " repeated Mrs. Pepper, loud as she could; so loud that the old lady's cap trembled at the noise."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cand I'm not going to, either.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Joel, coming in in hopes that grandma had a stray peppermint or two in her pocket, as she sometimes did;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cOh, dear,", "narration_text": " said Joel, coming in in hopes that grandma had a stray peppermint or two in her pocket, as she sometimes did;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cthat's what Polly said; and she's got 'em bad. It's her eyes,", "narration_text": " said Joel, coming in in hopes that grandma had a stray peppermint or two in her pocket, as she sometimes did;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cwell, I've got a receet that cousin Samanthy's folks had when John's children had 'em; and I'll run right along home and get it,", "narration_text": " said Joel, coming in in hopes that grandma had a stray peppermint or two in her pocket, as she sometimes did;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cNo, you needn't,", "narration_text": " said Joel, coming in in hopes that grandma had a stray peppermint or two in her pocket, as she sometimes did;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cthank you, Mrs. Bascom; but Dr. Fisher's been here; and he put something on Polly's eyes; and he said it mustn't be touched.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Joel, coming in in hopes that grandma had a stray peppermint or two in her pocket, as she sometimes did;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cYou come along of me,", "narration_text": " said Joel, coming in in hopes that grandma had a stray peppermint or two in her pocket, as she sometimes did;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cI've got some peppermints to home; I forgot to bring 'em.\u201d", "narration_text": " whispered grandma, when at last her call was done, to Joel who stood by the door."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cWhere you going, Joe?", "narration_text": " whispered grandma, when at last her call was done, to Joel who stood by the door."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cOh, I've got to go over to grandma's,", "narration_text": " asked Mrs. Pepper, seeing him move off with Mrs. Bascom;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cWell, don't be gone long then,", "narration_text": " asked Mrs. Pepper, seeing him move off with Mrs. Bascom;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cThere now, you take these home; you may have some, but be sure you give the most to the sick ones; and Polly -- let Polly have the biggest.\u201d", "narration_text": " asked Mrs. Pepper, seeing him move off with Mrs. Bascom;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cShe won't take 'em,", "narration_text": " asked Mrs. Pepper, seeing him move off with Mrs. Bascom;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cWell, you try her,", "narration_text": " asked Mrs. Pepper, seeing him move off with Mrs. Bascom;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cI don't want 'em, Joe,", "narration_text": " asked Mrs. Pepper, seeing him move off with Mrs. Bascom;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201ctwas peppermints, real peppermints;", "narration_text": " asked Mrs. Pepper, seeing him move off with Mrs. Bascom;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cTry one, Polly; they're real good,", "narration_text": " asked Mrs. Pepper, seeing him move off with Mrs. Bascom;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cthere, open your mouth.\u201d", "narration_text": "So Polly opened her mouth, and Joel put one in with satisfaction."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201creal good; where'd you get 'em?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Joel, counting out one red and two white ones, and laying them on the pillow;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cOver to Grandma Bascom's,", "narration_text": " said Joel, counting out one red and two white ones, and laying them on the pillow;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cshe gave me lots for all of us; have another, Polly?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Joel, counting out one red and two white ones, and laying them on the pillow;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cnot yet; you put two on my pillow where I can reach 'em; and then you keep the rest, Joel.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Joel, counting out one red and two white ones, and laying them on the pillow;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cI'll put three,", "narration_text": " said Joel, counting out one red and two white ones, and laying them on the pillow;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cAnd I want another, Joey, I do,", "narration_text": "How they ever got through that day, I don't know. But late in the afternoon carriage wheels were heard; and then they stopped right at the Peppers' little brown gate."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cWell, you may have one,", "narration_text": "How they ever got through that day, I don't know. But late in the afternoon carriage wheels were heard; and then they stopped right at the Peppers' little brown gate."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201ca red one, Phronsie; yes, you may have two. Now come on, Dave; we'll have the rest out by the wood-pile.\u201d", "narration_text": "How they ever got through that day, I don't know. But late in the afternoon carriage wheels were heard; and then they stopped right at the Peppers' little brown gate."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cit's Mrs. Henderson!\u201d", "narration_text": "How they ever got through that day, I don't know. But late in the afternoon carriage wheels were heard; and then they stopped right at the Peppers' little brown gate."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201coh! I'm so glad! is Miss Jerushy with her?", "narration_text": "How they ever got through that day, I don't know. But late in the afternoon carriage wheels were heard; and then they stopped right at the Peppers' little brown gate."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cwhy, it's the parson himself! Deary! how we look!\u201d", "narration_text": "How they ever got through that day, I don't know. But late in the afternoon carriage wheels were heard; and then they stopped right at the Peppers' little brown gate."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cI'm sorry to hear the children are sick,", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Henderson, coming in, in her sweet, gentle way."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cuntil this morning -- can we see them?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, bursting into a sob, \u201cI don't care about my eyes -- only mammy -- \u201d and she broke right down."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cBen's upstairs; and Polly and Phronsie are in here.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, bursting into a sob, \u201cI don't care about my eyes -- only mammy -- \u201d and she broke right down."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cPoor little things!", "narration_text": " said Polly, bursting into a sob, \u201cI don't care about my eyes -- only mammy -- \u201d and she broke right down."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201chadn't you better,", "narration_text": " said Polly, bursting into a sob, \u201cI don't care about my eyes -- only mammy -- \u201d and she broke right down."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cgo up and see Ben first, while I will visit the little girls?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, bursting into a sob, \u201cI don't care about my eyes -- only mammy -- \u201d and she broke right down."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cI've come to see my little chicken now!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Polly, bursting into a sob, \u201cI don't care about my eyes -- only mammy -- \u201d and she broke right down."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cI know,", "narration_text": " And Mrs. Henderson, while she held Polly's hand, smiled and nodded encouragingly to Phronsie, who was staring at her from the other side of the bed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cbut it's for you to bear patiently, Polly -- what do you suppose the chicks were doing when I came away?", "narration_text": " And Mrs. Henderson, while she held Polly's hand, smiled and nodded encouragingly to Phronsie, who was staring at her from the other side of the bed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cI don't know, ma'am,", "narration_text": " And Mrs. Henderson, while she held Polly's hand, smiled and nodded encouragingly to Phronsie, who was staring at her from the other side of the bed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cplease tell us.\u201d", "narration_text": " And Mrs. Henderson, while she held Polly's hand, smiled and nodded encouragingly to Phronsie, who was staring at her from the other side of the bed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cWell, they were all fighting over a grasshopper -- yes, ten of them.\u201d", "narration_text": " And Mrs. Henderson, while she held Polly's hand, smiled and nodded encouragingly to Phronsie, who was staring at her from the other side of the bed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201coh! I hope the white one did!\u201d", "narration_text": " And Mrs. Henderson, while she held Polly's hand, smiled and nodded encouragingly to Phronsie, who was staring at her from the other side of the bed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cWell, he looked as much like winning as any of them,", "narration_text": " And Mrs. Henderson, while she held Polly's hand, smiled and nodded encouragingly to Phronsie, who was staring at her from the other side of the bed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cshe's a parson's wife, I say!\u201d", "narration_text": "And then the minister came down from Ben's room, and went into the bedroom; and Mrs. Henderson went up-stairs into the loft."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cthis is the little girl who came to see me when I was sick.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said kindly, as after patting Phronsie's head he came over and sat down by Polly,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cI'm so glad you wasn't!\u201d", "narration_text": " he said kindly, as after patting Phronsie's head he came over and sat down by Polly,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cWell, when I come again,", "narration_text": " he said kindly, as after patting Phronsie's head he came over and sat down by Polly,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cI see I shall have to slip a book into my pocket, and read for those poor eyes.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly; and then she stopped and blushed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cOh, thank you!", "narration_text": " cried Polly; and then she stopped and blushed."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cWell, what is it?", "narration_text": "So the Hendersons went away. But somehow, before they went, a good many things found their way out of the old-fashioned chaise into the Peppers' little kitchen."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cBen loves to hear reading,", "narration_text": "So the Hendersons went away. But somehow, before they went, a good many things found their way out of the old-fashioned chaise into the Peppers' little kitchen."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cDoes he? well, by that time, my little girl, I guess Ben will be down-stairs; he's all right, Polly; don't you worry about him -- and I'll sit in the kitchen, by the bedroom door, and you can hear nicely.\u201d", "narration_text": "So the Hendersons went away. But somehow, before they went, a good many things found their way out of the old-fashioned chaise into the Peppers' little kitchen."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201cI know she's -- and there isn't any use keeping it from me,", "narration_text": "So the Hendersons went away. But somehow, before they went, a good many things found their way out of the old-fashioned chaise into the Peppers' little kitchen."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cshe's going to be stone-blind!\u201d", "narration_text": "So the Hendersons went away. But somehow, before they went, a good many things found their way out of the old-fashioned chaise into the Peppers' little kitchen."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201cMy good woman,", "narration_text": "So the Hendersons went away. But somehow, before they went, a good many things found their way out of the old-fashioned chaise into the Peppers' little kitchen."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cyour little girl will not be blind; I tell you the truth; but it will take some time to make her eyes quite strong -- time, and rest. She has strained them in some way, but she will come out of it.\u201d", "narration_text": " Dr. Fisher's voice was very gentle; and he took the hard, brown hand in his own --"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201cPraise the Lord!", "narration_text": " Dr. Fisher's voice was very gentle; and he took the hard, brown hand in his own --"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cand thank you, sir -- I can't ever thank you -- for -- for -- if Polly was blind, we might as well give up!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Mrs. Pepper, throwing her apron over her head; and then she sobbed on,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201cOh, I want on my very best shoes,", "narration_text": " cried Mrs. Pepper, throwing her apron over her head; and then she sobbed on,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cOh, no, Phronsie; you must keep them nice,", "narration_text": " cried Mrs. Pepper, throwing her apron over her head; and then she sobbed on,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_91": {"text": "\u201cyou can't wear 'em every-day, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Mrs. Pepper, throwing her apron over her head; and then she sobbed on,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_92": {"text": "\u201cit's only one day.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Mrs. Pepper, throwing her apron over her head; and then she sobbed on,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_93": {"text": "\u201cWell, and then you'll want 'em on again tomorrow,", "narration_text": " cried Mrs. Pepper, throwing her apron over her head; and then she sobbed on,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_94": {"text": "\u201cnever, no more to-morrow, if I can have 'em to-day; please, mammy dear!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Mrs. Pepper, throwing her apron over her head; and then she sobbed on,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_95": {"text": "\u201cMy own, very own shoes! whole mine!", "narration_text": " cried Mrs. Pepper, throwing her apron over her head; and then she sobbed on,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_96": {"text": "\u201cnew shoes! I declare!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Dr. Fisher, coming in about a quarter of an hour later to find her tugging laboriously at the buttons --"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_97": {"text": "\u201cand they've got red tops, too!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Phronsie, sticking out one foot for inspection, where every button was in the wrong button-hole,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_98": {"text": "\u201cbeautiful red tops, aren't they?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Phronsie, sticking out one foot for inspection, where every button was in the wrong button-hole,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_99": {"text": "\u201cBe-yew-ti-ful,", "narration_text": " cried Phronsie, sticking out one foot for inspection, where every button was in the wrong button-hole,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_100": {"text": "\u201cDoes Polly have new shoes every day?", "narration_text": " cried Phronsie, sticking out one foot for inspection, where every button was in the wrong button-hole,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_101": {"text": "\u201cOh, no, she don't have anything, Polly don't.\u201d", "narration_text": " asked the doctor in a low voice, pretending to examine the other foot."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_102": {"text": "\u201cAnd what does Polly want most of all -- do you know? see if you can tell me.", "narration_text": " asked the doctor in a low voice, pretending to examine the other foot."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_103": {"text": "\u201cyou're the girl for me! to think you know! so, what is it?\u201d", "narration_text": "Phronsie got up very gravely, and with one shoe half on, she leaned over and whispered in the doctor's ear:"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_104": {"text": "\u201cA stove!\u201d", "narration_text": "Phronsie got up very gravely, and with one shoe half on, she leaned over and whispered in the doctor's ear:"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_105": {"text": "\u201cwhy, she's got one.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the doctor, looking at her, and then at the old, black thing in the corner, that looked as if it were ashamed of itself;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_106": {"text": "\u201cit won't burn; and sometimes Polly cries, she does, when she's all alone -- and I see her.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the doctor, looking at her, and then at the old, black thing in the corner, that looked as if it were ashamed of itself;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_107": {"text": "\u201cthat's too bad; that is! and then what does she do?\u201d", "narration_text": " said the doctor, looking at her, and then at the old, black thing in the corner, that looked as if it were ashamed of itself;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_108": {"text": "\u201cOh, Ben stuffs it up,", "narration_text": " said the doctor, looking at her, and then at the old, black thing in the corner, that looked as if it were ashamed of itself;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_109": {"text": "\u201cand so does Polly too, with paper; and then it all tumbles out quick; oh! just as quick!", "narration_text": " said the doctor, looking at her, and then at the old, black thing in the corner, that looked as if it were ashamed of itself;"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_110": {"text": "\u201cDo you suppose,", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_111": {"text": "\u201cwe'll lookout for to-morrow, then.\u201d", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_112": {"text": "\u201cOh, dear, I can't bear it!", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_113": {"text": "\u201csince dinnertime! If Ben were only well, to talk to me.\u201d", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_114": {"text": "\u201cOh, I say, Polly,", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_115": {"text": "\u201cBen's a-comin' down the stairs!\u201d", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_116": {"text": "\u201cyou shouldn't have told; he wanted to surprise Polly.\u201d", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_117": {"text": "\u201cmammy, can't I take off this horrid bandage, and see him?\u201d", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_118": {"text": "\u201cDear me, no!", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_119": {"text": "\u201cnot for the world, Polly! Dr. Fisher'd have our ears off!\u201d", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_120": {"text": "\u201cWell, I can hear, any way,", "narration_text": " she said, when she knew by the noise in the kitchen that everybody was out there; so nobody heard, except a fat, old black spider in the corner, and he didn't tell anyone!"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_121": {"text": "\u201chere he is! oh, Ben!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ben, who was a little wild over Polly, and besides, he had been sick himself, and had borne a good deal too."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_122": {"text": "\u201cnow we're all right; and say, Polly, you're a brick!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ben, who was a little wild over Polly, and besides, he had been sick himself, and had borne a good deal too."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_123": {"text": "\u201cMammy told me not to say that the other day,", "narration_text": " said Ben, who was a little wild over Polly, and besides, he had been sick himself, and had borne a good deal too."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_124": {"text": "\u201cyou're so comfortable together, and Phronsie don't want me now, I'll go to the store; I must get some more work if Mr. Atkins'll give it to me.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Ben, who was a little wild over Polly, and besides, he had been sick himself, and had borne a good deal too."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_125": {"text": "\u201cI'll be all right now, mammy, that Ben's here,", "narration_text": " said Ben, who was a little wild over Polly, and besides, he had been sick himself, and had borne a good deal too."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_126": {"text": "\u201cI'm goin' to tell her stories, ma,", "narration_text": " began Ben delightfully, and launched into one of the stories that the children thought perfectly lovely."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_127": {"text": "\u201cso you needn't worry about us.\u201d", "narration_text": " began Ben delightfully, and launched into one of the stories that the children thought perfectly lovely."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_128": {"text": "\u201cIsn't it funny, Ben,", "narration_text": " began Ben delightfully, and launched into one of the stories that the children thought perfectly lovely."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_129": {"text": "\u201cto be sitting still, and telling stories in the daytime?\u201d", "narration_text": " began Ben delightfully, and launched into one of the stories that the children thought perfectly lovely."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_130": {"text": "\u201cWell, do go on,", "narration_text": " began Ben delightfully, and launched into one of the stories that the children thought perfectly lovely."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_131": {"text": "\u201cWell; once upon a time,", "narration_text": " began Ben delightfully, and launched into one of the stories that the children thought perfectly lovely."}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_132": {"text": "\u201chowever do you think of such nice things!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, entranced, as they listened with bated breath,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_133": {"text": "\u201cI've had time enough to think, the last week,", "narration_text": " cried Polly, entranced, as they listened with bated breath,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_134": {"text": "\u201cto last a life-time!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, entranced, as they listened with bated breath,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_135": {"text": "\u201cDon't hurry him so,", "narration_text": " cried Polly, entranced, as they listened with bated breath,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_136": {"text": "\u201che isn't strong.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Polly, entranced, as they listened with bated breath,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_137": {"text": "\u201cdid he really see a bear?\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_138": {"text": "\u201coh! where was I?\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_139": {"text": "\u201cWhy, you said Tommy heard a noise,", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_140": {"text": "\u201cand he thought it was a bear.\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_141": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes,", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_142": {"text": "\u201cOh, make it a bear, Ben!", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_143": {"text": "\u201cdon't let it be not a bear.\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_144": {"text": "\u201ctwouldn't sound true.\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_145": {"text": "\u201cNever mind, make it sound true,", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_146": {"text": "\u201cyou can make anything true.\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_147": {"text": "\u201cI suppose I must.\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_148": {"text": "\u201cMake it two bears, Ben,", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_149": {"text": "\u201cOh, no, Phronsie, that's too much,", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_150": {"text": "\u201cthat'll spoil it; but make it a big bear, do Ben, and have him bite him somewhere, and most kill him.\u201d", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_151": {"text": "\u201cWell, I declare,", "narration_text": " said David, drawing a long breath, his eyes very big -- ,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_152": {"text": "\u201cif this isn't comfortable!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Phronsie, jumping out of Polly's arms, whither she had taken refuge during the thrilling tale, and running to her mother who gathered her baby up,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_153": {"text": "\u201cwe've had a bear! a real, live bear, we have! Ben made him!\u201d", "narration_text": " cried Phronsie, jumping out of Polly's arms, whither she had taken refuge during the thrilling tale, and running to her mother who gathered her baby up,"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_154": {"text": "\u201cnow, that's nice!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Pepper, looking down on her happy little group; and the tears were in her eyes --"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_155": {"text": "\u201cOh, mammy!", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Pepper, looking down on her happy little group; and the tears were in her eyes --"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_156": {"text": "\u201cit does seem so good to be all together again!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Pepper, looking down on her happy little group; and the tears were in her eyes --"}, "Solo.2199.4446.fivelittlepeppers_06_sidney_64kb_157": {"text": "\u201cAnd I thank the Lord!", "narration_text": " said Mrs. Pepper, looking down on her happy little group; and the tears were in her eyes --"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201ccome back, come back. I\u2019ll give you all I have; I\u2019ll beg, I\u2019ll starve with you.", "narration_text": "Adieu, my dear, for ever, I am, your most affectionately, J.E.\u201d"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201chow could you go away from me?", "narration_text": "Adieu, my dear, for ever, I am, your most affectionately, J.E.\u201d"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cdo not think I am in jest, for if ever I heard your voice in my life, I heard you call me aloud, and sometimes I thought I saw you running after me.", "narration_text": " I then began to be amazed and surprised, and indeed frightened, and told him what I had really done, and how I had called after him, as above."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cwhat did I say?", "narration_text": " I then began to be amazed and surprised, and indeed frightened, and told him what I had really done, and how I had called after him, as above."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cYou called aloud,", "narration_text": " I then began to be amazed and surprised, and indeed frightened, and told him what I had really done, and how I had called after him, as above."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cand said, O Jemmy! O Jemmy! come back, come back.\u201d", "narration_text": " I then began to be amazed and surprised, and indeed frightened, and told him what I had really done, and how I had called after him, as above."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cdo not laugh, for, depend upon it, I heard your voice as plain as you hear mine now; if you please, I\u2019ll go before a magistrate and make oath of it.", "narration_text": " I then began to be amazed and surprised, and indeed frightened, and told him what I had really done, and how I had called after him, as above."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cWell, you shall go away from me no more; I\u2019ll go all over the world with you rather.", "narration_text": "I really did not understand her, but my Mother Midnight began very seriously to explain what she meant, as soon as she was gone."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cit cost me some tears all alone by myself, to think how much happier they were than their master, for they could go to the next gentleman\u2019s house to see for a service, whereas,", "narration_text": "I really did not understand her, but my Mother Midnight began very seriously to explain what she meant, as soon as she was gone."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI knew not wither to go, or what to do with myself.\u201d", "narration_text": "I really did not understand her, but my Mother Midnight began very seriously to explain what she meant, as soon as she was gone."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI believe this lady\u2019s trouble is of a kind that is pretty much in your way, and therefore if you can do anything for her, pray do, for she is a very civil gentlewoman", "narration_text": "I really did not understand her, but my Mother Midnight began very seriously to explain what she meant, as soon as she was gone."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cShe means that you are under some circumstances that may render your lying in difficult to you, and that you are not willing to be exposed. I need say no more, but to tell you, that if you think fit to communicate so much of your case to me, if it be so, as is necessary, for I do not desire to pry into those things, I perhaps may be in a position to help you and to make you perfectly easy, and remove all your dull thoughts upon that subject.\u201d", "narration_text": " says she, \u201cyou seem not to understand what your landlady means; and when you do understand it, you need not let her know at all that you do so."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cthat is with child has a father for it,", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cto have a husband that cannot appear, is to have no husband in the sense of the case; and, therefore, whether you are a wife or a mistress is all one to me.\u201d", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI trouble you with all this, madam,", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cnot that, as you said before, it is much to the purpose in your affair, but this is to the purpose, namely, that I am not in any pain about being seen, or being public or concealed, for \u2019tis perfectly indifferent to me; but my difficulty is, that I have no acquaintance in this part of the nation.\u201d", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI understand you, madam", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cyou have no security to bring to prevent the parish impertinences usual in such cases, and perhaps,", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cdo not know very well how to dispose of the child when it comes.", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cis not so much my concern as the first.", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cdare you put yourself into my hands? I live in such a place; though I do not inquire after you, you may inquire after me. My name is B \u2014 \u2014 ; I live in such a street", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cat the sign of the Cradle. My profession is a midwife, and I have many ladies that come to my house to lie in. I have given security to the parish in general terms to secure them from any charge from whatsoever shall come into the world under my roof. I have but one question to ask in the whole affair, madam,", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cand if that be answered you shall be entirely easy for all the rest.\u201d", "narration_text": "She took me short, and told me that was none of her business; all the ladies that came under her care were married women to her."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cMadam, I believe I understand you. I thank God, though I want friends in this part of the world, I do not want money, so far as may be necessary, though I do not abound in that neither", "narration_text": ": this I added because I would not make her expect great things."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cWell, madam,", "narration_text": "The next day she brought it, and the copy of her three bills was as follows: \u2014 "}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cthat is the thing indeed, without which nothing can be done in these cases; and yet,", "narration_text": "The next day she brought it, and the copy of her three bills was as follows: \u2014 "}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cyou shall see that I will not impose upon you, or offer anything that is unkind to you, and if you desire it, you shall know everything beforehand, that you may suit yourself to the occasion, and be neither costly or sparing as you see fit.\u201d", "narration_text": "The next day she brought it, and the copy of her three bills was as follows: \u2014 "}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cAnd perhaps, madam,", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cyou will make me the less welcome upon that account.", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cNo, not at all,", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cfor where I have one of the third sort I have two of the second, and four to one of the first, and I get as much by them in proportion as by any; but if you doubt my care of you, I will allow any friend you have to overlook and see if you are well waited on or no.\u201d", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cIn the first place, madam,", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI would have you observe that here is three months\u2019 keeping; you are but ten shillings a week; I undertake to say you will not complain of my table. I suppose,", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cyou do not live cheaper where you are now?", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cNo, indeed,", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cnot so cheap, for I give six shillings per week for my chamber, and find my own diet as well as I can, which costs me a great deal more.\u201d", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cThen, madam,", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cif the child should not live, or should be dead-born, as you know sometimes happens, then there is the minister\u2019s article saved; and if you have no friends to come to you, you may save the expense of a supper; so that take those articles out, madam,", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cyour lying in will not cost you above \u00a35, 3s. in all more than your ordinary charge of living.\u201d", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cOh dear,", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cher ladyship is no stranger to these things; she has tried to entertain ladies in your condition several times, but she could not secure the parish; and besides, she is not such a nice lady as you take her to be; however, since you are a-going, you shall not meddle with her, but I\u2019ll see you are a little better looked after while you are here than I think you are, and it shall not cost you the more neither.\u201d", "narration_text": "She told me I should be judge of that when I saw them. I told her I was sorry to tell her that I feared I must be her lowest-rated customer."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_13_defoe_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cMadam, I do not question you do your part honestly, but what those people do afterwards is the main question", "narration_text": "; and she stopped my mouth again with saying that she took the utmost care about it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t believe anything so horrible,", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cYou reminded him that Quint was only a base menial?\u201d", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cAs you might say! And it was his answer, for one thing, that was bad.\u201d", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cAnd for another thing?", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cHe repeated your words to Quint?\u201d", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cNo, not that. It\u2019s just what he wouldn\u2019t!", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI was sure, at any rate,", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cthat he didn\u2019t. But he denied certain occasions.\u201d", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cWhat occasions?\u201d", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cWhen they had been about together quite as if Quint were his tutor \u2014 and a very grand one \u2014 and Miss Jessel only for the little lady. When he had gone off with the fellow, I mean, and spent hours with him.\u201d", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cHe then prevaricated about it \u2014 he said he hadn\u2019t?", "narration_text": " Her assent was clear enough to cause me to add in a moment:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cI see. He lied.\u201d", "narration_text": " Mrs. Grose mumbled. This was a suggestion that it didn\u2019t matter; which indeed she backed up by a further remark."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cYou see, after all, Miss Jessel didn\u2019t mind. She didn\u2019t forbid him.\u201d", "narration_text": " Mrs. Grose mumbled. This was a suggestion that it didn\u2019t matter; which indeed she backed up by a further remark."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cDid he put that to you as a justification?\u201d", "narration_text": " Mrs. Grose mumbled. This was a suggestion that it didn\u2019t matter; which indeed she backed up by a further remark."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cNo, he never spoke of it.\u201d", "narration_text": " Mrs. Grose mumbled. This was a suggestion that it didn\u2019t matter; which indeed she backed up by a further remark."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cNever mentioned her in connection with Quint?\u201d", "narration_text": " Mrs. Grose mumbled. This was a suggestion that it didn\u2019t matter; which indeed she backed up by a further remark."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cWell, he didn\u2019t show anything. He denied,", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201che denied.\u201d", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cSo that you could see he knew what was between the two wretches?\u201d", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t know \u2014 I don\u2019t know!", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cYou do know, you dear thing,", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201conly you haven\u2019t my dreadful boldness of mind, and you keep back, out of timidity and modesty and delicacy, even the impression that, in the past, when you had, without my aid, to flounder about in silence, most of all made you miserable. But I shall get it out of you yet! There was something in the boy that suggested to you,", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cthat he covered and concealed their relation.\u201d", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cYour learning the truth? I daresay! But, heavens,", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cwhat it shows that they must, to that extent, have succeeded in making of him!\u201d", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cAh, nothing that\u2019s not nice now!", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t wonder you looked queer,", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cwhen I mentioned to you the letter from his school!\u201d", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI doubt if I looked as queer as you!", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cAnd if he was so bad then as that comes to, how is he such an angel now?\u201d", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cYes, indeed \u2014 and if he was a fiend at school! How, how, how? Well,", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cyou must put it to me again, but I shall not be able to tell you for some days. Only, put it to me again!", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cThere are directions in which I must not for the present let myself go.", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cIf Quint \u2014 on your remonstrance at the time you speak of \u2014 was a base menial, one of the things Miles said to you, I find myself guessing, was that you were another.", "narration_text": " Meanwhile I returned to her first example \u2014 the one to which she had just previously referred \u2014 of the boy\u2019s happy capacity for an occasional slip."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cAnd you forgave him that?\u201d", "narration_text": " Again her admission was so adequate that I continued:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cWouldn\u2019t you?\u201d", "narration_text": " Again her admission was so adequate that I continued:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes!", "narration_text": " Again her admission was so adequate that I continued:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cMiss Flora was with the woman. It suited them all!\u201d", "narration_text": " Again her admission was so adequate that I continued:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cHis having lied and been impudent are, I confess, less engaging specimens than I had hoped to have from you of the outbreak in him of the little natural man. Still,", "narration_text": " Again her admission was so adequate that I continued:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_08_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cThey must do, for they make me feel more than ever that I must watch.\u201d", "narration_text": " Again her admission was so adequate that I continued:"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cGood-night, cabby,", "narration_text": "When Alexander walked back to his hotel, the red and green lights were blinking along the docks on the farther shore, and the soft white stars were shining in the wide sky above the river."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cMr. Alexander! I am delighted. Have you been in London long?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was not until long afterward that Alexander learned that for him this youth was the most dangerous of companions."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cLong enough to have seen you more than once. How fine it all is!\u201d", "narration_text": "It was not until long afterward that Alexander learned that for him this youth was the most dangerous of companions."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m glad you think so. I like it. Won\u2019t you join us here?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was not until long afterward that Alexander learned that for him this youth was the most dangerous of companions."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cMiss Burgoyne was just telling us about a donkey-boy she had in Galway last summer,", "narration_text": "It was not until long afterward that Alexander learned that for him this youth was the most dangerous of companions."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cI thought I saw you in MacConnell\u2019s box with Mainhall one evening, but I supposed you had left town before this.\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him frankly and cordially, as if he were indeed merely an old friend whom she was glad to meet again."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cNo, I\u2019ve been mooning about here.\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him frankly and cordially, as if he were indeed merely an old friend whom she was glad to meet again."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cMooning! I see you mooning! You must be the busiest man in the world. Time and success have done well by you, you know. You\u2019re handsomer than ever and you\u2019ve gained a grand manner.\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him frankly and cordially, as if he were indeed merely an old friend whom she was glad to meet again."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cTime and success have been good friends to both of us. Aren\u2019t you tremendously pleased with yourself?\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him frankly and cordially, as if he were indeed merely an old friend whom she was glad to meet again."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cOh, so-so. But I want to hear about you. Several years ago I read such a lot in the papers about the wonderful things you did in Japan, and how the Emperor decorated you. What was it, Commander of the Order of the Rising Sun? That sounds like \u2018The Mikado.\u2019 And what about your new bridge \u2014 in Canada, isn\u2019t it, and it\u2019s to be the longest one in the world and has some queer name I can\u2019t remember.\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him frankly and cordially, as if he were indeed merely an old friend whom she was glad to meet again."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cSince when have you been interested in bridges? Or have you learned to be interested in everything? And is that a part of success?\u201d", "narration_text": "She looked at him frankly and cordially, as if he were indeed merely an old friend whom she was glad to meet again."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWhy, how absurd! As if I were not always interested!", "narration_text": "She looked at him frankly and cordially, as if he were indeed merely an old friend whom she was glad to meet again."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cWell, I think we won\u2019t talk about bridges here, at any rate.", "narration_text": "She looked at him frankly and cordially, as if he were indeed merely an old friend whom she was glad to meet again."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cBut I wonder whether you\u2019d think me impertinent if I asked you to let me come to see you sometime and tell you about them?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cI know. Mainhall offered to take me. But you must know that I\u2019ve been in London several times within the last few years, and you might very well think that just now is a rather inopportune time \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cWhy should I? Ever so many people come on Sunday afternoons.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cI know. Mainhall offered to take me. But you must know that I\u2019ve been in London several times within the last few years, and you might very well think that just now is a rather inopportune time \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cNonsense. One of the pleasantest things about success is that it makes people want to look one up, if that\u2019s what you mean. I\u2019m like every one else \u2014 more agreeable to meet when things are going well with me. Don\u2019t you suppose it gives me any pleasure to do something that people like?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cI know. Mainhall offered to take me. But you must know that I\u2019ve been in London several times within the last few years, and you might very well think that just now is a rather inopportune time \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cDoes it? Oh, how fine it all is, your coming on like this! But I didn\u2019t want you to think it was because of that I wanted to see you.", "narration_text": "\u201cI know. Mainhall offered to take me. But you must know that I\u2019ve been in London several times within the last few years, and you might very well think that just now is a rather inopportune time \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cMy dear Mr. Alexander, you have strange delicacies. If you please, that is exactly why you wish to see me. We understand that, do we not?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda studied him in wide-eyed astonishment for a moment, and then broke into a low, amused laugh."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cCome, don\u2019t be angry, but don\u2019t try to pose for me, or to be anything but what you are. If you care to come, it\u2019s yourself I\u2019ll be glad to see, and you thinking well of yourself. Don\u2019t try to wear a cloak of humility; it doesn\u2019t become you. Stalk in as you are and don\u2019t make excuses. I\u2019m not accustomed to inquiring into the motives of my guests. That would hardly be safe, even for Lady Walford, in a great house like this.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned back in her chair, watching him indulgently out of her shrewd eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_03_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cSunday afternoon, then,", "narration_text": "Hilda leaned back in her chair, watching him indulgently out of her shrewd eyes."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cthat looked like Alexander, but what would he be doing back there in the daycoaches?\u201d", "narration_text": "The young man, in a hurried, nervous way, began his explanation."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cIn July you will be in England.\u201d", "narration_text": "The young man, in a hurried, nervous way, began his explanation."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll have my coffee first, Philip. Have you had yours? And now, what seems to be the matter up here?\u201d", "narration_text": "The young man, in a hurried, nervous way, began his explanation."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cWhen did you stop work?", "narration_text": "Alexander went up to the telegraph-desk and penciled the following message to his wife: \u2014 "}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cI haven\u2019t stopped work yet, Mr. Alexander. I didn\u2019t feel that I could go so far without definite authorization from you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander went up to the telegraph-desk and penciled the following message to his wife: \u2014 "}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cThen why didn\u2019t you say in your telegram exactly what you thought, and ask for your authorization? You\u2019d have got it quick enough.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander went up to the telegraph-desk and penciled the following message to his wife: \u2014 "}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cWell, really, Mr. Alexander, I couldn\u2019t be absolutely sure, you know, and I didn\u2019t like to take the responsibility of making it public.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander went up to the telegraph-desk and penciled the following message to his wife: \u2014 "}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cAnything I do can be made public, Phil. You say that you believe the lower chords are showing strain, and that even the workmen have been talking about it, and yet you\u2019ve gone on adding weight.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander went up to the telegraph-desk and penciled the following message to his wife: \u2014 "}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Mr. Alexander, but I had counted on your getting here yesterday. My first telegram missed you somehow. I sent one Sunday evening, to the same address, but it was returned to me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander went up to the telegraph-desk and penciled the following message to his wife: \u2014 "}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cHave you a carriage out there? I must stop to send a wire.\u201d", "narration_text": "Alexander went up to the telegraph-desk and penciled the following message to his wife: \u2014 "}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s all true, Phil, but we never were justified in assuming that a scale that was perfectly safe for an ordinary bridge would work with anything of such length. It\u2019s all very well on paper, but it remains to be seen whether it can be done in practice. I should have thrown up the job when they crowded me. It\u2019s all nonsense to try to do what other engineers are doing when you know they\u2019re not sound.\u201d", "narration_text": "When they reached the bridge works, Alexander began his examination immediately. An hour later he sent for the superintendent."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cBut just now, when there is such competition,", "narration_text": "When they reached the bridge works, Alexander began his examination immediately. An hour later he sent for the superintendent."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cAnd certainly that\u2019s the new line of development.\u201d", "narration_text": "When they reached the bridge works, Alexander began his examination immediately. An hour later he sent for the superintendent."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cI think you had better stop work out there at once, Dan. I should say that the lower chord here might buckle at any moment. I told the Commission that we were using higher unit stresses than any practice has established, and we\u2019ve put the dead load at a low estimate. Theoretically it worked out well enough, but it had never actually been tried.", "narration_text": "When they reached the bridge works, Alexander began his examination immediately. An hour later he sent for the superintendent."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t look so chopfallen, Dan. It\u2019s a jolt, but we\u2019ve got to face it. It isn\u2019t the end of the world, you know. Now we\u2019ll go out and call the men off quietly. They\u2019re already nervous, Horton tells me, and there\u2019s no use alarming them. I\u2019ll go with you, and we\u2019ll send the end riveters in first.\u201d", "narration_text": "Horton leaned wearily against the front wheel of the cab. He had not had his clothes off for thirty hours, and the stimulus of violent excitement was beginning to wear off."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cYou see that carriage over there? That\u2019s Mrs. Alexander. They haven\u2019t found him yet. She got off the train this morning. Horton met her. She heard it in Boston yesterday \u2014 heard the newsboys crying it in the street.\u201d", "narration_text": "Horton leaned wearily against the front wheel of the cab. He had not had his clothes off for thirty hours, and the stimulus of violent excitement was beginning to wear off."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cThose poor women out there, do they blame him very much?", "narration_text": "Horton leaned wearily against the front wheel of the cab. He had not had his clothes off for thirty hours, and the stimulus of violent excitement was beginning to wear off."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cNobody blames him, Mrs. Alexander. If any one is to blame, I\u2019m afraid it\u2019s I. I should have stopped work before he came. He said so as soon as I met him. I tried to get him here a day earlier, but my telegram missed him, somehow. He didn\u2019t have time really to explain to me. If he\u2019d got here Monday, he\u2019d have had all the men off at once. But, you see, Mrs. Alexander, such a thing never happened before. According to all human calculations, it simply couldn\u2019t happen.\u201d", "narration_text": "Horton leaned wearily against the front wheel of the cab. He had not had his clothes off for thirty hours, and the stimulus of violent excitement was beginning to wear off."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to tell me the worst, Mr. Horton. Don\u2019t leave me to the dread of finding out things that people may be saying. If he is blamed, if he needs any one to speak for him,", "narration_text": "Horton leaned wearily against the front wheel of the cab. He had not had his clothes off for thirty hours, and the stimulus of violent excitement was beginning to wear off."}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cif he needs any one, tell me, show me what to do.", "narration_text": " \u2014 for the first time her voice broke and a flush of life, tearful, painful, and confused, swept over her rigid pallor, \u2014"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cWon\u2019t you drive up to my house, Mrs. Alexander? They will take him up there.\u201d", "narration_text": "Horton put out his hand as if to hold her back and spoke pleadingly:"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cTake me to him now, please. I shall not make any trouble.\u201d", "narration_text": "Horton put out his hand as if to hold her back and spoke pleadingly:"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cAs tall as himself,", "narration_text": "Horton put out his hand as if to hold her back and spoke pleadingly:"}, "Solo.1797.4446.alexandersbridge_10_cather_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cwill you take Mrs. Alexander the things she needs? She is going to do everything herself. Just stay about where you can hear her and go in if she wants you.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said to his wife, when he came out of the spare room half an hour later,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019re going to the water, Miss? \u2014 you think she\u2019s in \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cShe may be, though the depth is, I believe, nowhere very great. But what I judge most likely is that she\u2019s on the spot from which, the other day, we saw together what I told you.\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cWhen she pretended not to see \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cWith that astounding self-possession? I\u2019ve always been sure she wanted to go back alone. And now her brother has managed it for her.\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cYou suppose they really talk of them?\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cI could meet this with a confidence! They say things that, if we heard them, would simply appall us.\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cThen Miss Jessel is?\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cBeyond a doubt. You shall see.\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cOh, thank you!", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cNo, no; wait! She has taken the boat.\u201d", "narration_text": "My companion stared at the vacant mooring place and then again across the lake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cThen where is it?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cOur not seeing it is the strongest of proofs. She has used it to go over, and then has managed to hide it.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cAll alone \u2014 that child?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cShe\u2019s not alone, and at such times she\u2019s not a child: she\u2019s an old, old woman.", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cBut if the boat\u2019s there, where on earth\u2019s she?", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what we must learn.", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cBy going all the way round?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cCertainly, far as it is. It will take us but ten minutes, but it\u2019s far enough to have made the child prefer not to walk. She went straight over.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll be hanged,", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cif I\u2019ll speak!\u201d", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cWhy, where are your things?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWhere yours are, my dear!", "narration_text": "It was Flora who, gazing all over me in candid wonder, was the first. She was struck with our bareheaded aspect."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_19_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cAnd where\u2019s Miles?", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose\u2019s suspense blazed at me, but it was too late now, and I brought the thing out handsomely."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cGive me not poverty, lest I steal.\u201d", "narration_text": " And this thought tormented me worse than all the rest, for three or four days\u2019 time."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cTake the bundle; be quick; do it this moment.", "narration_text": " And this thought tormented me worse than all the rest, for three or four days\u2019 time."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cwhat am I now? a thief! Why, I shall be taken next time, and be carried to Newgate and be tried for my life!", "narration_text": " And this thought tormented me worse than all the rest, for three or four days\u2019 time."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cit may be some poor widow like me, that had packed up these goods to go and sell them for a little bread for herself and a poor child, and are now starving and breaking their hearts for want of that little they would have fetched.", "narration_text": " And this thought tormented me worse than all the rest, for three or four days\u2019 time."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cTake that bundle,", "narration_text": " And this thought tormented me worse than all the rest, for three or four days\u2019 time."}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cYes, my dear, it is; I\u2019ll show you the way home.", "narration_text": " I spoke with a melancholy air, and said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cGod bless you, mistress, let it lie there a little,", "narration_text": " I spoke with a melancholy air, and said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cNo, child; the boy is gone for a pint of ale for me.\u201d", "narration_text": "While I sat here, I heard the woman in the bar say,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cAre they all gone in the five?", "narration_text": "While I sat here, I heard the woman in the bar say,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cWho fetched the tankard away?", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cTake care of your plate, child,", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cYes, madam, very welcome,", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cAnd have you brought it away with you, my dear?", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cTo be sure I have,", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cBut what shall I do now,", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cmust not carry it again?\u201d", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cCarry it again!", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cAy, if you are minded to be sent to Newgate for stealing it.", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cthey can\u2019t be so base to stop me, when I carry it to them again?", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cYou don\u2019t know those sort of people, child,", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cthey\u2019ll not only carry you to Newgate, but hang you too, without any regard to the honesty of returning it; or bring in an account of all the other tankards they have lost, for you to pay for.", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWhat must I do, then?", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cas you have played the cunning part and stole it, you must e\u2019en keep it; there\u2019s no going back now. Besides, child,", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cdon\u2019t you want it more than they do? I wish you could light of such a bargain once a week.\u201d", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cO mother!", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cthat is a trade I have no skill in, and if I should be taken I am undone at once.", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cI could help you to a schoolmistress that shall make you as dexterous as herself.", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cthen it was those rogues that thrust me down, I warrant ye; I wonder the gentlewoman did not miss her watch before, then we might have taken them.\u201d", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.606.121.moll_flanders_15_defoe_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cGo on, go on; you have had very good luck; go on till you have gotten four or five hundred pounds, and then you shall leave off, and then you may live easy without working at all.\u201d", "narration_text": " meaning a silver pint mug, which he brought me drink in. The boy said,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cI say, you there \u2014 come in.", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cWell, what are you up to?", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cHow did you know I was there?\u201d", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cWhy, of course I heard you. Did you fancy you made no noise? You\u2019re like a troop of cavalry!", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cThen you weren\u2019t asleep?\u201d", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cNot much! I lie awake and think.\u201d", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cthat you think of?\u201d", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cWhat in the world, my dear, but you?\u201d", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cAh, the pride I take in your appreciation doesn\u2019t insist on that! I had so far rather you slept.\u201d", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cWell, I think also, you know, of this queer business of ours.\u201d", "narration_text": "I went in with my light and found him, in bed, very wide awake, but very much at his ease."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cOf what queer business, Miles?\u201d", "narration_text": "I fairly held my breath a minute, and even from my glimmering taper there was light enough to show how he smiled up at me from his pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWhy, the way you bring me up. And all the rest!\u201d", "narration_text": "I fairly held my breath a minute, and even from my glimmering taper there was light enough to show how he smiled up at me from his pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you mean by all the rest?\u201d", "narration_text": "I fairly held my breath a minute, and even from my glimmering taper there was light enough to show how he smiled up at me from his pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cOh, you know, you know!\u201d", "narration_text": "I fairly held my breath a minute, and even from my glimmering taper there was light enough to show how he smiled up at me from his pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cCertainly you shall go back to school,", "narration_text": "I fairly held my breath a minute, and even from my glimmering taper there was light enough to show how he smiled up at me from his pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cif it be that that troubles you. But not to the old place \u2014 we must find another, a better. How could I know it did trouble you, this question, when you never told me so, never spoke of it at all?", "narration_text": "I fairly held my breath a minute, and even from my glimmering taper there was light enough to show how he smiled up at me from his pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cDo you know you\u2019ve never said a word to me about your school \u2014 I mean the old one; never mentioned it in any way?\u201d", "narration_text": "I fairly held my breath a minute, and even from my glimmering taper there was light enough to show how he smiled up at me from his pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cHaven\u2019t I?", "narration_text": "I fairly held my breath a minute, and even from my glimmering taper there was light enough to show how he smiled up at me from his pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cNo, never \u2014 from the hour you came back. You\u2019ve never mentioned to me one of your masters, one of your comrades, nor the least little thing that ever happened to you at school. Never, little Miles \u2014 no, never \u2014 have you given me an inkling of anything that may have happened there. Therefore you can fancy how much I\u2019m in the dark. Until you came out, that way, this morning, you had, since the first hour I saw you, scarce even made a reference to anything in your previous life. You seemed so perfectly to accept the present.", "narration_text": "I felt that I didn\u2019t know so well as Miles, and I took temporary refuge."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cI thought you wanted to go on as you are.\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I didn\u2019t know so well as Miles, and I took temporary refuge."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t \u2014 I don\u2019t. I want to get away.\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I didn\u2019t know so well as Miles, and I took temporary refuge."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019re tired of Bly?\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I didn\u2019t know so well as Miles, and I took temporary refuge."