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From: Cittadino <bo...@my...> - 2009-12-05 18:53:19
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When you'd be comin' home?" "Wal, I didn't know. And I didn't know whuther to believe Taddy or not. Oh, I've had such a fright!" And she related the story of her pursuit of the minister. "How could ye make such a fool of yerself? It'll git all over town, and I shall be mortified to death. Jest like a woman, to git frightened!" "If _you_ hadn't got frightened, and made a fool of _yourself_, yelling fire, 'twouldn't have happened!" retorted Mrs. Ducklow. "Wal! wal! say no more about it! The bonds are safe." "I was in hopes you'd change 'em for them registered bonds Reuben spoke of." "I did try to, but they told me to the bank it couldn't be did. Then I asked 'em if they would keep 'em for me, and they said they wouldn't object to lockin' on 'em up in their safe; but they wouldn't give me no receipt, nor hold themselves responsible for 'em. I didn't know what else to do, so I handed 'em the bonds to keep." "I want to know if you did now!" exclaimed Mrs. Ducklow, disapprovingly. "Why not? What else could I do? I didn't want to lug 'em around with me forever. And as for keepin' 'em hid in the house, we' |