Delphi Complete Works of the Brontes Charlotte, Emily, Anne Brontë (Illustrated)
“However, I said, “How do you do, sir? Glad to see you.”
“Pretty well, thank you,” returned he, and slowly rising, he tenderly took his coat-tails under the protection of his arms, and standing on the rug presented his back to the before-mentioned ruddy fire.
“O it’s you, is it!” I ejaculated; for his face was now obvious enough. “How the devil did you know that I was here?”
“What the devil brought you here?” he asked.
“Why the devil do you wish to know?” I rejoined.
“How the devil can I tell?” ...he replied.
Here, our wits being mutually exhausted by these brilliant sallies, I took a momentary reprieve in laughter. Then my friend began again.
“In God’s name, take a chair.”
“In Christ’s name, I will.”
“For the love of Heaven, let me fill you a bumper.”
“For the fear of Hell, leave no heel-tap [the liquor left at the bottom of teh glass after drinking].”
“I adjure you by the gospels, tell me if it’s good wine.”
“I swear upon the Koran, I’ve tasted better.”MoreLess
“Pretty well, thank you,” returned he, and slowly rising, he tenderly took his coat-tails under the protection of his arms, and standing on the rug presented his back to the before-mentioned ruddy fire.
“O it’s you, is it!” I ejaculated; for his face was now obvious enough. “How the devil did you know that I was here?”
“What the devil brought you here?” he asked.
“Why the devil do you wish to know?” I rejoined.
“How the devil can I tell?” ...he replied.
Here, our wits being mutually exhausted by these brilliant sallies, I took a momentary reprieve in laughter. Then my friend began again.
“In God’s name, take a chair.”
“In Christ’s name, I will.”
“For the love of Heaven, let me fill you a bumper.”
“For the fear of Hell, leave no heel-tap [the liquor left at the bottom of teh glass after drinking].”
“I adjure you by the gospels, tell me if it’s good wine.”
“I swear upon the Koran, I’ve tasted better.”MoreLess
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