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cOh, no, I like Bly.\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I didn\u2019t know so well as Miles, and I took temporary refuge."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cOh, you know what a boy wants!\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I didn\u2019t know so well as Miles, and I took temporary refuge."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cYou want to go to your uncle?\u201d", "narration_text": "Again, at this, with his sweet ironic face, he made a movement on the pillow."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cAh, you can\u2019t get off with that!\u201d", "narration_text": "I was silent a little, and it was I, now, I think, who changed color."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cMy dear, I don\u2019t want to get off!\u201d", "narration_text": "The exultation with which he uttered this helped me somehow, for the instant, to meet him rather more."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cYou can\u2019t, even if you do. You can\u2019t, you can\u2019t!", "narration_text": "The exultation with which he uttered this helped me somehow, for the instant, to meet him rather more."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cMy uncle must come down, and you must completely settle things.\u201d", "narration_text": "The exultation with which he uttered this helped me somehow, for the instant, to meet him rather more."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cyou may be sure it will be to take you quite away.\u201d", "narration_text": "The exultation with which he uttered this helped me somehow, for the instant, to meet him rather more."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cWell, don\u2019t you understand that that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m working for? You\u2019ll have to tell him \u2014 about the way you\u2019ve let it all drop: you\u2019ll have to tell him a tremendous lot!\u201d", "narration_text": "The exultation with which he uttered this helped me somehow, for the instant, to meet him rather more."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cAnd how much will you, Miles, have to tell him? There are things he\u2019ll ask you!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cThe things you\u2019ve never told me. To make up his mind what to do with you. He can\u2019t send you back \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cVery likely. But what things?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cThe things you\u2019ve never told me. To make up his mind what to do with you. He can\u2019t send you back \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cOh, I don\u2019t want to go back!", "narration_text": "\u201cThe things you\u2019ve never told me. To make up his mind what to do with you. He can\u2019t send you back \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cI want a new field.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cThe things you\u2019ve never told me. To make up his mind what to do with you. He can\u2019t send you back \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cDear little Miles, dear little Miles \u2014 !\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cThe things you\u2019ve never told me. To make up his mind what to do with you. He can\u2019t send you back \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cWell, old lady?\u201d", "narration_text": "He turned off a little, facing round toward the wall and holding up his hand to look at as one had seen sick children look."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cIs there nothing \u2014 nothing at all that you want to tell me?\u201d", "narration_text": "He turned off a little, facing round toward the wall and holding up his hand to look at as one had seen sick children look."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve told you \u2014 I told you this morning.\u201d", "narration_text": "He turned off a little, facing round toward the wall and holding up his hand to look at as one had seen sick children look."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cThat you just want me not to worry you?\u201d", "narration_text": "He turned off a little, facing round toward the wall and holding up his hand to look at as one had seen sick children look."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cTo let me alone,", "narration_text": "He looked round at me now, as if in recognition of my understanding him; then ever so gently,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve just begun a letter to your uncle,", "narration_text": "He looked round at me now, as if in recognition of my understanding him; then ever so gently,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cWell, then, finish it!\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked round at me now, as if in recognition of my understanding him; then ever so gently,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cWhat happened before?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked round at me now, as if in recognition of my understanding him; then ever so gently,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cBefore what?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked round at me now, as if in recognition of my understanding him; then ever so gently,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cBefore you came back. And before you went away.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked round at me now, as if in recognition of my understanding him; then ever so gently,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cWhat happened?\u201d", "narration_text": "For some time he was silent, but he continued to meet my eyes."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cDear little Miles, dear little Miles, if you knew how I want to help you! It\u2019s only that, it\u2019s nothing but that, and I\u2019d rather die than give you a pain or do you a wrong \u2014 I\u2019d rather die than hurt a hair of you. Dear little Miles", "narration_text": "For some time he was silent, but he continued to meet my eyes."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_17_james_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cI just want you to help me to save you!", "narration_text": " \u2014 oh, I brought it out now even if I should go too far \u2014"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_0": {"text": "\"What is that?", "narration_text": " said Mrs Marrot concentrating herself on one of these implements, after having indulged in a stare of bewildered curiosity round the long shed."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_1": {"text": "\"That's a circular saw,", "narration_text": " said Mrs Marrot concentrating herself on one of these implements, after having indulged in a stare of bewildered curiosity round the long shed."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_2": {"text": "\"one of the large ones, -- about four feet in diameter.\"", "narration_text": " said Mrs Marrot concentrating herself on one of these implements, after having indulged in a stare of bewildered curiosity round the long shed."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_3": {"text": "\"W'y, Will, it's round. How can a round thing saw? An' it han't got no 'andle! How could any man lay 'old of it to saw?\"", "narration_text": " said Mrs Marrot concentrating herself on one of these implements, after having indulged in a stare of bewildered curiosity round the long shed."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_4": {"text": "\"The carpenter here don't require no handles,", "narration_text": " said Mrs Marrot concentrating herself on one of these implements, after having indulged in a stare of bewildered curiosity round the long shed."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_5": {"text": "\"He's a queer fellow is the carpenter of this shop, as well as powerful. He works away from morning till night with the power of more than a hundred horses, an' does exactly what he's bid without ever making any mistakes or axin' any questions. He's a steam-carpenter, Missis, but indeed he's a jack-of-all-trades, and carries 'em on all at the same time. See, they're goin' to set him to work now -- watch and you shall see.\"", "narration_text": " said Mrs Marrot concentrating herself on one of these implements, after having indulged in a stare of bewildered curiosity round the long shed."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Now, let's see what they do with these planks. Come here.\"", "narration_text": "After two or three more had been cut up in this way in as many minutes, Will Garvie said -- "}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_7": {"text": "\"It's like a lot of people as I knows of,", "narration_text": "After two or three more had been cut up in this way in as many minutes, Will Garvie said -- "}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_8": {"text": "\"very busy about nothin'.\"", "narration_text": "After two or three more had been cut up in this way in as many minutes, Will Garvie said -- "}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_9": {"text": "\"It'll have somethin' to do soon, mother,", "narration_text": "After two or three more had been cut up in this way in as many minutes, Will Garvie said -- "}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_10": {"text": "\"augers and drills gone mad!", "narration_text": " said Bob, who was already beginning to think himself very knowing."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_11": {"text": "\"like all possessed.", "narration_text": " -- augers small and great whirling furiously, or, as Bob put it,"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_12": {"text": "\"W'y, Willum, it seems to me that if you go on improvin' things at this rate there won't be no use in a short time for 'uman 'ands at all. We'll just 'ave to sit still an' let machinery do our work for us, an' all the trades-people will be throwd out of employment.\"", "narration_text": " -- augers small and great whirling furiously, or, as Bob put it,"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_13": {"text": "\"How can you say that, Missis,", "narration_text": " -- augers small and great whirling furiously, or, as Bob put it,"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_14": {"text": "\"you bein' old enough to remember the time w'en there wasn't five joiners' shops in Clatterby, with p'rhaps fifty men and boys employed, and now there's hundreds of joiners, and other shops of all kinds in the town, besides these here railway works which, as you know, keeps about 3500 hands goin' all the year round?\"", "narration_text": " -- augers small and great whirling furiously, or, as Bob put it,"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_15": {"text": "\"That's so, Willum,", "narration_text": " -- augers small and great whirling furiously, or, as Bob put it,"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_16": {"text": "\"the village blacksmith,", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Ah, you may well look at him,", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_18": {"text": "\"That boy is one of the best workers of his age in the shop.\"", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_19": {"text": "\"He's preparin' nuts for screws,", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_20": {"text": "\"and gets one penny for every hundred. Most boys can do from twelve to fourteen hundred a day, so, you see, they can earn from six to seven shillin's a week; but that little feller -- they call him Tomtit Dorkin -- earns a good deal more, I believe, and he has much need to, for he has got an old granny to support. That's the work that you are soon to be set to, lad.\"", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_21": {"text": "\"I'm glad to 'ear it. You see, mother, when you gits to be old an' 'elpless, you'll not need to mind, 'cause I'll support you.\"", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Well, I s'pose the big 'ammer that Bob says is as 'eavy as five carts of coals must be 'ereabouts?", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Yes, there it is,", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_24": {"text": "\"W'ere? I don't see no 'ammer.\"", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Why there, that big thing just before you,", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_26": {"text": "\"you mustn't expect me for to believe that. I may believe that the moon is made of green cheese, but I won't believe that that's a 'ammer.\"", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_27": {"text": "\"No: but is it, Bill?", "narration_text": " said Bob, quite pleased at the notion of being engaged in the same employment with Tomtit;"}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Indeed it is; you shall see presently.\"", "narration_text": " asked Bob, whose eyes gleamed with suppressed excitement."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_29": {"text": "\"You'd better stand a little way back, ma'am.\"", "narration_text": " asked Bob, whose eyes gleamed with suppressed excitement."}, "Solo.7851.8280.ironhorse_09_ballantyne_64kb_30": {"text": "\"five-carts-of-coals weight", "narration_text": " asked Bob, whose eyes gleamed with suppressed excitement."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cWell, I think I\u2019m glad Bly agrees with me!\u201d", "narration_text": "He had really a manner of his own, and I could only try to keep up with him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cYou would certainly seem to have seen, these twenty-four hours, a good deal more of it than for some time before. I hope,", "narration_text": "He had really a manner of his own, and I could only try to keep up with him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cthat you\u2019ve been enjoying yourself.\u201d", "narration_text": "He had really a manner of his own, and I could only try to keep up with him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes, I\u2019ve been ever so far; all round about \u2014 miles and miles away. I\u2019ve never been so free.\u201d", "narration_text": "He had really a manner of his own, and I could only try to keep up with him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cWell, do you like it?\u201d", "narration_text": "He had really a manner of his own, and I could only try to keep up with him."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cNothing could be more charming than the way you take it, for of course if we\u2019re alone together now it\u2019s you that are alone most. But I hope,", "narration_text": " My voice trembled so that I felt it impossible to suppress the shake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cyou don\u2019t particularly mind!\u201d", "narration_text": " My voice trembled so that I felt it impossible to suppress the shake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cHaving to do with you?", "narration_text": " My voice trembled so that I felt it impossible to suppress the shake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cMy dear child, how can I help minding? Though I\u2019ve renounced all claim to your company \u2014 you\u2019re so beyond me \u2014 I at least greatly enjoy it. What else should I stay on for?\u201d", "narration_text": " My voice trembled so that I felt it impossible to suppress the shake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cYou stay on just for that?\u201d", "narration_text": " My voice trembled so that I felt it impossible to suppress the shake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cCertainly. I stay on as your friend and from the tremendous interest I take in you till something can be done for you that may be more worth your while. That needn\u2019t surprise you.", "narration_text": " My voice trembled so that I felt it impossible to suppress the shake."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t you remember how I told you, when I came and sat on your bed the night of the storm, that there was nothing in the world I wouldn\u2019t do for you?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cOnly that, I think, was to get me to do something for you!\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cIt was partly to get you to do something,", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cBut, you know, you didn\u2019t do it.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cyou wanted me to tell you something.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s it. Out, straight out. What you have on your mind, you know.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cAh, then, is that what you\u2019ve stayed over for?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cWell, yes \u2014 I may as well make a clean breast of it, it was precisely for that.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cDo you mean now \u2014 here?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cThere couldn\u2019t be a better place or time.", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cYou want so to go out again?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll tell you everything,", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cI mean I\u2019ll tell you anything you like. You\u2019ll stay on with me, and we shall both be all right, and I will tell you \u2014 I will. But not now.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cWhy not now?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cI have to see Luke.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cWell, then, go to Luke, and I\u2019ll wait for what you promise. Only, in return for that, satisfy, before you leave me, one very much smaller request.\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cVery much smaller \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_23_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cYes, a mere fraction of the whole. Tell me", "narration_text": "He looked as if he felt he had succeeded enough to be able still a little to bargain."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cLook here, my dear, you know,", "narration_text": "He neither blanched nor winked. The whole thing was virtually out between us."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cwhen in the world, please, am I going back to school?\u201d", "narration_text": "He neither blanched nor winked. The whole thing was virtually out between us."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cYou know, my dear, that for a fellow to be with a lady always \u2014 !", "narration_text": "He neither blanched nor winked. The whole thing was virtually out between us."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cAnd always with the same lady?", "narration_text": "He neither blanched nor winked. The whole thing was virtually out between us."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cAh, of course, she\u2019s a jolly, \u2018perfect\u2019 lady; but, after all, I\u2019m a fellow, don\u2019t you see? that\u2019s \u2014 well, getting on.\u201d", "narration_text": "He neither blanched nor winked. The whole thing was virtually out between us."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cYes, you\u2019re getting on.", "narration_text": "I have kept to this day the heartbreaking little idea of how he seemed to know that and to play with it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cAnd you can\u2019t say I\u2019ve not been awfully good, can you?\u201d", "narration_text": "I laid my hand on his shoulder, for, though I felt how much better it would have been to walk on, I was not yet quite able."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cNo, I can\u2019t say that, Miles.\u201d", "narration_text": "I laid my hand on his shoulder, for, though I felt how much better it would have been to walk on, I was not yet quite able."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cExcept just that one night, you know \u2014 !\u201d", "narration_text": "I laid my hand on his shoulder, for, though I felt how much better it would have been to walk on, I was not yet quite able."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cThat one night?", "narration_text": "I laid my hand on his shoulder, for, though I felt how much better it would have been to walk on, I was not yet quite able."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWhy, when I went down \u2014 went out of the house.\u201d", "narration_text": "I laid my hand on his shoulder, for, though I felt how much better it would have been to walk on, I was not yet quite able."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes. But I forget what you did it for.\u201d", "narration_text": "I laid my hand on his shoulder, for, though I felt how much better it would have been to walk on, I was not yet quite able."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cYou forget?", "narration_text": "I laid my hand on his shoulder, for, though I felt how much better it would have been to walk on, I was not yet quite able."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cWhy, it was to show you I could!\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I might, perhaps, after all, succeed in keeping my wits about me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes, you could.\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I might, perhaps, after all, succeed in keeping my wits about me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cAnd I can again.\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I might, perhaps, after all, succeed in keeping my wits about me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cCertainly. But you won\u2019t.\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I might, perhaps, after all, succeed in keeping my wits about me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cNo, not that again. It was nothing.\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I might, perhaps, after all, succeed in keeping my wits about me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cIt was nothing,", "narration_text": "I felt that I might, perhaps, after all, succeed in keeping my wits about me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cBut we must go on.\u201d", "narration_text": "I felt that I might, perhaps, after all, succeed in keeping my wits about me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cThen when am I going back?\u201d", "narration_text": "He resumed our walk with me, passing his hand into my arm."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWere you very happy at school?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cAh, but that isn\u2019t everything! Of course you know a lot \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cOh, I\u2019m happy enough anywhere!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cAh, but that isn\u2019t everything! Of course you know a lot \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cif you\u2019re just as happy here \u2014 !\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cAh, but that isn\u2019t everything! Of course you know a lot \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cBut you hint that you know almost as much?", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cNot half I want to!", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cBut it isn\u2019t so much that.\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cWhat is it, then?\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cWell \u2014 I want to see more life.\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cI see; I see.", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cI want my own sort!\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cThere are not many of your own sort, Miles!", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cUnless perhaps dear little Flora!\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cYou really compare me to a baby girl?\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t you, then, love our sweet Flora?\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cIf I didn\u2019t \u2014 and you, too; if I didn\u2019t \u2014 !", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cYes, if you didn\u2019t \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cWell, you know what!", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cDoes my uncle think what you think?\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cHow do you know what I think?\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cAh, well, of course I don\u2019t; for it strikes me you never tell me. But I mean does he know?\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cKnow what, Miles?\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cWhy, the way I\u2019m going on.\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t think your uncle much cares.\u201d", "narration_text": " But he didn\u2019t move, and he presently produced something that made me drop straight down on the stone slab, as if suddenly to rest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cThen don\u2019t you think he can be made to?\u201d", "narration_text": "Miles, on this, stood looking at me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cIn what way?\u201d", "narration_text": "Miles, on this, stood looking at me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cWhy, by his coming down.\u201d", "narration_text": "Miles, on this, stood looking at me."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_14_james_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cBut who\u2019ll get him to come down?\u201d", "narration_text": "Miles, on this, stood looking at me."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Come with me, child,", "narration_text": " said her friend, with a perplexed look, \"I have so many engagements, at least so many duties, that -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_1": {"text": "\"and spend a week at The Rosebud.\"", "narration_text": " said her friend, with a perplexed look, \"I have so many engagements, at least so many duties, that -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Impossible, dear Maria,", "narration_text": " said her friend, with a perplexed look, \"I have so many engagements, at least so many duties, that -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Put 'em off. Fulfil 'em when you come back. At all events,", "narration_text": " said her friend, with a perplexed look, \"I have so many engagements, at least so many duties, that -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_4": {"text": "\"come for a night or two.\"", "narration_text": " exclaimed Miss Stivergill, giving a nervous pull at her left glove, which produced a wide rent between the wrist and the thumb."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Come now, Lilly", "narration_text": " exclaimed Miss Stivergill, giving a nervous pull at her left glove, which produced a wide rent between the wrist and the thumb."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_6": {"text": "\"but give me no buts. You know that you've no good reason for refusing.\"", "narration_text": " exclaimed Miss Stivergill, giving a nervous pull at her left glove, which produced a wide rent between the wrist and the thumb."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Indeed I have,", "narration_text": " exclaimed Miss Stivergill, giving a nervous pull at her left glove, which produced a wide rent between the wrist and the thumb."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_8": {"text": "\"What, the infant who opened the door to me?\"", "narration_text": " exclaimed Miss Stivergill, giving a nervous pull at her left glove, which produced a wide rent between the wrist and the thumb."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Yes, Tottie Bones; she is obliged to stay at nights with me just now, owing to her mother, poor thing, being under the necessity of shutting up her house while she goes to look after a drunken husband, who has forsaken her.\"", "narration_text": " exclaimed Miss Stivergill, giving a nervous pull at her left glove, which produced a wide rent between the wrist and the thumb."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_10": {"text": "\"I wonder why women marry!\"", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Don't you think it's a sort of -- of -- unavoidable necessity?", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Not at all, my dear, not at all. I have avoided it. So have you. If I had my way, I'd put a stop to marriage altogether, and bring this miserable world to an abrupt close. -- But little Bones is no difficulty: we'll take her along with us.\"", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Well, what further objections, Lilly?\"", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_14": {"text": "\"What! one baby in charge of another?\"", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Indeed it is too true; and, you know, you couldn't stand a baby.\"", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_16": {"text": "\"How d'you know that? Let me see it.\"", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Ha! I suppose little Bones is behind it,", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Set the baby down, child, and let me see you.\"", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_19": {"text": "\"What is your age, little Bones?\"", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Just turned six, m'm,", "narration_text": "Tottie obeyed. The baby, true to his principles, refused to stand. He sat down and stared at those around him in jovial defiance."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_21": {"text": "\"You're sixty-six, at the least, compared with male creatures of the same age,", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, with a courtesy, which Miss Lillycrop had taught her with great pains."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Have you a bonnet and shawl, little Bones?\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, with a courtesy, which Miss Lillycrop had taught her with great pains."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Go and put 'em on then, and get that thing also ready to go out.\"", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill pointed to the baby contemptuously, as it were, with her nose."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_24": {"text": "\"He's a very good bybie", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill pointed to the baby contemptuously, as it were, with her nose."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_25": {"text": "\"on'y rather self-willed at times, m'm,", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill pointed to the baby contemptuously, as it were, with her nose."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Just so. True to your woman's nature. Always ready to apologise for the male monster that tyrannises over you. I suppose, now, you'd say that your drunken father was a good man?\"", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill repented of the speech instantly on seeing the tears start into Tottie's large eyes as she replied quickly --"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Indeed I would, m'm. Oh! you've no notion 'ow kind father is w'en 'e's not in liquor.\"", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill repented of the speech instantly on seeing the tears start into Tottie's large eyes as she replied quickly --"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_28": {"text": "\"There, there. Of course he is. I didn't mean to say he wasn't, little Bones. It's a curious fact that many drun -- , I mean people given to drink, are kind and amiable. It's a disease. Go now, and get your things on, and do you likewise, Lilly. My cab is at the door. Be quick.\"", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill repented of the speech instantly on seeing the tears start into Tottie's large eyes as she replied quickly --"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Charing Cross, -- you idiot.\"", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill repented of the speech instantly on seeing the tears start into Tottie's large eyes as she replied quickly --"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Stay here, Lilly, with the baby. -- Jump out, little Bones. Come with me.\"", "narration_text": "She took the child's bonnet off and flung it under the cab, then grasped Tottie's hand and led her into a shop."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_31": {"text": "\"What kind of hat, ma'am?\"", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill and Miss Lillycrop, being sympathetic souls, gazed with almost equal interest on the child's animated face."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_32": {"text": "\"suitable for this child -- only see that it's not a doll's hat. Let it fit her.\"", "narration_text": "Miss Stivergill and Miss Lillycrop, being sympathetic souls, gazed with almost equal interest on the child's animated face."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_33": {"text": "\"She only wants wings and washing to make her an angel,", "narration_text": "Inside The Rosebud the other two members of the party were also enjoying themselves, though not exactly in like manner. They revelled in tea and in the feast of reason."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Oh, bybie! it's 'eaven upon earth, ain't it, darling?\"", "narration_text": "Inside The Rosebud the other two members of the party were also enjoying themselves, though not exactly in like manner. They revelled in tea and in the feast of reason."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_35": {"text": "\"That's right, darling. Ain't it fun? And such flowers too -- oh! all for nothing, only got to pull 'em. Yes, roll away, darling, you can't dirty yourself 'ere. Come, I shall 'ave a roll too.", "narration_text": "Inside The Rosebud the other two members of the party were also enjoying themselves, though not exactly in like manner. They revelled in tea and in the feast of reason."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_36": {"text": "\"Where, and when, and why did you find that child?", "narration_text": "Inside The Rosebud the other two members of the party were also enjoying themselves, though not exactly in like manner. They revelled in tea and in the feast of reason."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_37": {"text": "\"It is indeed strange,", "narration_text": " replied Miss Lillycrop; \"she will not leave her husband or her home. If she dies -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_38": {"text": "\"but it is just another instance of the power of God's Word to rescue and preserve souls, even in the most unfavourable circumstances. Tottie's mother is Christian, and all the energies of her vigorous nature are concentrated on two points -- the training of her child in the fear of God, and the saving of her husband from drink. She is a woman of strong faith, and is quite convinced that her prayers will be answered, because, she says, `He who has promised is faithful,' but I fear much that she will not live to see it.\"", "narration_text": " replied Miss Lillycrop; \"she will not leave her husband or her home. If she dies -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Because she has a bad affection of the lungs. If she were under more favourable circumstances she might recover.\"", "narration_text": " replied Miss Lillycrop; \"she will not leave her husband or her home. If she dies -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_40": {"text": "\"Pooh! nonsense. People constantly recover from what is called bad affection of the lungs. Can nothing be done for her?\"", "narration_text": " replied Miss Lillycrop; \"she will not leave her husband or her home. If she dies -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Little Tottie must be rescued, you know, and I have set my heart on doing it.\"", "narration_text": " replied Miss Lillycrop; \"she will not leave her husband or her home. If she dies -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_42": {"text": "\"You'll do nothing of the sort,", "narration_text": " replied Miss Lillycrop; \"she will not leave her husband or her home. If she dies -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_43": {"text": "\"No, you shan't rescue her,", "narration_text": " replied Miss Lillycrop; \"she will not leave her husband or her home. If she dies -- \""}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_44": {"text": "\"you've got all London at your feet, and there's plenty more where that one came from. Come, Lilly, you mustn't be greedy. You may have the baby if you like, but you must leave little Bones to me.\"", "narration_text": " said Miss Stivergill, in a tone of unwonted tenderness."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_45": {"text": "\"I don't mind telling you all about her, for you're a good soul, with a feeling heart. Her loss was a terrible loss to me, though it was great gain to her. Before her death we were separated for a time -- only a short time, -- but it proved to be a blessed separation, for the letters she wrote me sparkled with love and wit and playfulness, as though they had been set with pearls and rubies and diamonds. I shall show you my treasures before going to bed. I keep them in that box on the sideboard, to be always handy. It is not large, but its contents are more precious to me than thousands of gold and silver.\"", "narration_text": "She paused; and then, observing that Tottie was staring at her, she advised her to make the most of her opportunity, and eat as much as possible."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_46": {"text": "\"If you please, m'm, I can't eat any more,", "narration_text": "She paused; and then, observing that Tottie was staring at her, she advised her to make the most of her opportunity, and eat as much as possible."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_47": {"text": "\"Can't eat more, child? -- try,", "narration_text": "She paused; and then, observing that Tottie was staring at her, she advised her to make the most of her opportunity, and eat as much as possible."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_48": {"text": "\"Come, Tot, you and I shall go out for a walk.\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_49": {"text": "\"Now, Tot, tell father all about your visit to Miss Stivergill. She's very rich -- eh?\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_50": {"text": "\"Oh! awfully,", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_51": {"text": "\"Keeps a carriage -- eh?\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_52": {"text": "\"No, nor a 'oss -- not even a pony,", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_53": {"text": "\"An' no man-servant about the house?\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_54": {"text": "\"No -- not as I seed.\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_55": {"text": "\"Not even a gardener, now?\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_56": {"text": "\"No, only women -- two of 'em, and very nice they was too. One fat and short, the other tall and thin. I liked the fat one best.\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_57": {"text": "\"Ha! blessin's on 'em both,", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_12_ballantyne_64kb_58": {"text": "\"Come now, Tot, tell me all about the cottage -- inside first, the rooms and winders, an' specially the box of treasure. Then we'll come to the garden, an' so we'll get out by degrees to the fields and flowers. Go ahead, Tot.\"", "narration_text": " replied Tottie, who felt an irresistible drawing to her father when he condescended to speak to her in kindly tones."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cIs there a young lady staying in this neighborhood \u2014 a very attractive girl \u2014 with a little white boa round her neck, and white fur round her gloves?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fitzpiers concluded from this that Winterborne had not seen him looking over the hedge."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cI saw a young lady talking to Mrs. Charmond the other day; perhaps it was she.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fitzpiers concluded from this that Winterborne had not seen him looking over the hedge."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cShe is quite a gentlewoman \u2014 the one I mean. She cannot be a permanent resident in Hintock or I should have seen her before. Nor does she look like one.\u201d", "narration_text": " As Giles was nobody, Fitzpiers treated him accordingly, and apostrophized the night in continuation:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cShe is not staying at Hintock House?\u201d", "narration_text": " As Giles was nobody, Fitzpiers treated him accordingly, and apostrophized the night in continuation:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cNo; it is closed.\u201d", "narration_text": " As Giles was nobody, Fitzpiers treated him accordingly, and apostrophized the night in continuation:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cThen perhaps she is staying at one of the cottages, or farmhouses?\u201d", "narration_text": " As Giles was nobody, Fitzpiers treated him accordingly, and apostrophized the night in continuation:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cOh no \u2014 you mistake. She was a different sort of girl altogether.", "narration_text": " As Giles was nobody, Fitzpiers treated him accordingly, and apostrophized the night in continuation:"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cShe moved upon this earth a shape of brightness, A power, that from its objects scarcely drew One impulse of her being \u2014 in her lightness Most like some radiant cloud of morning dew, Which wanders through the waste air\u2019s pathless blue, To nourish some far desert: she did seem Beside me, gathering beauty as she grew, Like the bright shade of some immortal dream Which walks, when tempests sleep, the wave of life\u2019s dark stream.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, with a sensation of heart-sickness, and more than ever resolved not to mention Grace by name."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cYou seem to be mightily in love with her, sir,", "narration_text": " he said, with a sensation of heart-sickness, and more than ever resolved not to mention Grace by name."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cOh no \u2014 I am not that, Winterborne; people living insulated, as I do by the solitude of this place, get charged with emotive fluid like a Leyden-jar with electric, for want of some conductor at hand to disperse it. Human love is a subjective thing \u2014 the essence itself of man, as that great thinker Spinoza the philosopher says \u2014 ipsa hominis essentia \u2014 it is joy accompanied by an idea which we project against any suitable object in the line of our vision, just as the rainbow iris is projected against an oak, ash, or elm tree indifferently. So that if any other young lady had appeared instead of the one who did appear, I should have felt just the same interest in her, and have quoted precisely the same lines from Shelley about her, as about this one I saw. Such miserable creatures of circumstance are we all!\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, with a sensation of heart-sickness, and more than ever resolved not to mention Grace by name."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWell, it is what we call being in love down in these parts, whether or no,", "narration_text": " he said, with a sensation of heart-sickness, and more than ever resolved not to mention Grace by name."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cYou are right enough if you admit that I am in love with something in my own head, and no thing in itself outside it at all.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, with a sensation of heart-sickness, and more than ever resolved not to mention Grace by name."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cIs it part of a country doctor\u2019s duties to learn that view of things, may I ask, sir?", "narration_text": " he said, with a sensation of heart-sickness, and more than ever resolved not to mention Grace by name."}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cOh no. The real truth is, Winterborne, that medical practice in places like this is a very rule-of-thumb matter; a bottle of bitter stuff for this and that old woman \u2014 the bitterer the better \u2014 compounded from a few simple stereotyped prescriptions; occasional attendance at births, where mere presence is almost sufficient, so healthy and strong are the people; and a lance for an abscess now and then. Investigation and experiment cannot be carried on without more appliances than one has here \u2014 though I have attempted it a little.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI should like very much to know who that young lady was.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWhat difference can it make, if she\u2019s only the tree your rainbow falls on?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cHa! ha! True.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cYou have no wife, sir?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cI have no wife, and no idea of one. I hope to do better things than marry and settle in Hintock. Not but that it is well for a medical man to be married, and sometimes, begad, \u2019twould be pleasant enough in this place, with the wind roaring round the house, and the rain and the boughs beating against it. I hear that you lost your life-holds by the death of South?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cI did. I lost in more ways than one.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cwho hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment?", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWhy, there she is!", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cHow does she come there?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cIn the most natural way in the world. It is her home. Mr. Melbury is her father.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cOh, indeed \u2014 indeed \u2014 indeed! How comes he to have a daughter of that stamp?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cWon\u2019t money do anything,", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cif you\u2019ve promising material to work upon? Why shouldn\u2019t a Hintock girl, taken early from home, and put under proper instruction, become as finished as any other young lady, if she\u2019s got brains and good looks to begin with?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3027.3997.woodlanders_16_hardy_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cNo reason at all why she shouldn\u2019t,", "narration_text": " said Winterborne, adopting the Socratic \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 with such well-assumed simplicity that Fitzpiers answered, readily,"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cCosette! she! you! Madame! it is thou! Ah! my God!\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius, lowering his eyelids, in order to keep his tears from flowing, took a step forward and murmured between lips convulsively contracted to repress his sobs:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cIt is thou! thou art here! Thou dost pardon me then!\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius, lowering his eyelids, in order to keep his tears from flowing, took a step forward and murmured between lips convulsively contracted to repress his sobs:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cAnd you also, you pardon me!", "narration_text": "Marius, lowering his eyelids, in order to keep his tears from flowing, took a step forward and murmured between lips convulsively contracted to repress his sobs:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cIt embarrasses me,", "narration_text": "And, seating herself on the old man\u2019s knees, she put aside his white locks with an adorable movement, and kissed his brow."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201c\u2018You fancy that you are about to be abandoned, stupid! No. No, things will not go so. Come, there is a good man yonder who is in need of an angel.\u2019 And the angel comes, and one sees one\u2019s Cosette again! and one sees one\u2019s little Cosette once more! Ah! I was very unhappy.\u201d", "narration_text": "Cosette, who only understood in a very confused manner, redoubled her caresses, as though she desired to pay Marius\u2019 debt."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cI really needed to see Cosette a little bit now and then. A heart needs a bone to gnaw. But I was perfectly conscious that I was in the way. I gave myself reasons: \u2018They do not want you, keep in your own course, one has not the right to cling eternally.\u2019 Ah! God be praised, I see her once more! Dost thou know, Cosette, thy husband is very handsome? Ah! what a pretty embroidered collar thou hast on, luckily. I am fond of that pattern. It was thy husband who chose it, was it not? And then, thou shouldst have some cashmere shawls. Let me call her thou, Monsieur Pontmercy. It will not be for long.\u201d", "narration_text": "At that word which Jean Valjean had just uttered once more, all that was swelling Marius\u2019 heart found vent."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cHow wicked of you to have left us like that! Where did you go? Why have you stayed away so long? Formerly your journeys only lasted three or four days. I sent Nicolette, the answer always was: \u2018He is absent.\u2019 How long have you been back? Why did you not let us know? Do you know that you are very much changed? Ah! what a naughty father! he has been ill, and we have not known it! Stay, Marius, feel how cold his hand is!\u201d", "narration_text": "At that word which Jean Valjean had just uttered once more, all that was swelling Marius\u2019 heart found vent."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cSo you are here! Monsieur Pontmercy, you pardon me!", "narration_text": "At that word which Jean Valjean had just uttered once more, all that was swelling Marius\u2019 heart found vent."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cCosette, do you hear? he has come to that! he asks my forgiveness! And do you know what he has done for me, Cosette? He has saved my life. He has done more \u2014 he has given you to me. And after having saved me, and after having given you to me, Cosette, what has he done with himself? He has sacrificed himself. Behold the man. And he says to me the ingrate, to me the forgetful, to me the pitiless, to me the guilty one: Thanks! Cosette, my whole life passed at the feet of this man would be too little. That barricade, that sewer, that furnace, that cesspool, \u2014 all that he traversed for me, for thee, Cosette! He carried me away through all the deaths which he put aside before me, and accepted for himself. Every courage, every virtue, every heroism, every sanctity he possesses! Cosette, that man is an angel!\u201d", "narration_text": "At that word which Jean Valjean had just uttered once more, all that was swelling Marius\u2019 heart found vent."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cWhy tell all that?\u201d", "narration_text": "At that word which Jean Valjean had just uttered once more, all that was swelling Marius\u2019 heart found vent."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cwhy did you not tell it to me? It is your own fault, too. You save people\u2019s lives, and you conceal it from them! You do more, under the pretext of unmasking yourself, you calumniate yourself. It is frightful.\u201d", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cI told the truth,", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cthe truth is the whole truth; and that you did not tell. You were Monsieur Madeleine, why not have said so? You saved Javert, why not have said so? I owed my life to you, why not have said so?\u201d", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cBecause I thought as you do. I thought that you were in the right. It was necessary that I should go away. If you had known about that affair, of the sewer, you would have made me remain near you. I was therefore forced to hold my peace. If I had spoken, it would have caused embarrassment in every way.\u201d", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cIt would have embarrassed what? embarrassed whom?", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cDo you think that you are going to stay here? We shall carry you off. Ah! good heavens! when I reflect that it was by an accident that I have learned all this. You form a part of ourselves. You are her father, and mine. You shall not pass another day in this dreadful house. Do not imagine that you will be here to-morrow.\u201d", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI shall not be here, but I shall not be with you.\u201d", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cAh! come now, we are not going to permit any more journeys. You shall never leave us again. You belong to us. We shall not loose our hold of you.\u201d", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cThis time it is for good,", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cWe have a carriage at the door. I shall run away with you. If necessary, I shall employ force.\u201d", "narration_text": "And she laughingly made a movement to lift the old man in her arms."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cYour chamber still stands ready in our house,", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cThe proof that God is good is that she is here.\u201d", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cIt is quite true that it would be charming for us to live together. Their trees are full of birds. I would walk with Cosette. It is sweet to be among living people who bid each other \u2018good-day,\u2019 who call to each other in the garden. People see each other from early morning. We should each cultivate our own little corner. She would make me eat her strawberries. I would make her gather my roses. That would be charming. Only . . .\u201d", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cIt is a pity.\u201d", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cyour hands are still colder than before. Are you ill? Do you suffer?\u201d", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cI? No,", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cI am very well. Only . . .\u201d", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cI am going to die presently.\u201d", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cYes, but that is nothing,", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cCosette, thou wert talking to me, go on, so thy little robin red-breast is dead? Speak, so that I may hear thy voice.\u201d", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cFather! my father! you will live. You are going to live. I insist upon your living, do you hear?\u201d", "narration_text": "The tear did not fall, it retreated, and Jean Valjean replaced it with a smile."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cOh! yes, forbid me to die. Who knows? Perhaps I shall obey. I was on the verge of dying when you came. That stopped me, it seemed to me that I was born again.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius stepped up to the doctor. He addressed to him only this single word:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cYou are full of strength and life,", "narration_text": "Marius stepped up to the doctor. He addressed to him only this single word:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cDo you imagine that a person can die like this? You have had sorrow, you shall have no more. It is I who ask your forgiveness, and on my knees! You are going to live, and to live with us, and to live a long time. We take possession of you once more. There are two of us here who will henceforth have no other thought than your happiness.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius stepped up to the doctor. He addressed to him only this single word:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cthat Marius says that you shall not die.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius stepped up to the doctor. He addressed to him only this single word:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cGood-day, and farewell, doctor,", "narration_text": "Marius stepped up to the doctor. He addressed to him only this single word:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cHere are my poor children.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marius stepped up to the doctor. He addressed to him only this single word:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cBecause things are not agreeable,", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean turned to Cosette. He began to gaze at her as though he wished to retain her features for eternity."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cthat is no reason for being unjust towards God.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean turned to Cosette. He began to gaze at her as though he wished to retain her features for eternity."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cAh! it was you that he wanted!", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean turned to Cosette. He began to gaze at her as though he wished to retain her features for eternity."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cIt is nothing to die; it is dreadful not to live.\u201d", "narration_text": "Then his chest sank in, his head wavered, as though the intoxication of the tomb were seizing hold upon him."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cBehold the great martyr.\u201d", "narration_text": "Then his chest sank in, his head wavered, as though the intoxication of the tomb were seizing hold upon him."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cFather, do not leave us. Is it possible that we have found you only to lose you again?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean rallied after this semi-swoon, shook his brow as though to make the shadows fall away from it and became almost perfectly lucid once more."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cHe is coming back! doctor, he is coming back,", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean rallied after this semi-swoon, shook his brow as though to make the shadows fall away from it and became almost perfectly lucid once more."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cYou are good, both of you,", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean rallied after this semi-swoon, shook his brow as though to make the shadows fall away from it and became almost perfectly lucid once more."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cI am going to tell you what has caused me pain. What has pained me, Monsieur Pontmercy, is that you have not been willing to touch that money. That money really belongs to your wife. I will explain to you, my children, and for that reason, also, I am glad to see you. Black jet comes from England, white jet comes from Norway. All this is in this paper, which you will read. For bracelets, I invented a way of substituting for slides of soldered sheet iron, slides of iron laid together. It is prettier, better and less costly. You will understand how much money can be made in that way. So Cosette\u2019s fortune is really hers. I give you these details, in order that your mind may be set at rest.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean rallied after this semi-swoon, shook his brow as though to make the shadows fall away from it and became almost perfectly lucid once more."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cWould you like a priest?\u201d", "narration_text": "And with his finger he seemed to indicate a point above his head where one would have said that he saw some one."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cI have had one,", "narration_text": "And with his finger he seemed to indicate a point above his head where one would have said that he saw some one."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_42_hugo_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cHave no fear, Monsieur Pontmercy, I adjure you. The six hundred thousand francs really belong to Cosette. My life will have been wasted if you do not enjoy them! We managed to do very well with those glass goods. We rivalled what is called Berlin jewellery. However, we could not equal the black glass of England. A gross, which contains twelve hundred very well cut grains, only costs three francs.\u201d", "narration_text": "When a being who is dear to us is on the point of death, we gaze upon him with a look which clings convulsively to him and which would fain hold him back."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cTwo hours ago, in the garden", "narration_text": " Then, as she released me, I made it out to her, made it out perhaps only now with full coherency even to myself."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cFlora saw!\u201d", "narration_text": " Then, as she released me, I made it out to her, made it out perhaps only now with full coherency even to myself."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cShe has told you?", "narration_text": " Unutterable still, for me, was the stupefaction of it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cNot a word \u2014 that\u2019s the horror. She kept it to herself! The child of eight, that child!", "narration_text": " Unutterable still, for me, was the stupefaction of it."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cThen how do you know?\u201d", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cI was there \u2014 I saw with my eyes: saw that she was perfectly aware.\u201d", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cDo you mean aware of him?\u201d", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cNo \u2014 of her.", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cAnother person \u2014 this time; but a figure of quite as unmistakable horror and evil: a woman in black, pale and dreadful \u2014 with such an air also, and such a face! \u2014 on the other side of the lake. I was there with the child \u2014 quiet for the hour; and in the midst of it she came.\u201d", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cCame how \u2014 from where?\u201d", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cFrom where they come from! She just appeared and stood there \u2014 but not so near.\u201d", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cAnd without coming nearer?\u201d", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cOh, for the effect and the feeling, she might have been as close as you!\u201d", "narration_text": " I was conscious as I spoke that I looked prodigious things, for I got the slow reflection of them in my companion\u2019s face."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cWas she someone you\u2019ve never seen?\u201d", "narration_text": "This drew from me, in the state of my nerves, a flash of impatience."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cYes. But someone the child has. Someone you have.", "narration_text": "This drew from me, in the state of my nerves, a flash of impatience."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cMy predecessor \u2014 the one who died.\u201d", "narration_text": "This drew from me, in the state of my nerves, a flash of impatience."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cMiss Jessel?\u201d", "narration_text": "This drew from me, in the state of my nerves, a flash of impatience."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cMiss Jessel. You don\u2019t believe me?", "narration_text": "This drew from me, in the state of my nerves, a flash of impatience."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cHow can you be sure?\u201d", "narration_text": "This drew from me, in the state of my nerves, a flash of impatience."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cThen ask Flora \u2014 she\u2019s sure!", "narration_text": "This drew from me, in the state of my nerves, a flash of impatience."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cNo, for God\u2019s sake, don\u2019t! She\u2019ll say she isn\u2019t \u2014 she\u2019ll lie!\u201d", "narration_text": "This drew from me, in the state of my nerves, a flash of impatience."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cAh, how can you?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cBecause I\u2019m clear. Flora doesn\u2019t want me to know.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s only then to spare you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cNo, no \u2014 there are depths, depths! The more I go over it, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I fear. I don\u2019t know what I don\u2019t see \u2014 what I don\u2019t fear!\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cYou mean you\u2019re afraid of seeing her again?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cOh, no; that\u2019s nothing \u2014 now!", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s of not seeing her.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t understand you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cWhy, it\u2019s that the child may keep it up \u2014 and that the child assuredly will \u2014 without my knowing it.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cDear, dear \u2014 we must keep our heads! And after all, if she doesn\u2019t mind it \u2014 !", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cPerhaps she likes it!\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cLikes such things \u2014 a scrap of an infant!\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cIsn\u2019t it just a proof of her blessed innocence?", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose was not too bewildered instinctively to protest."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cOh, we must clutch at that \u2014 we must cling to it! If it isn\u2019t a proof of what you say, it\u2019s a proof of \u2014 God knows what! For the woman\u2019s a horror of horrors.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cTell me how you know,", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cThen you admit it\u2019s what she was?", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cTell me how you know,", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cKnow? By seeing her! By the way she looked.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cAt you, do you mean \u2014 so wickedly?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cDear me, no \u2014 I could have borne that. She gave me never a glance. She only fixed the child.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cFixed her?\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cAh, with such awful eyes!\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose, at this, fixed her eyes a minute on the ground; then at last raising them,"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cDo you mean of dislike?\u201d", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cGod help us, no. Of something much worse.\u201d", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cWorse than dislike?", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cWith a determination \u2014 indescribable. With a kind of fury of intention.\u201d", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cIntention?\u201d", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cTo get hold of her.", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s what Flora knows.\u201d", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cThe person was in black, you say?\u201d", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cIn mourning \u2014 rather poor, almost shabby. But \u2014 yes \u2014 with extraordinary beauty.", "narration_text": " I now recognized to what I had at last, stroke by stroke, brought the victim of my confidence, for she quite visibly weighed this."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cOh, handsome \u2014 very, very,", "narration_text": " She once more took my hand in both her own, holding it as tight as if to fortify me against the increase of alarm I might draw from this disclosure."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cwonderfully handsome. But infamous.\u201d", "narration_text": " She once more took my hand in both her own, holding it as tight as if to fortify me against the increase of alarm I might draw from this disclosure."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cMiss Jessel \u2014 was infamous.", "narration_text": " She once more took my hand in both her own, holding it as tight as if to fortify me against the increase of alarm I might draw from this disclosure."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cThey were both infamous,", "narration_text": "So, for a little, we faced it once more together; and I found absolutely a degree of help in seeing it now so straight."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cI appreciate,", "narration_text": "So, for a little, we faced it once more together; and I found absolutely a degree of help in seeing it now so straight."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cthe great decency of your not having hitherto spoken; but the time has certainly come to give me the whole thing.", "narration_text": "So, for a little, we faced it once more together; and I found absolutely a degree of help in seeing it now so straight."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cI must have it now. Of what did she die? Come, there was something between them.\u201d", "narration_text": " She appeared to assent to this, but still only in silence; seeing which I went on:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cThere was everything.\u201d", "narration_text": " She appeared to assent to this, but still only in silence; seeing which I went on:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cIn spite of the difference \u2014 ?\u201d", "narration_text": " She appeared to assent to this, but still only in silence; seeing which I went on:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cOh, of their rank, their condition", "narration_text": " She appeared to assent to this, but still only in silence; seeing which I went on:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cShe was a lady.\u201d", "narration_text": " She appeared to assent to this, but still only in silence; seeing which I went on:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cYes \u2014 she was a lady.