"Can't you take my word?
One would think you had taken lessons of the Jews, coming at a fellow so!" "I want to make sure of it," said Miss Ophelia.

"You may die, or fail, and then Topsy be hustled off to auction, spite of all I can do." "Really, you are quite provident.

Well, seeing I'm in the hands of a Yankee, there is nothing for it but to concede;" and St.Clare rapidly wrote off a deed of gift, which, as he was well versed in the forms of law, he could easily do, and signed his name to it in sprawling capitals, concluding by a tremendous flourish.
"There, isn't that black and white, now, Miss Vermont ?" he said, as he handed it to her.
"Good boy," said Miss Ophelia, smiling.

"But must it not be witnessed ?" "O, bother!--yes.

Here," he said, opening the door into Marie's apartment, "Marie, Cousin wants your autograph; just put your name down here." "What's this ?" said Marie, as she ran over the paper.