“Och!thetipo’themornin’toye,SirPathrickO’Grandison,Barronitt,mavourneen;andit’sanategintlemanthatyeare,sureenough,andit’smesilfandmefortenjistthat’llbeatyursarvice,dear,innytimeo’
dayatallatallfortheasking。”Andit’snotmesilfyewudhavetobebateinthepurliteness;soImadeherabowthatwudha’brokenyurheartaltegithertobehould,andthinIpulledaffmehatwithaflourish,andthinIwinkedatherhardwidbotheyes,asmuchastosay,“Trueforyou,yeraswatelittlecrature,Mrs。Tracle,medarlint,andIwishImaybedrowntheddeadinabog,ifit’snotmesilf,SirPathrickO’Grandison,Barronitt,that’llmakeahoulbushelo’lovetoyurleddyship,inthetwinklingo’theeyeofaLondonderrypurraty。”
Anditwasthenixtmornin’,sure,jistasIwasmakingupmemindwhitheritwouldn’tbethepurlitethingtosindabito’writin’tothewiddybywayofalove-litter,whenupcom’dthedeliveryservantwidanilligantcard,andhetouldmethatthenameonitforInivercouldradethecopperplateprintinonaccountofbeinglifthandedwasallaboutMounseer,theCount,AGoose,Lookaisy,Maiter-di-dauns,andthatthehoulofthedivilishlingowasthespalpeenylongnameofthelittleouldfurrenerFrinchmanaslivedovertheway。
Andjistwidthatincum’dthelittlewillianhimself,andthenhemademeabrothofabow,andthinhesaidhehadounlytakenthelibertyofdoingmethehonorofthegivingmeacall,andthinhewentontopalaveratagreatrate,anddivilthebitdidIcomprehindwhathewudbeaftherthetillingmeatallatall,exciptingandsavingthathesaid“pullywou,woollywou。”andtouldme,amongabushelo’lies,badlucktohim,thathewasmadfortheloveo’mywiddyMisthressTracle,andthatmywiddyMrs。Traclehadapuncheonforhim。
Atthehearin’ofthis,yemayswear,though,Iwasasmadasagrasshopper,butIremimberedthatIwasSirPathrickO’Grandison,Barronitt,andthatitwasn’talthegithergentaaltolittheangergittheupperhando’thepurliteness,soImadelighto’thematterandkiptdark,andgotquitesociablewidthelittlechap,andaftherawhilewhatdidhedobutaskmetogowidhimtothewiddy’s,sayinghewudgivemethefeshionableinthroductiontoherleddyship。