\u201d", "narration_text": " She appeared to assent to this, but still only in silence; seeing which I went on:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cAnd he so dreadfully below,", "narration_text": " She appeared to assent to this, but still only in silence; seeing which I went on:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cThe fellow was a hound.\u201d", "narration_text": " man; impudent, assured, spoiled, depraved."}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ve never seen one like him. He did what he wished.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose\u2019s face signified that it had been indeed, but she said at the same time:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cIt must have been also what she wished!\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose\u2019s face signified that it had been indeed, but she said at the same time:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cPoor woman \u2014 she paid for it!\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose\u2019s face signified that it had been indeed, but she said at the same time:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cThen you do know what she died of?", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose\u2019s face signified that it had been indeed, but she said at the same time:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cNo \u2014 I know nothing. I wanted not to know; I was glad enough I didn\u2019t; and I thanked heaven she was well out of this!\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose\u2019s face signified that it had been indeed, but she said at the same time:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cOf her real reason for leaving? Oh, yes \u2014 as to that. She couldn\u2019t have stayed. Fancy it here \u2014 for a governess! And afterward I imagined \u2014 and I still imagine. And what I imagine is dreadful.\u201d", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose\u2019s face signified that it had been indeed, but she said at the same time:"}, "Solo.431.121.turn_of_the_screw_07_james_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cNot so dreadful as what I do,", "narration_text": "Mrs. Grose\u2019s face signified that it had been indeed, but she said at the same time:"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_0": {"text": "\"A poor enough one truly, off the Strand.\"", "narration_text": "Aspel accepted the coin with a not particularly good grace."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Indeed? -- that reminds me: we always pay salaries in advance in this office. Here is a sovereign to account of your first quarter. We can settle the amount afterwards.\"", "narration_text": "Aspel accepted the coin with a not particularly good grace."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Now then, you had better -- ha -- excuse me -- put up the shutters.\"", "narration_text": "Aspel accepted the coin with a not particularly good grace."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_3": {"text": "\"I am willing to aid you in your difficulties, but I am not willing to become a mere shop-boy -- at least not while there is man's work to be had.\"", "narration_text": " he said, looking out into the street, where the wind was sending clouds of dust and bits of straw and paper into the air."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Hire a little boy,", "narration_text": " he said, looking out into the street, where the wind was sending clouds of dust and bits of straw and paper into the air."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_5": {"text": "\"But there are no little boys about,", "narration_text": " he said, looking out into the street, where the wind was sending clouds of dust and bits of straw and paper into the air."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_6": {"text": "\"I would do it myself, but have not time; I'm late as it is. Ah! I have it -- Mrs Murridge!\"", "narration_text": " he said, looking out into the street, where the wind was sending clouds of dust and bits of straw and paper into the air."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Thank you, friend, whoever you are,", "narration_text": " he said, looking out into the street, where the wind was sending clouds of dust and bits of straw and paper into the air."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Ah, then, you may laugh till you grow fat,", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_9": {"text": "\"but it's more than that you must do if I'm to join you in the laugh.\"", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_10": {"text": "\"What more can I do, Phil?", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Sure, ye can explain,", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Well, sit down on the counter, and I'll explain,", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_13": {"text": "\"It's only a few letters,", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Mr Blurt explained matters to me this morning. They seem to have been a careless lot who have managed this business hitherto. A slit was made in the door for letters, but no box has ever been attached to the slit. The letters put through it at night are just allowed to fall on the floor, as you see, and are picked up in the morning. As I am not yet fully initiated into my duties, and don't feel authorised to open these, we will let them lie. -- Hallo! look there.\"", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Bravo, Phil! splendidly aimed, but rather low,", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Very odd and absolutely unaccountable,", "narration_text": "Without uttering a word the former sat down on the counter, and burst into a fit of half-savage laughter."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_17": {"text": "\"here's the same thing occurred again. Brownlow writes that he sent a cheque a week ago, and no one has heard of it. That rascal who made off with the cash could not have stolen it, because he never stole cheques, -- for fear, no doubt, of being caught, -- and this was only for a small amount. Then, here is a cheque come all right from Thomson. Why should one appear and the other disappear?\"", "narration_text": " observed Mr Blurt, as he sat next morning perusing the letters above referred to,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Could the rats have made away with it?", "narration_text": " observed Mr Blurt, as he sat next morning perusing the letters above referred to,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Rats might destroy letters, but they could not eat them -- at least, not during the few hours of the night that they lie on the floor. No; the thing is a mystery. I cannot help thinking that the Post-Office is to blame. I shall make inquiries. I am determined to get to the bottom of it.\"", "narration_text": " said he, planting himself defiantly in front of an official who encountered him in the passage,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_20": {"text": "\"I want,", "narration_text": " said he, planting himself defiantly in front of an official who encountered him in the passage,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_21": {"text": "\"to see the -- the -- Secretary, the -- the -- Postmaster-General, the chief of the Post-Office, whoever he may be. There is my card.\"", "narration_text": " said he, planting himself defiantly in front of an official who encountered him in the passage,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Certainly, sir, will you step this way?\"", "narration_text": " said he, planting himself defiantly in front of an official who encountered him in the passage,"}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I come to make a complaint. Many of the letters addressed to our firm are missing -- have been missing for some time past, -- and from the inquiries I have made it seems evident to me that they must have been lost in passing through the Post-Office.\"", "narration_text": "The Secretary's urbanity gave the whole of Mr Blurt's last rags of indignation to the winds. He detailed his case with his usual earnestness and good-nature."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_24": {"text": "\"I regret much to hear this,", "narration_text": "The Secretary's urbanity gave the whole of Mr Blurt's last rags of indignation to the winds. He detailed his case with his usual earnestness and good-nature."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_25": {"text": "\"You may rely on our doing our utmost to clear up the matter. Will you be kind enough to give me the full particulars?\"", "narration_text": "The Secretary's urbanity gave the whole of Mr Blurt's last rags of indignation to the winds. He detailed his case with his usual earnestness and good-nature."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_26": {"text": "\"I will, sir, I will,", "narration_text": "The Secretary's urbanity gave the whole of Mr Blurt's last rags of indignation to the winds. He detailed his case with his usual earnestness and good-nature."}, "Solo.8566.8280.posthaste_10_ballantyne_64kb_27": {"text": "\"and I thank you heartily for the trouble you have taken with my case. Good-morning. I shall see to this at once.\"", "narration_text": "The Secretary's urbanity gave the whole of Mr Blurt's last rags of indignation to the winds. He detailed his case with his usual earnestness and good-nature."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'a soldier's tomb.'", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra and \u00c6gisthus, who had happened to come out while all this excitement was at its height, found themselves absolutely ignored."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'very like water,", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra and \u00c6gisthus, who had happened to come out while all this excitement was at its height, found themselves absolutely ignored."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'Look at the watchman!", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra and \u00c6gisthus, who had happened to come out while all this excitement was at its height, found themselves absolutely ignored."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'what can be the matter with him?'", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra and \u00c6gisthus, who had happened to come out while all this excitement was at its height, found themselves absolutely ignored."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'Not a single cap off -- not one solitary hurray,", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra and \u00c6gisthus, who had happened to come out while all this excitement was at its height, found themselves absolutely ignored."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'What have you been doing to make yourself so unpopular with my loyal Argives?", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra and \u00c6gisthus, who had happened to come out while all this excitement was at its height, found themselves absolutely ignored."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'I don't think it's anything to do with me, really,", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra and \u00c6gisthus, who had happened to come out while all this excitement was at its height, found themselves absolutely ignored."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'What does it mean?", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra looked, and started violently, as on the mountain-top in question a red tongue of flame shot up through the gathering dusk:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'it looks to me, do you know, rather as if your late lamented husband has changed his mind about dying, and is on his way to your arms.'", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra looked, and started violently, as on the mountain-top in question a red tongue of flame shot up through the gathering dusk:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'Then he is not dead!", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra looked, and started violently, as on the mountain-top in question a red tongue of flame shot up through the gathering dusk:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'He is coming home. I shall look upon that face, hear that voice, press that hand once again! How excessively annoying!'", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra looked, and started violently, as on the mountain-top in question a red tongue of flame shot up through the gathering dusk:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'Confounded nuisance!", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra looked, and started violently, as on the mountain-top in question a red tongue of flame shot up through the gathering dusk:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'Well, it's all over with the betrothal after this; don't you think it would be as well to get all the arches, and fireworks, and things out of the way? We shan't want them now, you know.'", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra's sinister smiles always made \u00c6gisthus feel exactly as if something was disagreeing with him -- so he stayed."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'they will all do for him; he won't know. Ye gods!", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra's sinister smiles always made \u00c6gisthus feel exactly as if something was disagreeing with him -- so he stayed."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'Must I, too, do for him?'", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra's sinister smiles always made \u00c6gisthus feel exactly as if something was disagreeing with him -- so he stayed."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'you won't want me any longer, and so, if you will kindly excuse me, I -- I think I'll retire to some quiet spot whither I can drag myself with my broken heart and bleed to death, like a wounded deer, don't you know!'", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra's sinister smiles always made \u00c6gisthus feel exactly as if something was disagreeing with him -- so he stayed."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'You can do all that just as well here,", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra's sinister smiles always made \u00c6gisthus feel exactly as if something was disagreeing with him -- so he stayed."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'I wish you to stay. Who knows what may happen?", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra's sinister smiles always made \u00c6gisthus feel exactly as if something was disagreeing with him -- so he stayed."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'We may be happy yet!'", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra's sinister smiles always made \u00c6gisthus feel exactly as if something was disagreeing with him -- so he stayed."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'It is Agamemnon,", "narration_text": "The Chorus, finding it left to them to do the honours, advanced in a row, singing the ode of welcome, which they had had in rehearsal ever since the first year of the war."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'he has come already -- he must not find me unprepared. I will go within.'", "narration_text": "The Chorus, finding it left to them to do the honours, advanced in a row, singing the ode of welcome, which they had had in rehearsal ever since the first year of the war."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'offspring of Atreus, and sacker of Troy!'", "narration_text": "The Chorus, finding it left to them to do the honours, advanced in a row, singing the ode of welcome, which they had had in rehearsal ever since the first year of the war."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'Will you kindly count the boxes?", "narration_text": "The Chorus, finding it left to them to do the honours, advanced in a row, singing the ode of welcome, which they had had in rehearsal ever since the first year of the war."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'there should be four -- a tin cocked-hat box, two camel-hair trunks, and a carpet bag.'", "narration_text": "The Chorus, finding it left to them to do the honours, advanced in a row, singing the ode of welcome, which they had had in rehearsal ever since the first year of the war."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'Nay, but with bursting hearts would we bid thee thrice hail!'", "narration_text": "He heard no more of the ode, and the Mayor thought it advisable to roll up his address and take his Corporation home."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'Once is ample, thank you,", "narration_text": "He heard no more of the ode, and the Mayor thought it advisable to roll up his address and take his Corporation home."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'and I should be really distressed if any of you were to burst on my account. Has anybody such a thing as half a drachma about him?'", "narration_text": "He heard no more of the ode, and the Mayor thought it advisable to roll up his address and take his Corporation home."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'O happy day!", "narration_text": "He heard no more of the ode, and the Mayor thought it advisable to roll up his address and take his Corporation home."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'on which my hero husband returns to me after a long absence, quite unexpectedly. Henceforth shall his helmet rust upon the hat-stand, and his spear repose innocuous amongst the umbrellas, and his breastplate shall he replace by a chest-protector; for a shield he shall have a sunshade, and instead of his sword he shall carry a spud. But now let me, as an exceptionally faithful wife, greet him before ye all with -- -- Agamemnon, will you have the goodness to tell me who that young person is in the chariot?", "narration_text": "He heard no more of the ode, and the Mayor thought it advisable to roll up his address and take his Corporation home."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'Oh, there you are, eh?", "narration_text": "He heard no more of the ode, and the Mayor thought it advisable to roll up his address and take his Corporation home."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'How de do, my love; how de do?", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing. Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'I shan't give you another obol!", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing. Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'The Princess Cassandra of Troy -- my wife, Queen Clytemnestra. They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,", "narration_text": "Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing. Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'She has kindly consented to stay on a little longer, my love,", "narration_text": "The Queen was charmed to hear it; it was so very nice and kind of her, particularly as strangers were apt to find the neighbourhood an unhealthy one."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'It varied, sir,", "narration_text": " the King replied; 'so you noticed that, eh? Well, the reason of that is that those fellows out there have a peculiar sort of way of cutting and slashing, so as to -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'the climate varied. I used to get very warm fighting sometimes.'", "narration_text": " the King replied; 'so you noticed that, eh? Well, the reason of that is that those fellows out there have a peculiar sort of way of cutting and slashing, so as to -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'I wore it all through the campaign. Your true warrior is no dandy!'", "narration_text": " the King replied; 'so you noticed that, eh? Well, the reason of that is that those fellows out there have a peculiar sort of way of cutting and slashing, so as to -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'We were given to understand you were wounded,", "narration_text": " the King replied; 'so you noticed that, eh? Well, the reason of that is that those fellows out there have a peculiar sort of way of cutting and slashing, so as to -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'yes; I was considerably wounded -- all over the chest and arms. But what cared I?'", "narration_text": " the King replied; 'so you noticed that, eh? Well, the reason of that is that those fellows out there have a peculiar sort of way of cutting and slashing, so as to -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'and, curiously enough, the weapons don't seem to have pierced your coat at all. I observe there are no patches.'", "narration_text": " the King replied; 'so you noticed that, eh? Well, the reason of that is that those fellows out there have a peculiar sort of way of cutting and slashing, so as to -- -- '"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'I want to see it drawn,", "narration_text": "But Clytemnestra suddenly, with a kitten-like girlishness that sat but ill upon her, pounced playfully upon the weapon."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'I want to look upon the keen flashing blade which has penetrated the inmost recesses of so many of our country's foes. Oh, it won't come out,", "narration_text": "But Clytemnestra suddenly, with a kitten-like girlishness that sat but ill upon her, pounced playfully upon the weapon."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'do make it come out!'", "narration_text": "But Clytemnestra suddenly, with a kitten-like girlishness that sat but ill upon her, pounced playfully upon the weapon."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'Troy really has fallen then?", "narration_text": "But Clytemnestra suddenly, with a kitten-like girlishness that sat but ill upon her, pounced playfully upon the weapon."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'I suppose you stayed to see the thing out?'", "narration_text": "But Clytemnestra suddenly, with a kitten-like girlishness that sat but ill upon her, pounced playfully upon the weapon."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'I sacked the most fashionable quarters myself. I expect my booty will be forwarded -- shortly. Didn't you know Troy was taken?", "narration_text": "But Clytemnestra suddenly, with a kitten-like girlishness that sat but ill upon her, pounced playfully upon the weapon."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'Couldn't you see the beacon I lighted just before I started?'", "narration_text": "But Clytemnestra suddenly, with a kitten-like girlishness that sat but ill upon her, pounced playfully upon the weapon."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'What do you mean by that? How do you know how long it took?", "narration_text": "The courtier murmured that it was wonderful to find so long and tedious a journey accomplished in such capital time."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_48": {"text": "'Don't you see?", "narration_text": "The courtier murmured that it was wonderful to find so long and tedious a journey accomplished in such capital time."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_49": {"text": "'You are not a time-table, my love,", "narration_text": "The courtier murmured that it was wonderful to find so long and tedious a journey accomplished in such capital time."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_50": {"text": "'I won't trouble you for all these details. Come to the point.'", "narration_text": "The courtier murmured that it was wonderful to find so long and tedious a journey accomplished in such capital time."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_51": {"text": "'that we have only just seen the beacon flame arrive here at Arachn\u00e6us, after leaping from height to height across lake and plain; so that you, my dearest, must have made the distance with almost equal celerity!'", "narration_text": "The courtier murmured that it was wonderful to find so long and tedious a journey accomplished in such capital time."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_06_anstey_64kb_52": {"text": "'I came with the beacon,", "narration_text": "The courtier murmured that it was wonderful to find so long and tedious a journey accomplished in such capital time."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_0": {"text": "'Now you'll see how artful she is; she's coming to ask you if she may go out. Listen. \"Please, Your Gracious Majesty, may I go out for a little while?\"'", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_1": {"text": "'This is even better than if I spoke myself,", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_2": {"text": "'he can talk for me, and I do believe I'", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_3": {"text": "'Am I to speak to her, Archie?", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_4": {"text": "'Of course you are. Go on; don't be silly; give her leave.'", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_5": {"text": "'Certainly, Ethelinda, if you wish it,", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_6": {"text": "'but I should like you to be in to prayers.'", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_7": {"text": "'A maid of honour isn't the same as a housemaid, you know,", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_8": {"text": "'but never mind -- she's off. You don't see where she goes, of course.'", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_9": {"text": "'Ah, but not in the game; nobody does. She goes to the apothecary's -- here's the apothecary.", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_10": {"text": "'and he weighs it out, and wraps it up, and gives it to her. And he says, \"You'll mind and be very careful with it, my lady. The dose is one pinch in a teaspoonful of treacle to each blackbeetle, the last thing at night; but it oughtn't to be left about in places.\" And so Lady Ethelinda takes it home and hides it.'", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_11": {"text": "'I've bought some poison now,", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_12": {"text": "'I am a wicked doll! How convenient it is to have it all done for one like this! I do hope he's going to make me give Winifred some of that stuff, to get her out of the way, and have the romance all to our two selves.'", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_13": {"text": "'Now you and I,", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_14": {"text": "'haven't the least idea of all this. But one day, the Court jester (", "narration_text": " replied Winifred, with a happy recollection of her mother's manner on somewhat similar occasions,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_15": {"text": "'This is awful,", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_16": {"text": "'isn't that rather mean of you?'", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_17": {"text": "'Now look here, Winnie, I can't have this sort of thing every minute. For a gentleman, it might be rather mean, perhaps, but then I'", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_18": {"text": "'Poisin for the Queen!'", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_19": {"text": "'There, what do you think of that?", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_20": {"text": "'looks bad, doesn't it?'", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_21": {"text": "'perhaps it was only in fun?'", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_22": {"text": "'Fun -- there's not much fun about her! Now the guard", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_23": {"text": "'arrests her. Do you want to ask the prisoner any questions? -- you can if you like.'", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_24": {"text": "'You -- you didn't mean to poison me really, did you, Ethelinda dear?", "narration_text": "And with imposing gravity he handed Winifred a folded paper, on which she read with real terror and grief the alarming words --"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_25": {"text": "'Archie, do make her say something!'", "narration_text": " said Winifred, who was taking it all very seriously, as she took most things."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_26": {"text": "'Why can't you answer when the Queen asks you a question, eh?", "narration_text": " said Winifred, who was taking it all very seriously, as she took most things."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_27": {"text": "'No, she won't say a word; she'll only grin at you; you see she's quite hardened. There's only one thing that would make her confess,", "narration_text": " said Winifred, who was taking it all very seriously, as she took most things."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_28": {"text": "'and that's the torture. I could make a beautiful rack, Winnie, if you didn't mind?'", "narration_text": " not going to have her tortured! And I believe she's sorry inside and wants me to forgive her!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_29": {"text": "'Whatever she's done,", "narration_text": " not going to have her tortured! And I believe she's sorry inside and wants me to forgive her!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_30": {"text": "'Then why doesn't she say so?", "narration_text": " not going to have her tortured! And I believe she's sorry inside and wants me to forgive her!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_31": {"text": "'No, no, Winnie. Look here, this is a serious thing, you know; it won't do to pass it over; it's high treason, and she'll have to be tried.'", "narration_text": " not going to have her tortured! And I believe she's sorry inside and wants me to forgive her!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_32": {"text": "'But I don't want her tried,", "narration_text": " not going to have her tortured! And I believe she's sorry inside and wants me to forgive her!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_33": {"text": "'Oh, very well then; I had better go downstairs again and read. The best part was all coming, but if you don't care, I'", "narration_text": " not going to have her tortured! And I believe she's sorry inside and wants me to forgive her!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_34": {"text": "'Little idiot!", "narration_text": " not going to have her tortured! And I believe she's sorry inside and wants me to forgive her!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_35": {"text": "'she'll spoil the whole thing; every heroine has to be tried!'", "narration_text": " not going to have her tortured! And I believe she's sorry inside and wants me to forgive her!'"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_36": {"text": "'Well, then, she shall be tried if you really think she ought to be, Archie; it won't hurt her though, will it?'", "narration_text": " (he built it all up with books and bricks as he spoke);"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_37": {"text": "'Of course it won't; it's all right. Now for the trial: here's the court, and here's a place for the judge", "narration_text": " (he built it all up with books and bricks as he spoke);"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_38": {"text": "'here's the dock -- stick Lady What's-her-name inside -- that's it. We must do without a jury, but I suppose we ought to have a judge; oh, this fellow will do for judge!'", "narration_text": "And he seized the jester and raised him to the Bench at once. The jester was more puzzled than ever."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_39": {"text": "'m glad of it -- I'll let her off!'", "narration_text": "But unluckily he very soon found that he had no voice at all in the matter, except what Archie chose to lend him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_40": {"text": "'Oh, but Archie,", "narration_text": "But unluckily he very soon found that he had no voice at all in the matter, except what Archie chose to lend him."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_41": {"text": "'can a jester be a judge?'", "narration_text": " said Winifred, who was determined to defeat the ends of justice if she possibly could,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_42": {"text": "'judges make jokes sometimes -- I've heard papa say so, and he's a barrister, and ought to know.'", "narration_text": " said Winifred, who was determined to defeat the ends of justice if she possibly could,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_43": {"text": "'But this one doesn't make real jokes!", "narration_text": " said Winifred, who was determined to defeat the ends of justice if she possibly could,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_44": {"text": "'Who asked him to? Judges are not obliged to make jokes, Winnie. I believe you are trying to get her off, but I'", "narration_text": " said Winifred, who was determined to defeat the ends of justice if she possibly could,"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_45": {"text": "'There, Archie, you can't say she didn't speak that time!'", "narration_text": " put in Winifred quickly, thinking that would settle the whole trial comfortably."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_46": {"text": "'Now, you have done it!", "narration_text": " put in Winifred quickly, thinking that would settle the whole trial comfortably."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_47": {"text": "'If she'd confessed, we might have shown mercy. Now we shall have to prove it, and if we do I'", "narration_text": " put in Winifred quickly, thinking that would settle the whole trial comfortably."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_48": {"text": "'If she says \"Guilty, and she won't do it again!\"", "narration_text": " put in Winifred quickly, thinking that would settle the whole trial comfortably."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_49": {"text": "'It's too late for that now,", "narration_text": " put in Winifred quickly, thinking that would settle the whole trial comfortably."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_50": {"text": "'no, we must prove it.'", "narration_text": " said Archie, who was not going to have his trial cut short in that way:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_51": {"text": "'But how are you going to prove it?'", "narration_text": " said Archie, who was not going to have his trial cut short in that way:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_52": {"text": "'You wait. I've been in court once or twice with papa, and seen him prove all sorts of things. First, we must have in the fellow who sold the poison -- the apothecary, you know. Oh, I say, though, I forgot that -- he's the judge; that won't do!'", "narration_text": " said Archie, who was not going to have his trial cut short in that way:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_53": {"text": "'Then you can't prove it after all -- I'", "narration_text": " said Archie, who was not going to have his trial cut short in that way:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_54": {"text": "'One would think you rather liked being poisoned,", "narration_text": " said Archie, who was not going to have his trial cut short in that way:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_55": {"text": "'I like magnesia, and it isn't poison, really -- it's medicine.'", "narration_text": " said Archie, who was not going to have his trial cut short in that way:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_56": {"text": "'It isn't magnesia now; it's arsenic; and she shan't get off like this. I'll call the apothecary's young man, he'll prove it (this brick is the apothecary's young man). There, he says it's all right; she did it right enough. Now for the sentence! (put a penwiper on the judge's head, will you, Winnie; it's solemner).'", "narration_text": " said Archie, who was not going to have his trial cut short in that way:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_57": {"text": "'What's a sentence?", "narration_text": " said Archie, who was not going to have his trial cut short in that way:"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_58": {"text": "'You'll see; this is the judge talking now: \"Lady Ethelinda, you've been found guilty of very bad conduct; you've put arsenic in your beloved Queen's tea!\"'", "narration_text": "\"Her Majesty is respectfully ordered not to interrupt the judge when he's summing up; it puts him out. Well, as I was saying, Lady Ethelinda, "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_59": {"text": "'Why, I haven't had tea yet!", "narration_text": "\"Her Majesty is respectfully ordered not to interrupt the judge when he's summing up; it puts him out. Well, as I was saying, Lady Ethelinda, "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_60": {"text": "'m sorry to tell you that we shall have to cut your head off!\"'", "narration_text": "\"Her Majesty is respectfully ordered not to interrupt the judge when he's summing up; it puts him out. Well, as I was saying, Lady Ethelinda, "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_61": {"text": "'What have I done?", "narration_text": "\"Her Majesty is respectfully ordered not to interrupt the judge when he's summing up; it puts him out. Well, as I was saying, Lady Ethelinda, "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_62": {"text": "'it will all come right in the end; it always does.'", "narration_text": "But Ethelinda was perfectly delighted, for not one of her heroines had ever been in such a romantic position as this."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_63": {"text": "'she mustn't have her head cut off.'", "narration_text": "Archie's head was full of executions just then, for he had been reading"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_64": {"text": "'It will be all right, Winnie, if you will only leave it to me and not interfere. You promised not to interrupt, and yet you will keep on doing it!'", "narration_text": "Archie's head was full of executions just then, for he had been reading"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_65": {"text": "'The Tower of London;", "narration_text": " he had been artfully leading up to an execution from the very first, and he meant to have his own way."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_66": {"text": "'she's in prison now, languishing in her prison cell, and do you know, I rather think her heart's beginning to soften a little: she wants you to come and see her. You won't refuse her last request, Winnie, will you?'", "narration_text": " he had been artfully leading up to an execution from the very first, and he meant to have his own way."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_67": {"text": "'As if I could!", "narration_text": " he had been artfully leading up to an execution from the very first, and he meant to have his own way."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_68": {"text": "'Very well then; this is the last meeting. \"My dear kind mistress\" (it's Ethelinda speaking to you now), \"that I once loved so dearly in the happy days when I was innocent and good, I couldn't die till I had asked you to forgive me. Let your poor wicked maid-of-honour kiss your hand just once more as she used to do; tell her you forgive her about that arsenic.\" Now then, Winnie!'", "narration_text": " he had been artfully leading up to an execution from the very first, and he meant to have his own way."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_69": {"text": "'I -- I can't, Archie!", "narration_text": " he had been artfully leading up to an execution from the very first, and he meant to have his own way."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_70": {"text": "'If you don't, she'll think you'r", "narration_text": " angry still, and won't forgive her,' said Archie. 'Just you listen; this is her now: \"Won't you say one little word, Your Majesty; you might as well. When "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_71": {"text": "'m gone and mouldering away in my felon's grave it will be too late then, and you'll be sorry. It's the last thing I shall ever ask you!\"'", "narration_text": " angry still, and won't forgive her,' said Archie. 'Just you listen; this is her now: \"Won't you say one little word, Your Majesty; you might as well. When "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_72": {"text": "'Oh, Ethelinda, darling, don't!", "narration_text": " angry still, and won't forgive her,' said Archie. 'Just you listen; this is her now: \"Won't you say one little word, Your Majesty; you might as well. When "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_73": {"text": "'don't go on talking in that dreadful way; I can't bear it. Archie, I must forgive her now!'", "narration_text": " angry still, and won't forgive her,' said Archie. 'Just you listen; this is her now: \"Won't you say one little word, Your Majesty; you might as well. When "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_74": {"text": "'Oh yes, forgive her,", "narration_text": " angry still, and won't forgive her,' said Archie. 'Just you listen; this is her now: \"Won't you say one little word, Your Majesty; you might as well. When "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_75": {"text": "'queens shouldn't sulk or bear malice.'", "narration_text": " angry still, and won't forgive her,' said Archie. 'Just you listen; this is her now: \"Won't you say one little word, Your Majesty; you might as well. When "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_76": {"text": "'she's quite good again. Now let's play at something not quite so horrid!'", "narration_text": " angry still, and won't forgive her,' said Archie. 'Just you listen; this is her now: \"Won't you say one little word, Your Majesty; you might as well. When "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_77": {"text": "'When we've done with this, we will; but it isn't half over yet; there's all the execution to come. It's the fatal day now, the dismal scaffold is erected", "narration_text": " angry still, and won't forgive her,' said Archie. 'Just you listen; this is her now: \"Won't you say one little word, Your Majesty; you might as well. When "}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_78": {"text": "'the sheriff is mounting guard over it", "narration_text": " (and Archie propped up the unfortunate jester against a workbox so that he overlooked the scaffold);"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_79": {"text": "'the trembling criminal is brought out amidst the groans of the populace (groan, Winnie, can't you?)'", "narration_text": " (and Archie propped up the unfortunate jester against a workbox so that he overlooked the scaffold);"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_80": {"text": "'I shan't groan,", "narration_text": " (and Archie propped up the unfortunate jester against a workbox so that he overlooked the scaffold);"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_81": {"text": "'Don't be a little duffer,", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_82": {"text": "'the end is to be a surprise, so I can't tell you what it is till it comes. You've heard of pardons arriving just in time, haven't you? Very well then. Only I don't say one will arrive here, you know, I only say, wait!'", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_83": {"text": "'m the headsman; and -- and I say, Winnie, perhaps you'd better hide your face now; a queen wouldn't look on at the execution, really; at least a nice queen wouldn't!'", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_84": {"text": "'The wretched woman,", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_85": {"text": "'is led tottering to the block, and then the headsman, very respectfully, cuts off some of her beautiful golden hair, so that it shouldn't get in his way.'", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_86": {"text": "'This is the head of a traitress!'", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_87": {"text": "'I ought to be masked though,", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_88": {"text": "'or I might be recognised -- executioners had to be masked. I'll tie a handkerchief over my eyes and that will have to do.'", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_89": {"text": "'What shall I do without her?", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_90": {"text": "'how can I bear it. Ah, I ought to be lying there -- not she. I wish I could take her place!'", "narration_text": "In another minute this dainty little lady, with the sweet blue eyes and disdainful smile, would be gone from him for ever; and there was no hope for her, -- none!"}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_91": {"text": "'Do make haste, Archie,", "narration_text": "All this time Archie had been lingering -- he lingered so long that Winifred lost all patience."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_92": {"text": "'I can't bear it much longer; I shall have to open my eyes!'", "narration_text": "All this time Archie had been lingering -- he lingered so long that Winifred lost all patience."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_93": {"text": "'It was only the mask got in my way,", "narration_text": "All this time Archie had been lingering -- he lingered so long that Winifred lost all patience."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_94": {"text": "'I -- I couldn't help it, really, Winnie,", "narration_text": " he stammered, as she put her hands down with relief and looked about, rather dazzled at first by the sudden light."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_95": {"text": "'I'll save up and buy you another twice as pretty. And you know you said Ethelinda didn't seem to care about you!'", "narration_text": " he stammered, as she put her hands down with relief and looked about, rather dazzled at first by the sudden light."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_96": {"text": "'Stop, Archie, what do you mean? Did you think you'd cut her head off really!'", "narration_text": " he stammered, as she put her hands down with relief and looked about, rather dazzled at first by the sudden light."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_97": {"text": "'I cut something's head off; I saw it go!'", "narration_text": " he stammered, as she put her hands down with relief and looked about, rather dazzled at first by the sudden light."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_98": {"text": "'Then you did mean it! And, oh, it's the jester! I wouldn't have minded it so much, if you hadn't meant it for Ethelinda! And, Archie, you cruel, bad boy -- you've cut -- cut all her beautiful hair off, and I sat here and let you! She's not pretty at all now -- it's a shame, it is a shame!'", "narration_text": " he stammered, as she put her hands down with relief and looked about, rather dazzled at first by the sudden light."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_99": {"text": "'to take her place,", "narration_text": " and the fairy, whether she liked it or not, was obliged to keep her promise."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_100": {"text": "'I think she looks better with her hair cut short,", "narration_text": " and the fairy, whether she liked it or not, was obliged to keep her promise."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_101": {"text": "'lots of girls wear it like that. And, don't you see, Winnie, this has been a plot got up by the jester; Ethelinda was innocent all the time, and he's just nicely caught in his own trap.... That -- that's the surprise!'", "narration_text": " and the fairy, whether she liked it or not, was obliged to keep her promise."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_102": {"text": "'I don't believe you one bit!", "narration_text": " and the fairy, whether she liked it or not, was obliged to keep her promise."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_103": {"text": "'You had no business to cut even my jester's head off, but you meant to do much worse! I won't play with you any more, and I shan't forgive you till the very day you go back to school!'", "narration_text": " and the fairy, whether she liked it or not, was obliged to keep her promise."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_104": {"text": "'Go away directly,", "narration_text": "The Dutch fairy doll heard her and was very angry, for she knew of course why the jester had come to a tragic ending."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_105": {"text": "'I don't want to listen; leave me alone!'", "narration_text": "The Dutch fairy doll heard her and was very angry, for she knew of course why the jester had come to a tragic ending."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_106": {"text": "'And how are you after your little romance, eh? Master Archie very nearly had your pretty little empty head off -- but of course I couldn't allow that. I hope you enjoyed yourself?'", "narration_text": "The Dutch fairy doll heard her and was very angry, for she knew of course why the jester had come to a tragic ending."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_107": {"text": "'I did at first,", "narration_text": "The Dutch fairy doll heard her and was very angry, for she knew of course why the jester had come to a tragic ending."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_108": {"text": "'I got frightened afterwards, when I thought it wasn't going to end at all nicely. But did you notice how very wickedly that dreadful jester behaved to me -- it will be a warning to me against associating with such persons in future, and I assure you that there was something about him that made me shudder from the very first! I have heard terrible things about the dolls in the Lowther Arcade, and what can you expect at such prices? Well, he's rewarded for his crimes, and that's a comfort to think of -- but it has all upset me very much indeed, and I don't want any more romance -- it does shorten the hair so!'", "narration_text": "The Dutch fairy doll heard her and was very angry, for she knew of course why the jester had come to a tragic ending."}, "Solo.5957.4992.blackpoodle_11_anstey_64kb_109": {"text": "'Shall I tell her now, and make her ashamed and sorry -- would she believe me? would she care? Perhaps not, but I must speak out some time -- only I had better wait till the clock has stopped. I can't bear her to talk about that poor jester in this way.'", "narration_text": "The Dutch fairy doll heard her and was very angry, for she knew of course why the jester had come to a tragic ending."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cYou will watch for Mr. So and So, when he arrives.\u201d", "narration_text": "Basque addressed Jean Valjean without waiting for the latter to approach him:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur le Baron has charged me to inquire whether monsieur desires to go upstairs or to remain below?\u201d", "narration_text": "Basque, who was perfectly respectful, opened the door of the waiting-room and said:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI will remain below,", "narration_text": "Basque, who was perfectly respectful, opened the door of the waiting-room and said:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cI will go and inform Madame.\u201d", "narration_text": "The chamber was lighted by the fire on the hearth and the twilight falling through the window."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cI will remain below,", "narration_text": "The chamber was lighted by the fire on the hearth and the twilight falling through the window."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cfather, I knew that you were peculiar, but I never should have expected this. What an idea! Marius told me that you wish me to receive you here.\u201d", "narration_text": "He turned round. He gazed at her. She was adorably lovely. But what he was contemplating with that profound gaze was not her beauty but her soul."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cYes, it is my wish.\u201d", "narration_text": "He turned round. He gazed at her. She was adorably lovely. But what he was contemplating with that profound gaze was not her beauty but her soul."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI expected that reply. Good. I warn you that I am going to make a scene for you. Let us begin at the beginning. Embrace me, father.\u201d", "narration_text": "He turned round. He gazed at her. She was adorably lovely. But what he was contemplating with that profound gaze was not her beauty but her soul."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cYou do not stir. I take note of it. Attitude of guilt. But never mind, I pardon you. Jesus Christ said: Offer the other cheek. Here it is.\u201d", "narration_text": "He turned round. He gazed at her. She was adorably lovely. But what he was contemplating with that profound gaze was not her beauty but her soul."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cThis is becoming serious,", "narration_text": "Here Cosette lost ground a little. She ceased to command and passed to questioning."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWhat have I done to you? I declare that I am perplexed. You owe me reparation. You will dine with us.\u201d", "narration_text": "Here Cosette lost ground a little. She ceased to command and passed to questioning."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cThat is not true. I will get M. Gillenormand to scold you. Grandfathers are made to reprimand fathers. Come. Go upstairs with me to the drawing-room. Immediately.\u201d", "narration_text": "Here Cosette lost ground a little. She ceased to command and passed to questioning."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cBut why? and you choose the ugliest chamber in the house in which to see me. It\u2019s horrible here.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean directed upon her that heartrending smile to which he occasionally had recourse:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cYou know, madame, that I am peculiar, I have my freaks.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean directed upon her that heartrending smile to which he occasionally had recourse:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cMadame! . . . You know! . . . more novelties! What is the meaning of this?\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean directed upon her that heartrending smile to which he occasionally had recourse:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cYou wished to be Madame. You are so.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cNot for you, father.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cDo not call me father.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cCall me \u2018Monsieur Jean.\u2019 \u2018Jean,\u2019 if you like.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cYou are no longer my father? I am no longer Cosette? \u2018Monsieur Jean\u2019? What does this mean? why, these are revolutions, aren\u2019t they? what has taken place? come, look me in the face. And you won\u2019t live with us! And you won\u2019t have my chamber! What have I done to you? Has anything happened?\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cEverything is as usual.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cWhy do you change your name?\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cYou have changed yours, surely.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cSince you are Madame Pontmercy, I certainly can be Monsieur Jean.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t understand anything about it. All this is idiotic. I shall ask permission of my husband for you to be \u2018Monsieur Jean.\u2019 I hope that he will not consent to it. You cause me a great deal of pain. One does have freaks, but one does not cause one\u2019s little Cosette grief. That is wrong. You have no right to be wicked, you who are so good.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cThis is what I call being good: being nice and coming and living here, \u2014 there are birds here as there are in the Rue Plumet, \u2014 living with us, quitting that hole of a Rue de l\u2019Homme Arm\u00e9, not giving us riddles to guess, being like all the rest of the world, dining with us, breakfasting with us, being my father.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cYou no longer need a father, you have a husband.\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cI no longer need a father! One really does not know what to say to things like that, which are not common sense!\u201d", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cIf Toussaint were here,", "narration_text": "She seized his hands with vivacity, and raising them to her face with an irresistible movement, she pressed them against her neck beneath her chin, which is a gesture of profound tenderness."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cshe would be the first to agree that it is true that I have always had ways of my own. There is nothing new in this. I always have loved my black corner.\u201d", "narration_text": "And with supreme grace, setting her teeth and drawing back her lips, she blew at Jean Valjean. She was a Grace copying a cat."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cJust now, as I was coming hither,", "narration_text": "And with supreme grace, setting her teeth and drawing back her lips, she blew at Jean Valjean. She was a Grace copying a cat."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cI saw a piece of furniture in the Rue Saint Louis. It was at a cabinet-maker\u2019s. If I were a pretty woman, I would treat myself to that bit of furniture. A very neat toilet table in the reigning style. What you call rosewood, I think. It is inlaid. The mirror is quite large. There are drawers. It is pretty.\u201d", "narration_text": "And with supreme grace, setting her teeth and drawing back her lips, she blew at Jean Valjean. She was a Grace copying a cat."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cHou! the villainous bear!", "narration_text": "And with supreme grace, setting her teeth and drawing back her lips, she blew at Jean Valjean. She was a Grace copying a cat."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cI am furious,", "narration_text": "And with supreme grace, setting her teeth and drawing back her lips, she blew at Jean Valjean. She was a Grace copying a cat."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cAre you angry with me because I am happy?\u201d", "narration_text": "He remained for a moment without replying, then, with an inexpressible intonation, and speaking to himself, he murmured:"}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cHer happiness was the object of my life. Now God may sign my dismissal. Cosette, thou art happy; my day is over.\u201d", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean, in bewilderment, strained her wildly to his breast. It almost seemed to him as though he were taking her back."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cAh, you have said thou to me!", "narration_text": "Jean Valjean, in bewilderment, strained her wildly to his breast. It almost seemed to him as though he were taking her back."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cThanks, father!", "narration_text": "This enthusiastic impulse was on the point of becoming poignant for Jean Valjean. He gently removed Cosette\u2019s arms, and took his hat."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cI leave you, Madame, they are waiting for you.\u201d", "narration_text": "This enthusiastic impulse was on the point of becoming poignant for Jean Valjean. He gently removed Cosette\u2019s arms, and took his hat."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cI have said thou to you. Tell your husband that this shall not happen again. Pardon me.\u201d", "narration_text": "This enthusiastic impulse was on the point of becoming poignant for Jean Valjean. He gently removed Cosette\u2019s arms, and took his hat."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Jean.", "narration_text": "The lower room had made a little toilet. Basque had suppressed the bottles, and Nicolette the spiders."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur has always been like that,", "narration_text": "The lower room had made a little toilet. Basque had suppressed the bottles, and Nicolette the spiders."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cHe\u2019s an original.", "narration_text": "He still lived in the Rue de l\u2019Homme Arm\u00e9, because he could not make up his mind to remove to a distance from the quarter where Cosette dwelt."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cNothing is more common than those originals. They do all sorts of queer things. They have no reason. The Marquis de Canaples was still worse. He bought a palace that he might lodge in the garret. These are fantastic appearances that people affect.\u201d", "narration_text": "He still lived in the Rue de l\u2019Homme Arm\u00e9, because he could not make up his mind to remove to a distance from the quarter where Cosette dwelt."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Jean,", "narration_text": "He still lived in the Rue de l\u2019Homme Arm\u00e9, because he could not make up his mind to remove to a distance from the quarter where Cosette dwelt."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cYou used to be my father, you are no longer my father, you were my uncle, you are no longer my uncle, you were Monsieur Fauchelevent, you are Jean. Who are you then? I don\u2019t like all this. If I did not know how good you are, I should be afraid of you.\u201d", "narration_text": "He still lived in the Rue de l\u2019Homme Arm\u00e9, because he could not make up his mind to remove to a distance from the quarter where Cosette dwelt."}, "Solo.3762.4992.lesmiserables_vol5_38_hugo_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Jean.", "narration_text": " to him. A flash of joy illuminated Jean Valjean\u2019s melancholy old countenance. He caught her up:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cShall I go to the door?", "narration_text": " I said, asking myself who it could be at such an hour, and not daring to believe that it was Marguerite."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cit is two ladies.\u201d", "narration_text": " I said, asking myself who it could be at such an hour, and not daring to believe that it was Marguerite."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cIt is we, Armand,", "narration_text": " I said, asking myself who it could be at such an hour, and not daring to believe that it was Marguerite."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cThis is the third time that I have forgiven you.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried a voice that I recognised as that of Prudence."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cI should have gone away to-morrow.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried a voice that I recognised as that of Prudence."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cHow can my visit change your plans? I have not come to hinder you from leaving Paris. I have come because I had no time to answer you during the day, and I did not wish to let you think that I was angry with you. Prudence didn\u2019t want me to come; she said that I might be in the way.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried a voice that I recognised as that of Prudence."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cYou in the way, Marguerite! But how?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried a voice that I recognised as that of Prudence."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cWell, you might have had a woman here,", "narration_text": " cried a voice that I recognised as that of Prudence."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cand it would hardly have been amusing for her to see two more arrive.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried a voice that I recognised as that of Prudence."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cMy dear Prudence,", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cyou do not know what you are saying.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWhat a nice place you\u2019ve got!", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cMay we see the bedroom?\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cWhy did you bring Prudence?", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cBecause she was at the theatre with me, and because when I leave here I want to have someone to see me home.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cCould not I do?\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cYes, but, besides not wishing to put you out, I was sure that if you came as far as my door you would want to come up, and as I could not let you, I did not wish to let you go away blaming me for saying \u2018No.\u2019\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cAnd why could you not let me come up?\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cBecause I am watched, and the least suspicion might do me the greatest harm.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cIs that really the only reason?\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cIf there were any other, I would tell you; for we are not to have any secrets from one another now.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cCome, Marguerite, I am not going to take a roundabout way of saying what I really want to say. Honestly, do you care for me a little?\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cA great deal.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cThen why did you deceive me?\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cMy friend, if I were the Duchess So and So, if I had two hundred thousand francs a year, and if I were your mistress and had another lover, you would have the right to ask me; but I am Mlle. Marguerite Gautier, I am forty thousand francs in debt, I have not a penny of my own, and I spend a hundred thousand francs a year. Your question becomes unnecessary and my answer useless.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cbut I love you madly.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cThen I met you, young, ardent, happy, and I tried to make you the man I had longed for in my noisy solitude. What I loved in you was not the man who was, but the man who was going to be. You do not accept the position, you reject it as unworthy of you; you are an ordinary lover. Do like the others; pay me, and say no more about it.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cI understood it all, but I wanted to have it from your own lips, my beloved Marguerite. Forget the rest and remember only one thing: that we belong to one another, that we are young, and that we love. Marguerite, do with me as you will; I am your slave, your dog, but in the name of heaven tear up the letter which I wrote to you and do not make me leave you to-morrow; it would kill me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Prudence went into the bedroom, not so much to see it as to make up for the foolish thing which she had just said, and to leave Marguerite and me alone."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cHere it is. I have brought it back.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marguerite drew the letter from her bosom, and handing it to me with a smile of infinite sweetness, said:"}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cLook here, Prudence; do you know what he wants?", "narration_text": "I tore the letter into fragments and kissed with tears the hand that gave it to me."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cHe wants you to forgive him.\u201d", "narration_text": "I tore the letter into fragments and kissed with tears the hand that gave it to me."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cOne has to; but he wants more than that.\u201d", "narration_text": "I tore the letter into fragments and kissed with tears the hand that gave it to me."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cHe wants to have supper with us.\u201d", "narration_text": "I tore the letter into fragments and kissed with tears the hand that gave it to me."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cAnd do you consent?\u201d", "narration_text": "I tore the letter into fragments and kissed with tears the hand that gave it to me."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cI think that you are two children who haven\u2019t an atom of sense between you; but I also think that I am very hungry, and that the sooner you consent the sooner we shall have supper.\u201d", "narration_text": "I tore the letter into fragments and kissed with tears the hand that gave it to me."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cthere is room for the three of us in my carriage.\u201d", "narration_text": "I tore the letter into fragments and kissed with tears the hand that gave it to me."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cNanine will be gone to bed. You must open the door; take my key, and try not to lose it again.\u201d", "narration_text": "I tore the letter into fragments and kissed with tears the hand that gave it to me."}, "Solo.3133.3997.camille_15_dumas_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cthe luggage is packed.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, with the air of a man who is very well satisfied with himself,"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"I picked up some special permits,", "narration_text": "Suddenly a siren blasted out in sharp bursts, and the lieutenant jumped."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"I knew you had this cannon, gov'nor, and I figured it'd come in handy. Wouldn't be caught dead with one myself. Knives, that's my specialty. Come on, Cap'n, we gotta get out the vote.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly a siren blasted out in sharp bursts, and the lieutenant jumped."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"In the first place, I'm not registered.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly a siren blasted out in sharp bursts, and the lieutenant jumped."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Every cop's registered in his own precinct; Wayne got the honor system fixed for us. Show your papers and go into any booth in your territory. That's all. And you'd better be seen voting often, too, Cap'n. What's your precinct?\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly a siren blasted out in sharp bursts, and the lieutenant jumped."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Eleventh, but I'm not voting. I'd like to come along with you to observe, but I wouldn't make any choice between Wayne and Nolan.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly a siren blasted out in sharp bursts, and the lieutenant jumped."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Come on, you. We're late. And I ain't staying on the streets when it gets going.\"", "narration_text": "Suddenly a siren blasted out in sharp bursts, and the lieutenant jumped."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Come on, you gees. I gotta be back in half an hour.\"", "narration_text": "The three got off. A scooter pulled up alongside them almost at once, with a gun-carrying mobster riding it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"You mugs get the hell out of -- Oh, cops! Okay, better pin these on.\"", "narration_text": "A thumb indicated that they could go in. Murdoch remained outside, and one of the thugs reached for him. Izzy cut him off."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"We got territory to cover.\"", "narration_text": "A thumb indicated that they could go in. Murdoch remained outside, and one of the thugs reached for him. Izzy cut him off."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Just a friend on the way to his own route. Eleventh Precinct.\"", "narration_text": "A thumb indicated that they could go in. Murdoch remained outside, and one of the thugs reached for him. Izzy cut him off."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"He's been dead for ten years. I know him. He's my uncle.\"", "narration_text": "A thumb indicated that they could go in. Murdoch remained outside, and one of the thugs reached for him. Izzy cut him off."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"There's a Mike Thaler registered, and this guy says he's Thaler,", "narration_text": "A thumb indicated that they could go in. Murdoch remained outside, and one of the thugs reached for him. Izzy cut him off."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Heh-heh, yes, just a mix-up. He's registered, so he votes.\"", "narration_text": "The next man Gordon recognized as being from one of the small shops on his beat. The fellow's eyes were desperate, but he was forcing himself to go through with it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Owen Murtagh.\"", "narration_text": "\"It's Murtagh. M-U-R-T-A-G-H. Owen Murtagh, of 738 Morrisy -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Murtang.... No registration!", "narration_text": "\"It's Murtagh. M-U-R-T-A-G-H. Owen Murtagh, of 738 Morrisy -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"When a man can't get the name straight the first time, it's suspicious.\"", "narration_text": "The Nolan man had no objections -- outwardly. He was sweating, and the surprise in his eyes indicated that this was all new to him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Better check the name off, unless the real Murtagh shows up. Any objections, Yeoman?\"", "narration_text": "The Nolan man had no objections -- outwardly. He was sweating, and the surprise in his eyes indicated that this was all new to him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Saves trouble, unless you want to do it yourself,", "narration_text": "The Nolan man had no objections -- outwardly. He was sweating, and the surprise in his eyes indicated that this was all new to him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Wayne'll win, but not that easy. The sticks don't have strong mobs, and they'll pile up a heavy Nolan vote. And you'll see things hum soon!\"", "narration_text": "In a minute, the citizens' group was inside, ripping the fixed ballots to shreds, filling out and dropping their own. They ignored the registration clerks."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Inside the dome! They're poisoning the air.\"", "narration_text": "Even where he stood, Gordon could smell the fumes of ammonia. Izzy's face tensed, and he swore."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"I've had enough. I've made up my mind,", "narration_text": "Even where he stood, Gordon could smell the fumes of ammonia. Izzy's face tensed, and he swore."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"The cable offices must be open for the doctored reports on the election to Earth. Where's the nearest?\"", "narration_text": "Even where he stood, Gordon could smell the fumes of ammonia. Izzy's face tensed, and he swore."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Come off the head-cop role; it won't work. They must have had reports on elections before this.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon watched him head down the block, and started after the little man. Then he grimaced. Rule books! Even Izzy had one."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Okay, it's your death certificate,", "narration_text": "Gordon watched him head down the block, and started after the little man. Then he grimaced. Rule books! Even Izzy had one."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Go send your sob stories, Murdoch.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon watched him head down the block, and started after the little man. Then he grimaced. Rule books! Even Izzy had one."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"It ain't right, gov'nor.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon watched him head down the block, and started after the little man. Then he grimaced. Rule books! Even Izzy had one."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Let him do what he damn pleases,", "narration_text": "Gordon watched him head down the block, and started after the little man. Then he grimaced. Rule books! Even Izzy had one."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"No, I don't mean him. I mean this business of using ammonia. I know some of the gees trying to vote. They been paying me off -- and that's a retainer, you might say. Now this gang tries to poison them. I'm still running an honest beat, and I bloody well can't vote for that! Uniform or no uniform, I'm walking beat today. And the first gee that gives trouble to the men who pay me gets a knife where he eats. When I get paid for a job, I do the job.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon watched him head down the block, and started after the little man. Then he grimaced. Rule books! Even Izzy had one."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Mrs. Mary Edelstein,", "narration_text": " she was saying. The Wayne man nodded, and there was no protest. She picked up a Wayne ballot, and dropped it in the box."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Get out, Gordon, before they gang up on us!\"", "narration_text": "But Gordon had spotted the open trunk of the gray car. He shook his head and tried to indicate it. Trench jerked his thumb and leaped to his feet, rushing back."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Get the old man!\"", "narration_text": "A fresh cry from the street cut into his order, however. Gordon risked a quick look, then stepped farther out to make sure."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Or should I carry you?\"", "narration_text": "A fresh cry from the street cut into his order, however. Gordon risked a quick look, then stepped farther out to make sure."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_32": {"text": "\"I'll walk. Get me to a place where we can talk -- and be damned to this. Gordon, I've got to talk -- but I don't have to live. I mean that!\"", "narration_text": "A fresh cry from the street cut into his order, however. Gordon risked a quick look, then stepped farther out to make sure."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_33": {"text": "\"A man in distress!", "narration_text": " he yelled back. There was no way to identify himself; he could only hope she would look."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Yes. Pappa is dead, God forbid it. He would try to vote. I told him and told him -- and then ... With my own hands, I carried him here.\"", "narration_text": "The old man lay on the bed, and this time there was no question of concussion. The woman nodded."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_35": {"text": "\"No. Pappa is dead. He needs no beds now, and your friend is suffering; put him here.\"", "narration_text": "He swallowed, and the thin hand of the woman lifted brandy to his lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_36": {"text": "\"I'll get alcohol from below -- and bandages and hot water.\"", "narration_text": "He swallowed, and the thin hand of the woman lifted brandy to his lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Let them go, kid. There's no way to save me now. And listen!\"", "narration_text": "He swallowed, and the thin hand of the woman lifted brandy to his lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Gordon, you're a self-made louse, but you're a man underneath it somewhere. That's why we rate you higher than you think you are. That's why I'm going to trust you -- because I have to.\"", "narration_text": "He swallowed, and the thin hand of the woman lifted brandy to his lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_39": {"text": "\"He was a clerk once for Security. But nobody came, nobody called....\"", "narration_text": "She went back to trying to bandage the bleeding bluish hole in his chest. Murdoch nodded faintly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_40": {"text": "\"Probably what happened to a lot -- men like Trench, supposed to build an organization, just leaving the loose ends hanging.", "narration_text": "She went back to trying to bandage the bleeding bluish hole in his chest. Murdoch nodded faintly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Hell's going to pop. The government's just waiting to step in; Earth wants to take over.\"", "narration_text": "The old woman sighed. She put down the hot water and picked up the bottle of brandy, starting down the stairs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_42": {"text": "\"No! We've studied these things. Mars won't give up -- and Earth wants a plum, not responsibility. You'll have civil war and the whole planetary development ruined. Security's the only hope, Gordon -- the only chance Mars had, has, or will have! Believe me, I know. Security has to be notified. There's a code message I had ready -- a message to a friend -- even you can send it. And they'll be watching. I've got the basic plans in the book here.\"", "narration_text": "The old woman sighed. She put down the hot water and picked up the bottle of brandy, starting down the stairs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Take it. You're head of Security on Mars now. It's all authorized in the plans there. You'll need the brains and knowledge of the others -- but they can't act. You can -- we know about you.\"", "narration_text": "The old woman sighed. She put down the hot water and picked up the bottle of brandy, starting down the stairs."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_44": {"text": "\"Gott in Himmel, look at me. Am I a killer, too, that I should strike a young and beautiful girl. She comes into my house, and I sneak behind her ... It is an evil time, young man. Here, you carry her inside. I'll get some twine to tie her up. The idea, spying on you!\"", "narration_text": " the woman said. She stared at the brandy bottle sickly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_45": {"text": "\"So Security wants me to contact the others in the book and organize things?\"", "narration_text": " the woman said. She stared at the brandy bottle sickly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_46": {"text": "\"Not a good chance, then -- but a chance. Still time -- I think. Gordon?\"", "narration_text": " the woman said. She stared at the brandy bottle sickly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_47": {"text": "\"Dead, fighting wind-mills. And maybe winning. I don't know.\"", "narration_text": "He watched her go, sick inside, and the last he saw was the hand she held up, waving the little black book at him!"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_48": {"text": "\"I should have watched her. It is a bad day for me, young man. I failed Pappa; I failed the poor man who died -- and now I have failed you. It is better...\"", "narration_text": "He caught her as she fell toward him. She relaxed after a second."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_49": {"text": "\"Upstairs, please,", "narration_text": "He stopped finally ten blocks of narrow alleys away, and put Murdoch down."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_08_delray_64kb_50": {"text": "\"beside Pappa. There was nothing else. And these Martian poisons -- they are so sure, they don't hurt. Five minutes more, I think. Stay with me, I'll tell you how Pappa and I got married. I want somebody should know how it was with us once, together.\"", "narration_text": "He stopped finally ten blocks of narrow alleys away, and put Murdoch down."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cDark and mysterious monster!", "narration_text": " he exclaimed, while with trembling hands he disposed of his auxiliary eyes, and sought his never-failing resource in trouble, the gifted version of the psalms;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cI know not your nature nor intents; but if aught you meditate against the person and rights of one of the humblest servants of the temple, listen to the inspired language of the youth of Israel, and repent.\u201d", "narration_text": " he exclaimed, while with trembling hands he disposed of his auxiliary eyes, and sought his never-failing resource in trouble, the gifted version of the psalms;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cPut up the tooting we\u2019pon, and teach your throat modesty. Five words of plain and comprehendible English are worth just now an hour of squalling.\u201d", "narration_text": " demanded David, utterly disqualified to pursue his original intention, and nearly gasping for breath."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cA man like yourself; and one whose blood is as little tainted by the cross of a bear, or an Indian, as your own. Have you so soon forgotten from whom you received the foolish instrument you hold in your hand?\u201d", "narration_text": " demanded David, utterly disqualified to pursue his original intention, and nearly gasping for breath."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cCan these things be?", "narration_text": " demanded David, utterly disqualified to pursue his original intention, and nearly gasping for breath."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cI have found many marvels during my sojourn with the heathen, but surely nothing to excel this.\u201d", "narration_text": " returned Hawkeye, uncasing his honest countenance, the better to assure the wavering confidence of his companion;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cyou may see a skin, which, if it be not as white as one of the gentle ones, has no tinge of red to it that the winds of the heaven and the sun have not bestowed. Now let us to business.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cThe young man is in bondage, and much I fear his death is decreed. I greatly mourn that one so well disposed should die in his ignorance, and I have sought a goodly hymn \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cFirst tell me of the maiden, and of the youth who so bravely sought her,", "narration_text": "\u201cThe young man is in bondage, and much I fear his death is decreed. I greatly mourn that one so well disposed should die in his ignorance, and I have sought a goodly hymn \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cAy, they are happily freed from the tomahawks of these varlets. But can you put me on the scent of Uncas?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cThe young man is in bondage, and much I fear his death is decreed. I greatly mourn that one so well disposed should die in his ignorance, and I have sought a goodly hymn \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cCan you lead me to him?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cThe young man is in bondage, and much I fear his death is decreed. I greatly mourn that one so well disposed should die in his ignorance, and I have sought a goodly hymn \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cThe task will not be difficult,", "narration_text": "\u201cThe young man is in bondage, and much I fear his death is decreed. I greatly mourn that one so well disposed should die in his ignorance, and I have sought a goodly hymn \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cthough I greatly fear your presence would rather increase than mitigate his unhappy fortunes.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cThe young man is in bondage, and much I fear his death is decreed. I greatly mourn that one so well disposed should die in his ignorance, and I have sought a goodly hymn \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cNo more words, but lead on,", "narration_text": "\u201cThe young man is in bondage, and much I fear his death is decreed. I greatly mourn that one so well disposed should die in his ignorance, and I have sought a goodly hymn \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cThe Delawares are women!", "narration_text": " returned Hawkeye, concealing his face again, and setting the example in his own person, by instantly quitting the lodge."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cthe Yengeese, my foolish countrymen, have told them to take up the tomahawk, and strike their fathers in the Canadas, and they have forgotten their sex. Does my brother wish to hear \u2018Le Cerf Agile\u2019 ask for his petticoats, and see him weep before the Hurons, at the stake?\u201d", "narration_text": " he exclaimed, addressing himself to the savage who had a slight understanding of the language in which he spoke;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cThen let him step aside, and the cunning man will blow upon the dog. Tell it to my brothers.\u201d", "narration_text": " he exclaimed, addressing himself to the savage who had a slight understanding of the language in which he spoke;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cThe cunning man is afraid that his breath will blow upon his brothers, and take away their courage too,", "narration_text": " he exclaimed, addressing himself to the savage who had a slight understanding of the language in which he spoke;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cthey must stand further off.\u201d", "narration_text": " he exclaimed, addressing himself to the savage who had a slight understanding of the language in which he spoke;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cHawkeye!\u201d", "narration_text": " he exclaimed, addressing himself to the savage who had a slight understanding of the language in which he spoke;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cThe red Hurons are without,", "narration_text": " At the same time he laid his finger significantly on another similar weapon, both being the fruits of his prowess among their enemies during the evening."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cTo the Tortoises; they are the children of my grandfathers.\u201d", "narration_text": " At the same time he laid his finger significantly on another similar weapon, both being the fruits of his prowess among their enemies during the evening."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cthe same blood runs in your veins, I believe; but time and distance has a little changed its color. What shall we do with the Mingoes at the door? They count six, and this singer is as good as nothing.\u201d", "narration_text": "The young Mohican made no reply, but quietly folded his arms, and leaned his body against one of the upright posts that supported the wall of the hut."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cThe Hurons are boasters,", "narration_text": "The young Mohican made no reply, but quietly folded his arms, and leaned his body against one of the upright posts that supported the wall of the hut."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201ctheir \u2018totem\u2019 is a moose, and they run like snails. The Delawares are children of the tortoise, and they outstrip the deer.\u201d", "narration_text": "The young Mohican made no reply, but quietly folded his arms, and leaned his body against one of the upright posts that supported the wall of the hut."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cAy, lad, there is truth in what you say; and I doubt not, on a rush, you would pass the whole nation; and, in a straight race of two miles, would be in, and get your breath again, afore a knave of them all was within hearing of the other village. But the gift of a white man lies more in his arms than in his legs. As for myself, I can brain a Huron as well as a better man; but when it comes to a race the knaves would prove too much for me.\u201d", "narration_text": "The young Mohican made no reply, but quietly folded his arms, and leaned his body against one of the upright posts that supported the wall of the hut."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cit is unreasonable to keep one man in bondage to the gifts of another. So, Uncas, you had better take the lead, while I will put on the skin again, and trust to cunning for want of speed.\u201d", "narration_text": "The young Mohican made no reply, but quietly folded his arms, and leaned his body against one of the upright posts that supported the wall of the hut."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cwhy do you tarry? There will be time enough for me, as the knaves will give chase to you at first.\u201d", "narration_text": "The young Mohican made no reply, but quietly folded his arms, and leaned his body against one of the upright posts that supported the wall of the hut."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cUncas will stay,", "narration_text": "The young Mohican made no reply, but quietly folded his arms, and leaned his body against one of the upright posts that supported the wall of the hut."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cTo fight with his father\u2019s brother, and die with the friend of the Delawares.\u201d", "narration_text": "The young Mohican made no reply, but quietly folded his arms, and leaned his body against one of the upright posts that supported the wall of the hut."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201c\u2019twould have been more like a Mingo than a Mohican had you left me. But I thought I would make the offer, seeing that youth commonly loves life. Well, what can\u2019t be done by main courage, in war, must be done by circumvention. Put on the skin; I doubt not you can play the bear nearly as well as myself.\u201d", "narration_text": " he bluntly asked, by way of obtaining a suitable understanding of the whole case before he ventured a prescription."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201can exchange of garments will be a great convenience to you, inasmuch as you are but little accustomed to the make-shifts of the wilderness. Here, take my hunting shirt and cap, and give me your blanket and hat. You must trust me with the book and spectacles, as well as the tooter, too; if we ever meet again, in better times, you shall have all back again, with many thanks into the bargain.\u201d", "narration_text": " he bluntly asked, by way of obtaining a suitable understanding of the whole case before he ventured a prescription."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cAre you much given to cowardice?", "narration_text": " he bluntly asked, by way of obtaining a suitable understanding of the whole case before he ventured a prescription."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cMy pursuits are peaceful, and my temper, I humbly trust, is greatly given to mercy and love,", "narration_text": " he bluntly asked, by way of obtaining a suitable understanding of the whole case before he ventured a prescription."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cbut there are none who can say that I have ever forgotten my faith in the Lord, even in the greatest straits.\u201d", "narration_text": " returned David, a little nettled at so direct an attack on his manhood;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cYour chiefest danger will be at the moment when the savages find out that they have been deceived. If you are not then knocked on the head, your being a non-composser will protect you; and you\u2019ll then have a good reason to expect to die in your bed. If you stay, it must be to sit down here in the shadow, and take the part of Uncas, until such times as the cunning of the Indians discover the cheat, when, as I have already said, your times of trial will come. So choose for yourself \u2014 to make a rush or tarry here.\u201d", "narration_text": " returned David, a little nettled at so direct an attack on his manhood;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cI will abide in the place of the Delaware. Bravely and generously has he battled in my behalf, and this, and more, will I dare in his service.\u201d", "narration_text": " returned David, a little nettled at so direct an attack on his manhood;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cYou have spoken as a man, and like one who, under wiser schooling, would have been brought to better things. Hold your head down, and draw in your legs; their formation might tell the truth too early. Keep silent as long as may be; and it would be wise, when you do speak, to break out suddenly in one of your shoutings, which will serve to remind the Indians that you are not altogether as responsible as men should be. If however, they take your scalp, as I trust and believe they will not, depend on it, Uncas and I will not forget the deed, but revenge it as becomes true warriors and trusty friends.\u201d", "narration_text": " returned David, a little nettled at so direct an attack on his manhood;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cI am an unworthy and humble follower of one who taught not the damnable principle of revenge. Should I fall, therefore, seek no victims to my manes, but rather forgive my destroyers; and if you remember them at all, let it be in prayers for the enlightening of their minds, and for their eternal welfare.\u201d", "narration_text": " Then heaving a heavy sigh, probably among the last he ever drew in pining for a condition he had so long abandoned, he added:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cThere is a principle in that,", "narration_text": " Then heaving a heavy sigh, probably among the last he ever drew in pining for a condition he had so long abandoned, he added:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cdifferent from the law of the woods; and yet it is fair and noble to reflect upon.", "narration_text": " Then heaving a heavy sigh, probably among the last he ever drew in pining for a condition he had so long abandoned, he added:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cit is what I would wish to practise myself, as one without a cross of blood, though it is not always easy to deal with an Indian as you would with a fellow Christian. God bless you, friend; I do believe your scent is not greatly wrong, when the matter is duly considered, and keeping eternity before the eyes, though much depends on the natural gifts, and the force of temptation.\u201d", "narration_text": " Then heaving a heavy sigh, probably among the last he ever drew in pining for a condition he had so long abandoned, he added:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cis he afraid? Will the Hurons hear his groans?\u201d", "narration_text": " said the scout, tearing two rifles, with all their attendant accouterments, from beneath a bush, and flourishing"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201ca grand crash.", "narration_text": " said the scout, tearing two rifles, with all their attendant accouterments, from beneath a bush, and flourishing"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201clet them yell again! \u2019Twas nothing but wonderment.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the scout, tearing two rifles, with all their attendant accouterments, from beneath a bush, and flourishing"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cNow let the devils strike our scent!", "narration_text": " said the scout, tearing two rifles, with all their attendant accouterments, from beneath a bush, and flourishing"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_26_cooper_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201ctwo, at least, will find it to their deaths.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the scout, tearing two rifles, with all their attendant accouterments, from beneath a bush, and flourishing"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"I've been reading your record. It stinks. Making trouble for Jurgens -- could have been charged as false arrest. No co-operation with your captain until he forced it; out in the sticks beating up helpless men. Now you come crawling back to your only friend, Isaacs. Well, I'll give it a try. But step out of line and I'll have you cleaning streets with your bare hands. All right, Corporal Gordon. Dismissed. Get to your beat.\"", "narration_text": " Izzy looked worried, his thin face pinched in."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Maybe I didn't do you a favor, gov'nor, pulling you here. I dunno. I got some pics of Trench from a guy I know. That's how I got my beat so fast in the Seventh. But Trench ain't married, and I guess I've used up the touch. Maybe I could try it, though.\"", "narration_text": "They began in the poorer section. It wasn't the day to collect the"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I'll work it out somehow.\"", "narration_text": "They began in the poorer section. It wasn't the day to collect the"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"High man for sixty,", "narration_text": " he said automatically, and expertly rolled bull's-eyes for a two."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Izzy said you'd be around. Sorry my man drew that knife on you the last time, Corporal.\"", "narration_text": " he said automatically, and expertly rolled bull's-eyes for a two."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Accidents will happen, Fats.\"", "narration_text": " The other picked up the dice and began rolling sevens absently."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"How come you're walking beat, anyhow? With what you pulled here, you should have bought a captaincy.\"", "narration_text": " The other picked up the dice and began rolling sevens absently."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Well, that's Mars,", "narration_text": " and swung out of the scooter and onto his beat without further words."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"It ain't honest, gov'nor. If the gees in the wagon clean him, or the desk man gets it, that's their business. But I'm going to run a straight beat, or else!\"", "narration_text": " and swung out of the scooter and onto his beat without further words."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Captain says report in person at once,", "narration_text": " and swung out of the scooter and onto his beat without further words."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Gordon, what does Security want with you?\"", "narration_text": "Report expected, overdue. Failure to observe duty will result in permanent resettlement to Mercury."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Security? Not a damned thing, if I can help it. They kicked me off Earth on a yellow ticket, if that's what you mean.\"", "narration_text": "Report expected, overdue. Failure to observe duty will result in permanent resettlement to Mercury."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"official business", "narration_text": "Report expected, overdue. Failure to observe duty will result in permanent resettlement to Mercury."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Okay, probably routine. Only next time, Gordon, put the facts on your record with the Force. If you're a deportee, it should show up. That's all!\"", "narration_text": "Report expected, overdue. Failure to observe duty will result in permanent resettlement to Mercury."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Pick up the snow, too.\"", "narration_text": "The pusher's face paled. He must have had his total capital with him, because stark ruin shone in his eyes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Good God, Sergeant,", "narration_text": "The pusher's face paled. He must have had his total capital with him, because stark ruin shone in his eyes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"leave me something! I'll make it right. I'll cut you in. I gotta have some of that for myself!\"", "narration_text": "The pusher's face paled. He must have had his total capital with him, because stark ruin shone in his eyes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Let him feel it a while. No sense jailing him yet. Bloody fool had no business starting without lining the groove. Anyhow, we'll get a bunch of credits for the stuff when we turn it in.\"", "narration_text": "They cleaned the pusher, and left him sitting on the steps, a picture of slumped misery. Izzy nodded approval."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"We get a quarter value. Captain probably gets fifty per cent from one of the pushers who's lined with him. Everybody's happy.\"", "narration_text": "They cleaned the pusher, and left him sitting on the steps, a picture of slumped misery. Izzy nodded approval."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Why not push it ourselves?", "narration_text": "They cleaned the pusher, and left him sitting on the steps, a picture of slumped misery. Izzy nodded approval."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Wouldn't be honest, gov'nor. Cops are supposed to turn it in.\"", "narration_text": "They cleaned the pusher, and left him sitting on the steps, a picture of slumped misery. Izzy nodded approval."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Good work -- you, too, Gordon. Best week in the territory for a couple of months. I guess the citizens like you, the way they treat you.", "narration_text": "They cleaned the pusher, and left him sitting on the steps, a picture of slumped misery. Izzy nodded approval."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Something to discuss, Gordon. Isaacs, we're holding a little meeting, so wait around. You're a sergeant already. But, Gordon, I'm offering you a chance. There aren't enough openings for all the good men, but.... Oh, bother the soft soap. We're still short on election funds, so there's a raffle. The two men holding winning tickets get bucked up to sergeants. A hundred credits a ticket. How many?\"", "narration_text": "Then Trench motioned Bruce Gordon forward, and dismissed Izzy with a nod of his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"You have a better chance with more tickets. A much better chance!\"", "narration_text": " he said, but his voice was bitter in his ears."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Thanks, Gordon. That fills my quota. Look, you've been on overtime all week. Why not skip the meeting? Isaacs can brief you, later. Go out and get drunk, or something.\"", "narration_text": " he said, but his voice was bitter in his ears."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"I'll go home and rest. Drinking costs too much for what I make. It's a good thing you don't have income tax here.\"", "narration_text": " he said, but his voice was bitter in his ears."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_06_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"forty per cent. Better make out a form next week, and start paying it regularly. But you can deduct your contributions here.\"", "narration_text": " he said, but his voice was bitter in his ears."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"No wonder the boys couldn't find where you'd stashed him, Mother. Must be a bloody big false section you've got in that trick mattress of yours!\"", "narration_text": "There was a sudden withdrawal of the cooling touch on his forehead, and then hasty steps that went away from him, and the sound of a door closing."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Big enough for him and for Trench, Izzy,", "narration_text": "There was a sudden withdrawal of the cooling touch on his forehead, and then hasty steps that went away from him, and the sound of a door closing."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Had to be big to fit me.\"", "narration_text": "There was a sudden withdrawal of the cooling touch on his forehead, and then hasty steps that went away from him, and the sound of a door closing."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"You mean you hid Trench out, too?", "narration_text": "There was a sudden withdrawal of the cooling touch on his forehead, and then hasty steps that went away from him, and the sound of a door closing."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"A respectable landlord has to protect himself, Izzy. For hiding and a convoy back, our Captain Trench gave me a paper with immunity from the Municipal Force. Used that, with a bit of my old reputation, to get your Mayor Gannett to give me the same from the Legals. Gannett didn't want Mother Corey to think the Municipals were kinder than the Legals, so you're in the only neutral territory in Marsport. Not that you deserve it.\"", "narration_text": "He heard the door open softly, but made no effort to look up. The reaction from his effort had drained him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"I told you I had to do it. I take care of the side that pays my cut, and the bloody administration pulled the plug on my beat twice. Only honest thing to do was to join the Legals.\"", "narration_text": "He heard the door open softly, but made no effort to look up. The reaction from his effort had drained him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"And get your rating upped to a lieutenant,", "narration_text": "He heard the door open softly, but made no effort to look up. The reaction from his effort had drained him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Without telling cobber Gordon!\"", "narration_text": "He heard the door open softly, but made no effort to look up. The reaction from his effort had drained him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Like I say, honesty pays, Mother -- when you know how to collect. Hell, I figured Bruce would do the same. He's a right gee.\"", "narration_text": "He heard the door open softly, but made no effort to look up. The reaction from his effort had drained him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Yeah, when he forgets he's a machine. How about a game of shanks?\"", "narration_text": "He heard the door open softly, but made no effort to look up. The reaction from his effort had drained him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Hello, Bruce. You okay?\"", "narration_text": "She bit her lips and turned back, while a slow flush ran over her face. Her voice was uncertain."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"How long have I been like this?\"", "narration_text": "She bit her lips and turned back, while a slow flush ran over her face. Her voice was uncertain."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Fifteen hours, I guess. It's almost midnight.", "narration_text": "She bit her lips and turned back, while a slow flush ran over her face. Her voice was uncertain."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Are you hungry? There's some canned soup -- I took the money from your pocket. Or coffee...\"", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"You were anxious enough to pick the lock and get out.\"", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I didn't pick it -- you forgot to lock it.\"", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Okay, my mistake. But why the change of heart?\"", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Because I needed a meal ticket!", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"When I saw that Legal cop ready to take you, I had to go running out to save you. Because I don't have the iron guts to starve like a Martian!\"", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"I'll stick to my chances. I don't have any others now.", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"You get things done. Now that you've got a wife to support, you'll support her. Just remember, it was your idea.\"", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"I've got a wife who's holding onto a notebook that belongs to me, then. Where is it?\"", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"I'm keeping the notebook for insurance. Blackmail, Bruce. You should understand that! And you won't find it, so don't bother looking...", "narration_text": "It rocked him back on his mental heels. He'd thought that she had been attacking him on the street; but it made more sense this way, at that."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Special prisoners,", "narration_text": "He stripped out the money -- and finally put half of it back into the wallet and dropped it beside the hoodlum. Even in jail, a man had to have smokes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"I've got to get information to Trench -- and in private!\"", "narration_text": "He stripped out the money -- and finally put half of it back into the wallet and dropped it beside the hoodlum. Even in jail, a man had to have smokes."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Oh, it's you, Gordon?\"", "narration_text": " he snapped. Then his eyes narrowed, and a stiff smile came onto his lips as he laid the pen down."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Where's Captain Trench?\"", "narration_text": " he snapped. Then his eyes narrowed, and a stiff smile came onto his lips as he laid the pen down."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Commissioner Trench, Gordon. It seems Arliss decided to get rid of Mayor Wayne, but didn't count on Wayne's spies being better than his. So Trench got promoted -- and I got his job for loyal service in helping the Force recruit. My boys always wanted to be cops, you know.\"", "narration_text": " he snapped. Then his eyes narrowed, and a stiff smile came onto his lips as he laid the pen down."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"I sent Ape and Mullins out to get in touch with you,", "narration_text": "Gordon tried to grin in return as he moved closer, slipping the heavy locust club off his wrist."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"But I guess they didn't reach you before you left.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon tried to grin in return as he moved closer, slipping the heavy locust club off his wrist."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_30": {"text": "\"They hadn't arrived when I left the house,", "narration_text": "But Jurgens was only momentarily out. As Gordon slipped the loop over his wrist again, one of the new captain's hands groped, seeking a button on the edge of the desk."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_12_delray_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Captain Bruce Gordon, with two prisoners -- bodyguards of Captain Jurgens,", "narration_text": "But Jurgens was only momentarily out. As Gordon slipped the loop over his wrist again, one of the new captain's hands groped, seeking a button on the edge of the desk."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cWhat, is it over? Is that all?\u201d", "narration_text": "The duke says yes. Then there was a fine time. Everybody sings out,"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cHold on! Just a word, gentlemen.", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cWe are sold \u2014 mighty badly sold. But we don\u2019t want to be the laughing stock of this whole town, I reckon, and never hear the last of this thing as long as we live. No. What we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town! Then we\u2019ll all be in the same boat. Ain\u2019t that sensible?", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cYou bet it is! \u2014 the jedge is right!", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cAll right, then \u2014 not a word about any sell. Go along home, and advise everybody to come and see the tragedy.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWalk fast now till you get away from the houses, and then shin for the raft like the dickens was after you!\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cWell, how\u2019d the old thing pan out this time, duke?\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cGreenhorns, flatheads! I knew the first house would keep mum and let the rest of the town get roped in; and I knew they\u2019d lay for us the third night, and consider it was their turn now. Well, it is their turn, and I\u2019d give something to know how much they\u2019d take for it. I would just like to know how they\u2019re putting in their opportunity. They can turn it into a picnic if they want to \u2014 they brought plenty provisions.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t it s\u2019prise you de way dem kings carries on, Huck?\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cWhy don\u2019t it, Huck?\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cWell, it don\u2019t, because it\u2019s in the breed. I reckon they\u2019re all alike.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cBut, Huck, dese kings o\u2019 ourn is reglar rapscallions; dat\u2019s jist what dey is; dey\u2019s reglar rapscallions.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cWell, that\u2019s what I\u2019m a-saying; all kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cIs dat so?\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cBut dis one do smell so like de nation, Huck.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWell, they all do, Jim. We can\u2019t help the way a king smells; history don\u2019t tell no way.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cNow de duke, he\u2019s a tolerble likely man in some ways.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cYes, a duke\u2019s different. But not very different. This one\u2019s a middling hard lot for a duke. When he\u2019s drunk, there ain\u2019t no near-sighted man could tell him from a king.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cWell, anyways, I doan\u2019 hanker for no mo\u2019 un um, Huck. Dese is all I kin stan\u2019.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s the way I feel, too, Jim. But we\u2019ve got them on our hands, and we got to remember what they are, and make allowances. Sometimes I wish we could hear of a country that\u2019s out of kings.\u201d", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_23_twain_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cPo\u2019 little \u2019Lizabeth! po\u2019 little Johnny! it\u2019s mighty hard; I spec\u2019 I ain\u2019t ever gwyne to see you no mo\u2019, no mo\u2019!", "narration_text": " and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. But a big, fine looking man jumps up on a bench and shouts:"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher. Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you. Hey, Mother!\"", "narration_text": "The gross hulk of Mother Corey appeared almost at once."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Izzy and Bruce. Didn't know you'd met, cobbers. Contact, Izzy?\"", "narration_text": "The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Ninety per cent for uncut,", "narration_text": "The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Same old angles, eh? Get enough to do the job, they mug you. Stop halfway, and the halls are closed to you. Pretty soon, they'll be trick-proof, anyhow; they're changing over to electric eyes. Eh, you haven't forgotten me, cobber?\"", "narration_text": "The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Enough to buy a corporal's job, pay for your suit, and maybe get by,", "narration_text": "The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Don't do it, cobber. You're the wrong kind. You take what you're doing serious. When you set out to tinhorn a living, you're a crook. Get you in a cop's outfit, and you'll turn honest. No place here for an honest cop -- not with elections coming up, cobber. Well, I guess you gotta find out for yourself. Want a good room?\"", "narration_text": "The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Thanks, Mother, but I'll be staying inside the dome, I guess.\"", "narration_text": "The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Setting in a chair all day, being an honest citizen. Cobber, I already own a joint there -- a nice one, they tell me. Lights. Two water closets. Big rooms, six-by-ten -- fifty of them, big enough for whole families. And strictly on the level, cobber. It's no hide-out, like this.\"", "narration_text": "The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Now, with what I get from the pusher, I can buy off that hot spot on the police blotter. I can go in the dome and walk around, just like you.", "narration_text": "The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"I'm getting old. They'll be calling me 'Grandmother' pretty soon. So I'm turning my Chicken House over to my granddaughter and I'm going honest. Want a room?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon grinned, and nodded. Mother Corey knew the ropes, and could be trusted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Didn't know you had a granddaughter.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon grinned, and nodded. Mother Corey knew the ropes, and could be trusted."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"You met her, cobber. The blonde you shook down! Came up from Earth eight years ago, looking for me. I sold her to the head of the East Point gang. Since she killed him, she's been doing pretty well on her own. Mostly. Except when she makes a fool of herself, like she did with you. But she'll come around to where I'm proud of her, yet.... If you two want to carry in the snow, collect, and turn it over to Commissioner Arliss for me -- I can't pass the dome till he gets it -- I'll give you both rooms for six months free. Except for the lights and water, of course.\"", "narration_text": "But that turned out to be simple enough. After collecting, Izzy led the way into a section marked"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Special Taxes", "narration_text": " and whispered a few casual words. The man at the desk went into an office marked private, and came back a few minutes later."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Your friend has no record with us,", "narration_text": " and whispered a few casual words. The man at the desk went into an office marked private, and came back a few minutes later."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"I've checked through his tax forms, and they're all in order. We'll confirm officially, of course.\"", "narration_text": " and whispered a few casual words. The man at the desk went into an office marked private, and came back a few minutes later."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Save time, boys,", "narration_text": " and whispered a few casual words. The man at the desk went into an office marked private, and came back a few minutes later."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"And time's valuable, ain't it? Ah, yes.", "narration_text": " and whispered a few casual words. The man at the desk went into an office marked private, and came back a few minutes later."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"And you'll want suits. Isaacs? Good, here's your receipt. And you, Corporal Gordon. Right. Get your suits one floor down, end of the hall. And report in eight tomorrow morning!\"", "narration_text": " He took the sums they had ready -- there was a standard price -- and stamped their forms."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Hope they don't give us too bad territory, gov'nor,", "narration_text": " He took the sums they had ready -- there was a standard price -- and stamped their forms."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Pickings are always a little lean on the first few beats, but you can work some fairly well.\"", "narration_text": " He took the sums they had ready -- there was a standard price -- and stamped their forms."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Cripes! Hope they've got a few cheap pushers around that don't pay protection direct to the captain. You take that store; I'll go in this one!\"", "narration_text": "She fell to her knees, crying over the injured man."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"New cop, eh? No wonder Gable collected yesterday, ahead of time. All right, you can look at my books. I've been paying fifty, but you'll have to wait until Friday.\"", "narration_text": "She fell to her knees, crying over the injured man."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"That damned cop before us! He really tapped them! And we can't take less, so I guess we gotta wait until Friday.\"", "narration_text": "She fell to her knees, crying over the injured man."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"You'd better call the hospital,", "narration_text": "She fell to her knees, crying over the injured man."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"He may have a concussion. I've got the man who held you up.\"", "narration_text": "She fell to her knees, crying over the injured man."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"And who can afford hospitals? All week we work, all hours. He's old, he can't handle the cases. I do that. Me! And then you come, and you get your money. And he comes for his protection. Papa is sick. Sick, do you hear? He sees a doctor, he buys medicine. Then Gable comes. This man comes. We can't pay him! So what do we get -- we get knifes in the faces, saps on the head -- a concussion, you tell me! And all the money -- the money we had to pay to get stocks to sell to pay off from the profits we don't make -- all of it, he wants! Hospitals! You think they give away at the hospitals free?\"", "narration_text": "She fell to her knees, crying over the injured man."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"I suppose it can't be helped, though; you're new, Gordon. Hennessy, get the corpse to the morgue, and mark it down as a robbery attempt. I'm going to have to book you and your men, Mr. Jurgens!\"", "narration_text": "The desk captain at the precinct house groaned as they came in, then shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Okay, Captain. But it's going to slow down the work I'm doing on the Mayor's campaign for re-election! Damn that Maxie -- I told him to be discreet. Hey, you know what you've got, though -- a real considerate man! He gave the old guy his money back!\"", "narration_text": "The desk captain at the precinct house groaned as they came in, then shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"about the Mayor's campaign, or anything else,", "narration_text": "Gordon had wondered why Izzy had been pulled off the beat. As he turned to leave, the captain held up a hand."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Fifty per cent of the take to the Orphan's and Widow's fund. Better make it more than Gable turned in, if you want to get a better beat.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon had wondered why Izzy had been pulled off the beat. As he turned to leave, the captain held up a hand."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Voluntary Donations", "narration_text": "Gordon had wondered why Izzy had been pulled off the beat. As he turned to leave, the captain held up a hand."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Widows and Orphans sure appreciate a good man,", "narration_text": "Gordon had wondered why Izzy had been pulled off the beat. As he turned to leave, the captain held up a hand."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_32": {"text": "\"I was kind of worried about you, Gordon, but you got a nice touch. One of my new boys -- Isaacs, you know him -- was out checking up after you, and the dopes seem to like you.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon had wondered why Izzy had been pulled off the beat. As he turned to leave, the captain held up a hand."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Special meeting tomorrow. We gotta see about getting out a good vote. Election only three weeks away.\"", "narration_text": "A man named Fell shook his head, fearfully. \"Can't do a thing now. My wife had a baby and an operation, and -- -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_34": {"text": "\"We gotta be neutral, boys,", "narration_text": "A man named Fell shook his head, fearfully. \"Can't do a thing now. My wife had a baby and an operation, and -- -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_35": {"text": "\"But it don't mean we can't show how well we like the Mayor. Just remember, he got us our jobs! Now I figure we can all kick in a little to help his campaign. I'm going to start it off with five thousand credits, two thousand of them right now.\"", "narration_text": "A man named Fell shook his head, fearfully. \"Can't do a thing now. My wife had a baby and an operation, and -- -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_36": {"text": "\"Freitag, what about you? Fine, fine!\"", "narration_text": "A man named Fell shook his head, fearfully. \"Can't do a thing now. My wife had a baby and an operation, and -- -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Quite all right, Gordon,", "narration_text": "Gordon's name came, and he shook his head. \"I'm new -- and I'm strapped now. I'd like -- -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_38": {"text": "\"I guess that's all, boys. Thanks from the Mayor. And go on home.... Oh, Fell, Gordon, Lativsky -- stick around. I've got some overtime for you, since you need extra money. The boys out in Ward Three are shorthanded. Afraid I'll have to order you out there!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon's name came, and he shook his head. \"I'm new -- and I'm strapped now. I'd like -- -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_03_delray_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Rough, eh? But I hear robbery went down on your beat last night. Fine work, Gordon. We need men like you. Hate to do it, but I'm afraid you'll have to take the next shift at Main and Broad, directing traffic. The usual man is sick, and you're the only one I can trust with the job!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon's name came, and he shook his head. \"I'm new -- and I'm strapped now. I'd like -- -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Special pass to leave at this hour,", "narration_text": "Gordon was in no mood to try bribes. He let his hand drop to the gun."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Of course, if it's urgent, pal...\"", "narration_text": "Gordon was in no mood to try bribes. He let his hand drop to the gun."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Police Sergeant Gordon, on official business,", "narration_text": "The guard thought it over, and reached for the release. Gordon swung back as he passed through."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Get the hell out of my way.\"", "narration_text": "The guard thought it over, and reached for the release. Gordon swung back as he passed through."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"And you'd better be ready to open when I come back.\"", "narration_text": "Rockets that flamed bright blue -- military rockets! Earth was finally taking a hand!"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"You, Sheila, you come outa there! You come right out or I'm gonna blast that there door down. You open up.\"", "narration_text": "Rockets that flamed bright blue -- military rockets! Earth was finally taking a hand!"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Jurgens don't want you; all he wants is this place -- we got use for it. It don't belong to you, anyhow! Come out now, and we'll let you go peaceful. Or stay in there and we'll blast you out -- in pieces.\"", "narration_text": "It was the voice of Jurgens' henchman who had called on Mother Corey before elections. The thick voice must belong to the big ape who'd been with him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"You don't have a chance. We've already chased all your boarders out!\"", "narration_text": "It was the voice of Jurgens' henchman who had called on Mother Corey before elections. The thick voice must belong to the big ape who'd been with him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"We got them all.\"", "narration_text": "It was the voice of Jurgens' henchman who had called on Mother Corey before elections. The thick voice must belong to the big ape who'd been with him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Sure, baby. Open up!\"", "narration_text": "He considered what a man out here who went under that name might be like."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Wait a minute. I've got this nailed shut.", "narration_text": "He considered what a man out here who went under that name might be like."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Though I ought to let you stay out there and rot. Damn it ... uh!\"", "narration_text": "The door heaved open then, and she appeared in it; then she saw him, and her jaw dropped open slackly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"You!\"", "narration_text": "The door heaved open then, and she appeared in it; then she saw him, and her jaw dropped open slackly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"And lucky for you, Cuddles.\"", "narration_text": "The door heaved open then, and she appeared in it; then she saw him, and her jaw dropped open slackly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Hello, O'Neill,", "narration_text": "The door heaved open then, and she appeared in it; then she saw him, and her jaw dropped open slackly."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"You ain't gonna beat me this time? I'm a sick man. Sick. Can't hurt nobody. Don't beat me again.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon's stomach knotted sickly. Doing something under the pressure of necessity was one thing; but to see the sorry results of it later was another."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Just stay there until I get away from this rat's nest and I won't hit you. I won't even touch you.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon's stomach knotted sickly. Doing something under the pressure of necessity was one thing; but to see the sorry results of it later was another."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Just a matter of co-ordination, Cuddles,", "narration_text": "He caught her feet in his hands and yanked her back. There was nothing phony this time as she hit the floor."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Little girls shouldn't play with knives; they'll grow up to be old maids that way.\"", "narration_text": "He caught her feet in his hands and yanked her back. There was nothing phony this time as she hit the floor."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Can't say I think much of your choice of companions these days,", "narration_text": "He caught her feet in his hands and yanked her back. There was nothing phony this time as she hit the floor."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"It looks as if your grandfather picks them better for you.\"", "narration_text": " a voice said from the door. Gordon snapped his head up to see Izzy standing there. He realized he'd been a lot less cautious than he'd thought."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"I got enough out of the Mother to case the pitch,", "narration_text": " a voice said from the door. Gordon snapped his head up to see Izzy standing there. He realized he'd been a lot less cautious than he'd thought."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"I knew I was right when I spotted the apeman carrying a guy with a bad shoulder away from here. Jurgens' punks, eh?\"", "narration_text": " a voice said from the door. Gordon snapped his head up to see Izzy standing there. He realized he'd been a lot less cautious than he'd thought."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Thanks for coming. What's it going to cost me?\"", "narration_text": " a voice said from the door. Gordon snapped his head up to see Izzy standing there. He realized he'd been a lot less cautious than he'd thought."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Wouldn't be honest to charge unless you asked me to convoy you, gov'nor. And if you're looking for the vixen's room, it's where you bunked before. I got around after I spotted you here.\"", "narration_text": " a voice said from the door. Gordon snapped his head up to see Izzy standing there. He realized he'd been a lot less cautious than he'd thought."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Traitor! Crooked little traitor!\"", "narration_text": "He turned the room upside down, but there was no sign of the notebook or papers from it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Shut up, Sheila,", "narration_text": "He turned the room upside down, but there was no sign of the notebook or papers from it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Your retainer ran out.\"", "narration_text": "He turned the room upside down, but there was no sign of the notebook or papers from it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"You're going bye-bye, Cuddles,", "narration_text": "He turned the room upside down, but there was no sign of the notebook or papers from it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"I'm going to put this on you and then unfasten your arms and legs. But if you start to so much as wiggle your big toe, you won't sit down for a month.\"", "narration_text": "He turned the room upside down, but there was no sign of the notebook or papers from it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Very touching, cobber. You have a way with women, it seems. Too bad she had to wear a helmet, or you might have dragged her here by her hair. Ah, well, let's not talk about it here. My room is more comfortable -- and private.\"", "narration_text": "Inside, Sheila sat woodenly on the little sofa, pretending to see none of them. Mother Corey looked from one to the other, and then back to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Well? You must have had some reason for bringing her here, cobber.\"", "narration_text": "Inside, Sheila sat woodenly on the little sofa, pretending to see none of them. Mother Corey looked from one to the other, and then back to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_32": {"text": "\"I want her out of my hair, Mother,", "narration_text": "Inside, Sheila sat woodenly on the little sofa, pretending to see none of them. Mother Corey looked from one to the other, and then back to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_33": {"text": "\"I can lock her up -- carrying a gun without a permit is reason enough. But I'd rather you kept her here, if you'll take the responsibility. After all, she's your granddaughter.\"", "narration_text": "Inside, Sheila sat woodenly on the little sofa, pretending to see none of them. Mother Corey looked from one to the other, and then back to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_34": {"text": "\"So she is. That's why I wash my hands of her. I couldn't control myself at her age, couldn't control my son, and I don't intend to handle a female of my line. It looks as if you'll have to arrest her.\"", "narration_text": "Inside, Sheila sat woodenly on the little sofa, pretending to see none of them. Mother Corey looked from one to the other, and then back to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Okay. Suppose I rent a room and put a good lock on it. You've got the one that connects with mine vacant.\"", "narration_text": "Inside, Sheila sat woodenly on the little sofa, pretending to see none of them. Mother Corey looked from one to the other, and then back to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_36": {"text": "\"I run a respectable house now, Gordon,", "narration_text": "Inside, Sheila sat woodenly on the little sofa, pretending to see none of them. Mother Corey looked from one to the other, and then back to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_37": {"text": "\"What you do outside my place is your own business. But no women, except married ones. Can't trust 'em.\"", "narration_text": "Inside, Sheila sat woodenly on the little sofa, pretending to see none of them. Mother Corey looked from one to the other, and then back to Gordon."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_38": {"text": "\"How in hell do I marry her without any rigmarole?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon stared at the old man, but he apparently meant just what he said."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Very convenient,", "narration_text": "Gordon stared at the old man, but he apparently meant just what he said."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_40": {"text": "\"The two of you simply fill out a form -- I've got a few left from the last time -- and get Izzy and me to witness it. Drop it in the mail, and you're married.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon stared at the old man, but he apparently meant just what he said."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Rich, but not very imaginative,", "narration_text": "As the door shut behind them, Gordon yanked Sheila back to the couch."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_42": {"text": "\"But she'll learn. Izzy, I have a feeling we should let them settle their differences.\"", "narration_text": "As the door shut behind them, Gordon yanked Sheila back to the couch."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_43": {"text": "\"This isn't a game. Hell's popping here -- you know that better than most people. And I'm up to my neck in it. If I've got to marry you to keep you out of my hair, I will.\"", "narration_text": "Her face was pasty-white, but she bent her head, and fluttered her eyelashes up at him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_44": {"text": "\"So romantic,", "narration_text": "Her face was pasty-white, but she bent her head, and fluttered her eyelashes up at him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_45": {"text": "\"Me or Trench! I can take you to him and tell him you're mixed up in Security, and that you either have papers on you or out at the Chicken Coop to prove it. He won't believe you if I take you in. Well?\"", "narration_text": " she sighed. \"You sweep me off my feet. You -- Why, you -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_46": {"text": "\"You'd do it! You really would.... All right; I'll sign your damned papers!\"", "narration_text": " he said as he paid Mother Corey for the materials and work. He jerked his head and the two men went out, leaving him alone with Sheila."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_47": {"text": "\"It's in the mail to the register, along with the twenty credits. Gov'nor, we're about due to report in.\"", "narration_text": " he said as he paid Mother Corey for the materials and work. He jerked his head and the two men went out, leaving him alone with Sheila."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_10_delray_64kb_48": {"text": "\"I'll bring you some food tonight. And you may not have a private bath, but it beats the Chicken Coop. Here.", "narration_text": " he said as he paid Mother Corey for the materials and work. He jerked his head and the two men went out, leaving him alone with Sheila."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cWhat can be the matter with her?", "narration_text": " said Leslie aloud. She stooped and kissed Annie on her brow, then she went back to her own bed."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cCan I find out? Is there any way in which I can comfort her? I wish mother were here. There is no doubt she is carrying a terrible heavy burden, and she won\u2019t let anyone help her. What did that letter mean?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Leslie aloud. She stooped and kissed Annie on her brow, then she went back to her own bed."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI can\u2019t stand it.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Leslie aloud. She stooped and kissed Annie on her brow, then she went back to her own bed."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cGod will give you strength, dear,", "narration_text": " said Leslie aloud. She stooped and kissed Annie on her brow, then she went back to her own bed."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cShe won\u2019t let me comfort her, and it is dreadful to see that dull look of agony and suffering in her eyes,", "narration_text": "Miss Penrose then immediately left the hall, and the girls went into the central hall and stood about discussing the sudden summons."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cthat Miss Lauderdale expects you all to come to East Hall at half-past eight this evening; the entire college is to meet there on a special and important matter. Miss Lauderdale is sorry that the notice is so brief. She begs, however, that the students, without exception, will attend to it. Those, therefore, who contemplated going out must send word to their friends that they will have to postpone their visits.\u201d", "narration_text": "Miss Penrose then immediately left the hall, and the girls went into the central hall and stood about discussing the sudden summons."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cyou will be sure to be ready to go with me to East Hall this evening?\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cShe heard what Miss Penrose said,", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cI noticed that she was standing by the door when the principal sounded the gong.\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cAll the same, she does not always hear what is said,", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cShe lives in a wonderful and strange world of her own. I often doubt if she notices what goes on around her.\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWell, then, you had better remind her. By the way, do you object to us also coming with you to East Hall this evening?\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cI shall be very glad,", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cI have not seen much of Miss Lauderdale yet, and am most anxious to hear her speak to-night. I wonder what she can want with us all?\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cWell, there is no good in guessing,", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cand besides it only wastes time. What do you mean to do this afternoon, Miss Gilroy?\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI have not made any special plans.\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cWell then, won\u2019t you come out on the water with us. You have passed your swimming test, so it is all right. Belle Acheson will be with us; we should like you to know her.\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cWe ought to be ready to start for East Hall at 8.25,", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cYou will be quite ready then, won\u2019t you, Annie dear? I\u2019ll put out your dress, and leave everything quite nice and neat for you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Leslie promised to come, and the next moment ran up to her own room. Annie was already seated at her desk, and bending over her endless problems."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cI do wish, Leslie Gilroy, you would not worry me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Annie gazed full up into Leslie\u2019s face. When Leslie paused, she said abruptly:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t mean to worry you,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cOf course if you really feel that I worry you, I had better leave you alone.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cYou do annoy me dreadfully. I liked you very much yesterday, but I feel now that you are watching me all the time, and I can\u2019t stand it. Do let me alone. Aren\u2019t you going out? I know it is not necessary for you to spend all your time in study; but I am different. Do go and leave me. I don\u2019t wish to be ungrateful; but I wish you would let me have the room to myself for a little.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cI shall go by and by,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cAh! thank goodness you are going,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t you think, Annie, you are a little unkind to me?", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cOh, what does a little unkindness matter?", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cDo you mind, as you are leaving the room, shutting that window. I have been enduring the tortures of a draught for the last hour, and have lately been suffering from neuralgia.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cOh, you poor thing,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cwhy did you not tell me so, or,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cwhy did you not shut your own window?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cBecause I require fresh air,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cThe Chetwynds say you are coming boating with us?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cAnd Belle Acheson is to be one of the party,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cI think it well to tell you; you must be prepared for a very peculiar person. But you look worried, Miss Gilroy; is anything wrong?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cI am a little anxious about Annie Colchester.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cThat queer, red-haired girl? I saw her in chapel on Sunday.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cThere are many fine points about her,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cbut I don\u2019t think she is quite well, and I wish she would not work so hard. However, I won\u2019t think of her now. I cannot do anything to help her just at present, and I mean to enjoy myself.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cThen had not you better come down to the quay. I told the other girls I would bring you. The boat we are to have this afternoon is the Merry Alice. Did you pass your swimming test well?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cI passed it last week, and was crowned with honors,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cThis is our great friend, Miss Gilroy,", "narration_text": " said Annie, with that utter selfishness which had characterized her before Leslie came, and which had been growing a little better lately."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cCome on in front, please; I have something I specially wish to say to you on the subject of a life of absolute devotion. Those great truths which ought to agitate the souls of each man and woman worthy of the name have been specially borne in upon me during the last few hours. I have just been reading a passage which I should be glad to repeat to you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cThere\u2019s a slap in the face,", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cand to you, too, Miss Gilroy. Did I not tell you she was an oddity.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cdon\u2019t laugh at poor Belle; don\u2019t prejudice Miss Gilroy against her. If everybody else was quite as earnest and sincere, what a different world it would be!\u201d", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cWhat an appalling world it would be!", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cit would not be endurable.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cI have submitted for one hour, under protest.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t quite understand you,", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cI dare say you don\u2019t, but my time is all marked out \u2014 I keep a time-table, and adhere to it rigidly. If you have not yet commenced such a valuable help to the spending of your time, let me recommend you to do so without delay. Now that I look at you more closely, I observe in your eyes a really serious light. Believe me, I am never mistaken in my judgment of anyone. Long, long ago I saw that those two dear girls behind us, who are using their muscular strength in propelling us downstream, had real intelligence, that fine brains filled their craniums. I regret to say that Miss Lettie Chetwynd, the young person who is steering us, is of different metal. I do not say that she has not her use in the world; but with her and hers I have nothing to do. Now you \u2014 what did you say your name was?\u201d", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cYou, Leslie Gilroy (what a very booky name!), have a meditative face; there is thought expressed in the firm curves of your lips. You may go far, you may fail; but, on the other hand, to you may be given a great success. Think what an awful responsibility is placed in your hands. You may use life in its fullness, or you may fritter your gifts and be a drone. May I ask you which life you mean to choose \u2014 the full or the empty?\u201d", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cI shall certainly aim for the full life,", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cWhether I succeed or not remains to be proved.\u201d", "narration_text": "Marjorie went on a little unwillingly. Eileen stayed behind. Lettie looked at Leslie, and her eyes filled with laughter."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cI beg your pardon,", "narration_text": "\u201cYour success depends on yourself \u2014 the single eye, remember, the untarnished soul \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cbut really, Belle Acheson, you are too absurd for anything.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYour success depends on yourself \u2014 the single eye, remember, the untarnished soul \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cI know you mean kindly, Miss Acheson,", "narration_text": "Belle closed her eyes and slightly turned her back upon Lettie. She made no other reply of any sort."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cbut how can you know, as you have never seen me before, whether mine is an earnest character or not?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cAh, you little guess my capacity,", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cIt is my habit to pass each girl, when I see her first, in mental review. Most, I must tell you frankly, require the merest glance to tell me what failures they are certain to be. By a flash of my eyes I can discern how petty and small are the qualities of their souls; but you, Miss Gilroy, have a well-developed soul. Up to the present you have never let it die. Think how awful it is to carry within your breast a dead soul!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cYes; it would be very bad,", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cBad? Awful is the word to use. Strong language is required for such a terrible possession; but it is a fact that many people do. I may almost say that most do. A dead soul. Let us ponder the words; let the thought sink deep. You observe the fact of its existence in the dull and frivolous expression which looks out of so many eyes, in the poor aims which animate so many people, in the ignoble lives they lead. Ah! how great might man be if he could only soar!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cWhat a mercy she is not steering,", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cWe should all be in that bindweed at the other side of the river by now.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cBelle, dear,", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cdo, please, come down from the clouds. We were so anxious to introduce you to Miss Gilroy, and I am afraid you are frightening her. Don\u2019t be quite so \u2014 so outr\u00e9 during your first interview.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cMiss Gilroy, whatever happens, I cannot but be myself.", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cI can stand things as they are no longer. Even my own familiar friends turn from me. Do you think I want to deceive you? Do you think for one single instant I want you to suppose that I am other than what I am \u2014 a girl, nay, a woman, whose aim in life is to dig deep into the vast mines of the mighty past, those great mines which have been left to us by the dead and gone. I want to acquire \u2014 why, do you suppose? In order to help my fellow-creatures, in order to impress upon them the greatness of eternity and the frivolity of time, in order, when I really pass away, that I may leave footprints behind me on the sands of time.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cLet us quote from Longfellow now; it would be most appropriate,", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cI am sorry that you have interrupted me with that very silly remark. As to the young person in the stern, I refuse to acknowledge her existence; but you, Marjorie, are laughing at me.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cI am sure you mean very well, indeed, and in some ways I agree with you. I also want to lead the earnest life.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cDo you? Is that a fact? Tell me how you furnish your room?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cBut I cannot imagine what that has to do with it,", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cA vast deal, for it shows the real inclination of the soul. Is the soul going to steep itself in luxury, or is it going to cast away all hindrances, and run its race in fullness, in power? Is it to be clogged and hindered? Speak; don\u2019t keep me in suspense. How have you furnished your room?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cMy half-room \u2014 I only possess half a room \u2014 was furnished for me by the governors of the college,", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cIt is true that I have added a few things, for I like pretty rooms. I like to look nice myself. My mother has always taught me to pay a great deal of attention to personal appearance.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen, pushing out her foot and giving her friend a kick,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cHave you nothing more to say, Belle?", "narration_text": " She sat back in her seat, and did not trouble herself to glance at Leslie for some time."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cI am disappointed.", "narration_text": " She sat back in her seat, and did not trouble herself to glance at Leslie for some time."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cWhat a blessing for you,", "narration_text": " She sat back in her seat, and did not trouble herself to glance at Leslie for some time."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cBut I am really sorry for her,", "narration_text": " here she glanced at Marjorie and Eileen, purposely avoiding both Leslie and Lettie,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cShe is full of earnestness; but she goes too far.\u201d", "narration_text": " here she glanced at Marjorie and Eileen, purposely avoiding both Leslie and Lettie,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cFor goodness\u2019 sake, don\u2019t let her hear you. Her eyes are closed for the present, and she is only muttering to herself. What a comfort if she remains in that state for the rest of our row!\u201d", "narration_text": " here she glanced at Marjorie and Eileen, purposely avoiding both Leslie and Lettie,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201cwhat are you doing now? You are saying something; what is it?\u201d", "narration_text": " here she glanced at Marjorie and Eileen, purposely avoiding both Leslie and Lettie,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cWhen my nerves are ruffled, I always find that recitation is the greatest help to me,", "narration_text": " here she glanced at Marjorie and Eileen, purposely avoiding both Leslie and Lettie,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201cI am reciting at the present moment a poem from one of our great writers. The frivolous fact that I am out on the water, being rowed by you and Eileen, that I am wasting some of the precious hours of a golden day, must be counteracted as far as possible. But stay; would you two girls,", "narration_text": " here she glanced at Marjorie and Eileen, purposely avoiding both Leslie and Lettie,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cwould you two like me to recite aloud the poem in question?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201cOh, for goodness\u2019 sake, no!", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cthat would be quite the last straw.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201cthat the remark of the young person who holds the tiller-ropes ought to be considered. What do you two say?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cOf course Eileen and I would like it very much,", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_91": {"text": "\u201cbut Leslie is our guest, and we must consult her.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_92": {"text": "\u201cShe would not appreciate,", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_93": {"text": "\u201cbut perhaps, as you say, she is your guest. Well, I submit. My disappointment has been deep with regard to Miss Gilroy.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_94": {"text": "\u201cWhether you are disappointed in me or not, please try to enlighten me by your recitation,", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_95": {"text": "\u201cfor I should enjoy it of all things.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_96": {"text": "\u201c\u2018Either Truth, Goodness, Virtue are not still The self-same which they are, and always one, But alter to the project of our will; Or we our actions make them wait upon, Putting them in the livery of our skill, And cast them off again when we have done.\u2019\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_97": {"text": "\u201cFor goodness\u2019 sake, sit still, or we\u2019ll be upset,", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_98": {"text": "\u201cIn addition to poetry of the Middle Ages, a ducking is more than I am prepared for.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Eileen. The girls shipped their oars and bent forward. Belle, with a theatrical gesture, and a flinging up of her right hand, commenced:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_99": {"text": "\u201c\u2018And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world; which with a few Do ever live, and move, and work, and stir. This is the heart doth feel, and only know; The rest of all that only bodies bear, Roll up and down, and fill up but the row.\u2019\u201d", "narration_text": "Belle reseated herself, made an impatient gesture, pushed back her mushroom hat, and resumed:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_100": {"text": "\u201cVery fine, indeed,", "narration_text": "Belle reseated herself, made an impatient gesture, pushed back her mushroom hat, and resumed:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_101": {"text": "\u201cand I quite see the allusion to myself. I am one of those who but a body bear, roll up and down, and fill up but the row.\u201d", "narration_text": "Belle reseated herself, made an impatient gesture, pushed back her mushroom hat, and resumed:"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_102": {"text": "\u201cNotwithstanding the disappointment you gave me with regard to your room,", "narration_text": "To this remark Belle did not deign any reply. She now turned again to Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_103": {"text": "\u201cI have not the slightest doubt that you understand what Musophilus alludes to?\u201d", "narration_text": "To this remark Belle did not deign any reply. She now turned again to Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_104": {"text": "\u201cTo a certain extent, yes,", "narration_text": "To this remark Belle did not deign any reply. She now turned again to Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_105": {"text": "\u201cI believe I shall win you,", "narration_text": "To this remark Belle did not deign any reply. She now turned again to Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_106": {"text": "\u201cCome to my room to-morrow; I shall see you alone. Don\u2019t fail to be with me between half-past two and three.\u201d", "narration_text": "To this remark Belle did not deign any reply. She now turned again to Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_107": {"text": "\u201cOh, how could you?", "narration_text": "To this remark Belle did not deign any reply. She now turned again to Leslie."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_17_meade_64kb_108": {"text": "\u201cI pity you from my soul; you have done for yourself now.\u201d", "narration_text": "To this remark Belle did not deign any reply. She now turned again to Leslie."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Let's climb up a little above them,", "narration_text": " he rasped out, laying his hand on a dagger stuck into his belt."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"We're beyond the bridge -- they might be -- well, we'd better be careful. I want to see what they're doing before they see us.\"", "narration_text": " he rasped out, laying his hand on a dagger stuck into his belt."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Come now, Gosler!", "narration_text": " he rasped out, laying his hand on a dagger stuck into his belt."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Pay up -- you've lost!\"", "narration_text": " he rasped out, laying his hand on a dagger stuck into his belt."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"I've no money to pay you,", "narration_text": " he rasped out, laying his hand on a dagger stuck into his belt."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"I'm a poor man -- well you know it. A cripple -- just a poor old cripple!\"", "narration_text": " he rasped out, laying his hand on a dagger stuck into his belt."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Ah -- none o' that!", "narration_text": " he rasped out, laying his hand on a dagger stuck into his belt."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"We know how well you do at your begging -- more in a day than we get in a month's pay. Pay up now, or it won't go well with you,", "narration_text": " he rasped out, laying his hand on a dagger stuck into his belt."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"What about your glass, your spyglass, Gosler?", "narration_text": " he sneered, but Simon Gosler hugged his coat to him and looked from side to side searching for a way of escape."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Put that up and it will cover your losses well enough!", "narration_text": " he sneered, but Simon Gosler hugged his coat to him and looked from side to side searching for a way of escape."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"No, no, good fellows,", "narration_text": " he sneered, but Simon Gosler hugged his coat to him and looked from side to side searching for a way of escape."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"not my glass. I won that from the Captain himself three years ago, and that I never shall part from willingly.\"", "narration_text": " he sneered, but Simon Gosler hugged his coat to him and looked from side to side searching for a way of escape."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"You'd part from it for silver quick enough!", "narration_text": " he sneered, but Simon Gosler hugged his coat to him and looked from side to side searching for a way of escape."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"and of that you must have plenty, for 'tis rare you ever lose. Come now, we'll give you a few minutes more to make up your mind, but make it up you must. Either the glass or silver, you may choose.\"", "narration_text": " he sneered, but Simon Gosler hugged his coat to him and looked from side to side searching for a way of escape."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Hide here behind those bushes and don't follow me. Don't move or show yourself. I'm going to have that glass.\"", "narration_text": " he sneered, but Simon Gosler hugged his coat to him and looked from side to side searching for a way of escape."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I've heard what went on, Simon Gosler,", "narration_text": " he sneered, but Simon Gosler hugged his coat to him and looked from side to side searching for a way of escape."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"and if you will sell your spyglass to me, I'll buy it off you with this silver piece. Otherwise you shall not have it.\"", "narration_text": "Chris stood with his legs apart, his head back, his eyes full of scorn. His hand did not cease to toss and catch the silver piece."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Well, you old villain,", "narration_text": "Chris stood with his legs apart, his head back, his eyes full of scorn. His hand did not cease to toss and catch the silver piece."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"will you take the coin in fair exchange, or shall I hit you again with that club you just felt?", "narration_text": "Chris stood with his legs apart, his head back, his eyes full of scorn. His hand did not cease to toss and catch the silver piece."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"It doesn't feel the same when you get it back as when you give it out, does it, you old faker? Hurry up -- your friends will soon be coming back, and I don't think they intend to argue,", "narration_text": "Chris stood with his legs apart, his head back, his eyes full of scorn. His hand did not cease to toss and catch the silver piece."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Very well, you nasty young man, I'll sell my glass. Give me the coin!", "narration_text": " Amos exclaimed, for he had caught all Chris's expression of speech,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Oh no!", "narration_text": " Amos exclaimed, for he had caught all Chris's expression of speech,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"No indeed! You put the glass down between us -- carefully, mind you -- and back away. I'll throw you the coin when I've seen if the glass is worth the silver!\"", "narration_text": " Amos exclaimed, for he had caught all Chris's expression of speech,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"We got us a spyglass!\"", "narration_text": " Amos exclaimed, for he had caught all Chris's expression of speech,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"And it's a fine one -- best I ever saw,", "narration_text": " Amos exclaimed, for he had caught all Chris's expression of speech,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Here, try it out over the river there, where that ship is anchored.\"", "narration_text": " Amos exclaimed, for he had caught all Chris's expression of speech,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_15_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"you look. That's a mighty fine ship out there, black as the Mirabelle is white, but she looks fast and strong just the same.\"", "narration_text": " Amos exclaimed, for he had caught all Chris's expression of speech,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cYes, yes,", "narration_text": " said Porthos, trying to give to his mustache a curl which it had lost whilst he had been alone."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cYes, we did some fine things in our time and we gave that poor cardinal a few threads to unravel.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Porthos, trying to give to his mustache a curl which it had lost whilst he had been alone."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cUnder any circumstances,", "narration_text": " said Porthos, trying to give to his mustache a curl which it had lost whilst he had been alone."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cyou are welcome, my dear friend; you will help me to recover my spirits; to-morrow we will hunt the hare on my plain, which is a superb tract of land, or pursue the deer in my woods, which are magnificent. I have four harriers which are considered the swiftest in the county, and a pack of hounds which are unequalled for twenty leagues around.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Porthos, trying to give to his mustache a curl which it had lost whilst he had been alone."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cBut, first,", "narration_text": "A third sigh from Porthos."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cyou must present me to Madame du Vallon.\u201d", "narration_text": "A third sigh from Porthos."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI lost Madame du Vallon two years ago,", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cand you find me still in affliction on that account. That was the reason why I left my Chateau du Vallon near Corbeil, and came to my estate, Bracieux. Poor Madame du Vallon! her temper was uncertain, but she came at last to accustom herself to my little ways and understand my little wishes.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cSo you are free now, and rich?\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI am a widower and have forty thousand francs a year. Let us go to breakfast.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI shall be happy to do so; the morning air has made me hungry.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cmy air is excellent.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cthis is my usual style.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cDevil take me!", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cI wish you joy of it. The king has nothing like it.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cI hear it said that he is very badly fed by the cardinal, Monsieur de Mazarin. Taste this cutlet, my dear D\u2019Artagnan; \u2019tis off one of my sheep.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cYou have very tender mutton and I wish you joy of it.", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cYes, the sheep are fed in my meadows, which are excellent pasture.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cGive me another cutlet.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cNo, try this hare, which I had killed yesterday in one of my warrens.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cZounds! what a flavor!", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cah! they are fed on thyme only, your hares.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cAnd how do you like my wine?", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cit is pleasant, isn\u2019t it?\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cIt is nothing, however, but a wine of the country.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cYes, a small declivity to the south, yonder on my hill, gives me twenty hogsheads.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cQuite a vineyard, hey?\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos sighed for the fifth time \u2014 D\u2019Artagnan had counted his sighs. He became curious to solve the problem."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cExcellent, my dear friend; better than ever. I could kill an ox with a blow of my fist.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cWell, then, family affairs, perhaps?\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cFamily! I have, happily, only myself in the world to care for.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cBut what makes you sigh?\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cMy dear fellow,", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cto be candid with you, I am not happy.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cYou are not happy, Porthos? You who have chateau, meadows, mountains, woods \u2014 you who have forty thousand francs a year \u2014 you \u2014 are \u2014 not \u2014 happy?\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cMy dear friend, all those things I have, but I am a hermit in the midst of superfluity.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cSurrounded, I suppose, only by clodhoppers, with whom you could not associate.\u201d", "narration_text": " he said, \u201cit seems, my dear friend, that something vexes you; you are ill, perhaps? That health, which \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cMadame du Vallon was of doubtful gentility. She had, in her first marriage \u2014 I don\u2019t think, D\u2019Artagnan, I am telling you anything new \u2014 married a lawyer; they thought that \u2018nauseous;\u2019 you can understand that\u2019s a word bad enough to make one kill thirty thousand men. I have killed two, which has made people hold their tongues, but has not made me their friend. So that I have no society; I live alone; I am sick of it \u2014 my mind preys on itself.\u201d", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan smiled. He now saw where the breastplate was weak, and prepared the blow."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cthat you are a widower, your wife\u2019s connection cannot injure you.\u201d", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan smiled. He now saw where the breastplate was weak, and prepared the blow."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cA baron, don\u2019t you mean?", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan smiled. He now saw where the breastplate was weak, and prepared the blow."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cwould I were but a baron!\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cWell, my friend, I am come to give you this very title which you wish for so much.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cI am glad to see,", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cthat you have still that honest lad with you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cHe is my steward,", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201che will never leave me. Go away now, Mouston.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cSo he\u2019s called Mouston,", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201c\u2019tis too long a word to pronounce \u2018Mousqueton.\u2019\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201clet us resume our conversation later, your people may suspect something; there may be spies about. You can suppose, Porthos, that what I have to say relates to most important matters.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cDevil take them; let us walk in the park,", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cfor the sake of digestion.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cthe park is like everything else and there are as many fish in your pond as rabbits in your warren; you are a happy man, my friend since you have not only retained your love of the chase, but acquired that of fishing.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cMy friend,", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cI leave fishing to Mousqueton, \u2014 it is a vulgar pleasure, \u2014 but I shoot sometimes; that is to say, when I am dull, and I sit on one of those marble seats, have my gun brought to me, my favorite dog, and I shoot rabbits.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cReally, how very amusing!\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cYes,", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cit is amusing.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos gave a start that shook the room; two or three bottles fell and were broken. Mousqueton ran thither, hearing the noise."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cHowever, what had you to say to me?", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan now no longer counted the sighs. They were innumerable."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201clet us return to that subject.\u201d", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan now no longer counted the sighs. They were innumerable."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cI must, however, first frankly tell you that you must change your mode of life.\u201d", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan now no longer counted the sighs. They were innumerable."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cGo into harness again, gird on your sword, run after adventures, and leave as in old times a little of your fat on the roadside.\u201d", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan now no longer counted the sighs. They were innumerable."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cAh! hang it!", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan now no longer counted the sighs. They were innumerable."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cI see you are spoiled, dear friend; you are corpulent, your arm has no longer that movement of which the late cardinal\u2019s guards have so many proofs.\u201d", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan now no longer counted the sighs. They were innumerable."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cAh! my fist is strong enough I swear,", "narration_text": "D\u2019Artagnan now no longer counted the sighs. They were innumerable."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cSo much the better.\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cAre we then to go to war?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cBy my troth, yes.\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cAgainst whom?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cAre you a politician, friend?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cNot in the least.\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cAre you for Mazarin or for the princes?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cI am for no one.\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cThat is to say, you are for us. Well, I tell you that I come to you from the cardinal.\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cHo! ho! What are the wishes of his eminence?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cHe wishes to have you in his service.\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cAnd who spoke to him of me?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cRochefort \u2014 you remember him?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cYes, pardieu! It was he who gave us so much trouble and kept us on the road so much; you gave him three sword-wounds in three separate engagements.\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cBut you know he is now our friend?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cNo, I didn\u2019t know that. So he cherishes no resentment?\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cYou are mistaken, Porthos,", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cIt is I who cherish no resentment.\u201d", "narration_text": "This speech was heard by Porthos in the same sense as if it had still been in the year 1640 and related to the true cardinal."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cYou say, then,", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cthat the Count de Rochefort spoke of me to the cardinal?\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201cYes, and the queen, too.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cThe queen, do you say?\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201cTo inspire us with confidence she has even placed in Mazarin\u2019s hands that famous diamond \u2014 you remember all about it \u2014 that I once sold to Monsieur des Essarts and of which, I don\u2019t know how, she has regained possession.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cBut it seems to me,", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201cthat she would have done much better if she had given it back to you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cbut kings and queens are strange beings and have odd fancies; nevertheless, since they are the ones who have riches and honors, we are devoted to them.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201cYes, we are devoted to them,", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cand you \u2014 to whom are you devoted now?\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_91": {"text": "\u201cTo the king, the queen, and to the cardinal; moreover, I have answered for your devotion also.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_92": {"text": "\u201cAnd you say that you have made certain conditions on my behalf?\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_93": {"text": "\u201cMagnificent, my dear fellow, magnificent! In the first place you have plenty of money, haven\u2019t you? forty thousand francs income, I think you said.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_94": {"text": "\u201cEh! my friend,", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_95": {"text": "\u201cone never has too much money. Madame du Vallon left things in much disorder; I am not much of a hand at figures, so that I live almost from hand to mouth.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_96": {"text": "\u201cHe is afraid I have come to borrow money,", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_97": {"text": "\u201cAh, my friend,", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_98": {"text": "\u201cit is all the better if you are in difficulties.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_99": {"text": "\u201cHow is it all the better?\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_100": {"text": "\u201cYes, for his eminence will give you all that you want \u2014 land, money, and titles.\u201d", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_101": {"text": "\u201cAh! ah! ah!", "narration_text": "Porthos didn\u2019t understand any too clearly; but then we know that understanding was not his strong point."}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_102": {"text": "\u201cwe didn\u2019t know enough to make our profits; this, however, doesn\u2019t concern you, with your forty thousand francs income, the happiest man in the world, it seems to me.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_103": {"text": "\u201cnotwithstanding your forty thousand francs a year, and perhaps even for the very reason that you have forty thousand francs a year, it seems to me that a little coronet would do well on your carriage, hey?\u201d", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_104": {"text": "\u201cYes indeed,", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_105": {"text": "\u201cWell, my dear friend, win it \u2014 it is at the point of your sword. We shall not interfere with each other \u2014 your object is a title; mine, money. If I can get enough to rebuild Artagnan, which my ancestors, impoverished by the Crusades, allowed to fall into ruins, and to buy thirty acres of land about it, that is all I wish. I shall retire and die tranquilly \u2014 at home.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_106": {"text": "\u201cFor my part,", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_107": {"text": "\u201cI desire to be made a baron.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_108": {"text": "\u201cYou shall be one.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_109": {"text": "\u201cAnd have you not seen any of our other friends?\u201d", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_110": {"text": "\u201cYes, I have seen Aramis.\u201d", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_111": {"text": "\u201cAnd what does he wish? To be a bishop?\u201d", "narration_text": " answered D\u2019Artagnan, who did not wish to undeceive Porthos,"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_112": {"text": "\u201cAramis, fancy, has become a monk and a Jesuit, and lives like a bear. My offers did not arouse him, \u2014 did not even tempt him.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_113": {"text": "\u201cSo much the worse! He was a clever man. And Athos?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_114": {"text": "\u201cI have not yet seen him. Do you know where I shall find him?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_115": {"text": "\u201cNear Blois. He is called Bragelonne. Only imagine, my dear friend. Athos, who was of as high birth as the emperor and who inherits one estate which gives him the title of comte, what is he to do with all those dignities \u2014 the Comte de la Fere, Comte de Bragelonne?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_116": {"text": "\u201cAnd he has no children with all these titles?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_117": {"text": "\u201cI have heard that he had adopted a young man who resembles him greatly.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_118": {"text": "\u201cWell, I shall see him to-morrow and tell him about you; but I\u2019m afraid, entre nous, that his liking for wine has aged and degraded him.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_119": {"text": "\u201cYes, he used to drink a great deal,", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_120": {"text": "\u201cAnd then he was older than any of us,", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_121": {"text": "\u201cSome years only. His gravity made him look older than he was.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_122": {"text": "\u201cWell then, if we can get Athos, all will be well. If we cannot, we will do without him. We two are worth a dozen.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat, Athos? Our Athos, who was as virtuous as Scipio? Have you seen him?"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_123": {"text": "\u201cbut we four, altogether, would be equal to thirty-six, more especially as you say the work will not be child\u2019s play. Will it last long?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_124": {"text": "\u201cBy\u2019r Lady! two or three years perhaps.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_125": {"text": "\u201cSo much the better,", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_126": {"text": "\u201cYou have no idea, my friend, how my bones ache since I came here. Sometimes on a Sunday, I take a ride in the fields and on the property of my neighbours, in order to pick up a nice little quarrel, which I am really in want of, but nothing happens. Either they respect or they fear me, which is more likely, but they let me trample down the clover with my dogs, insult and obstruct every one, and I come back still more weary and low-spirited, that\u2019s all. At any rate, tell me: there\u2019s more chance of fighting in Paris, is there not?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_127": {"text": "\u201cIn that respect, my dear friend, it\u2019s delightful. No more edicts, no more of the cardinal\u2019s guards, no more De Jussacs, nor other bloodhounds. I\u2019Gad! underneath a lamp in an inn, anywhere, they ask \u2018Are you one of the Fronde?\u2019 They unsheathe, and that\u2019s all that is said. The Duke de Guise killed Monsieur de Coligny in the Place Royale and nothing was said of it.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_128": {"text": "\u201cAh, things go on gaily, then,", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_129": {"text": "\u201cBesides which, in a short time,", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_130": {"text": "\u201cWe shall have set battles, cannonades, conflagrations and there will be great variety.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_131": {"text": "\u201cWell, then, I decide.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_132": {"text": "\u201cI have your word, then?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_133": {"text": "\u201cBut he must make me a baron.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.57.61.twentyyearsafter_11_dumas_64kb_134": {"text": "\u201cthat\u2019s settled already; I will be responsible for the barony.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYes, \u2019tis given. I shall fight heart and soul for Mazarin; but \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"What is now thy state, O my son?", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Praise be to Allah,", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I am well and like to recover, if such be the will of Allah Almighty at this time.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Kill two of these for him every day, one at dawn of day and the other at fall of day.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Eat, O my son!", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"How is it with thee now, O my son?", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Thanks be to Allah for recovery!", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"may the Almighty requite thee thy kindness to me.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"O my master, in Allah's name, walk in and I will wash thy body.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"This is doing injury to the keeper's rights.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"The master overwhelmeth us with his favours!", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Thou art he whom the Almighty vouchsafed to me and made the cause of my cure!", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"and tell us the cause of thy coming to this city and whence thou art. Thy face showeth signs of gentle breeding.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Tell me first how thou camest to fall in with me,", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"and after I will tell thee my story.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"As for that, I found thee lying on the rubbish-heap by the door of the fire-house, as I went to my work near the morning, and knew not who had thrown thee there. So I carried thee home with me; and this is all my tale.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Glory to Him who quickeneth the bones, though they be rotten! Indeed, O my brother, thou hast not done good save to one worthy of it, and thou shalt presently gather its fruitage.", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"But where am I now?", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Thou art in the city of Jerusalem,", "narration_text": " While he was eating; behold, her husband entered and seeing her feeding him, sat down at his head and said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Weep not, but rather praise Allah for safety and recovery.", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"How far is it hence to Damascus?", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Six days' journey.", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Wilt thou send me thither?", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"how can I allow thee to go alone, and thou a youth and a stranger to boot? If thou would journey to Damascus, I am one who will go with thee; and if my wife will listen to and obey me and accompany me, I will take up my abode there; for it is no light matter to part with thee.", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Wilt thou travel with me to Damascus of Syria or wilt thou abide here, whilst I lead this my lord thither and return to thee? For he is bent upon going to Damascus of Syria and, by Allah, it is hard to me to part with him, and I fear for him from highway men.", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\"I will go with you both;", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Praised be Allah for accord, and we have said the last word!", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Grieve not, for at this gate we must all go in.", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Allah make weal thy lot, O my son! Surely He will compensate us with His favours and cause our mourning to cease. What sayst thou, O my son, about our walking abroad to view Damascus and cheer thy spirits?", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Thy will is mine.", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\"I wonder to whom belong all these chattels and camels and stuffs!", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Oh ye gone from the gaze of these ridded eyne, * Ye whose sight in my spirit shall ever dwell! Your charms are gone, but this heart of me * Hath no sweet, and no pleasures its sour dispel; If Allah's grace make us meet again, * In long drawn love-tale my love I'll tell.\"", "narration_text": "And when he had ended his verse, he wept and the Fireman said to him,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\"O my son, we hardly believed that thy health had returned;[FN#238] so take heart and do not weep, for I fear a relapse for thee.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Get thee provaunt in this world ere thou wend upon thy way, * And know how surely Death descends thy life lot to waylay: All thy worldly goods are pride and the painfullest repine; * All thy worldly life is vexing, of thy soul in vain display: Say is not worldly wone like a wanderer's place of rest, * Where at night he 'nakhs'[FN#239] his camels and moves off at dawn of day?\"", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Meseemeth thou yearnest for thy native land?", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_35": {"text": "\"and I can no longer tarry here; so I will commend thee to Allah's care and set out with these folk and journey with them, little by little, till I come to my mother land.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_36": {"text": "\"And I with thee; for of a truth I cannot bear to part with thee. I have done thee kindly service and I mean to complete it by tending thee on thy travel.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Allah abundantly requite thee for me!", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_38": {"text": "\"This is for thee to ride by the way; and, when thou art weary of riding, thou canst dismount and walk.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_39": {"text": "\"May Allah bless thee and aid me to requite thee! for verily thou hast dealt with me more lovingly than one with his brother.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_40": {"text": "\"This charmer dazzleth men's wits but she is in squalid condition, and whether she be of the people of this city or she be a stranger, I needs must have her.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Tell me, O my little daughter! art thou a free woman or a slave?", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_42": {"text": "\"By thy life, do not add to my sorrows!", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Allah hath blessed me with six daughters, of whom five died and only one is left me, the youngest of all; and I came to ask thee if thou be of the folk of this city or a stranger; that I might take thee and carry thee to her, to bear her company so as to divert her from pining for her sisters. If thou have no kith and kin, I will make thee as one of them; and thou and she shall be as my two children.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_44": {"text": "\"Haply I may trust myself to this old man.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_45": {"text": "\"O nuncle, I am a maiden of the Arabs and a stranger and I have a sick brother; but I will go with thee to thy daughter on one condition, which is, that I may spend only the day with her and at night may return to my brother. If thou strike this bargain I will fare with thee, for I am a stranger and I was high in honour among my tribe, and I awoke one morning to find myself vile and abject. I came with my brother from the land of Al-Hijaz and I fearless he know not where I am.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_46": {"text": "\"By Allah, I have got my desire!", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_47": {"text": "\"There shall none be dearer to me than thou; I wish thee only to bear my daughter company by day and thou shalt go to thy brother at earliest nightfall. Or, if thou wilt, bring him over to dwell with us.", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_48": {"text": "\"O city strumpet, what is this weeping? By Allah, an thou hold not thy peace, I will beat thee to death, O thou town filth!", "narration_text": " Nuzhat al-Zaman bowed her head in bashfulness when she heard what he said and communed with herself,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_49": {"text": "\"O accursed old man, O gray beard of hell, how have I trusted thee and thou hast played me false, and now thou wouldst torture me?", "narration_text": " When she heard this she loathed life and longed for death; so she turned to him and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_50": {"text": "\"O lazy baggage, dost thou dare to bandy words with me?", "narration_text": " When she heard this she loathed life and longed for death; so she turned to him and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_51": {"text": "\"An thou hold not thy peace, I will kill thee!", "narration_text": " And he stood up to her and beat her with a whip, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_52": {"text": "\"How couldst thou play me this trick and lure me into these bald and stony mountains, and what is thy design with me?", "narration_text": " And he stood up to her and beat her with a whip, saying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_53": {"text": "\"O lazy baggage of ill omen and insolent! wilt thou bandy words with me?", "narration_text": " When he heard her words he hardened his heart and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_54": {"text": "\"By the rights of my bonnet,[FN#243] if I see or hear thee weeping, I will cut out thy tongue and stuff it up thy coynte, O thou city filth!", "narration_text": " When he heard her words he hardened his heart and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_55": {"text": "\"Time hath for his wont to upraise and debase, * Nor is lasting condition for human race: In this world each thing hath appointed turn; * Nor may man transgress his determined place: How long these perils and woes? Ah woe * For a life, all woeful in parlous case! Allah bless not the days which have laid me low * I' the world, with disgrace after so much grace! My wish is baffled, my hopes cast down, * And distance forbids me to greet his face: O thou who passeth that dear one's door, * Say for me, these tears shall flow evermore!\"", "narration_text": " When he heard her words he hardened his heart and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_56": {"text": "\"I love not one who answereth at times when I am in wrath: so henceforth give me no more of these impertinent words and I will sell thee to a good man like myself, who will do well with thee, even as I have done.", "narration_text": " When he heard her words he hardened his heart and said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_19_burton_64kb_57": {"text": "\"Yes; whatso thou doest is right,", "narration_text": " When he heard her words he hardened his heart and said to her,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"most certainly sir. I have the chocolate hot, as it so happens, and some cakes new-baked.\"", "narration_text": "Chris took a sip of the hot chocolate and a bite of golden cake, deciding that he had never tasted better. This point decided on within himself, he gave his attention to the man across from him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"we shall refresh ourselves and you shall listen, if you will.\"", "narration_text": "Chris took a sip of the hot chocolate and a bite of golden cake, deciding that he had never tasted better. This point decided on within himself, he gave his attention to the man across from him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I told you,", "narration_text": "Chris took a sip of the hot chocolate and a bite of golden cake, deciding that he had never tasted better. This point decided on within himself, he gave his attention to the man across from him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"that I was a shipowner and a merchant. That is true. But these are troubled times. A revolution has had the land in its grasp. Times are bad, and this vast land is now convulsed with the birth throes of democracy. Money is hard to come by, and much needed, for General Washington's troops were farmers called away from their harvesting or sowing. The period of healing, for them and for the land, will be long and costly.\"", "narration_text": "Chris took a sip of the hot chocolate and a bite of golden cake, deciding that he had never tasted better. This point decided on within himself, he gave his attention to the man across from him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Destruction is so fast, and to construct and build,", "narration_text": "A wave of excitement such as he had never known surged over Chris and he started to his feet, almost upsetting the table and making the cups rattle on their saucers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"that is what is slow.", "narration_text": "A wave of excitement such as he had never known surged over Chris and he started to his feet, almost upsetting the table and making the cups rattle on their saucers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Without financial help, without money for the beginning of this new land and this new government that is struggling to be born, this free place and this fine democratic experiment will fail. I know a way to save it, and you have been sent back into the past from our future -- my future and yours, and that of the land -- to help us and make it real. You will not disappoint me, Christopher?", "narration_text": "A wave of excitement such as he had never known surged over Chris and he started to his feet, almost upsetting the table and making the cups rattle on their saucers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"You will help your country get its start?\"", "narration_text": "A wave of excitement such as he had never known surged over Chris and he started to his feet, almost upsetting the table and making the cups rattle on their saucers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Oh, yes sir! You bet! If I can, I'll help!\"", "narration_text": "A wave of excitement such as he had never known surged over Chris and he started to his feet, almost upsetting the table and making the cups rattle on their saucers."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"It had to be, for it could be no other way. But there is always doubt. Your hand, my boy, for we have work to do together.\"", "narration_text": "The two hands, large and small, were firm, one in the other, and Chris felt a new power coming to him from the man whose hand he grasped."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Listen closely,", "narration_text": "The two hands, large and small, were firm, one in the other, and Chris felt a new power coming to him from the man whose hand he grasped."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"There is a wondrous thing, unique in the world, and which, for the benefit of this growing country, we must obtain. Its possession will mean we can pay for many things -- a new city here, tools; building materials. This wonderful object is the Jewel Tree belonging to the Princess of China.\"", "narration_text": "The two hands, large and small, were firm, one in the other, and Chris felt a new power coming to him from the man whose hand he grasped."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"This Jewel Tree,", "narration_text": "The two hands, large and small, were firm, one in the other, and Chris felt a new power coming to him from the man whose hand he grasped."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"is a tree that grows, that puts out leaves and flowers and bears fruit, but here is the wonder of it,", "narration_text": "The two hands, large and small, were firm, one in the other, and Chris felt a new power coming to him from the man whose hand he grasped."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"This growing tree is made of jewels; leaves and flowers and even seeded fruit. The leaves are emeralds; the flowers, diamonds and sapphires; the fruits, huge rubies seeded thick with pearls. Imagine such a treasure if you can!", "narration_text": " He spread his arms wide and Chris's eyes were shining with excitement."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Imagine the possession of such a plant!", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Break off a branch of it -- another grows. And flowers and fruit -- much like your orange trees -- bear both their fruit and flowers at the same time.\"", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"The taking of such a prize would be hard enough,", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"for it is well guarded. But there is a greater hazard.", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"There is a man here, posing as a merchant. Claggett Chew. You will see him in the town when you walk there, which you shall do, presently. But he has some magic powers, and knows me well. Too well.", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"We have been enemies for long,", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"but he has yet to get the better of me.\"", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Is he after the Jewel Tree too?", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"He is. He heard of it, by power of magic certainly, for it is a secret so well guarded that those who carry knowledge of it -- all but myself, up to this time -- all others have died before they could make use of it. You can well imagine,", "narration_text": " He rose from his chair to walk about in his nervousness and eagerness at what lay ahead. Then he went on."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"that a treasure that replenishes itself is beyond price. The Chinese Emperor knows it well. So do the guards about his palaces, and so does Claggett Chew.\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker gave Chris's shoulder a little shake of pride and acceptance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"There is one way,", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker gave Chris's shoulder a little shake of pride and acceptance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"and that is where I need your help.", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker gave Chris's shoulder a little shake of pride and acceptance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"then only would we have an opportunity to seize the Jewel Tree. Can you learn what I know?", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker gave Chris's shoulder a little shake of pride and acceptance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Can you learn my magic?\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker gave Chris's shoulder a little shake of pride and acceptance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Those tricks -- the fly -- and others?\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker gave Chris's shoulder a little shake of pride and acceptance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_30": {"text": "\"I got here, didn't I? I've gone back all these years, so I guess I could.", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker gave Chris's shoulder a little shake of pride and acceptance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_31": {"text": "\"At least I can try,", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker gave Chris's shoulder a little shake of pride and acceptance."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_32": {"text": "\"I know that you can learn. For you it will not be hard.\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker looked at Chris and his face was serene and smooth with the great satisfaction of his feelings."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_33": {"text": "\"There's just one thing,", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker looked at Chris and his face was serene and smooth with the great satisfaction of his feelings."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_34": {"text": "\"You say, sir, 'Seize the Tree.' That means just stealing it? Must we do that?\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker looked at Chris and his face was serene and smooth with the great satisfaction of his feelings."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_35": {"text": "\"You are the lad for me!", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker looked at Chris and his face was serene and smooth with the great satisfaction of his feelings."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_08_dawson_64kb_36": {"text": "\"I knew it from the first! It would be stealing, boy, but for one thing. When -- and heaven willing, if -- you reach the Tree, you will break a branch from it and stick it in the ground. It will root itself and grow and thrive, and the Princess will still have delicate jewel flowers for her hair.\"", "narration_text": " he cried, and Chris felt himself coloring with pleasure at the tone of Mr. Wicker's voice."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Why didn't you tell me you were a Security Prime! I'm grade three myself.\"", "narration_text": "Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"And I suppose that would have meant you'd have shipped in all the food we needed free?", "narration_text": "Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Nope. You're right. The growers would starve next year if they gave it all away now. Well, we'll get in enough food this way to keep you going for a while -- couple of weeks, at least.\"", "narration_text": "A big Marspeaker ran out from the gate, and the voice of Gannett came over it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Go back! If just one of you gets within ten feet of the dome or entrance, we're going to rip the dome! We'll destroy Marsport before we'll give in to a doped-up crowd of riffraff! You've got five minutes to get out of sight, before we come out with rifles and knock you off! Now beat it!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon got out of the car the Kid was driving and started toward the entrance, just as the moaning wail of the crowd behind him built up."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"They're bluffing. They wouldn't dare destroy the dome! Come on!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon got out of the car the Kid was driving and started toward the entrance, just as the moaning wail of the crowd behind him built up."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Drink it all, cobber. So one of your Security badges had the wrong man attached to it, and word got back. Couldn't be helped. You just ran into the sacred law of Marsport -- the one they teach kids. Be bad, and the dome'll collapse. The dome made Marsport, and it's taboo!\"", "narration_text": "Mother Corey met him, dragging him back to a small room where he dug up an impossibly precious bottle of brandy."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"If the dome gives them a perfect cover, why let me make a jackass of myself, Mother?", "narration_text": "Corey shook his head, setting the heavy folds of flesh to bouncing."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Gave them something to live for here, cobber. And when you get over this, you're gonna announce new plans to try again. Yes, you are! But right now, you get yourself drunk!\"", "narration_text": "He left Gordon and the bottle. After a while, the bottle was gone. He felt number, but no better, by the time Izzy came in."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Trench is outside in a heavy-armored car, Bruce. Says he wants to see you. Something to discuss -- a proposition!\"", "narration_text": "He left Gordon and the bottle. After a while, the bottle was gone. He felt number, but no better, by the time Izzy came in."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Tell him to go to hell!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head and sat up. The book, he thought, trying to focus his thoughts. The book with all the names..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"What did Trench want?", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head and sat up. The book, he thought, trying to focus his thoughts. The book with all the names..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"He wanted to show you a badge -- a Security badge made out for him,", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head and sat up. The book, he thought, trying to focus his thoughts. The book with all the names..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"All right, Cuddles,", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head and sat up. The book, he thought, trying to focus his thoughts. The book with all the names..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"You got your meal ticket, and you've outgrown it in this mess. Now I want that damned book! I've been operating in the dark. It's time I found out how to get in touch with some of those people. Where is it?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head and sat up. The book, he thought, trying to focus his thoughts. The book with all the names..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"It isn't. Bruce -- I don't have it. That time I gave you the note, you didn't come when I said, and I thought you wouldn't. Then Jurgens' men broke in, and I thought they'd get it, so -- so I burned it. I lied to you about using it to make you keep me.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head and sat up. The book, he thought, trying to focus his thoughts. The book with all the names..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Okay, Cuddles, you burned it. You were trying to kill me then, so you burned it to keep Jurgens from getting it and putting the finger on me! Where is it, Sheila? On you?\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head and sat up. The book, he thought, trying to focus his thoughts. The book with all the names..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"No, Bruce. I burned it. I don't know why. I just did! No!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon shook his head and sat up. The book, he thought, trying to focus his thoughts. The book with all the names..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Are you satisfied now, you mechanical beast! Do you still think I have it on me?\"", "narration_text": "She sat up as he released his knee, her hoarse voice squeezed from between her writhing lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"You don't. Don't you know a wife shouldn't keep secrets from her husband? A warm-blooded, affectionate husband, to boot.", "narration_text": "She sat up as he released his knee, her hoarse voice squeezed from between her writhing lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Better tell your husband where the book is, Cuddles!\"", "narration_text": "She cursed and he drew her closer. He bent down, forcing her head back and setting his lips on hers."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Another week of being a failure on this planet of failures, and I might. Go ahead and tell me I'm the same as your first husband. If I can't even keep my word to you, I can at least get out and stay out.", "narration_text": "She cursed and he drew her closer. He bent down, forcing her head back and setting his lips on hers."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"For your amusement, I'm going to miss having you around!\"", "narration_text": "He stood up. Something touched his hand, and he looked down to see her fingers."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"you meant it! You don't hate me any more.", "narration_text": " She rubbed her wrist across her eyes, and the ghost of a smile touched her lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I don't think you're a failure. And maybe -- maybe I'm not. Maybe I don't have to be a failure as a woman -- a wife, Bruce. I don't want you to go!\"", "narration_text": " She rubbed her wrist across her eyes, and the ghost of a smile touched her lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"The dome! It has to be the answer! Cuddles, you broke the chain enough for me to think again! We've been blind -- the whole damned planet has been blind.\"", "narration_text": " She rubbed her wrist across her eyes, and the ghost of a smile touched her lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"I'm all right! I'm just half sane instead of all insane for a change.", "narration_text": " She rubbed her wrist across her eyes, and the ghost of a smile touched her lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Look, most of the people here are Martians. They've left Earth behind, and they're meeting this planet on its own terms. And they're adapting. Third-generation children -- not all, but a lot of them -- are breathing the air we'd die on, and they're doing fine at it. Probably second-generation ones can keep going after we'd pass out. It's just as true out here as it is on the frontier. But Marsport has that sacred dome over it. It's still trying to be Earth. And it can't do it. It's never had a chance to adjust here, and it's afraid to try.\"", "narration_text": " She rubbed her wrist across her eyes, and the ghost of a smile touched her lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"But what about this part of Marsport?\"", "narration_text": " She rubbed her wrist across her eyes, and the ghost of a smile touched her lips."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"We can work enough powder under those webbing supports, and lay the fuse wire beside the plastic ring that keeps it airtight,", "narration_text": "There were suspicious looks as the group came back to the Coop, but Mother Corey waddled over to meet them."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"But God help us, gov'nor, if any gee spots us.\"", "narration_text": "There were suspicious looks as the group came back to the Coop, but Mother Corey waddled over to meet them."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Let him think we're just scouting,", "narration_text": "There were suspicious looks as the group came back to the Coop, but Mother Corey waddled over to meet them."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Did you find them, cobber?", "narration_text": "There were suspicious looks as the group came back to the Coop, but Mother Corey waddled over to meet them."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Not yet, Mother. May have to go back tonight.\"", "narration_text": "He awoke to find Izzy shaking his shoulder. He looked down for Sheila, but she was gone. Izzy followed his eyes, and shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_33": {"text": "\"The princess took off in a car three hours ago,", "narration_text": "He awoke to find Izzy shaking his shoulder. He looked down for Sheila, but she was gone. Izzy followed his eyes, and shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_34": {"text": "\"She said it was something that had to be done, gov'nor, so I figured you'd know about it.\"", "narration_text": "He awoke to find Izzy shaking his shoulder. He looked down for Sheila, but she was gone. Izzy followed his eyes, and shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Wire and explosive still there?", "narration_text": "He awoke to find Izzy shaking his shoulder. He looked down for Sheila, but she was gone. Izzy followed his eyes, and shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_36": {"text": "\"We might be able to run the wire in,", "narration_text": "Then he stopped suddenly, staring. Bruce Gordon leaned forward, with Izzy's hands grabbing for him. But he'd seen it, too."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_37": {"text": "\"And tip them off to where it is, probably. No, we'll have to do it under some kind of covering, the way I had it planned in the first place, only with one more damned complication. We'll pull another false raid on the dome. As soon as we get chased off, I'll manage to set it off while they're relaxing and laughing at us.\"", "narration_text": "Then he stopped suddenly, staring. Bruce Gordon leaned forward, with Izzy's hands grabbing for him. But he'd seen it, too."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Who elected you chief martyr around here? You'll be blown up, gov'nor -- and if you ain't, they'll rip you to ribbons for knocking off the dome.\"", "narration_text": "Then he stopped suddenly, staring. Bruce Gordon leaned forward, with Izzy's hands grabbing for him. But he'd seen it, too."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Get us back, Izzy,", "narration_text": "Rumor would travel fast enough, he hoped. And it should give him a few extra seconds before his forces cracked."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_40": {"text": "\"We've got to round up whatever group we can and get them back here on the double. They must be counting on our original time, so they're in no hurry to remove the powder and wiring. But we can't count on any more time.\"", "narration_text": "Rumor would travel fast enough, he hoped. And it should give him a few extra seconds before his forces cracked."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_41": {"text": "\"You're going through with it?", "narration_text": "Rumor would travel fast enough, he hoped. And it should give him a few extra seconds before his forces cracked."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_42": {"text": "\"In one hour. And you might pass the word along that we're doing it to save the dome. Tell the men we just found out that Trench is losing and intends to blow it up instead of letting the Legals win.\"", "narration_text": "Rumor would travel fast enough, he hoped. And it should give him a few extra seconds before his forces cracked."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Hear that siren, gov'nor? Means they're scared we may do it. Give me that damned switch!\"", "narration_text": "It made no sense to him, and he didn't care. He marched his men up, with the thin wailing of a banshee in his ears."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_44": {"text": "\"Get back! The dome is mined! Any man comes near it, it'll blow! Get back! The dome is mined!\"", "narration_text": "He turned back toward the Coop, sick with the death of the Kid and the violence. For once, he'd had more than his fill of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_45": {"text": "\"Your wife took a helluva chance, Gordon,", "narration_text": "He turned back toward the Coop, sick with the death of the Kid and the violence. For once, he'd had more than his fill of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_46": {"text": "\"And I took quite a chance, too, to set this up so nobody could ever believe you were behind it. Getting that fight started in time, after you first showed up -- oh, sure, we spotted you -- was the toughest job I ever did! But I guess Sheila had the roughest end, not even knowing for sure where I stood.\"", "narration_text": "He turned back toward the Coop, sick with the death of the Kid and the violence. For once, he'd had more than his fill of it."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_47": {"text": "\"I was railroaded here by Security, told to be good and they'd let me go home. A lot of men got that treatment. So when Wayne was still talking about building a perfect Marsport, I joined up. He treated me right, and I took orders. But a man gets sick of working with punks and cheap hoods; he gets sicker of killing off a planet he's learned to like. I learned to take orders, though -- and I took them until Wayne tried to put a bullet through me. That ended that, and I came out to join up with you. You were soused, I hear -- but your wife guessed enough to take the chance of coming to me, when she thought you were going to get yourself killed. Well, I guess you get out here.\"", "narration_text": "Gordon stared at them slowly, not quite believing it, even though it was no crazier than anything else during the past few hours."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_48": {"text": "\"What happens to you now?", "narration_text": "He indicated the Coop. Gordon got down, followed by Sheila as Trench took the wheel."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_49": {"text": "\"They'll be blaming you for the end of the dome.\"", "narration_text": "He indicated the Coop. Gordon got down, followed by Sheila as Trench took the wheel."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_50": {"text": "\"Let them. I planned on that. Too bad Trench got torn to bits by the mob, isn't it? And it's a good thing I've always kept myself a place under a safe incognito out in the sticks. Got a wife and two kids out there that even Wayne didn't know about.", "narration_text": "He indicated the Coop. Gordon got down, followed by Sheila as Trench took the wheel."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_51": {"text": "\"You're like Security, Gordon. You do all the wrong things, but you get the right results. Goodbye!\"", "narration_text": "He indicated the Coop. Gordon got down, followed by Sheila as Trench took the wheel."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_16_delray_64kb_52": {"text": "\"He likes you, Bruce. But he can't say it. Men!\"", "narration_text": "He indicated the Coop. Gordon got down, followed by Sheila as Trench took the wheel."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cTell me, my dear Baisemeaux,", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201chave you never had any other diversions at the Bastile than those at which I assisted during the two or three visits I have had the honor to pay you?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cbut I take them continually, monseigneur.\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cOh, to be sure! And these diversions?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cAre of every kind.\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cVisits, no doubt?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cNo, not visits. Visits are not frequent at the Bastile.\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cWhat, are visits rare, then?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cEven on the part of your society?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you term my society -- the prisoners?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cOh, no! -- your prisoners, indeed! I know well it is you who visit them, and not they you. By your society, I mean, my dear Baisemeaux, the society of which you are a member.\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cNo, you don\u2019t understand me, my dear M. Baisemeaux; you don\u2019t understand me. I do not at all mean to speak of society in general, but of a particular society -- of the society, in a word -- to which you are affiliated.\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux looked fixedly at Aramis, and then, as if the idea which had flashed across his mind were impossible,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201caffiliated!\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux nearly dropped the glass of muscat which he was in the act of raising to his lips."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cYes, affiliated, undoubtedly,", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux nearly dropped the glass of muscat which he was in the act of raising to his lips."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cAre you not a member of a secret society, my dear M. Baisemeaux?\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cSecret?\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cSecret or mysterious.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cOh, M. d\u2019Herblay!\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cConsider, now, don\u2019t deny it.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cBut believe me.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cI believe what I know.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI swear to you.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cListen to me, my dear M. Baisemeaux; I say yes, you say no; one of us two necessarily says what is true, and the other, it inevitably follows, what is false.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cWell, we shall come to an understanding presently.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cNow drink your glass of muscat, dear Monsieur de Baisemeaux,", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cWhat the devil! you look quite scared.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cNo, no; not the least in the world; oh, no.\u201d", "narration_text": " repeated Aramis, with the greatest self-possession."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cif, I say, you are not a member of a secret or mysterious society, which you like to call it -- the epithet is of no consequence -- if, I say, you are not a member of a society similar to that I wish to designate, well, then, you will not understand a word of what I am going to say. That is all.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Aramis, with the same impassibility,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cOh! be sure beforehand that I shall not understand anything.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Aramis, with the same impassibility,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cWell, well!\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Aramis, with the same impassibility,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cTry, now; let us see!\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Aramis, with the same impassibility,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cThat is what I am going to do.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Aramis, with the same impassibility,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cIf, on the contrary, you are one of the members of this society, you will immediately answer me -- yes or no.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Aramis, with the same impassibility,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cBegin your questions,", "narration_text": " continued Aramis, with the same impassibility,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cYou will agree, dear Monsieur de Baisemeaux,", "narration_text": " continued Aramis, with the same impassibility,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cthat it is evident a man cannot be a member of a society, it is evident that he cannot enjoy the advantages it offers to the affiliated, without being himself bound to certain little services.\u201d", "narration_text": " stammered Baisemeaux, \u201cthat would be intelligible, if -- \u201d"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cI should not like to say absolutely.\u201d", "narration_text": " resumed Aramis, \u201cthere is in the society of which I speak, and of which, as it seems you are not a member -- \u201d"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cThere is an engagement entered into by all the governors and captains of fortresses affiliated to the order.", "narration_text": " resumed Aramis, \u201cthere is in the society of which I speak, and of which, as it seems you are not a member -- \u201d"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cNow the engagement,", "narration_text": " resumed Aramis, \u201cthere is in the society of which I speak, and of which, as it seems you are not a member -- \u201d"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cis of this nature.\u201d", "narration_text": " resumed Aramis, \u201cthere is in the society of which I speak, and of which, as it seems you are not a member -- \u201d"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cGo on, dear M. d\u2019Herblay: go on,", "narration_text": "Aramis then spoke, or rather recited the following paragraph, in the same tone as if he had been reading it from a book:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cThe aforesaid captain or governor of a fortress shall allow to enter, when need shall arise, and on demand of the prisoner, a confessor affiliated to the order.", "narration_text": "Aramis then spoke, or rather recited the following paragraph, in the same tone as if he had been reading it from a book:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cIs not that the text of the agreement?", "narration_text": " He stopped. Baisemeaux was quite distressing to look at, being so wretchedly pale and trembling."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cAh! well, you begin to understand, I think.\u201d", "narration_text": " He stopped. Baisemeaux was quite distressing to look at, being so wretchedly pale and trembling."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cdo not trifle so with my unhappy mind! I find myself as nothing in your hands, if you have the malignant desire to draw from me the little secrets of my administration.\u201d", "narration_text": " He stopped. Baisemeaux was quite distressing to look at, being so wretchedly pale and trembling."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cOh! by no means; pray undeceive yourself, dear M. Baisemeaux; it is not the little secrets of your administration, but those of your conscience that I aim at.\u201d", "narration_text": " He stopped. Baisemeaux was quite distressing to look at, being so wretchedly pale and trembling."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cWell, then, my conscience be it, dear M. d\u2019Herblay. But have some consideration for the situation I am in, which is no ordinary one.\u201d", "narration_text": " He stopped. Baisemeaux was quite distressing to look at, being so wretchedly pale and trembling."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cIt is no ordinary one, my dear monsieur,", "narration_text": " He stopped. Baisemeaux was quite distressing to look at, being so wretchedly pale and trembling."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cif you are a member of this society; but it is a quite natural one if free from all engagement. You are answerable only to the king.\u201d", "narration_text": " He stopped. Baisemeaux was quite distressing to look at, being so wretchedly pale and trembling."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cWell, monsieur, well! I obey only the king, and whom else would you have a French nobleman obey?\u201d", "narration_text": " He stopped. Baisemeaux was quite distressing to look at, being so wretchedly pale and trembling."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cIt is very pleasant,", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cfor a French nobleman, for a prelate of France, to hear a man of your mark express himself so loyally, dear De Baisemeaux, and having heard you to believe no more than you do.\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cHave you doubted, monsieur?\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cI? oh, no!\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cAnd so you doubt no longer?\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cI have no longer any doubt that such a man as you, monsieur,", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cdoes not faithfully serve the masters whom he voluntarily chose for himself.\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cYes, masters, I said.\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur d\u2019Herblay, you are still jesting, are you not?\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cOh, yes! I understand that it is a more difficult position to have several masters than one; but the embarrassment is owing to you, my dear Baisemeaux, and I am not the cause of it.\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cCertainly not,", "narration_text": "Aramis did not yield an inch, but with that silvery voice of his continued:"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cbut what are you doing? You are leaving the table?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cYes, I am going.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cBut you are behaving very strangely towards me, monseigneur.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cI am behaving strangely -- how do you make that out?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cHave you sworn, then, to put me to the torture?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cNo, I should be sorry to do so.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cBecause I have no longer anything to do here; and, indeed, I have duties to fulfil elsewhere.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cDuties, so late as this?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cYes; understand me now, my dear De Baisemeaux: they told me at the place whence I came, \u2018The aforesaid governor or captain will allow to enter, as need shall arise, on the prisoner\u2019s demand, a confessor affiliated with the order.\u2019 I came; you do not know what I mean, and so I shall return to tell them that they are mistaken, and that they must send me elsewhere.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cThe confessor affiliated to the order,", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cThe confessor!", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cyou, monseigneur, the confessor of the order!\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cYes, I; but we have nothing to unravel together, seeing that you are not one of the affiliated.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cAnd I understand that, not being so, you refuse to comply with its command.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cMonseigneur, I beseech you, condescend to hear me.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cMonseigneur, I do not say that I have nothing to do with the society.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cI say not that I refuse to obey.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cNevertheless, M. de Baisemeaux, what has passed wears very much the air of resistance.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cOh, no! monseigneur, no; I only wished to be certain.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cTo be certain of what?", "narration_text": "\u201cWhat! you are -- \u201d cried Baisemeaux, looking at Aramis almost in terror."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cOf nothing at all, monseigneur.", "narration_text": " said Aramis, in a tone of supreme contempt."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cVery good. I like you better thus, monsieur,", "narration_text": " said Aramis, in a tone of supreme contempt."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201chaving received no notice, I was very far from expecting it.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Aramis, in a tone of supreme contempt."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cDoes not the Gospel say, \u2018Watch, for the moment is known only of God?\u2019 Do not the rules of the order say, \u2018Watch, for that which I will, you ought always to will also.\u2019 And what pretext will serve you now that you did not expect the confessor, M. de Baisemeaux?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Aramis, in a tone of supreme contempt."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201cBecause, monseigneur, there is at present in the Bastile no prisoner ill.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Aramis, in a tone of supreme contempt."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you know about that?", "narration_text": " said Aramis, in a tone of supreme contempt."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201chere is your servant, who wishes to speak with you;", "narration_text": " and at this moment, De Baisemeaux\u2019s servant appeared at the threshold of the door."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cthey are bringing you the doctor\u2019s return.\u201d", "narration_text": " and at this moment, De Baisemeaux\u2019s servant appeared at the threshold of the door."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201clet the messenger enter.\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis looked at De Baisemeaux with a calm and confident eye."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cNo. 12 is ill!\u201d", "narration_text": "Aramis looked at De Baisemeaux with a calm and confident eye."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_91": {"text": "\u201cHow was it, then,", "narration_text": "Aramis looked at De Baisemeaux with a calm and confident eye."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_92": {"text": "\u201cthat you told me everybody was well in your hotel, M. de Baisemeaux?", "narration_text": "Aramis looked at De Baisemeaux with a calm and confident eye."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_93": {"text": "\u201cI think that there is in the article, \u2018on the prisoner\u2019s demand.\u2019\u201d", "narration_text": "The governor then made a sign to the messenger, and when he had quitted the room, said, still trembling,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_94": {"text": "\u201cYes, it is so,", "narration_text": "The governor then made a sign to the messenger, and when he had quitted the room, said, still trembling,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_95": {"text": "\u201cBut see what it is they want with you now.\u201d", "narration_text": "The governor then made a sign to the messenger, and when he had quitted the room, said, still trembling,"}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_96": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you want now?", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_97": {"text": "\u201cCan you not leave me in peace for ten minutes?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_98": {"text": "\u201cthe sick man, No. 12, has commissioned the turnkey to request you to send him a confessor.\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_99": {"text": "\u201cWhat must I answer?", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_100": {"text": "\u201cJust what you please,", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_101": {"text": "\u201cthat is your business. I am not the governor of the Bastile.\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_102": {"text": "\u201ctell the prisoner that his request is granted.", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_103": {"text": "\u201cOh! monseigneur, monseigneur,", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_104": {"text": "\u201chow could I have suspected! -- how could I have foreseen this!\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_105": {"text": "\u201cWho requested you to suspect, and who besought you to foresee?", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_106": {"text": "\u201cThe order suspects; the order knows; the order foresees -- is that not enough?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_107": {"text": "\u201cWhat is it you command?", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_108": {"text": "\u201cI? -- nothing at all. I am nothing but a poor priest, a simple confessor. Have I your orders to go and see the sufferer?\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.7451.2033.louisedelavalliere_67_dumas_64kb_109": {"text": "\u201cOh, monseigneur, I do not order; I pray you to go.\u201d", "narration_text": "Baisemeaux very nearly sank on the floor; but Aramis disdained to reassure him, just as he had disdained to terrify him."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Remain Fitzooth, and fight your own way in the world, boy.", "narration_text": "Most of all Robin thought of his father. What would he counsel?"}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_1": {"text": "\"When I am gone you can do what you will with the place, boy,", "narration_text": "Most of all Robin thought of his father. What would he counsel?"}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I have no son; but, of course, the fees and revenues will be yours. If, for a whim, you beggar yourself, I cannot stay you. But take it whilst I live; and wear Montfichet's shield in the days when my eyes can be rejoiced by so brave a sight, for you will ne'er disgrace our 'scutcheon, I warrant me. Perchance 'tis Geoffrey's sole chance that you should wear the badge of Gamewell. I might choose to bequeath it elsewhere.\"", "narration_text": "Most of all Robin thought of his father. What would he counsel?"}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Never that, sir,", "narration_text": "Most of all Robin thought of his father. What would he counsel?"}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Let Gamewell land be ruled, for ever, by Gamewell's proper lord. I pray you to let me take counsel with my mother ere I answer you.\"", "narration_text": "Most of all Robin thought of his father. What would he counsel?"}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_5": {"text": "\"It is what I would suggest myself. Go to her.\"", "narration_text": "Most of all Robin thought of his father. What would he counsel?"}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Are you sure, Warrenton, that you will perform this business right carefully?", "narration_text": " Robin asked, over and over again, until the old servant became vexed."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_7": {"text": "\"I am part of the house of Montfichet, lording,", "narration_text": " Robin asked, over and over again, until the old servant became vexed."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_8": {"text": "\"and it is not reasonable to think that I will turn against myself, as it were. Be sure that the horse and his trappings will be safely carried to my second master, Geoffrey, at the hour given. Do you keep the Squire employed in talk; and find excuse to lie in the little room next to his own that you may hear him if he moves.\"", "narration_text": " Robin asked, over and over again, until the old servant became vexed."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Now to bed, boy!", "narration_text": " Robin asked, over and over again, until the old servant became vexed."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_10": {"text": "\"'Tis late; and I go myself within a short space. Dismiss your squire, Robin, and bid me good e'en. An early sleeper maketh a sound man.\"", "narration_text": "Young Fitzooth embraced his uncle, and bade him good night with real affection. There was no chance to alter his sleeping-room to one nearer to Gamewell's chamber."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Did I see you with Warrenton, Robin Fitzooth?", "narration_text": "Young Fitzooth embraced his uncle, and bade him good night with real affection. There was no chance to alter his sleeping-room to one nearer to Gamewell's chamber."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_12": {"text": "\"I would fain have some talk with him on the matter of archery. I am told that this old man can draw as pretty a bow as any in Nottingham.\"", "narration_text": "Young Fitzooth embraced his uncle, and bade him good night with real affection. There was no chance to alter his sleeping-room to one nearer to Gamewell's chamber."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_13": {"text": "\"As any in England, I would say,", "narration_text": "Young Fitzooth embraced his uncle, and bade him good night with real affection. There was no chance to alter his sleeping-room to one nearer to Gamewell's chamber."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_14": {"text": "\"That is, in his day. Now that age is upon Warrenton and his master, cunning in such matters is to seek. Yet he will teach you a few tricks when morning is come. Now kiss me, boy, and keep clear head and ready hand for the joustings and games to-morrow. Good night; God keep thee, Robin.\"", "narration_text": "Young Fitzooth embraced his uncle, and bade him good night with real affection. There was no chance to alter his sleeping-room to one nearer to Gamewell's chamber."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Do you hold yourself ready, Will, so soon as the house is asleep. We will go out together to the bower; there is a way down to the court from my window. Rest and be still until I warn you.\"", "narration_text": "Stuteley replied in a word to him; and, blowing out his taper, Robin returned to his bed and flung himself upon it in patient expectation."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_16": {"text": "\"are you ready?\"", "narration_text": "At last all was quiet and black in the courtyard of Gamewell."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Be not so foolish, friend,", "narration_text": " said Fitzooth, crossly. His voice took his father's tone, as always happened when he was angered."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Save me, masters, but you startled me rarely!", "narration_text": " said Fitzooth, crossly. His voice took his father's tone, as always happened when he was angered."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_19": {"text": "\"I have but this minute left Master Montfichet, having carried his horse to him in safety. He rides into Nottingham to-morrow, unattended. I would that I might be squire to him!\"", "narration_text": " enquired Robin, with his suspicions still upon him. \"Truly such a horse should be worth much in Nottingham Fair! I would dearly have loved to see so brave a business -- -- \""}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Did you indeed bring horse and arms down this ladder, Warrenton?", "narration_text": " enquired Robin, with his suspicions still upon him. \"Truly such a horse should be worth much in Nottingham Fair! I would dearly have loved to see so brave a business -- -- \""}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Nay, nay, lording,", "narration_text": " enquired Robin, with his suspicions still upon him. \"Truly such a horse should be worth much in Nottingham Fair! I would dearly have loved to see so brave a business -- -- \""}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_22": {"text": "\"This way is one of the many secret ones about Gamewell, master: but do you keep the knowledge of it to yourselves, I beg, unless you would wish hurt to our future lord of Gamewell.\"", "narration_text": "The old servant told him quietly as they crept back to Gamewell that this passage-way led from the hut in the pleasance to Sherwood; and that Geoffrey for the time was hiding with the outlaws in the forest."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Give me your hand, Warrenton, and help me to climb these steps,", "narration_text": "The old servant told him quietly as they crept back to Gamewell that this passage-way led from the hut in the pleasance to Sherwood; and that Geoffrey for the time was hiding with the outlaws in the forest."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_24": {"text": "\"'Tis dark, for all your lamp; and I fain would feel friendly assistance, such as you can give.\"", "narration_text": "The old servant told him quietly as they crept back to Gamewell that this passage-way led from the hut in the pleasance to Sherwood; and that Geoffrey for the time was hiding with the outlaws in the forest."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Our master is to be recognized by us as the Scarlet Knight at Nottingham Fair should one ask of us, lording,", "narration_text": "The old servant told him quietly as they crept back to Gamewell that this passage-way led from the hut in the pleasance to Sherwood; and that Geoffrey for the time was hiding with the outlaws in the forest."}, "Solo.5680.61.robinhood_06_creswick_64kb_26": {"text": "\"He implores us to be discreet as the grave in this matter, for in sooth his life is in the hollow of our hands.\"", "narration_text": "The old servant told him quietly as they crept back to Gamewell that this passage-way led from the hut in the pleasance to Sherwood; and that Geoffrey for the time was hiding with the outlaws in the forest."}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"This man is but one, and ye are an hundred: so if ye would attack him, come out against him, one after one, that it may appear to the King which is the valiant.", "narration_text": " But hearing the young lady's proposal he said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"By the truth of the Messiah, thou sayest sooth, and none but I shall sally out against him first.", "narration_text": " But hearing the young lady's proposal he said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Wait till I go to him and acquaint him with the case and hear what answer he will make. If he consent, 'tis well; but if he refuse, ye shall on no wise come to him, for I and my handmaids and whosoever is in the convent will be his ransom.", "narration_text": " But hearing the young lady's proposal he said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"How came I to adventure and play with my life by coming to the country of the Greeks?", "narration_text": " But hearing the young lady's proposal he said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Indeed their onset, one after one, would be overburdensome to them. Will they not come out against me, ten by ten?", "narration_text": " Then he rose and wiping his blade clean of the blood of the slain began reciting these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"That would be villeiny,", "narration_text": " Then he rose and wiping his blade clean of the blood of the slain began reciting these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Let one have at one.", "narration_text": " Then he rose and wiping his blade clean of the blood of the slain began reciting these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Take wreak for your chief!", "narration_text": " Then he rose and wiping his blade clean of the blood of the slain began reciting these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"O ye servants of the Messiah, avenge your comrade!", "narration_text": " Then he rose and wiping his blade clean of the blood of the slain began reciting these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"None but the gate-keepers;", "narration_text": " Then he rose and wiping his blade clean of the blood of the slain began reciting these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Now by the truth of the Messiah, I will not be a niggard of myself for my guest; nor will I abandon him though for this I abide a reproach and a by-word in the land of the Greeks.", "narration_text": " Then he rose and wiping his blade clean of the blood of the slain began reciting these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Allah bless thee, O Sharrkan! The Cavaliers may well glory in the like of thee.", "narration_text": " Then he rose and wiping his blade clean of the blood of the slain began reciting these couplets,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"How oft in the mellay I've cleft the array, * And given their bravest to lions a prey: Ask of me and of them when I proved me prow * O'er creation, on days of the foray and fray: When I left in the onslaught their lions to lie * On the sands of the low-lands[FN#203] in fieriest day.\"", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse, the Princess came up to him with smiles and kissed his hand; then she doffed her hauberk and he said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"O lady mine, wherefore didst thou don that coat of mail and bare thy brand?", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse, the Princess came up to him with smiles and kissed his hand; then she doffed her hauberk and he said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"To guard thee against these caitiffs,\"[FN#20", "narration_text": "When he ended his verse, the Princess came up to him with smiles and kissed his hand; then she doffed her hauberk and he said to her,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"O Princess, it is not our custom to ask leave of thee for the King's messengers, and especially for the chief of his Knights.", "narration_text": " and bade Sharrkan smite their necks. He did so and she cried to the rest of her servants,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"I think ye were minded only to disgrace me and murder my guest;", "narration_text": " and bade Sharrkan smite their necks. He did so and she cried to the rest of her servants,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Of a truth, they deserved even more than that!", "narration_text": " and bade Sharrkan smite their necks. He did so and she cried to the rest of her servants,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"By Allah, none shall come at thee, while life is in my bosom! But hast thou patience to bear parting from thy parents and thy people?", "narration_text": " she answered; and Sharrkan swore to her and the two plighted their troth. Then said she,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Now is my heart at ease; but there remaineth one other condition for thee.", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"It is that thou return with thy host to thine own country.", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"O lady mine, my father, King Omar bin al- Nu'uman, sent me to wage war upon thy sire, on account of the treasure he plundered from the King of Constantinople, and amongst the rest three great jewels, noted givers of good fortune.", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Praise be to Allah who hath bestowed thee on me and appointed thee to be the cause of my salvation and the salvation of whoso is with me! But 'tis grievous to me to part from thee and I know not what will become of thee after my departure.", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Go now to thine army,", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\"and turn them back, while ye are yet near your own country. If the envoys be still with them, lay hands on them; and keep them, that the case may be made manifest to you; and, after three days, I will be with you all and we will enter Baghdad together.", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Forget not the compact which is between me and thee;", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\"I bade adieu, my right hand wiped my tears away, * The while my left hand held her in a close embrace: 'Fearest thou naught,' quoth she, 'of shame?' I answered 'Nay, * The lover's parting day is lover's worst disgrace.'\"", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Let us at once leave these lands; for the envoys who came with us are gone to inform the King of our approach, and haply he will hasten to fall on us and take us prisoners.", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\"March! March!", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\"By the virtue of John and Mary, we have won to our wish! We have been following you by forced marches, night and day, till we forewent you to this place. So dismount and lay down your arms and yield yourselves, that we may grant you your lives.", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\"When the morn shall morrow, we will draw out and defy them, for we are an hundred to their hundred; and we will seek aid against them from the Lord of the Heavens.", "narration_text": " When Sharrkan heard her words, he was absent awhile in thought; then he kissed Princess Abrizah's hand and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Verily this day we did not win our will of these;", "narration_text": " So they rested that night in such intent; whilst the Franks gathered round their Captain and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\"At early dawn when the morrow shall morn, we will draw out and challenge them, one after one.", "narration_text": " So they rested that night in such intent; whilst the Franks gathered round their Captain and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Our foes have determined like ourselves to do their devoir; so up and at them; and lay on load.", "narration_text": " So they rested that night in such intent; whilst the Franks gathered round their Captain and said,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Let there be no general engagement betwixt us this day, save by the duello, a champion of yours against a champion of ours.", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Ho! who is for smiting? Let no dastard engage me this day nor nidering!", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_36": {"text": "\"What is this thing that hath befallen us? To- morrow, I myself will go forth to the field and offer singular combat to their chief and learn what is the cause of his entering our land and warn him against doing battle with our band. If he persist, we will punish him with death, and if he prove peaceable we will make peace with him.", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Ho, Sharrkan! Ho, son of Omar bin al- Nu'uman! Ho, thou who forcest fortalice and overthrowest cities and countries! up and out to battle-bout, and blade single-handed wield with one who halves with thee the field! Thou art Prince of thy people and I am Prince of mine; and whoso overcometh his adversary, him let the other's men obey and come under his sway.", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Never looked I on the like of this cavalier: he hath one quality I have not yet seen in any and this it is that, when his foemen uncovereth a place for the death-blow, he reverseth his weapon and smiteth with the lance-heel! In very deed I know not what will be the issue 'twixt him and me; but 'tis my wish that we had in our host his like and the like of his men.", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_39": {"text": "\"To-morrow shall decide the matter!", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_40": {"text": "\"O Sharrkan, champions are not wont to do thus! This is the act of a man accustomed to be beaten by a woman.\"[FN#21", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_41": {"text": "\"I desired to prove thy prowess afield and test thy doughtiness in tilting and jousting. These that are with me are my handmaids, and they are all clean maids; yet they have vanquished thy horsemen in fair press and stress of plain; and had not my steed stumbled with me, thou shouldst have seen my might and prowess in combat.", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_42": {"text": "\"Praise be to Allah for safety and for my reunion with thee, O Queen of the age!", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.2447.2033.thousand_nights_vol02_16_burton_64kb_43": {"text": "\"It is the like of you that Kings keep in store for the need-hour.", "narration_text": " Whereupon one of Sharrkan's riders dashed out from the ranks and drave between the two lines crying,"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_0": {"text": "\"That does it, gov'nor. It ain't honest, treating us this way. If the crackle comes from the people, and these gees give everybody a skull cracking, then they're crooks. It ain't honest, and I'm too sick to work. And if that bloody doctor won't agree...\"", "narration_text": "He picked up a copy of Randolph's new little Truth and pointed to the headline: SECURITY DENOUNCES RAPE OF MARSPORT!"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Get out of my way, you damned Legal machine!", "narration_text": "He picked up a copy of Randolph's new little Truth and pointed to the headline: SECURITY DENOUNCES RAPE OF MARSPORT!"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_2": {"text": "\"He hasn't seen it yet, I guess. Here, gov'nor!\"", "narration_text": "He picked up a copy of Randolph's new little Truth and pointed to the headline: SECURITY DENOUNCES RAPE OF MARSPORT!"}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_3": {"text": "\"At his plant. At least he left for it, according to Sheila.\"", "narration_text": "He crushed the paper slowly, tearing it to bits with his clenched hands; he'd swallowed the implication that the Legals were Security..."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_4": {"text": "\"You're staying here, Cuddles. You're supposed to be a woman now, remember!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon picked up Sheila's gun and buckled it on beside his own. She grabbed at it, but he shoved her back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_5": {"text": "\"The damned fool opened up on the border -- figured he'd circulate to both sections,", "narration_text": "Gordon picked up Sheila's gun and buckled it on beside his own. She grabbed at it, but he shoved her back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_6": {"text": "\"We'd better get out a block up and walk. And I hope we ain't too bloody late!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon picked up Sheila's gun and buckled it on beside his own. She grabbed at it, but he shoved her back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Arrest or rescue?", "narration_text": "Gordon picked up Sheila's gun and buckled it on beside his own. She grabbed at it, but he shoved her back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Good work, Sergeant. By jinx, when I heard the Municipals were coming, I was scared they'd get him for sure. Crane wants to watch this guy shot in person!\"", "narration_text": "Gordon picked up Sheila's gun and buckled it on beside his own. She grabbed at it, but he shoved her back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_9": {"text": "\"You're overlooking something, Hendrix,", "narration_text": "Gordon picked up Sheila's gun and buckled it on beside his own. She grabbed at it, but he shoved her back again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_10": {"text": "\"If you ever look at my record, you'll find I'm an ex-newspaperman myself. This is a rescue. Tie them up, Izzy.\"", "narration_text": "Randolph's face was still greenish-white, but he straightened and managed a feeble smile."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_11": {"text": "\"And I hope nobody finds them,", "narration_text": "Randolph's face was still greenish-white, but he straightened and managed a feeble smile."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_12": {"text": "\"All right, Randy, I guess we're a bunch of refugees heading for the outside, and bloody lucky at that. Proves a man shouldn't have friends.\"", "narration_text": "Randolph's face was still greenish-white, but he straightened and managed a feeble smile."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Not to me, Izzy. Right now I can appreciate friends. But you two better get going. I've got some unfinished business to tend to.", "narration_text": "Randolph's face was still greenish-white, but he straightened and managed a feeble smile."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Either of you know where I can buy stencils and ink and find some kind of a truck to haul this paper along?\"", "narration_text": "Izzy stopped and stared at the rabbity, pale little man. Then he let out a sudden yelp of laughter."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Okay, Randy, we'll find them. Gov'nor, you'd better tell my mother I'll be using the old sheets. Go on. You've got the princess to worry about. We'll be along later.\"", "narration_text": "Izzy stopped and stared at the rabbity, pale little man. Then he let out a sudden yelp of laughter."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Fanatics, crusaders and damned fools!", "narration_text": " he said. He shook his head sadly and went shuffling back to his room, where two of his part-time henchmen were sitting."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_17": {"text": "\"And I packed your things, too.\"", "narration_text": "He shot his eyes around the room, realizing that it was practically bare, except for a few of her dresses. She followed his gaze, and shook her head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_18": {"text": "\"I won't need them out there,", "narration_text": "He shot his eyes around the room, realizing that it was practically bare, except for a few of her dresses. She followed his gaze, and shook her head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_19": {"text": "\"They'll be safe here.\"", "narration_text": " She bent to pick up a shoulder pack and a bag, and her face was normal when she stood up again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_20": {"text": "\"So will you, now that you've made up with the Mother,", "narration_text": " She bent to pick up a shoulder pack and a bag, and her face was normal when she stood up again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Your meal ticket's ruined, Cuddles, and you made it clear a little while ago just where you stand. Remind me to tell you sometime how much fun it's been.\"", "narration_text": " She bent to pick up a shoulder pack and a bag, and her face was normal when she stood up again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Your mother was good with a soldering iron, wasn't she? You even look human.", "narration_text": " She bent to pick up a shoulder pack and a bag, and her face was normal when she stood up again."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_23": {"text": "\"You might guess that the cops would be happy to get hold of your wife now, though. Come on, it's a long walk.\"", "narration_text": "She nodded. \"Yeah, I got him. That's him -- my husband! What's wrong with you, Rusty? You've lost fifty pounds, and -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Going hunting for those damned kids, eh?", "narration_text": "She nodded. \"Yeah, I got him. That's him -- my husband! What's wrong with you, Rusty? You've lost fifty pounds, and -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Lucky devil! All I got for a guide was an old bum. Okay, luck, Sergeant!\"", "narration_text": "She nodded. \"Yeah, I got him. That's him -- my husband! What's wrong with you, Rusty? You've lost fifty pounds, and -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Didn't know who it was. Sorry. Ever get that louse you were out for?\"", "narration_text": "She nodded. \"Yeah, I got him. That's him -- my husband! What's wrong with you, Rusty? You've lost fifty pounds, and -- \""}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Things are a mite tough out here, princess. No deliveries. Closed my bar, been living sort of hand to mouth, but not much mouth.", "narration_text": " His eyes bulged greedily as she dug into a bag and began to drag out the sandwiches she must have packed for the trip. But he shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_28": {"text": "\"I ain't so bad off. I ate something yesterday. But if you can spare something for the Kid -- Hey, Kid!\"", "narration_text": " His eyes bulged greedily as she dug into a bag and began to drag out the sandwiches she must have packed for the trip. But he shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Shouldn't oughta. You'll need it. Umm.", "narration_text": " His eyes bulged greedily as she dug into a bag and began to drag out the sandwiches she must have packed for the trip. But he shook his head."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Kid can't talk. Cop caught him peddling one of Randolph's pamphlets, cut out part of his tongue. But he's all right now. Come on, Kid, hurry it up. We gotta convoy these people.\"", "narration_text": " He swallowed slowly, as if tasting the food all the way down."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Any muckrakers there?\"", "narration_text": " He swallowed slowly, as if tasting the food all the way down."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Why didn't you two wait?", "narration_text": " He swallowed slowly, as if tasting the food all the way down."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_33": {"text": "\"I figured Izzy'd stop by first. Here, sit over there. Not much room, with my stuff and Randolph's, but it beats walking.\"", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_34": {"text": "\"What in hell brings you back?", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_35": {"text": "\"A man gets tired of being respectable, cobber. And I'm getting old and sentimental about the Chicken Coop.", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_36": {"text": "\"But not so old that I can't handle a couple of guards that are stubborn about trucks, eh, Izzy?\"", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Messy, but nice,", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Tell those trained apes of yours to cut the lights, will you, Mother? Somebody must be using the Coop.\"", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_39": {"text": "\"They're all dead, cobbers,", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_40": {"text": "\"Dead because a crook had to try his hand on a lock. Years ago, I had a flask of poison gas attached, in case a gang should ever squeeze me out.\"", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Dope! And all that other stuff's ammunition!\"", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_42": {"text": "\"A pigpen. They've ruined the Coop, cobber. Smell that air -- even I can smell it!", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Well, it'll give the boys something to do,", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_44": {"text": "\"When a man gets old, he likes a little comfort, cobber. Nice things around him...\"", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_45": {"text": "\"I'll be cleaning for a week,", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_46": {"text": "\"What are you going to do now, Bruce?\"", "narration_text": "He shook his head, and started back down the stairs. He hurried down into the basement where Randolph was arranging his mimeograph."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_47": {"text": "\"I was afraid you'd think of that, Gordon. Look, you never were a reporter -- you ran a column. I've read the stuff you wrote. You killed and maimed with words. But you never dug up news that would help people, or tell them what they didn't suspect all along. And that's what I've got to have.\"", "narration_text": "Rusty and one of Mother Corey's men were on guard, and the others had turned in. Gordon went up the stairs and threw himself onto the bed in disgust."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_48": {"text": "\"Too bad Security didn't think I was as lousy a reporter as you do!\"", "narration_text": "Rusty and one of Mother Corey's men were on guard, and the others had turned in. Gordon went up the stairs and threw himself onto the bed in disgust."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_49": {"text": "\"Okay. I'll give you a job, for one week. See what outer Marsport is like. Find what can be done, if anything, and do it if you can. Then come back and give me six columns on it. I'll pay Mother Corey for your food -- and for your wife's -- and if I can find one column's worth of news in it, maybe I'll give you a second week. I can't see a man's wife starve because he doesn't know how to make an honest living!\"", "narration_text": "Rusty and one of Mother Corey's men were on guard, and the others had turned in. Gordon went up the stairs and threw himself onto the bed in disgust."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_50": {"text": "\"You all right, Bruce? I heard you tossing around.\"", "narration_text": "Rusty and one of Mother Corey's men were on guard, and the others had turned in. Gordon went up the stairs and threw himself onto the bed in disgust."}, "Solo.7585.8131.policeyourplanet_14_delray_64kb_51": {"text": "\"Just making plans for tomorrow.\"", "narration_text": "Rusty and one of Mother Corey's men were on guard, and the others had turned in. Gordon went up the stairs and threw himself onto the bed in disgust."}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Verily he is the son of our Sovran and the seed of King Omar bin al-Nu'uman and it hath reached us that he hath exiled himself from the land.", "narration_text": "] Then he hailed the speaker and cried out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Needs must I have search made for him in all countries.", "narration_text": "] Then he hailed the speaker and cried out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I can learn no tidings of him and have hit on no trace of him, nor can any tell me aught of him.", "narration_text": "] Then he hailed the speaker and cried out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"I roam, and roaming hope I to return; * Yet of returning see not how or when: I went for love of one I could not win, * Nor way of 'scaping ills that pressed could ken.\"", "narration_text": "] Then he hailed the speaker and cried out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"What's life to me, unless I see the pearly sheen * Of teeth I love, and sight that glorious mien? Pray for her Bishops who in convents reign, * Vying to bow before that heavenly queen. And Death is lighter than the loved one's wrath, * Whose phantom haunts me seen in every scene: O joy of cup companions, when they meet, * And loved and lover o'er each other lean! E'en more in time of spring, the lord of flowers, * When fragrant is the world with bloom and green: Drainer of vine-juice! up wi' thee, for now * Earth is a Heaven where sweet waters flow.[FN#76]\"", "narration_text": "] Then he hailed the speaker and cried out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"'Twere fitting that this man should lay his head to my head and become my comrade in this my strangerhood.\"[FN#7", "narration_text": "] Then he hailed the speaker and cried out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"O thou who farest in sombrest night, draw near to me and tell me thy tale haply thou shalt find me one who will succour thee in thy sufferings.", "narration_text": " And when the owner of the voice heard these words, he cried out,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"O thou that respondest to my complaint and wouldest hear my history, who art thou amongst the knights? Art thou human or Jinni? Answer me speedily ere thy death draw near for I have wandered in this desert some twenty days and have seen no one nor heard any voice but thy voice.", "narration_text": " So he was silent, and the voice again called out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"This one's case is like my case, for I, even I, have wandered twenty days, nor during my wayfare have I seen man or heard voice:", "narration_text": " So he was silent, and the voice again called out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"I will make him no answer till day arise.", "narration_text": " So he was silent, and the voice again called out to him, saying,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"O thou that callest, if thou be of the Jinn fare in peace and, if thou be man, stay awhile till the day break stark and the night flee with the dark.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"O youth, of what tribe art thou and to whom art thou kin among the Arabs; and what is thy history that thou goest by night, after the fashion of knights? Indeed thou spakest to me in the dark words such as are spoken of none but doughty cavaliers and lion- like warriors; and now I hold thy life in hand. But I have compassion on thee by reason of thy green years; so I will make thee my companion and thou shalt go with me, to do me service.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"O Chief of the Arabs, leave my tenderness of age and tell me why thou wanderest by night in the desert reciting verses. Thou talkest, I see, of my serving thee; who then art thou and what moved thee to talk this wise?", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Thy case is like unto my case, save that my evil is more grievous than thine ill; for my cousin is a King's daughter and the dowry of which thou hast spoken would not content her people, nor would they be satisfied with the like of that from me.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Surely thou art a fool or thy wits for excess of passion are gathering wool! How can thy cousin be a King's daughter? Thou hast no sign of royal rank on thee, for thou art but a mendicant.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"O Chief of the Arabs, let not this my case seem strange to thee; for what happened, happened;[FN#82] and if thou desire proof of me, I am Kanmakan, son of King Zau al-Makan, son of King Omar bin al-Nu'uman Lord of Baghdad and the realm Khorasan; and Fortune banned me with her tyrant ban, for my father died and my Sultanate was taken by King Sasan. So I fled forth from Baghdad secretly, lest I be seen of any man, and have wandered twenty days without any but thyself to scan. So now I have discovered to thee my case, and my story is as thy story and my need as thy need.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"O my joy, I have attained my desire! I will have no loot this day but thy self; for since thou art of the seed of Kings and hast come out in beggar's garb, there is no help but thy people will seek thee; and, if they find thee in any one's power, they will ransom thee with monies galore. So show me thy back, O my lad, and walk before me.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"O brother of the Arabs, act not on this wise, for my people will not buy me with silver nor with gold, not even with a copper dirham; and I am a poor man, having with me neither much nor little, so cease then to be upon this track and take me to thy comrade. Fare we forth for the land of Irak and wander over the world, so haply we may win dower and marriage portion, and we may seek and enjoy our cousins' kisses and embraces when we come back.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Woe to thee! Dost thou bandy words with me, O vilest of dogs that be? Turn thee thy back, or I will come down on thee with clack!", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Why should I turn my back for thee? Is there no justice in thee? Dost thou not fear to bring blame upon the Arab men by driving a man like myself captive, in shame and disdain, before thou hast proved him on the plain, to know if he be a warrior or of cowardly strain?", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"By Allah, a wonder! Thou art a boy in years told, but in talk thou art old. These words should come from none but a champion doughty and bold: what wantest thou of justice?", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"If thou wilt have me thy captive, to wend with thee and serve thee, throw down thine arms and put off thine outer gear and come on and wrestle with me; and whichever of us throw his opponent shall have his will of him and make him his boy.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"I think this waste of breath de noteth the nearness of thy death.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Would I had slain him with my weapon!", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Hold thy hand, O boy!", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\"O thou valiant man, what wilt thou do with me?\"[FN#8", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\"I mean to throw thee into this stream: it will bear thee to the Tigris. The Tigris will bring thee to the river Isa and the Isa will carry thee to the Euphrates, and the Euphrates will land thee in shine own country; so thy tribe shall see thee and know thy manly cheer and how thy passion be sincere.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\"O Champion of the desert lair, do not with me what deed the wicked dare but let me go, by the life of thy cousin, the jewel of the fair!", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\"I con what is in thy heart, now thou hast hold of thy sword and thy targe. Thou hast neither length of hand nor trick of wrestling, but thou thinkest that, wert thou on thy mare and couldst wheel about the plain, and ply me with thy skene, I had long ago been slain. But I will give thee thy requite, so there may be left in thy heart no despite; now give me the targe and fall on me with thy whinger; either thou shalt kill me or I shall kill thee.", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\"This is the finishing blow!", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\"What wilt thou do with me, O youth, and cavalier of the age and brave of the plain where battles rage?", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Did I not tell thee that it was my intent to send thee by the river to thy kin and to thy tribe, that thy heart be not troubled for them nor their hearts be troubled for thee, and lest thou miss thy cousin's bride-feast!", "narration_text": " Hearing this, Sabbah waxed angry; his arrogance and fury redoubled and he said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Do not thus, O champion of the time's braves! Let me go and make me one of thy slaves!", "narration_text": " At this Sabbah shrieked aloud and wept and screaming said,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\"I'm estranged fro' my folk and estrangement's long: * Shall I die amid strangers? Ah, would that I kenned! I die, nor my kinsman shall know where I'm slain, * Die in exile nor see the dear face of my friend!\"", "narration_text": " And he wept and wailed and began reciting these verses,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Make with me a covenant true and swear me an oath to be a comrade as due and to bear me company wheresoever I may go.", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_35": {"text": "\"Whither dost thou now intend?", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_36": {"text": "\"I purpose to repair to Baghdad, thy native town, and abide there, until Allah vouchsafe me the marriage portion.", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Up then and to the road! I tarry here.", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_38": {"text": "\"O my soul, with what face shall I return pauper- poor? Now by Allah, I will not go back empty handed and, if the Almighty please, I will assuredly work my deliverance.", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_39": {"text": "\"O Allah! Thou who sendest down the dew, and feedest the worm that homes in the stone, I beseech Thee vouchsafe me my livelihood of Thine Omnipotence and the Grace of Thy benevolence!", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_40": {"text": "\"O Chief of the Arabs, take me to thy friendship as long as I live, for thou wilt not find my like; and give me a little water though the drinking of water be harmful to one wounded, especially whilst the blood is flowing and the life with it. And if I live, I will give thee what shall heal thy penury and thy poverty: and if I die, mayst thou be blessed for thy good intent.", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Verily the like of this stallion[FN#88] is not to be found in our time.", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_08_burton_64kb_42": {"text": "\"Who hath dealt thus with thee?", "narration_text": " So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad, whilst Kanmakan remained behind, saying to himself,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_0": {"text": "\"I know neither slave girl nor anyone else; and none shall enter here without my searching him according to the King's commands.", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_1": {"text": "\"I thought thee a man of sense and good breeding; but, if thou be changed, I will let the Princess know of it and tell her how thou hinderest her slave girl;", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Pass on, O damsel!", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Be thou our door keeper!", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Go forth from me now, for I wish to amuse myself in privacy.", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_5": {"text": "\"O my father, what shall we do?", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_6": {"text": "\"O my son, this is a difficult matter, and except we return to his sire and tell him, he will blame us therefor.", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Know, O beloved of my heart and vitals, that the longer I abide with thee, the more love and longing and passion and desire increase on me, for that I have not yet fulfilled the whole of my wish.", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_8": {"text": "\"What then wouldst thou have, O light of my eyes and fruit of my vitals? If thou desire aught beside kissing and embracing and entwining of legs with legs, do what pleaseth thee; for, by Allah, no partner hath any part in us.\"[FN#4", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_9": {"text": "\"It is not that I wish: I would fain acquaint thee with my true story. Know, then, that I am no merchant, nay, I am a King the son of a King, and my father's name is the supreme King Sulayman Shah, who sent his Wazir ambassador to thy father, to demand thee in marriage for me, but when the news came to thee thou wouldst not consent.", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_10": {"text": "\"And now I wish to return to my father, that he may send an ambassador to thy sire, to demand thee in wedlock for me, so we may be at ease.", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_11": {"text": "\"O Kafur,[FN#49] take this casket and wend with it to the Princess Dunya.", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_12": {"text": "\"What! sleeping at this hour?", "narration_text": " Then he told her his past from first to last, nor is there any avail in a twice told tale, and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Wait till I fetch the key.", "narration_text": " When the old woman heard the Eunuch's voice she started from sleep and was terrified and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_14": {"text": "\"O Kafur, veil thou what Allah hath veiled!\"[FN#5", "narration_text": " When the old woman heard the Eunuch's voice she started from sleep and was terrified and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I cannot conceal aught from the King", "narration_text": " When the old woman heard the Eunuch's voice she started from sleep and was terrified and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Hast thou given the casket to the Princess?", "narration_text": " The King commanded them to be brought into the presence and said to them,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Take the casket, here it is for I cannot conceal aught from thee. Know that I found a handsome young man by the side of the Princess and they two asleep in one bed and in mutual embrace.", "narration_text": " The King commanded them to be brought into the presence and said to them,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_18": {"text": "\"What manner of thing is this?", "narration_text": " The King reviled her and commended her to be taken back to her chamber: then he turned to Taj al-Muluk and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Slay me before thou slayest him.", "narration_text": " The King reviled her and commended her to be taken back to her chamber: then he turned to Taj al-Muluk and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Woe to thee! whence art thou? Who is thy father and what hath emboldened thee to debauch my daughter?", "narration_text": " The King reviled her and commended her to be taken back to her chamber: then he turned to Taj al-Muluk and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Know, O King, that if thou put me to death, thou art a lost man, and thou and all in thy dominions will repent the deed.", "narration_text": " The King reviled her and commended her to be taken back to her chamber: then he turned to Taj al-Muluk and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Know that I am the son of King Sulayman Shah, and ere thou knowest it, he will be upon thee with his horse and foot.", "narration_text": " The King reviled her and commended her to be taken back to her chamber: then he turned to Taj al-Muluk and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_23": {"text": "\"O King of the Age, it is my opinion that thou make haste to slay this gallows bird who dares debauch the daughters of Kings.", "narration_text": " The King reviled her and commended her to be taken back to her chamber: then he turned to Taj al-Muluk and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Strike off his head; for he is a traitor.", "narration_text": " The King reviled her and commended her to be taken back to her chamber: then he turned to Taj al-Muluk and said to him,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_25": {"text": "\"I saw an army like the dashing sea with its clashing surge: and their horses curvetting till earth trembleth with the tramp; and I know no more of them.", "narration_text": " and despatched one to learn the news. The messenger fared forth and presently returned and reported,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Have not any of our army gone forth to meet this army?", "narration_text": " and despatched one to learn the news. The messenger fared forth and presently returned and reported,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Know that he who hath come down upon thy realm is no King like unto the Kings of yore and the Sultans that went before.", "narration_text": " and despatched one to learn the news. The messenger fared forth and presently returned and reported,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Woe to you! Go down and search for the youth.", "narration_text": " Whereupon Taj al-Muluk drew near unto him and kissing his hand, replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_29": {"text": "\"O my son, be not wroth with me, neither blame the sinner for his sin; but have compassion on my grey hairs, and waste not my realm.", "narration_text": " Whereupon Taj al-Muluk drew near unto him and kissing his hand, replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_30": {"text": "\"No harm shall come to thee, for indeed thou art to me as my father; but look that nought befal my beloved, the Lady Dunya!", "narration_text": " Whereupon Taj al-Muluk drew near unto him and kissing his hand, replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_31": {"text": "\"O my lord! fear not for her; naught but joy shall betide her;", "narration_text": " Whereupon Taj al-Muluk drew near unto him and kissing his hand, replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_32": {"text": "\"During that delay we returned to thy father and gave him to know that thou didst enter the palace of the Princess and didst not return therefrom, and thy case seemed doubtful to us. But when thy sire heard of this he mustered his forces; then we came to this land and indeed our coming hath brought to thee relief in extreme case and to us great joy.", "narration_text": " Whereupon Taj al-Muluk drew near unto him and kissing his hand, replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Good fortune hath attended your every action, first and last.", "narration_text": " Whereupon Taj al-Muluk drew near unto him and kissing his hand, replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Needs must I slay myself and not survive my beloved.", "narration_text": " Whereupon Taj al-Muluk drew near unto him and kissing his hand, replied,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_35": {"text": "\"O Princess of kings' daughters, hold thy hand and have ruth on thy sire and the folk of thy realm!", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_36": {"text": "\"Let it not be that an ill thing befal thy father for thy sake!", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_37": {"text": "\"The marriage waiteth only for thy consent.", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Did I not tell thee that he was the son of a Sultan? By Allah, there is no help for it but that I let him crucify thee on a bit of wood worth two pieces of silver!", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_39": {"text": "\"O my daughter, have mercy on me, so Allah have mercy on thee!", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_40": {"text": "\"Up with you and make haste and go bring him to me without delay.", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Thou hast desolated me by thine absence!", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_42": {"text": "\"Sawest thou ever any that could do hurt to the like of this beautiful being, who is moreover a King, the son of a King and of the free born,[FN#54] guarded against ignoble deeds?", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Praise be to Allah who hath granted the dearest wish of my son!", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_44": {"text": "\"I desire to have the marriage contract between my son and thy daughter drawn up in the presence of witnesses, that the wedding may be made public, even as is the custom of Kings.", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_45": {"text": "\"I hear and I obey,", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_46": {"text": "\"Of a truth, this young man Aziz is of the generous and hath done me a notable service, having borne weariness with me; and he hath travelled with me and hath brought me to my desire. He ceased never to show sufferance with me and exhort me to patience till I accomplished my intent; and now he hath abided with us two whole years, and he cut off from his native land. So now I purpose to equip him with merchandise, that he may depart hence with a light heart; for his country is nearhand.", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_47": {"text": "\"Right is thy rede;", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_48": {"text": "\"O my brother and my true friend! take these loads and accept them from me by way of gift and token of affection, and go in peace to thine own country.", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_49": {"text": "\"By Allah, O my master, were it not for my mother, I never would part from thee! But, good my lord! leave me not without news of thee.", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.3585.2033.thousand_nights_vol03_05_burton_64kb_50": {"text": "\"Indeed I'm strong to bear whate'er befal; * But weak to bear such parting's dire mischance: What heart estrangement of the friend can bear? * What strength withstand assault of severance?\"", "narration_text": " And he told her the whole tale that her lover was the son of King Sulayman Shah and sought her to wife and he added,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cYou will be glad when the term is over, won\u2019t you?", "narration_text": " said Annie, a flash of light coming into her eyes, and then leaving them."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cWhy, you will be parting from me, you know. I won\u2019t be the constant worry and plague of your life. If I take honors I shall be leaving St. Wode\u2019s. In any case, you are quite certain to wish for another room, and to get it also next term. If I do remain, therefore, I shall be plagued with some terrible student of the Florrie Smart or Jane Heriot style. I nearly went mad over the last one; you can scarcely guess what a relief you are, by way of contrast.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, a flash of light coming into her eyes, and then leaving them."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cThank you very much indeed for saying anything so nice,", "narration_text": " said Annie, a flash of light coming into her eyes, and then leaving them."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cand perhaps now you will allow me in my turn to make a remark. It is this: If by any chance you don\u2019t leave St. Wode\u2019s, Annie, I hope you will allow me to be your roomfellow again next term.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Annie, a flash of light coming into her eyes, and then leaving them."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cyou speak of something which must not take place. I must pass in honors; if I don\u2019t I shall die.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut you have only just come; you can easily manage, and in any case, even if you fail \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cAnd you are certain to succeed,", "narration_text": "\u201cBut you have only just come; you can easily manage, and in any case, even if you fail \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cI wish I could feel as sure of taking honors by and by in literature. I find these modern languages so very stiff.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut you have only just come; you can easily manage, and in any case, even if you fail \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cI have to take German literature from 1500 to the death of Goethe,", "narration_text": "\u201cBut you have only just come; you can easily manage, and in any case, even if you fail \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cThe course is enormous, and I am sometimes almost in despair.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cBut you have only just come; you can easily manage, and in any case, even if you fail \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI do not mean to fail any more than you do,", "narration_text": "Annie did not smile. Her queer red-brown eyes with their distended pupils gazed straight before her."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cIt can never mean the same to you,", "narration_text": "A few moments later there came a tap at the door. Annie did not hear it. Leslie opened the door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cThese letters have just come for you and Annie Colchester,", "narration_text": "A few moments later there came a tap at the door. Annie did not hear it. Leslie opened the door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cand, as I was coming upstairs, I thought I would leave them with you.\u201d", "narration_text": "A few moments later there came a tap at the door. Annie did not hear it. Leslie opened the door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cHere is a letter for you, Annie,", "narration_text": "A few moments later there came a tap at the door. Annie did not hear it. Leslie opened the door."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cat last I have news.\u201d", "narration_text": "She took the letter as she spoke over to Annie, who started up, dropped her pen, and stood with both hands outstretched."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cAt last I have news,", "narration_text": "She took the letter as she spoke over to Annie, who started up, dropped her pen, and stood with both hands outstretched."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI have been starving, or, rather, I have been thirsting. You cannot tell what a thirst like mine means; and this, this is a cup of cold water.\u201d", "narration_text": "She took the letter as she spoke over to Annie, who started up, dropped her pen, and stood with both hands outstretched."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cWell, read it in peace,", "narration_text": "She took the letter as she spoke over to Annie, who started up, dropped her pen, and stood with both hands outstretched."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cI won\u2019t disturb you. I am truly glad it has come.\u201d", "narration_text": "She took the letter as she spoke over to Annie, who started up, dropped her pen, and stood with both hands outstretched."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cHave you had bad news?", "narration_text": "She took the letter as she spoke over to Annie, who started up, dropped her pen, and stood with both hands outstretched."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cIt is quite late \u2014 between ten and eleven.\u201d", "narration_text": " replied Annie. She crushed the letter up tight, thrust it into her pocket, and said abruptly,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI don\u2019t care. I must go into the grounds; the air is stifling.\u201d", "narration_text": " replied Annie. She crushed the letter up tight, thrust it into her pocket, and said abruptly,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cBut they are just shutting up.\u201d", "narration_text": " replied Annie. She crushed the letter up tight, thrust it into her pocket, and said abruptly,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cI shall go \u2014 I know a way. Don\u2019t say a word. I\u2019ll be back presently.\u201d", "narration_text": " replied Annie. She crushed the letter up tight, thrust it into her pocket, and said abruptly,"}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cHow stupid of me to have forgotten about her,", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cShe ought to have been in bed and to have taken her cocoa an hour ago. Oh! now I remember; she got a letter which upset her very much and went out. Dear, dear! where can she be?\u201d", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cThere is nothing for it but for me to go and look for her,", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cShe is a very queer, erratic creature; and that letter \u2014 there was bad news in that letter. Poor girl, she spoke of it as cold water to the thirsty; she looked when I saw her last as if it had half killed her. What can she be doing out by herself? Yes, I must find her without delay.\u201d", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI was quite frightened about you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t begin! What do you mean?\u201d", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cI mean that I don\u2019t want you to begin to ask questions. I am going to get into bed, and to remain perfectly quiet, and you are not to ask me one question about anything. I want to sleep. I walked up and down as fast as ever I could outside in order to make myself sleepy. Don\u2019t talk to me, Leslie; don\u2019t say a single word. I shall go off to sleep \u2014 that is all I care for.\u201d", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cI am not going to confide in you; so don\u2019t think it. I only want to get into bed and to sleep.\u201d", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cNow, drink this at once,", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cif you really wish to sleep.\u201d", "narration_text": "Just after midnight she rose with a sigh to prepare for bed. She looked round the room. There was no sign of Annie Colchester."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cDo you want to kill me? Don\u2019t talk any more. I am sleepy; I shall sleep.\u201d", "narration_text": "She got into bed as she spoke, and wrapped the clothes tightly round her."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cOh, do turn off the electric light,", "narration_text": "She turned off the light, and lit a candle, which she put behind her screen, then prepared to get into bed."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cCan\u2019t you manage with a candle, just for once?\u201d", "narration_text": "She turned off the light, and lit a candle, which she put behind her screen, then prepared to get into bed."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cBy and by I must get her to tell me,", "narration_text": "There was no reply, but the sound of hurrying steps came quicker and quicker \u2014 now and then they were interrupted by a groan."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cbut there is no use in worrying her now.\u201d", "narration_text": "There was no reply, but the sound of hurrying steps came quicker and quicker \u2014 now and then they were interrupted by a groan."}, "Solo.7233.8188.girlsofstwodes_16_meade_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cAnnie, is that you?", "narration_text": "There was no reply, but the sound of hurrying steps came quicker and quicker \u2014 now and then they were interrupted by a groan."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"fleck!", "narration_text": "Osterbridge examined the little bird perched on his finger and his eyes were thoughtful."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Ah, now!", "narration_text": "Osterbridge examined the little bird perched on his finger and his eyes were thoughtful."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"and where have you been, I wonder?\"", "narration_text": "Osterbridge examined the little bird perched on his finger and his eyes were thoughtful."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"It is true, you have a tiny mark at the side of your jaw -- if parakeets have jaws, my friend. But there is no such thing as magic. Not the kind of magic whereby a human can be something else!\"", "narration_text": "He looked fondly at the bird and the bird looked back at him, daring to open its beak and emit a small but clear"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"What a joke if it were possible! Now what could I be, eh?\"", "narration_text": "He looked fondly at the bird and the bird looked back at him, daring to open its beak and emit a small but clear"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Haw yourself!", "narration_text": "He looked fondly at the bird and the bird looked back at him, daring to open its beak and emit a small but clear"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Now, all this is a most engaging train of thought,", "narration_text": " Osterbridge ended, rolling his eyes toward the ceiling with his vague smile."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"If I could change myself, what should I be?\"", "narration_text": " Osterbridge ended, rolling his eyes toward the ceiling with his vague smile."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Ah -- there you are at last, Claggett,", "narration_text": " Osterbridge ended, rolling his eyes toward the ceiling with his vague smile."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Battle all over? It still sounds rather ferocious, to me. But of course I am no expert. Heaven forbid!", "narration_text": " Osterbridge ended, rolling his eyes toward the ceiling with his vague smile."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"I will have that bird, Osterbridge,", "narration_text": "Osterbridge's expression did not change but his eyes did, and they became almost as icy as Claggett Chew's."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Oh no, you will not, Claggett,", "narration_text": "Osterbridge's expression did not change but his eyes did, and they became almost as icy as Claggett Chew's."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"This is the one thing that is keeping me from unutterable boredom, while you go into your interminable fight.", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew's eyes had a way of not blinking. They held a crocodile fixity. His tone, when he spoke again, did not vary."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I am not a trader, Osterbridge. Nor shall I bandy words with you on this subject. Give me that bird, or I shall take it from you!\"", "narration_text": "Osterbridge Hawsey rose with a slow grace from his chair, his hand curled gently but protectingly around his parakeet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Claggett,", "narration_text": "Osterbridge Hawsey rose with a slow grace from his chair, his hand curled gently but protectingly around his parakeet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I am sorry to say such a thing to you, but your fever during the weeks just past has undoubtedly altered your brain. You are a madman, Claggett.", "narration_text": " he said in his thin voice that cut now with the unexpected thinness of paper,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Kindly leave the room, Claggett,", "narration_text": " he said in his thin voice that cut now with the unexpected thinness of paper,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"until you are more yourself. Your conduct and tone are unbecoming to a gentleman,", "narration_text": " Osterbridge said, with his head held high in disdainful dignity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"You are a fool, Osterbridge. Have always been one and will so remain. Do you defy me and do not give up that bird, as hell is my witness I shall snatch it from you with this whip, and nothing shall stop me!\"", "narration_text": "Osterbridge Hawsey's voice was almost more frightening when he spoke again than Claggett Chew's, as he slowly brought the rapier to his side with quiet calculated gestures."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_33_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"I have had enough of your ordering, Claggett. You may order your scurvy men about as you wish -- half-wits, rascals, thieves and murderers who know no better than to do your bidding, knowing they may well die by your hands as by some other. But you have met your match. I, Osterbridge Hawsey, shall not give in to a madman and a murdering pillager. How I ever came to join you or your pirates God alone knows, but you shall not govern me! Nor shall you have one object that is my own! En garde!", "narration_text": "Osterbridge Hawsey's voice was almost more frightening when he spoke again than Claggett Chew's, as he slowly brought the rapier to his side with quiet calculated gestures."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"No, my boy. The church is not yet built. That will come in seventy years. In eighteen-sixty, to be exact. Confusing, is it not?\"", "narration_text": "Chris whipped about at the sound of the antiquarian's voice but for a moment longer he could not see him, and looked toward the other end of the room with interest."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Good morning, my boy,", "narration_text": "Chris whipped about at the sound of the antiquarian's voice but for a moment longer he could not see him, and looked toward the other end of the room with interest."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I trust you slept well?\"", "narration_text": "Chris whipped about at the sound of the antiquarian's voice but for a moment longer he could not see him, and looked toward the other end of the room with interest."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Oh yes, thank you sir,", "narration_text": "Chris whipped about at the sound of the antiquarian's voice but for a moment longer he could not see him, and looked toward the other end of the room with interest."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"I don't even know how I got to bed.\"", "narration_text": "Chris whipped about at the sound of the antiquarian's voice but for a moment longer he could not see him, and looked toward the other end of the room with interest."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"And breakfast?", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker's eyebrows went up in an inverted V above his bright dark eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Becky fed you?\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker's eyebrows went up in an inverted V above his bright dark eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Yes sir. And Mr. Cilley -- he fed me too.\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker's eyebrows went up in an inverted V above his bright dark eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Indeed?", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker's eyebrows went up in an inverted V above his bright dark eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Ned Cilley so early? Well, he is a loyal soul, is Cilley. You shall know more of him.\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker's eyebrows went up in an inverted V above his bright dark eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Feel? Well -- all right, I guess, in a way. But there's a sort of spinning in my head and my stomach if I try to figure any of this out. I just don't get it.", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker's eyebrows went up in an inverted V above his bright dark eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"If I can just go now, please?", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker's eyebrows went up in an inverted V above his bright dark eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Sit down, Christopher my lad,", "narration_text": " he said, and his eyes were kind, intent and eager."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"We have much to talk of, you and I. But first, your mind and heart shall be put at ease. Do you know who I am?\"", "narration_text": "Restive and anxious to be off, Chris nevertheless found it necessary to reply."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"You sell old stuff. That's all I know,", "narration_text": " he heard himself saying, not taking his eyes from those of the man before him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I sell old things -- in your time. But now -- in this time, what do you know of me?\"", "narration_text": " he heard himself saying, not taking his eyes from those of the man before him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"I am a shipowner, Christopher, for one thing,", "narration_text": " said Chris, whose only thought was still to get home but who admitted to himself a faint stir of curiosity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"I am also quite a fine magician,", "narration_text": " said Chris, whose only thought was still to get home but who admitted to himself a faint stir of curiosity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Rabbits out of hats?", "narration_text": " said Chris, whose only thought was still to get home but who admitted to himself a faint stir of curiosity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"No, young man,", "narration_text": " said Chris, whose only thought was still to get home but who admitted to himself a faint stir of curiosity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"Not rabbits out of hats. That -- as you would say -- is for toddlers. Suppose I prove to you just how good?\"", "narration_text": " said Chris, whose only thought was still to get home but who admitted to himself a faint stir of curiosity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Watch closely then,", "narration_text": " said Chris, whose only thought was still to get home but who admitted to himself a faint stir of curiosity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"I have been in my twentieth-century shape so that you would recognize me. Now I shall regain my appearance of this time -- not a great change, I grant you, but there will be a difference. Watch me closely.\"", "narration_text": " said Chris, whose only thought was still to get home but who admitted to himself a faint stir of curiosity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"I don't believe it!", "narration_text": " said Chris, whose only thought was still to get home but who admitted to himself a faint stir of curiosity."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Fascinating, is it not?", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker rose from his chair, and now he stood six feet, no longer wizened, no longer feeble."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"A good trick, do you not agree?\"", "narration_text": "Mr. Wicker rose from his chair, and now he stood six feet, no longer wizened, no longer feeble."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Well yes,", "narration_text": " he admitted, \"but maybe with make-up, or something -- \""}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"Ah,", "narration_text": " he admitted, \"but maybe with make-up, or something -- \""}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"Ah. Then we shall try another. See if you can find me.", "narration_text": " said Mr. Wicker, and his voice was deeper and more vigorous too."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"You're not here,", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Oh, yes, I am,", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Look on the table.\"", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_32": {"text": "\"It's not fair!", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_33": {"text": "\"You've got some trick hiding place. You're just not here.\"", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Yes I am,", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_35": {"text": "\"I am within reach of your hand, Christopher,", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_36": {"text": "\"And I will reappear in whatever part of the room you wish. Choose.\"", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_37": {"text": "\"by the window. There's nothing anywhere around it. Come back there.\"", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_06_dawson_64kb_38": {"text": "\"Darn that ol' fly!", "narration_text": "The bluebottle fly buzzed upward from the table, flew directly at Chris's nose, hit it, flew around his head, and bumped into his ear."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cWhat was the matter with you, Hermine? and why were you so affected at that story, or rather fable, which the count related?\u201d", "narration_text": "At the door of her apartment the baroness met Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie, her confidential maid."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cBecause I have been in such shocking spirits all the evening, my friend,", "narration_text": "At the door of her apartment the baroness met Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie, her confidential maid."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cNo, Hermine,", "narration_text": "At the door of her apartment the baroness met Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie, her confidential maid."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cyou cannot make me believe that; on the contrary, you were in excellent spirits when you arrived at the count\u2019s. M. Danglars was disagreeable, certainly, but I know how much you care for his ill-humor. Someone has vexed you; I will allow no one to annoy you.\u201d", "narration_text": "At the door of her apartment the baroness met Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie, her confidential maid."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cYou are deceived, Lucien, I assure you,", "narration_text": "At the door of her apartment the baroness met Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie, her confidential maid."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cand what I have told you is really the case, added to the ill-humor you remarked, but which I did not think it worth while to allude to.\u201d", "narration_text": "At the door of her apartment the baroness met Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie, her confidential maid."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cWhat is my daughter doing?", "narration_text": "They entered the bedroom. Debray stretched himself upon a large couch, and Madame Danglars passed into her dressing-room with Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cShe practiced all the evening, and then went to bed,", "narration_text": "They entered the bedroom. Debray stretched himself upon a large couch, and Madame Danglars passed into her dressing-room with Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cYet I think I hear her piano.\u201d", "narration_text": "They entered the bedroom. Debray stretched himself upon a large couch, and Madame Danglars passed into her dressing-room with Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cIt is Mademoiselle Louise d\u2019Armilly, who is playing while Mademoiselle Danglars is in bed.\u201d", "narration_text": "They entered the bedroom. Debray stretched himself upon a large couch, and Madame Danglars passed into her dressing-room with Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201ccome and undress me.\u201d", "narration_text": "They entered the bedroom. Debray stretched himself upon a large couch, and Madame Danglars passed into her dressing-room with Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cMy dear M. Lucien,", "narration_text": "They entered the bedroom. Debray stretched himself upon a large couch, and Madame Danglars passed into her dressing-room with Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cyou are always complaining that Eug\u00e9nie will not address a word to you.\u201d", "narration_text": "They entered the bedroom. Debray stretched himself upon a large couch, and Madame Danglars passed into her dressing-room with Mademoiselle Corn\u00e9lie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cI am not the only one who makes similar complaints, I think I heard Morcerf say that he could not extract a word from his betrothed.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cyet I think this will all pass off, and that you will one day see her enter your study.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cMy study?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cAt least that of the minister.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cWhy so!\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cTo ask for an engagement at the Opera. Really, I never saw such an infatuation for music; it is quite ridiculous for a young lady of fashion.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201clet her come, with your consent and that of the baron, and we will try and give her an engagement, though we are very poor to pay such talent as hers.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cGo, Corn\u00e9lie,", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cI do not require you any longer.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cCome, Hermine,", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201canswer candidly, \u2014 something vexes you \u2014 is it not so?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Lucien, playing with a little dog, who, recognizing him as a friend of the house, expected to be caressed,"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cI am frightful tonight,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cGood-evening, madame,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cgood-evening, M. Debray.\u201d", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cRead me something, M. Debray,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cExcuse me,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cbut you will tire yourself, baroness, by such late hours, and M. Debray lives some distance from here.\u201d", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cM. Lucien,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cI assure you I have no desire to sleep, and that I have a thousand things to tell you this evening, which you must listen to, even though you slept while hearing me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cI am at your service, madame,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cMy dear M. Debray,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cdo not kill yourself tonight listening to the follies of Madame Danglars, for you can hear them as well tomorrow; but I claim tonight and will devote it, if you will allow me, to talk over some serious matters with my wife.\u201d", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cDo not think I wish to turn you out, my dear Debray,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201coh, no, not at all. An unexpected occurrence forces me to ask my wife to have a little conversation with me; it is so rarely I make such a request, I am sure you cannot grudge it to me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cIt is extraordinary,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201chow easily these husbands, whom we ridicule, gain an advantage over us.\u201d", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cDo you know, sir,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cthat you are improving? Generally you are only rude, but tonight you are brutal.\u201d", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cIt is because I am in a worse humor than usual,", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cAnd what have I to do with your ill-humor?", "narration_text": "Debray muttered something, bowed and went out, knocking himself against the edge of the door, like Nathan in Athalie."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cdo these things concern me? Keep your ill-humor at home in your money boxes, or, since you have clerks whom you pay, vent it upon them.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cNot so,", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cyour advice is wrong, so I shall not follow it. My money boxes are my Pactolus, as, I think, M. Demoustier says, and I will not retard its course, or disturb its calm. My clerks are honest men, who earn my fortune, whom I pay much below their deserts, if I may value them according to what they bring in; therefore I shall not get into a passion with them; those with whom I will be in a passion are those who eat my dinners, mount my horses, and exhaust my fortune.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cAnd pray who are the persons who exhaust your fortune? Explain yourself more clearly, I beg, sir.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cOh, make yourself easy! \u2014 I am not speaking riddles, and you will soon know what I mean. The people who exhaust my fortune are those who draw out 700,000 francs in the course of an hour.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cI do not understand you, sir,", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cYou understand me perfectly, on the contrary,", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201cbut, if you will persist, I will tell you that I have just lost 700,000 francs upon the Spanish loan.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cAnd pray,", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cam I responsible for this loss?\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cWhy not?\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cIs it my fault you have lost 700,000 francs?\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cCertainly it is not mine.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cOnce for all, sir,", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cI tell you I will not hear cash named; it is a style of language I never heard in the house of my parents or in that of my first husband.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cOh, I can well believe that, for neither of them was worth a penny.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cThe better reason for my not being conversant with the slang of the bank, which is here dinning in my ears from morning to night; that noise of jingling crowns, which are constantly being counted and re-counted, is odious to me. I only know one thing I dislike more, which is the sound of your voice.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cReally?", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cWell, this surprises me, for I thought you took the liveliest interest in all my affairs!\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cI? What could put such an idea into your head?\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cYourself.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cAh? \u2014 what next?\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cMost assuredly.\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cI should like to know upon what occasion?\u201d", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cWhen are you coming to the point?", "narration_text": " said the baroness, trying to disguise the agitation of her voice and the flush of her face."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cPatience, madame, I am coming to it.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried the baroness, shivering with anger and impatience."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cThat\u2019s fortunate.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried the baroness, shivering with anger and impatience."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cIn April you went to dine at the minister\u2019s. You heard a private conversation respecting Spanish affairs \u2014 on the expulsion of Don Carlos. I bought some Spanish shares. The expulsion took place and I pocketed 600,000 francs the day Charles V. repassed the Bidassoa. Of these 600,000 francs you took 50,000 crowns. They were yours, you disposed of them according to your fancy, and I asked no questions; but it is not the less true that you have this year received 500,000 livres.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried the baroness, shivering with anger and impatience."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cWell, sir, and what then?\u201d", "narration_text": " cried the baroness, shivering with anger and impatience."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cAh, yes, it was just after this that you spoiled everything.\u201d", "narration_text": " cried the baroness, shivering with anger and impatience."}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cIt expresses my meaning, and that is all I want. Well, three days after that you talked politics with M. Debray, and you fancied from his words that Don Carlos had returned to Spain. Well, I sold my shares, the news got out, and I no longer sold \u2014 I gave them away, next day I find the news was false, and by this false report I have lost 700,000 francs.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cWell, since I gave you a fourth of my gains, I think you owe me a fourth of my losses; the fourth of 700,000 francs is 175,000 francs.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cWhat you say is absurd, and I cannot see why M. Debray\u2019s name is mixed up in this affair.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_76": {"text": "\u201cBecause if you do not possess the 175,000 francs I reclaim, you must have lent them to your friends, and M. Debray is one of your friends.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_77": {"text": "\u201cOh, let us have no gestures, no screams, no modern drama, or you will oblige me to tell you that I see Debray leave here, pocketing the whole of the 500,000 livres you have handed over to him this year, while he smiles to himself, saying that he has found what the most skilful players have never discovered \u2014 that is, a roulette where he wins without playing, and is no loser when he loses.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_78": {"text": "\u201cwill you dare to tell me you did not know what you now reproach me with?\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_79": {"text": "\u201cOh, this is too much,", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_80": {"text": "\u201cyou are worse than despicable.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_81": {"text": "\u201cYou are right; let us leave these facts alone, and reason coolly. I have never interfered in your affairs excepting for your good; treat me in the same way. You say you have nothing to do with my cash box. Be it so. Do as you like with your own, but do not fill or empty mine. Besides, how do I know that this was not a political trick, that the minister enraged at seeing me in the opposition, and jealous of the popular sympathy I excite, has not concerted with M. Debray to ruin me?\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_82": {"text": "\u201cA probable thing!\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_83": {"text": "\u201cWhy not? Who ever heard of such an occurrence as this? \u2014 a false telegraphic despatch \u2014 it is almost impossible for wrong signals to be made as they were in the last two telegrams. It was done on purpose for me \u2014 I am sure of it.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_84": {"text": "\u201cSir,", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_85": {"text": "\u201care you not aware that the man employed there was dismissed, that they talked of going to law with him, that orders were issued to arrest him and that this order would have been put into execution if he had not escaped by flight, which proves that he was either mad or guilty? It was a mistake.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_86": {"text": "\u201cYes, which made fools laugh, which caused the minister to have a sleepless night, which has caused the minister\u2019s secretaries to blacken several sheets of paper, but which has cost me 700,000 francs.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_87": {"text": "\u201cif all this is, as you say, caused by M. Debray, why, instead of going direct to him, do you come and tell me of it? Why, to accuse the man, do you address the woman?\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_88": {"text": "\u201cDo I know M. Debray? \u2014 do I wish to know him? \u2014 do I wish to know that he gives advice? \u2014 do I wish to follow it? \u2014 do I speculate? No; you do all this, not I.\u201d", "narration_text": " continued Danglars, \u201cI find you did not even pause there \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_89": {"text": "\u201cFoolish creature,", "narration_text": "\u201cStill it seems to me, that as you profit by it \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.47.61.count_of_monte_cristo_065_dumas_64kb_90": {"text": "\u201cM. de Villefort! \u2014 What do you mean?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cStill it seems to me, that as you profit by it \u2014 \u2014 \u201d"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cWhen I found that the home path of the Hurons run north,", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cit did not need the judgment of many long years to tell that they would follow the valleys, and keep atween the waters of the Hudson and the Horican, until they might strike the springs of the Canada streams, which would lead them into the heart of the country of the Frenchers. Yet here are we, within a short range of the Scaroons, and not a sign of a trail have we crossed! Human natur\u2019 is weak, and it is possible we may not have taken the proper scent.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cHeaven protect us from such an error!", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cLet us retrace our steps, and examine as we go, with keener eyes. Has Uncas no counsel to offer in such a strait?\u201d", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cthe lad is quick of sight and keen of wit for his years.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201c\u2019Tis extraordinary that he should have withheld his knowledge so long,", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cIt would have been more wonderful had he spoken without a bidding. No, no; your young white, who gathers his learning from books and can measure what he knows by the page, may conceit that his knowledge, like his legs, outruns that of his fathers\u2019, but, where experience is the master, the scholar is made to know the value of years, and respects them accordingly.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cthe dark-hair has gone toward the forest.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cHound never ran on a more beautiful scent,", "narration_text": " said Uncas, pointing north and south, at the evident marks of the broad trail on either side of him,"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cwe are favored, greatly favored, and can follow with high noses. Ay, here are both your waddling beasts: this Huron travels like a white general. The fellow is stricken with a judgment, and is mad! Look sharp for wheels, Sagamore,", "narration_text": " he continued, looking back, and laughing in his newly awakened satisfaction;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cwe shall soon have the fool journeying in a coach, and that with three of the best pair of eyes on the borders in his rear.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Duncan, turning pale, and glancing his eyes around him, as if he feared the brush and leaves were about to give up some horrid secret."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cWhat should this prove?", "narration_text": " said Duncan, turning pale, and glancing his eyes around him, as if he feared the brush and leaves were about to give up some horrid secret."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cThat our march is come to a quick end, and that we are in an enemy\u2019s country,", "narration_text": " said Duncan, turning pale, and glancing his eyes around him, as if he feared the brush and leaves were about to give up some horrid secret."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cHad the knave been pressed, and the gentle ones wanted horses to keep up with the party, he might have taken their scalps; but without an enemy at his heels, and with such rugged beasts as these, he would not hurt a hair of their heads. I know your thoughts, and shame be it to our color that you have reason for them; but he who thinks that even a Mingo would ill-treat a woman, unless it be to tomahawk her, knows nothing of Indian natur\u2019, or the laws of the woods. No, no; I have heard that the French Indians had come into these hills to hunt the moose, and we are getting within scent of their camp. Why should they not? The morning and evening guns of Ty may be heard any day among these mountains; for the Frenchers are running a new line atween the provinces of the king and the Canadas. It is true that the horses are here, but the Hurons are gone; let us, then, hunt for the path by which they parted.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Duncan, turning pale, and glancing his eyes around him, as if he feared the brush and leaves were about to give up some horrid secret."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cSuch cunning is not without its deviltry,", "narration_text": " said Duncan, turning pale, and glancing his eyes around him, as if he feared the brush and leaves were about to give up some horrid secret."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWe must get down to it, Sagamore, beginning at the spring, and going over the ground by inches. The Huron shall never brag in his tribe that he has a foot which leaves no print.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cThis lad will be an honor to his people,", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cay, and a thorn in the sides of the Hurons. Yet that is not the footstep of an Indian! the weight is too much on the heel, and the toes are squared, as though one of the French dancers had been in, pigeon-winging his tribe! Run back, Uncas, and bring me the size of the singer\u2019s foot. You will find a beautiful print of it just opposite yon rock, agin the hillside.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cI can now read the whole of it, as plainly as if I had seen the arts of Le Subtil,", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cthe singer being a man whose gifts lay chiefly in his throat and feet, was made to go first, and the others have trod in his steps, imitating their formation.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cthe varlet has found a way to carry them, until he supposed he had thrown any followers off the scent. My life on it, we see their pretty little feet again, before many rods go by.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cAy, it has been planned with Indian judgment,", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cand would have blinded white eyes.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cShall we proceed?", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cSoftly, softly, we know our path; but it is good to examine the formation of things. This is my schooling, major; and if one neglects the book, there is little chance of learning from the open land of Providence. All is plain but one thing, which is the manner that the knave contrived to get the gentle ones along the blind trail. Even a Huron would be too proud to let their tender feet touch the water.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cWill this assist in explaining the difficulty?", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cIf them varlets have passed a minute, they have spent hours in striving to fabricate a lying end to their trail! Well, I\u2019ve known them to waste a day in the same manner to as little purpose. Here we have three pair of moccasins, and two of little feet. It is amazing that any mortal beings can journey on limbs so small! Pass me the thong of buckskin, Uncas, and let me take the length of this foot. By the Lord, it is no longer than a child\u2019s and yet the maidens are tall and comely. That Providence is partial in its gifts, for its own wise reasons, the best and most contented of us must allow.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cThe tender limbs of my daughters are unequal to these hardships,", "narration_text": " said Hawkeye, regarding the trail with as much admiration as a naturalist would expend on the tusk of a mammoth or the rib of a mastodon;"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cwe shall find their fainting forms in this desert.\u201d", "narration_text": "Duncan was still curiously observing the person of his neighbor when the scout stole silently and cautiously to his side."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cOf that there is little cause of fear,", "narration_text": "Duncan was still curiously observing the person of his neighbor when the scout stole silently and cautiously to his side."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cthis is a firm and straight, though a light step, and not over long. See, the heel has hardly touched the ground; and there the dark-hair has made a little jump, from root to root. No, no; my knowledge for it, neither of them was nigh fainting, hereaway. Now, the singer was beginning to be footsore and leg-weary, as is plain by his trail. There, you see, he slipped; here he has traveled wide and tottered; and there again it looks as though he journeyed on snowshoes. Ay, ay, a man who uses his throat altogether, can hardly give his legs a proper training.\u201d", "narration_text": "Duncan was still curiously observing the person of his neighbor when the scout stole silently and cautiously to his side."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cI scent the Hurons,", "narration_text": "Duncan was still curiously observing the person of his neighbor when the scout stole silently and cautiously to his side."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cyonder is open sky, through the treetops, and we are getting too nigh their encampment. Sagamore, you will take the hillside, to the right; Uncas will bend along the brook to the left, while I will try the trail. If anything should happen, the call will be three croaks of a crow. I saw one of the birds fanning himself in the air, just beyond the dead oak \u2014 another sign that we are approaching an encampment.\u201d", "narration_text": "Duncan was still curiously observing the person of his neighbor when the scout stole silently and cautiously to his side."}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cYou see we have reached their settlement or encampment,", "narration_text": "Heyward had already permitted his companion to bury part of his person in the thicket, when, stretching forth his arm, he arrested him, in order to ask:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cand here is one of the savages himself, in a very embarrassing position for our further movements.\u201d", "narration_text": "Heyward had already permitted his companion to bury part of his person in the thicket, when, stretching forth his arm, he arrested him, in order to ask:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cThe imp is not a Huron,", "narration_text": "Heyward had already permitted his companion to bury part of his person in the thicket, when, stretching forth his arm, he arrested him, in order to ask:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cnor of any of the Canada tribes; and yet you see, by his clothes, the knave has been plundering a white. Ay, Montcalm has raked the woods for his inroad, and a whooping, murdering set of varlets has he gathered together. Can you see where he has put his rifle or his bow?\u201d", "narration_text": "Heyward had already permitted his companion to bury part of his person in the thicket, when, stretching forth his arm, he arrested him, in order to ask:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cHe appears to have no arms; nor does he seem to be viciously inclined. Unless he communicate the alarm to his fellows, who, as you see, are dodging about the water, we have but little to fear from him.\u201d", "narration_text": "Heyward had already permitted his companion to bury part of his person in the thicket, when, stretching forth his arm, he arrested him, in order to ask:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cFellows who are dodging about the water!", "narration_text": "Heyward had already permitted his companion to bury part of his person in the thicket, when, stretching forth his arm, he arrested him, in order to ask:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cso much for schooling and passing a boyhood in the settlements! The knave has long legs, though, and shall not be trusted. Do you keep him under your rifle while I creep in behind, through the bush, and take him alive. Fire on no account.\u201d", "narration_text": "Heyward had already permitted his companion to bury part of his person in the thicket, when, stretching forth his arm, he arrested him, in order to ask:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cIf I see you in danger, may I not risk a shot?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hawkeye regarded him a moment, like one who knew not how to take the question; then, nodding his head, he answered, still laughing, though inaudibly:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cFire a whole platoon, major.\u201d", "narration_text": "Hawkeye regarded him a moment, like one who knew not how to take the question; then, nodding his head, he answered, still laughing, though inaudibly:"}, "Solo.132.1320.lastofthemohicans_21_cooper_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cHow now, friend! have you a mind to teach the beavers to sing?\u201d", "narration_text": "Hawkeye regarded him a moment, like one who knew not how to take the question; then, nodding his head, he answered, still laughing, though inaudibly:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cI must learn if it be so, and must judge of that for myself,", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cWho can tell whether that heart, so coveted, is not common in its impulses, and full of alloy? Who can tell if that mind, when the touchstone is applied to it, will not be found of a mean and vulgar character? Come, come,", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cthis is doubting and hesitation too much -- to the proof,", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cIt is now seven o\u2019clock,", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201che must have arrived; it is the hour for signing his papers.", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cYou wrote to me this morning to say you were beginning to forget me, and that I, whom you had not seen lately, had no doubt ceased to think of you. I have come to undeceive you, monsieur, and the more completely so, because there is one thing I can read in your eyes.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cWhat is that, madame?", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cThat you have never loved me so much as at this moment; in the same manner you can read, in my present step towards you, that I have not forgotten you.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cyou are indeed an angel, and no man can suspect you. All he can do is to humble himself before you and entreat forgiveness.\u201d", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cYour forgiveness is granted, then,", "narration_text": " said Fouquet, whose face was for a moment lighted up by a sudden gleam of joy,"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201csit here by my side. Ah! that is an evil thought which has just crossed your mind.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cHow do you detect it, madame?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cBy the smile that has just marred the expression of your countenance. Be candid, and tell me what your thought was -- no secrets between friends.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cTell me, then, madame, why you have been so harsh these three or four months past?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cYes; did you not forbid me to visit you?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cbecause your visit to me was the cause of your being visited with a great misfortune; because my house is watched; because the same eyes that have seen you already might see you again; because I think it less dangerous for you that I should come here than that you should come to my house; and, lastly, because I know you to be already unhappy enough not to wish to increase your unhappiness further.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201cI unhappy?", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cindeed, marquise, you will almost make me believe I am so, judging from your own sadness. Are your beautiful eyes raised upon me merely in pity? I was looking for another expression from them.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cIt is not I who am sad, monsieur; look in the mirror, there -- it is yourself.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cIt is true I am somewhat pale, marquise; but it is from overwork; the king yesterday required a supply of money from me.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cYes, four millions; I am aware of it.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cYou understand, marquise, that I have been obliged to procure it, then to get it counted, afterwards registered -- altogether a long affair. Since Monsieur de Mazarin\u2019s death, financial affairs occasion some little fatigue and embarrassment. My administration is somewhat overtaxed, and this is the reason why I have not slept during the past night.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cSo you have the amount?", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cIt would indeed be strange, marquise,", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cif a superintendent of finances were not to have a paltry four millions in his coffers.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cYes, yes, I believe you either have, or will have them.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cWhat do you mean by saying I shall have them?\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cIt is not very long since you were required to furnish two millions.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cOn the contrary, it seems almost an age; but do not let us talk of money matters any longer.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cOn the contrary, we will continue to speak of them, for that is my only reason for coming to see you.\u201d", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cI am at a loss to compass your meaning,", "narration_text": "\u201cYou perceive that I do know it; is that not sufficient? Well, go on, monsieur, the money the king has required you to supply -- \u201d"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cTell me, monsieur, is the office of superintendent a permanent position?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cYou surprise me, marchioness, for you speak as if you had some motive or interest in putting the question.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cMy reason is simple enough; I am desirous of placing some money in your hands, and naturally I wish to know if you are certain of your post.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cReally, marquise, I am at a loss what to reply; I cannot conceive your meaning.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cSeriously, then, dear M. Fouquet, I have certain funds which somewhat embarrass me. I am tired of investing my money in lands, and am anxious to intrust it to some friend who will turn it to account.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cSurely it does not press,", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cOn the contrary, it is very pressing.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cVery well, we will talk of that by and by.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cBy and by will not do, for my money is there,", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cMadame, madame,", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cwhat opinion can you have of me, when you make me such an offer?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cTell me, rather, what you yourself think of the step I have taken.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cYou bring me this money for myself, and you bring it because you know me to be embarrassed. Nay, do not deny it, for I am sure of it. Can I not read your heart?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cIf you know my heart, then, can you not see that it is my heart I offer you?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cI have guessed rightly, then,", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cIn truth, madame, I have never yet given you the right to insult me in this manner.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cwhat singular delicacy of feeling! You tell me you love me; in the name of that affection you wish me to sacrifice my reputation and my honor, yet, when I offer you money which is my own, you refuse me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cMadame, you are at liberty to preserve what you term your reputation and your honor. Permit me to preserve mine. Leave me to my ruin, leave me to sink beneath the weight of the hatreds which surround me, beneath the faults I have committed, beneath the load, even, of my remorse, but, for Heaven\u2019s sake, madame, do not overwhelm me with this last infliction.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_49": {"text": "\u201cA short time since, M. Fouquet, you were wanting in judgment; now you are wanting in feeling.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_50": {"text": "\u201coverwhelm me, madame, for I have nothing to reply.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_51": {"text": "\u201cI offered you my friendship, M. Fouquet.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_52": {"text": "\u201cYes, madame, and you limited yourself to that.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_53": {"text": "\u201cAnd what I am now doing is the act of a friend.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_54": {"text": "\u201cNo doubt it is.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_55": {"text": "\u201cAnd you reject this mark of my friendship?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_56": {"text": "\u201cI do reject it.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_57": {"text": "\u201cMonsieur Fouquet, look at me,", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_58": {"text": "\u201cI now offer you my love.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_59": {"text": "\u201cI have loved you for a long while past; women, like men, have a false delicacy at times. For a long time past I have loved you, but would not confess it. Well, then, you have implored this love on your knees, and I have refused you; I was blind, as you were a little while since; but as it was my love that you sought, it is my love I now offer you.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_60": {"text": "\u201cOh! madame, you overwhelm me beneath a load of happiness.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_61": {"text": "\u201cWill you be happy, then, if I am yours -- entirely?\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_62": {"text": "\u201cIt will be the supremest happiness for me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_63": {"text": "\u201cTake me, then. If, however, for your sake I sacrifice a prejudice, do you, for mine, sacrifice a scruple.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_64": {"text": "\u201cDo not refuse me.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_65": {"text": "\u201cThink seriously of what you are proposing.\u201d", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_66": {"text": "\u201cFouquet, but one word. Let it be \u2018No,\u2019 and I open this door,", "narration_text": "Fouquet pressed his clenched hand upon his breast, heaving with emotion, saying:"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_67": {"text": "\u201cand you will never see me again. Let that word be \u2018Yes,\u2019 and I am yours entirely.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_68": {"text": "\u201cElise! Elise! But this coffer?\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_69": {"text": "\u201cContains my dowry.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_70": {"text": "\u201cIt is your ruin,", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_71": {"text": "\u201cthere must be a million here.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_72": {"text": "\u201cYes, my jewels, for which I care no longer if you do not love me, and for which, equally, I care no longer if you love me as I love you.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_73": {"text": "\u201cThis is too much,", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_74": {"text": "\u201cI yield, I yield, even were it only to consecrate so much devotion. I accept the dowry.\u201d", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.5863.2033.tenyearslater_28_dumas_64kb_75": {"text": "\u201cAnd take the woman with it,", "narration_text": " exclaimed Fouquet, turning over the gold and papers;"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Golly Moses!", "narration_text": "Chris sat down suddenly on the edge of the bed, his mouth, in spite of all his efforts, drawn down at the corners, and his eyes blank with confusion and misery."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Fancy dress, huh?", "narration_text": "Chris sat down suddenly on the edge of the bed, his mouth, in spite of all his efforts, drawn down at the corners, and his eyes blank with confusion and misery."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Oh my golly!", "narration_text": "Chris sat down suddenly on the edge of the bed, his mouth, in spite of all his efforts, drawn down at the corners, and his eyes blank with confusion and misery."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"and it just set me off. I hope I didn't disturb you?\"", "narration_text": "Then another idea struck him, and he jumped up to run to the nearest dormer window, the floorboards, where the sun had lain on them, warm under his bare feet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"Well now. So you are awake at the last, eh? And hungry, bein' a boy, I don't doubt?\"", "narration_text": "She moved to the dresser and took down a mug and plate, the roses and ostrich plumes nodding in evident agreement."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"So you are Chris, did you say? Christopher, that would be? And I am Mistress Rebecca Boozer, should you be wanting to know. Becky Boozer, they call me.\"", "narration_text": "She moved to the dresser and took down a mug and plate, the roses and ostrich plumes nodding in evident agreement."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Eat up now, young man,", "narration_text": "She moved to the dresser and took down a mug and plate, the roses and ostrich plumes nodding in evident agreement."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"for Mr. Wicker will be wanting to see you when you have done. It's late. Past eight of the clock.", "narration_text": "What a system! Chris thought as he watched Becky busy with her dishes, thinking of the neat white kitchen he knew at home."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"It might be just possible that Master Cilley will be passing by before long for a midmorning snack and here I am gossiping with you instead of getting on with my work.\"", "narration_text": "What a system! Chris thought as he watched Becky busy with her dishes, thinking of the neat white kitchen he knew at home."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Don't you have an icebox?", "narration_text": "What a system! Chris thought as he watched Becky busy with her dishes, thinking of the neat white kitchen he knew at home."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"What may that be?", "narration_text": "What a system! Chris thought as he watched Becky busy with her dishes, thinking of the neat white kitchen he knew at home."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"To keep the food cool,", "narration_text": "What a system! Chris thought as he watched Becky busy with her dishes, thinking of the neat white kitchen he knew at home."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"We have a larder on the cool side of the house, if that be what you mean,", "narration_text": "What a system! Chris thought as he watched Becky busy with her dishes, thinking of the neat white kitchen he knew at home."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Keeps the food pretty well up to April or May. Then the heat makes everything go. Oh! This heat! Prosperity, Maryland, where I come from, and on the sea coast as it is, was never like this!\"", "narration_text": "What a system! Chris thought as he watched Becky busy with her dishes, thinking of the neat white kitchen he knew at home."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"If you had a little wooden trough that led from that tub out through the window there, you could pull out a bung when you were ready and the water would run outdoors. It would save you carrying that great tub about, when you are in a hurry.\"", "narration_text": "What a system! Chris thought as he watched Becky busy with her dishes, thinking of the neat white kitchen he knew at home."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"I would never have thought it,", "narration_text": "Becky Boozer rested her soapy hands on the edge of the tub and looked at him admiringly over her shoulder."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"by the look of you. Never in this world. You have brains, young lad, that's what you have. A better idea than that I never heard! Indeed, it is just what I have been a-needin' since years, and that simple I might have thought it out myself! I shall set Master Cilley to work on it when he comes. He's right handy with tools, is Ned Cilley.\"", "narration_text": "Becky Boozer rested her soapy hands on the edge of the tub and looked at him admiringly over her shoulder."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Come now, Becky me love!", "narration_text": "Becky Boozer rested her soapy hands on the edge of the tub and looked at him admiringly over her shoulder."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"How can I start the day right 'thout a kiss from my Boozer?\"", "narration_text": "Becky Boozer rested her soapy hands on the edge of the tub and looked at him admiringly over her shoulder."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Get along with you, Cilley! What a way to behave,", "narration_text": "Becky Boozer rested her soapy hands on the edge of the tub and looked at him admiringly over her shoulder."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"See -- there's company here.\"", "narration_text": "Becky Boozer rested her soapy hands on the edge of the tub and looked at him admiringly over her shoulder."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"A visitor, eh? Well, well. Off a ship?\"", "narration_text": "Chris was feeling the contagion of laughter catching up with him again at the scene he had watched, and was glad when the sailor turned and came over to where he sat."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"No -- no!", "narration_text": "Chris was feeling the contagion of laughter catching up with him again at the scene he had watched, and was glad when the sailor turned and came over to where he sat."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"from another part of the country. He got here last night and slept late, as you see.\"", "narration_text": " Becky put in quickly, and gave Chris a look. \"No. He is a friend of the master's, from -- \" she searched her mind --"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Indeed and indeed!", "narration_text": " Becky put in quickly, and gave Chris a look. \"No. He is a friend of the master's, from -- \" she searched her mind --"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Well, young man,", "narration_text": " said the sailor, settling himself comfortably, and as if for a long stay, in his chair and observing Chris through his keen blue eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"I shall sit here, Mistress Becky, by your leave,", "narration_text": " Chris said in return, and they solemnly shook hands, taking account of each other as men do when they meet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"to keep this lad company, as it were.\"", "narration_text": " Becky answered warmly, smiling broadly, wrinkles of pleasure at the corners of her eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"So you shall!", "narration_text": " Becky answered warmly, smiling broadly, wrinkles of pleasure at the corners of her eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"And could I tempt you with a morsel, Master Cilley?\"", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley appeared to consider this invitation from all sides before he gave his reply, cocking his head on one side like a parrot as he reflected. Finally, he answered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_30": {"text": "\"How could I refuse when I know your fame as a cook?", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley appeared to consider this invitation from all sides before he gave his reply, cocking his head on one side like a parrot as he reflected. Finally, he answered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_31": {"text": "\"But a crumb, Mistress Becky. A morsel. A taste. Just to pay my respects to your art, as it were.\"", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley, his eyes winking with anticipation and smacking his lips, attacked the meat pie and the cheese, tarts and pickles, with a will."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Just a morsel, Master Cilley,", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley, his eyes winking with anticipation and smacking his lips, attacked the meat pie and the cheese, tarts and pickles, with a will."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Try just a taste, to please me.\"", "narration_text": "Ned Cilley, his eyes winking with anticipation and smacking his lips, attacked the meat pie and the cheese, tarts and pickles, with a will."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Here -- try this,", "narration_text": " he urged Chris, heaping the boy's plate as lavishly as his own, and the two ate in silence and gusto while Becky stood by with roses and feathers bobbing."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_35": {"text": "\"You must keep your strength up, Ned Cilley,", "narration_text": " he urged Chris, heaping the boy's plate as lavishly as his own, and the two ate in silence and gusto while Becky stood by with roses and feathers bobbing."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_36": {"text": "\"for 'tis a hard life that you lead,", "narration_text": " he urged Chris, heaping the boy's plate as lavishly as his own, and the two ate in silence and gusto while Becky stood by with roses and feathers bobbing."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_37": {"text": "\"Aye, that it is, that it is!", "narration_text": " he urged Chris, heaping the boy's plate as lavishly as his own, and the two ate in silence and gusto while Becky stood by with roses and feathers bobbing."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_38": {"text": "\"A hard life, has a sailor,", "narration_text": " Ned said with an effort at sorrow, which failed signally, and he took a great draught of the ale."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Mistress Boozer,", "narration_text": "After a while Cilley slowed, wiped his mouth with his hand and leaned back in his chair, rolling a dazed eye at the anxious face of the waiting Becky Boozer."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_40": {"text": "\"I am a new man.", "narration_text": "After a while Cilley slowed, wiped his mouth with his hand and leaned back in his chair, rolling a dazed eye at the anxious face of the waiting Becky Boozer."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_41": {"text": "\"You have saved me again. Ah! Mistress Becky, what a treasure you are!\"", "narration_text": " He heaved a sigh of repletion."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_42": {"text": "\"That will be the master,", "narration_text": " He heaved a sigh of repletion."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_43": {"text": "\"I shall be back, Master Cilley! I pray you, do not leave!\"", "narration_text": " He heaved a sigh of repletion."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_44": {"text": "\"Please, Master Cilley,", "narration_text": " He heaved a sigh of repletion."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_04_dawson_64kb_45": {"text": "\"Why does she wear that queer hat?\"", "narration_text": " He heaved a sigh of repletion."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Men, you have followed me for many a voyage and I have always brought you safely home. Is it not so?\"", "narration_text": "A good-humored and enthusiastic roar of assent came from the sailors. Captain Blizzard began again."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"What lies ahead of us in the next few hours will not make good sense to many of you. Nevertheless I ask for your instant help, and you shall see what lies at the end of my orders when we reach that time. Are you with me?\"", "narration_text": "Night fell before the men had finished and Chris and the Captain could no longer see the sails of Claggett Chew's Venture."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Well and good,", "narration_text": "Night fell before the men had finished and Chris and the Captain could no longer see the sails of Claggett Chew's Venture."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"I thank you. Now crowd on all the sail she will take, boys, for the Venture follows hard upon us!\"", "narration_text": "Night fell before the men had finished and Chris and the Captain could no longer see the sails of Claggett Chew's Venture."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"It would be my advice, lad, to go below and sleep for a bit. You too, Amos. I shall send Ned to awaken you when land is sighted.\"", "narration_text": "Night fell before the men had finished and Chris and the Captain could no longer see the sails of Claggett Chew's Venture."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Best eat up, lads,", "narration_text": "Night fell before the men had finished and Chris and the Captain could no longer see the sails of Claggett Chew's Venture."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"and join the Captain, sez he to me, for land is just ahead and the Captain do be waiting you on the bridge, Chris, me lad.\"", "narration_text": "Night fell before the men had finished and Chris and the Captain could no longer see the sails of Claggett Chew's Venture."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Impossible to tell how close behind the Venture may be. We have come quickly, but they have the faster ship. I have no wish to give them more clue than necessary as to where we may be.", "narration_text": "To his surprise the usual lanterns were not lit; only a small shaded light shed its rays on the compass near the wheel."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Land is off the starboard quarter, and Abner Cloud is out on the bowsprit looking for the reef. We have passed our anchorage -- they expected us, or some other ship, for fires were lit on shore. Sail has been taken in; we are going slowly and will soon be there, by my reckoning.\"", "narration_text": " replied that good man, for by this time Chris was as surefooted as any sailor and for the last month or more had been clambering barefoot in the rigging with the best of them."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"May I go forward and be with Abner?", "narration_text": " replied that good man, for by this time Chris was as surefooted as any sailor and for the last month or more had been clambering barefoot in the rigging with the best of them."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"and hurry. Happen your eyes are sharper than Abner's. Sing out when you spy the reef. We will heave to, and then God be with you, my lad, to find us out the channel to the cove!\"", "narration_text": " replied that good man, for by this time Chris was as surefooted as any sailor and for the last month or more had been clambering barefoot in the rigging with the best of them."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Heave-ho!", "narration_text": "Abner left his place to go back and lend a hand, and in his sudden solitude Chris grasped a rope and swung down to the water."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Drop anchor, lads!\"", "narration_text": "Abner left his place to go back and lend a hand, and in his sudden solitude Chris grasped a rope and swung down to the water."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"I've found the channel, sir,", "narration_text": "A boy it was that pulled himself up hand over hand along the anchor rope and stood dripping sea water on the bridge before Captain Blizzard."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"There's a dangerous shelf of coral that juts out on the port side -- if you let me go first, and the men man the boats and row her in, I think we shall do it safely even in this light.\"", "narration_text": " he said, abruptly conscious of his importance from the admiring way in which Amos was staring at him."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Well lad, we do what we must, and you and I understand one another. Ahoy there!", "narration_text": " he roared down to the shadowy decks from which the black spikes of masts rose high to break the sky."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Man the boats! We shall tow the Mirabelle to cover, for there's a channel here!\"", "narration_text": "He turned to Chris as the sound of running feet and of the boats being hoisted overboard came loudly in the stillness of the night."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Now Christopher, my boy, do you go down and go over the side again, and remember what we spoke of a few hours agone!\"", "narration_text": "He turned to Chris as the sound of running feet and of the boats being hoisted overboard came loudly in the stillness of the night."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"The length of two boats, keeping to starboard, boys. Then ease her over this way -- to port.\"", "narration_text": "He turned to Chris as the sound of running feet and of the boats being hoisted overboard came loudly in the stillness of the night."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"My good lad,", "narration_text": "He turned to Chris as the sound of running feet and of the boats being hoisted overboard came loudly in the stillness of the night."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"you said you could do it, but truth to tell, I doubted it from the bottom of my heart. Now that you have succeeded where I am sure no other could have done as well, I find I have no words of praise good enough for ye.", "narration_text": "He turned to Chris as the sound of running feet and of the boats being hoisted overboard came loudly in the stillness of the night."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"I am proud of you, Christopher. You did a man's task with a boy's body and mind. And it took a man's spirit, too.\"", "narration_text": "He turned to Chris as the sound of running feet and of the boats being hoisted overboard came loudly in the stillness of the night."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Now, me boy,", "narration_text": "He turned to Chris as the sound of running feet and of the boats being hoisted overboard came loudly in the stillness of the night."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"do you go to your well-deserved rest. Depend upon it, we shall cover the ship with green until she looks like the proverbial Christmas hall decked with boughs of holly, as the song goes!", "narration_text": "He turned to Chris as the sound of running feet and of the boats being hoisted overboard came loudly in the stillness of the night."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_22_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"A little later in the day you shall be called to see what you make of the result. And now, to bed with ye both!", "narration_text": " he added chuckling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"We'll take a look at the Mirabelle,", "narration_text": "The men, astounded to be interrupted by a boy, and looking down to see two, each with an apple in his hands, turned around, and after a moment's scrutiny, answered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"See there, the thin man. That be Mr. Mason's agent. I heard he's here to buy the ballast bricks for his master's plantation on the island.\"", "narration_text": "The men, astounded to be interrupted by a boy, and looking down to see two, each with an apple in his hands, turned around, and after a moment's scrutiny, answered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Ballast bricks? Please sir, what's that?\"", "narration_text": "The men, astounded to be interrupted by a boy, and looking down to see two, each with an apple in his hands, turned around, and after a moment's scrutiny, answered."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Ballast bricks? Why, anyone knows that these are the bricks brought over in the hold, my lad, should there not be sufficient cargo, both to make ballast for the vessel and to sell once here. English bricks are cheaper than those we can make ourselves. Did you not know, young man,", "narration_text": "How I should have loved to have told him I didn't belong in this age anyway, and that in my time, we do make our own bricks! he chuckled to himself."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"that our bricks for building houses have all come from British kilns?\"", "narration_text": "How I should have loved to have told him I didn't belong in this age anyway, and that in my time, we do make our own bricks! he chuckled to himself."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"No sir, thank you sir,", "narration_text": "How I should have loved to have told him I didn't belong in this age anyway, and that in my time, we do make our own bricks! he chuckled to himself."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"The Mirabelle!", "narration_text": " Chris cried, running forward, and sure enough, black and gold letters along her bow pronounced that indeed it was the Mirabelle."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"I'd know those lines anywhere!", "narration_text": " Chris cried, running forward, and sure enough, black and gold letters along her bow pronounced that indeed it was the Mirabelle."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"a taste, a mere spoonful", "narration_text": " Ned Cilley beamed on them and leaned back on his heels for a better view."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Eh well, lookee here!", "narration_text": " Ned Cilley beamed on them and leaned back on his heels for a better view."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Chris and Amos, by me soul!", "narration_text": " Ned Cilley beamed on them and leaned back on his heels for a better view."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Lookin' about, lads? Eh, that's the way. Is she not the finest ship that ever ye did rest your eyes on?\"", "narration_text": "What the other man could be saying that was so entertaining Chris could not imagine, for he was the opposite of the fat good-humored one."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Who in the world are they?", "narration_text": " Chris asked of Cilley as they drew near. Cilley looked scandalized at Chris's impertinence in finding them in any way droll."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"Them? Why, bless me cap and buttons! That-there's the captain of the Mirabelle no less, and his first mate. Captain Ezekial Blizzard, he is, and Mr. Elisha Finney,", "narration_text": " Chris asked of Cilley as they drew near. Cilley looked scandalized at Chris's impertinence in finding them in any way droll."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"Blizzard and Finney, that's them,", "narration_text": " Master Cilley went on, lowering his voice and bending down to be on a level with Chris and Amos,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"And a better captain and first mate is not come by in the whole land, I shall warrant you. He may look too plump for his own good,", "narration_text": " Master Cilley went on, lowering his voice and bending down to be on a level with Chris and Amos,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"but believe me, there's no sounder captain afloat. They all know it hereabouts, for Ezekial Blizzard knows the Chiny Seas better than the sight of his own feet, make no mistake about it. As to Elisha Finney, he's glum, I don't deny, but faithful! That's true of the two of them -- whatever they can do for Mr. Wicker is law for Ezekial Blizzard and Elisha Finney. They swear by Mr. Wicker, so they do,", "narration_text": " Master Cilley went on, lowering his voice and bending down to be on a level with Chris and Amos,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Mr. Finney's kind, too,", "narration_text": " Chris asked, when the Captain and Mr. Finney had moved off to the far end of the wharf."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"though he don't look it, bless me cap and boots! He's tenderhearted as a bird, under that gloom, is Finney.\"", "narration_text": " Chris asked, when the Captain and Mr. Finney had moved off to the far end of the wharf."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Could we go on board the ship?", "narration_text": " Chris asked, when the Captain and Mr. Finney had moved off to the far end of the wharf."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"No, me lad,", "narration_text": "Then, seeing Chris's crestfallen face, Cilley clapped him so heartily on the back that the boy staggered forward a pace or two."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"'Tis better not. Wait till the master do present you proper to the Captain, for the Mirabelle is Captain Blizzard's castle, like. I would sooner ye were asked aboard by him.\"", "narration_text": "Then, seeing Chris's crestfallen face, Cilley clapped him so heartily on the back that the boy staggered forward a pace or two."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"Come now! Cheer up!", "narration_text": "Then, seeing Chris's crestfallen face, Cilley clapped him so heartily on the back that the boy staggered forward a pace or two."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"Come meet some of the crew!", "narration_text": "Then, seeing Chris's crestfallen face, Cilley clapped him so heartily on the back that the boy staggered forward a pace or two."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"Here are two likely young 'uns, living at the house of Mr. Wicker. Ye've heard me speak of them. Amos, here, on me right, and Chris, that's on me other side.", "narration_text": " he invited, and taking Chris and Amos's arms, drew them towards a group of seamen."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"this good man here is Bowie.\"", "narration_text": " he invited, and taking Chris and Amos's arms, drew them towards a group of seamen."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"This here's Elbert Jones,", "narration_text": " he invited, and taking Chris and Amos's arms, drew them towards a group of seamen."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"and that one's Abner Cloud, and that one,", "narration_text": " he invited, and taking Chris and Amos's arms, drew them towards a group of seamen."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_12_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"that one's Zachary Heigh.\"", "narration_text": " he invited, and taking Chris and Amos's arms, drew them towards a group of seamen."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_0": {"text": "\u201cHold on!", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_1": {"text": "\u201cI hain\u2019t ever done you no harm. You know that. So, then, what you want to come back and ha\u2019nt me for?\u201d", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_2": {"text": "\u201cI hain\u2019t come back \u2014 I hain\u2019t been gone.\u201d", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_3": {"text": "\u201cDon\u2019t you play nothing on me, because I wouldn\u2019t on you. Honest injun now, you ain\u2019t a ghost?\u201d", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_4": {"text": "\u201cHonest injun, I ain\u2019t,", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_5": {"text": "\u201cWell \u2014 I \u2014 I \u2014 well, that ought to settle it, of course; but I can\u2019t somehow seem to understand it no way. Looky here, warn\u2019t you ever murdered at all?\u201d", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_6": {"text": "\u201cNo. I warn\u2019t ever murdered at all \u2014 I played it on them. You come in here and feel of me if you don\u2019t believe me.\u201d", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_7": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s all right; I\u2019ve got it. Take my trunk in your wagon, and let on it\u2019s your\u2019n; and you turn back and fool along slow, so as to get to the house about the time you ought to; and I\u2019ll go towards town a piece, and take a fresh start, and get there a quarter or a half an hour after you; and you needn\u2019t let on to know me at first.\u201d", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_8": {"text": "\u201cAll right; but wait a minute. There\u2019s one more thing \u2014 a thing that nobody don\u2019t know but me. And that is, there\u2019s a nigger here that I\u2019m a-trying to steal out of slavery, and his name is Jim \u2014 old Miss Watson\u2019s Jim.\u201d", "narration_text": "When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn\u2019t quite satisfied yet. He says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_9": {"text": "\u201cI know what you\u2019ll say. You\u2019ll say it\u2019s dirty, low-down business; but what if it is? I\u2019m low down; and I\u2019m a-going to steal him, and I want you keep mum and not let on. Will you?\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_10": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019ll help you steal him!\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_11": {"text": "\u201cyou\u2019re joking.\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_12": {"text": "\u201cI ain\u2019t joking, either.\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_13": {"text": "\u201cjoking or no joking, if you hear anything said about a runaway nigger, don\u2019t forget to remember that you don\u2019t know nothing about him, and I don\u2019t know nothing about him.\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_14": {"text": "\u201cWhy, this is wonderful! Whoever would a thought it was in that mare to do it? I wish we\u2019d a timed her. And she hain\u2019t sweated a hair \u2014 not a hair. It\u2019s wonderful. Why, I wouldn\u2019t take a hundred dollars for that horse now \u2014 I wouldn\u2019t, honest; and yet I\u2019d a sold her for fifteen before, and thought \u2019twas all she was worth.\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_15": {"text": "\u201cWhy, there\u2019s somebody come! I wonder who \u2019tis? Why, I do believe it\u2019s a stranger. Jimmy", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_16": {"text": "\u201crun and tell Lize to put on another plate for dinner.\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_17": {"text": "\u201cMr. Archibald Nichols, I presume?\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_18": {"text": "\u201cNo, my boy,", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_19": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m sorry to say \u2019t your driver has deceived you; Nichols\u2019s place is down a matter of three mile more. Come in, come in.\u201d", "narration_text": "In about half an hour Tom\u2019s wagon drove up to the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through the window, because it was only about fifty yards, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_20": {"text": "\u201cToo late \u2014 he\u2019s out of sight.\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_21": {"text": "\u201cYes, he\u2019s gone, my son, and you must come in and eat your dinner with us; and then we\u2019ll hitch up and take you down to Nichols\u2019s.\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_22": {"text": "\u201cOh, I can\u2019t make you so much trouble; I couldn\u2019t think of it. I\u2019ll walk \u2014 I don\u2019t mind the distance.\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_23": {"text": "\u201cBut we won\u2019t let you walk \u2014 it wouldn\u2019t be Southern hospitality to do it. Come right in.\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_24": {"text": "\u201cit ain\u2019t a bit of trouble to us, not a bit in the world. You must stay. It\u2019s a long, dusty three mile, and we can\u2019t let you walk. And, besides, I\u2019ve already told \u2019em to put on another plate when I see you coming; so you mustn\u2019t disappoint us. Come right in and make yourself at home.\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_25": {"text": "\u201cYou owdacious puppy!\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_26": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m surprised at you, m\u2019am.\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_27": {"text": "\u201cYou\u2019re s\u2019rp \u2014 Why, what do you reckon I am? I\u2019ve a good notion to take and \u2014 Say, what do you mean by kissing me?\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_28": {"text": "\u201cI didn\u2019t mean nothing, m\u2019am. I didn\u2019t mean no harm. I \u2014 I \u2014 thought you\u2019d like it.\u201d", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_29": {"text": "\u201cWhy, you born fool!", "narration_text": " She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it."}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_30": {"text": "\u201cWhat made you think I\u2019d like it?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was all she could do to hold in; and her eyes snapped, and her fingers worked like she wanted to scratch him; and she says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_31": {"text": "\u201cWell, I don\u2019t know. Only, they \u2014 they \u2014 told me you would.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was all she could do to hold in; and her eyes snapped, and her fingers worked like she wanted to scratch him; and she says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_32": {"text": "\u201cThey told you I would. Whoever told you\u2019s another lunatic. I never heard the beat of it. Who\u2019s they?\u201d", "narration_text": "It was all she could do to hold in; and her eyes snapped, and her fingers worked like she wanted to scratch him; and she says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_33": {"text": "\u201cWhy, everybody. They all said so, m\u2019am.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was all she could do to hold in; and her eyes snapped, and her fingers worked like she wanted to scratch him; and she says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_34": {"text": "\u201cWho\u2019s \u2018everybody\u2019? Out with their names, or ther\u2019ll be an idiot short.\u201d", "narration_text": "It was all she could do to hold in; and her eyes snapped, and her fingers worked like she wanted to scratch him; and she says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_35": {"text": "\u201cI\u2019m sorry, and I warn\u2019t expecting it. They told me to. They all told me to. They all said, kiss her; and said she\u2019d like it. They all said it \u2014 every one of them. But I\u2019m sorry, m\u2019am, and I won\u2019t do it no more \u2014 I won\u2019t, honest.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_36": {"text": "\u201cYou won\u2019t, won\u2019t you? Well, I sh\u2019d reckon you won\u2019t!\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_37": {"text": "\u201cNo\u2019m, I\u2019m honest about it; I won\u2019t ever do it again \u2014 till you ask me.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_38": {"text": "\u201cTill I ask you! Well, I never see the beat of it in my born days! I lay you\u2019ll be the Methusalem-numskull of creation before ever I ask you \u2014 or the likes of you.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_39": {"text": "\u201cDidn\u2019t you think she\u2019d like me to kiss her, sir?\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_40": {"text": "\u201cWhy, no; I \u2014 I \u2014 well, no, I b\u2019lieve I didn\u2019t.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_41": {"text": "\u201cTom, didn\u2019t you think Aunt Sally \u2019d open out her arms and say, \u2018Sid Sawyer \u2014 \u2019\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_42": {"text": "\u201cNo, not till you\u2019ve asked me first.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_43": {"text": "\u201cWhy, dear me, I never see such a surprise. We warn\u2019t looking for you at all, but only Tom. Sis never wrote to me about anybody coming but him.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_44": {"text": "\u201cIt\u2019s because it warn\u2019t intended for any of us to come but Tom,", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_45": {"text": "\u201cbut I begged and begged, and at the last minute she let me come, too; so, coming down the river, me and Tom thought it would be a first-rate surprise for him to come here to the house first, and for me to by-and-by tag along and drop in, and let on to be a stranger. But it was a mistake, Aunt Sally. This ain\u2019t no healthy place for a stranger to come.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_46": {"text": "\u201cNo \u2014 not impudent whelps, Sid. You ought to had your jaws boxed; I hain\u2019t been so put out since I don\u2019t know when. But I don\u2019t care, I don\u2019t mind the terms \u2014 I\u2019d be willing to stand a thousand such jokes to have you here. Well, to think of that performance! I don\u2019t deny it, I was most putrified with astonishment when you give me that smack.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_47": {"text": "\u201cPa, mayn\u2019t Tom and Sid and me go to the show?\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.2374.3005.huckleberryfinn_33_twain_64kb_48": {"text": "\u201cI reckon there ain\u2019t going to be any; and you couldn\u2019t go if there was; because the runaway nigger told Burton and me all about that scandalous show, and Burton said he would tell the people; so I reckon they\u2019ve drove the owdacious loafers out of town before this time.\u201d", "narration_text": " she says, breaking in and jumping for him, \u201cyou impudent young rascal, to fool a body so \u2014 \u201d and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says:"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Be of good heart, Amos,", "narration_text": "Then, at a gesture from Mr. Wicker, Amos, agog, stepped into the hamper where he stood uncertainly, his expression half terrified and half delighted."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"and look after young Christopher as best you can.\"", "narration_text": "Then, at a gesture from Mr. Wicker, Amos, agog, stepped into the hamper where he stood uncertainly, his expression half terrified and half delighted."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"Yessir, I will!", "narration_text": "Then, at a gesture from Mr. Wicker, Amos, agog, stepped into the hamper where he stood uncertainly, his expression half terrified and half delighted."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"All is well understood?", "narration_text": " he promised, and then curled up in the hamper. Ned Cilley shut down the top and he and Chris lifted it to the cart. Mr. Wicker spoke low into Ned's ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"This is no time for misunderstandings!\"", "narration_text": " he promised, and then curled up in the hamper. Ned Cilley shut down the top and he and Chris lifted it to the cart. Mr. Wicker spoke low into Ned's ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Aye aye, sir! All is clear!", "narration_text": " he promised, and then curled up in the hamper. Ned Cilley shut down the top and he and Chris lifted it to the cart. Mr. Wicker spoke low into Ned's ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"Then Godspeed to you all and bring you safely home,", "narration_text": " he promised, and then curled up in the hamper. Ned Cilley shut down the top and he and Chris lifted it to the cart. Mr. Wicker spoke low into Ned's ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Be on the lookout for this lad, Ned, when you get past the bar.\"", "narration_text": " he promised, and then curled up in the hamper. Ned Cilley shut down the top and he and Chris lifted it to the cart. Mr. Wicker spoke low into Ned's ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"and good luck to the two of ye!\"", "narration_text": " he promised, and then curled up in the hamper. Ned Cilley shut down the top and he and Chris lifted it to the cart. Mr. Wicker spoke low into Ned's ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Come, Christopher,", "narration_text": " he promised, and then curled up in the hamper. Ned Cilley shut down the top and he and Chris lifted it to the cart. Mr. Wicker spoke low into Ned's ear."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"First, wind the rope about your waist, and once on board, bind it under your shirt. Let no one, not even Amos, know of it.\"", "narration_text": "Chris did as he was told. Mr. Wicker then gave him a leather pouch hung on a cord."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Here are some oddments of magic that may prove their usefulness,", "narration_text": "Chris did as he was told. Mr. Wicker then gave him a leather pouch hung on a cord."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Wear them about your neck.", "narration_text": "Chris did as he was told. Mr. Wicker then gave him a leather pouch hung on a cord."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"What happens to the rope and pouch when I change my shape, sir?", "narration_text": "Chris led the way to the creek and the marsh. This time both he and Mr. Wicker wore high boots which kept the icy water and mud from their feet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"They will remain with you, have no fear of that,", "narration_text": "Chris led the way to the creek and the marsh. This time both he and Mr. Wicker wore high boots which kept the icy water and mud from their feet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"What would be the use of magic if it proved unable to adjust itself?", "narration_text": "Chris led the way to the creek and the marsh. This time both he and Mr. Wicker wore high boots which kept the icy water and mud from their feet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"So, all is ready,", "narration_text": "Chris led the way to the creek and the marsh. This time both he and Mr. Wicker wore high boots which kept the icy water and mud from their feet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Now we must be off and lose no time, for we have much ahead of us,", "narration_text": "Chris led the way to the creek and the marsh. This time both he and Mr. Wicker wore high boots which kept the icy water and mud from their feet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"What I wouldn't give for a flashlight!", "narration_text": "Chris led the way to the creek and the marsh. This time both he and Mr. Wicker wore high boots which kept the icy water and mud from their feet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"Yes, the twentieth century has many conveniences,", "narration_text": "Chris led the way to the creek and the marsh. This time both he and Mr. Wicker wore high boots which kept the icy water and mud from their feet."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"The anchor may have dragged,", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker replied, and Chris could imagine, behind him, the man's sardonic smile and amused eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_21": {"text": "\"Now for our boat!\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker replied, and Chris could imagine, behind him, the man's sardonic smile and amused eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_22": {"text": "\"I shall see that the men sleep soundly,", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker replied, and Chris could imagine, behind him, the man's sardonic smile and amused eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_23": {"text": "\"You do the rest.\"", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker replied, and Chris could imagine, behind him, the man's sardonic smile and amused eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_24": {"text": "\"I shall, sir!", "narration_text": " Mr. Wicker replied, and Chris could imagine, behind him, the man's sardonic smile and amused eyes."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_25": {"text": "\"Look sir -- the Mirabelle!\"", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew did not reply nor rise to fetch another bottle. Osterbridge Hawsey gave a hiccup and spoke again,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_26": {"text": "\"Then quick!", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew did not reply nor rise to fetch another bottle. Osterbridge Hawsey gave a hiccup and spoke again,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_27": {"text": "\"We took too long! It seems we are a trifle late!\"", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew did not reply nor rise to fetch another bottle. Osterbridge Hawsey gave a hiccup and spoke again,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_28": {"text": "\"is the place marked?", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew did not reply nor rise to fetch another bottle. Osterbridge Hawsey gave a hiccup and spoke again,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_29": {"text": "\"Hup! Oh dear! the hiccups!", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew did not reply nor rise to fetch another bottle. Osterbridge Hawsey gave a hiccup and spoke again,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_30": {"text": "\"Let me have more wine!\"", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew did not reply nor rise to fetch another bottle. Osterbridge Hawsey gave a hiccup and spoke again,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_31": {"text": "\"Mark it -- hic! -- Claggett. You may forget. All those -- hup! -- walls, to get over, or -- hic! under.", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew did not reply nor rise to fetch another bottle. Osterbridge Hawsey gave a hiccup and spoke again,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_32": {"text": "\"Oh dear! Hic! Think of those jewels, Claggett! Hup! Devil take these hiccups!", "narration_text": "Claggett Chew did not reply nor rise to fetch another bottle. Osterbridge Hawsey gave a hiccup and spoke again,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_33": {"text": "\"Claggett!", "narration_text": "Befuddled, his perceptions hopelessly blurred by excessive wine, Claggett Chew made a mark on the map."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_34": {"text": "\"Are you asleep, or angry, or -- ? Hic! -- Put a cross where the Tree is, I say! I want those -- hup! -- jewels, Claggett, and so do you! Hic!\"", "narration_text": "Befuddled, his perceptions hopelessly blurred by excessive wine, Claggett Chew made a mark on the map."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_35": {"text": "\"There!", "narration_text": "Befuddled, his perceptions hopelessly blurred by excessive wine, Claggett Chew made a mark on the map."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_36": {"text": "\"will that shut you up?\"", "narration_text": "A moving shadow duskier than the shadows themselves came through the door and hovered over Osterbridge Hawsey. Claggett Chew suddenly started up."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_37": {"text": "\"I smell him!", "narration_text": "A moving shadow duskier than the shadows themselves came through the door and hovered over Osterbridge Hawsey. Claggett Chew suddenly started up."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_38": {"text": "\"He's here! Hullo! Night watchman!", "narration_text": "A moving shadow duskier than the shadows themselves came through the door and hovered over Osterbridge Hawsey. Claggett Chew suddenly started up."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_39": {"text": "\"Hm-mm. Hic! Jewels! Hup!", "narration_text": "A moving shadow duskier than the shadows themselves came through the door and hovered over Osterbridge Hawsey. Claggett Chew suddenly started up."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_40": {"text": "\"How shall it be, sir?", "narration_text": "He only seemed to hold the anchor rope a moment and give it an easy pull. The tugging strain was suddenly gone and the Venture veered away like a frightened waterfowl."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_41": {"text": "\"Shall I become a beaver and go down and gnaw the rope off at the anchor?\"", "narration_text": "He only seemed to hold the anchor rope a moment and give it an easy pull. The tugging strain was suddenly gone and the Venture veered away like a frightened waterfowl."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_42": {"text": "\"It can be more easily done than that and nothing to trace it. Get in the boat. Here comes the Mirabelle.\"", "narration_text": "He only seemed to hold the anchor rope a moment and give it an easy pull. The tugging strain was suddenly gone and the Venture veered away like a frightened waterfowl."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_43": {"text": "\"Let me have my hand upon that rope!\"", "narration_text": "He only seemed to hold the anchor rope a moment and give it an easy pull. The tugging strain was suddenly gone and the Venture veered away like a frightened waterfowl."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_44": {"text": "\"Will she go where she should, sir?", "narration_text": "He only seemed to hold the anchor rope a moment and give it an easy pull. The tugging strain was suddenly gone and the Venture veered away like a frightened waterfowl."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_45": {"text": "\"That she will, Christopher!", "narration_text": "He only seemed to hold the anchor rope a moment and give it an easy pull. The tugging strain was suddenly gone and the Venture veered away like a frightened waterfowl."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_46": {"text": "\"And we must get out of her way, for here she comes down at us. The wind and the tide and -- hm-m -- other forces will drive her solidly upon the bar. If I mistake not, it will be several days before they get her off,", "narration_text": "He only seemed to hold the anchor rope a moment and give it an easy pull. The tugging strain was suddenly gone and the Venture veered away like a frightened waterfowl."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_47": {"text": "\"Pull, boy!", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_48": {"text": "\"Here she comes!\"", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_49": {"text": "\"Quick, lad! Now we must catch the Mirabelle, and you and I must part.\"", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_50": {"text": "\"Oh, sir!", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_51": {"text": "\"I shall miss you too, my lad,", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_52": {"text": "\"Now, let us send this boat over the river as fast as she can go. And bear in mind -- keep your own shape at all times unless you can change it out of sight of prying eyes.", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_53": {"text": "\"Oh yes, I nearly forgot. Among the effects placed in your sea chest you will find a conch shell. Hold it to your ear, Christopher, as children do to hear the sea. You will be able to hear my voice, if ever you should need to.\"", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_54": {"text": "\"Oh -- like a walkie-talkie?", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_55": {"text": "\"What about getting you to shore, sir?", "narration_text": " Chris cried, holding his oar above the water and turning his head toward the man beside him. Mr. Wicker clapped Chris on the shoulder and a glint of moonlight showed him to be smiling."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_56": {"text": "\"Have you forgotten who I am, my boy?", "narration_text": " Chris enquired, pulling in rhythm so that the rope boat flew down the black and silver river."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_57": {"text": "\"No sir,", "narration_text": " Chris enquired, pulling in rhythm so that the rope boat flew down the black and silver river."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_58": {"text": "\"Then undo the dinghy and clamber up the side, for here we are,", "narration_text": " Chris enquired, pulling in rhythm so that the rope boat flew down the black and silver river."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_59": {"text": "\"I'll do my best, sir, but I hope you'll stay with me!", "narration_text": "Chris grasped a rope ladder that hung down beside them to the water's edge and turned for a last word."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_60": {"text": "\"All that I can, Christopher,", "narration_text": "Chris grasped a rope ladder that hung down beside them to the water's edge and turned for a last word."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_18_dawson_64kb_61": {"text": "\"Godspeed!\"", "narration_text": "Chris grasped a rope ladder that hung down beside them to the water's edge and turned for a last word."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_0": {"text": "\"Chris! Look at that procession going in the big gate! All those pigtailed gentlemen dressed in embroidered coats. I like that blue one with butterflies on it. No, I'd sooner have the black satin one with the dragon in red and yellow!", "narration_text": "On regaining the Mirabelle in a boat made from the magic rope, Chris had reappeared among his friends,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_1": {"text": "\"Or the one with the peacock in green and purple. Which would you sooner have?\"", "narration_text": "On regaining the Mirabelle in a boat made from the magic rope, Chris had reappeared among his friends,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_2": {"text": "\"I like their funny black hats and droopy mustaches. Why don't they look like us, Chris?", "narration_text": "On regaining the Mirabelle in a boat made from the magic rope, Chris had reappeared among his friends,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_3": {"text": "\"Who-all's in the curtained stretcher they're carrying?\"", "narration_text": "On regaining the Mirabelle in a boat made from the magic rope, Chris had reappeared among his friends,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_4": {"text": "\"It's a palanquin, Amos. They carry dignitaries in them.\"", "narration_text": "On regaining the Mirabelle in a boat made from the magic rope, Chris had reappeared among his friends,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_5": {"text": "\"Hate to be a dignitary in all this heat,", "narration_text": "On regaining the Mirabelle in a boat made from the magic rope, Chris had reappeared among his friends,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_6": {"text": "\"What are they doing now?", "narration_text": "On regaining the Mirabelle in a boat made from the magic rope, Chris had reappeared among his friends,"}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_7": {"text": "\"Wai! Wo!", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_8": {"text": "\"Gee! Imagine the weight of those doors!", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_9": {"text": "\"Golly Moses!", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_10": {"text": "\"Take a look, Amos. Those gates are made of bronze, nearly three feet thick! And now they have the gates open, look at the depth of the walls. They're as deep through as a room!\"", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_11": {"text": "\"Wai! Wo!", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_12": {"text": "\"Lawsy me!", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_13": {"text": "\"We don't know whether those folks got to the Emperor or not. Likely he's in behind a couple more walls, just to be on the safe side.", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_14": {"text": "\"How are we going past all that many guards and trumpets, Chris? Even if we could tie up a guard or two, how in the world we going to push open gates that heavy?\"", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_15": {"text": "\"Wonder what goes on?", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_16": {"text": "\"Never heard a sweeter note,", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_17": {"text": "\"Might be made of silver, 'way they sound.\"", "narration_text": "Amos need not have been so concerned, for Chris had a good plan. But just at that moment the heat overcame Chris. Putting his head down on his arms, he slept."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_18": {"text": "\"Twelve gates!", "narration_text": "The boys counted, and twelve times the low, lovely notes swung out on the air."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_19": {"text": "\"And look, you were right, they are silver trumpets!\"", "narration_text": "The boys counted, and twelve times the low, lovely notes swung out on the air."}, "Solo.4062.4852.mrwhickerswindow_28_dawson_64kb_20": {"text": "\"That color! Yellow is the royal color of China!\"", "narration_text": "The boys counted, and twelve times the low, lovely notes swung out on the air."}}