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n o b le Co u n t R u fie n h o fi, I , B ro n s k i Blus terdo fl } Gov ern or
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R lu s k A y e — th a t is , I m e an — by p romis e“
Ofli cers O h !
B la st S ile n ce ! I co mma nd it ! By th e a d vi ce — th a t i s ,
I m e an — by t h e m o s t e a rn e s t re qu e s t o f t h e ro y al an d re
d o u b t ab le Co u n t R u fl e n h o fi, I h e re by o ffe r an a dd i tio nal
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bo dy k n o w s h o w ; if t a k en wi th h e r t re as u re s t h e re wa rd w ill
be d o u b le d No 2, C alvi n Cartwh e e l, a wh i te s k i nn d A m e ril
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Po li Th e n o b le Co u n t co mm an d s yo u to
B la s t Co mm a n d s ! th a t i s , y o u m e an — re qu es ts
P oli H is h ig h n e s s h a s re s o lve d t o jo in in t h e purs u it
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h o ws u m de v e r I ll jis t te ll y o u t h e s t ra ig h t a n d do wn rig h t
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b o lt U p o n y o u a n d cart e d y o u o ff to t h a t e te rn a l i nfe rnal
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damn ably m is ch ie v o u s
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bra ze n b e a t er, a nd all w e re lo ck d u p in t h e ro o m , a n d
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lbbk d in s l e e p — M rs B lu Ste rdo fi s l i p t to m e fro m t h e
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w h i l e s h e can g ra s p a w e a po n to p ie rce t h e h e art o f a
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ch an ce it i s t h a t w e are s o , fo r t h e w i n d dr o v e u s a l m os t
und e r n e ath th e v e ry Win do ws o f t h e fo r t r e s s ; bu t t h an k s
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t o H e av e n a n d th e d a rk n e s s t h e ty r an t s s l ee p y ma s tifl s
m is t o o k th e s ail s o f o u r s k iff fo r a c l o u d t h at o fte n g ath e rs
th e re ; we n o t o nly e s c ape d u n s u s pe c te d b u t re ce iv e d in
t ellige nce o f m y c hi l d a n d o u r c ap ti ve fri e n d s
Z yren (3Ga bi n I nd ee d !
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o f s t r a w, w as t h r o w n t o u s fr o m a gra t e d w i n do w b y C al
v i n, th e fa ith fu l A m e r i c an
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wh en yo u h e a r t h re e of my ro lls o n
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a ll, an d
tyran t s cl ai m” it
e e n o u r v e ry li ve s 2 T h e n w h a t i s l e ft fo r u s to ga i n o r
fo r ? Hav e n o t we i n t h r e e s u cc e s s i v e st r u g gl e s
Va 1
o n te n d e d fo r th e a n c i e n t ri gh t s a n d li b e rt i e s o f
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t h o ri ties u s u r pe d b y t h e c o m b in e d d e s po t s o f R u s s i a G e r
ma n y a n d P r u s s ia ? H a v e w e n o t s e e n o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n
t r a m ple d t o t h e e a r th ; i t s s a g e fo u n de r s de n o u n c e d a n d
chai n e d b y a fe ma le de s p o t a s h a m e l e s s r o y a l bo wd ? H a v e
we n o t s e e n t h e s t r e et s o f P r a g a s t r e w e d n ay p ile d w i th
t h e g o r y c o r s e s o f o u r fa t h e rs m o t h e r s s i s t e r s a n d t h e i r
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i n de sp ai r ; o u r de a re s t r e l ati ve s y o k e d l i k e br u t e s t o ge t h e r
a n d dr iv e n t o dr e a d S i be r i a ? Wh a t t h e n h a s P o lan d le ft
fo r u s o r w e fo r h e r d es pair a n d de s o la t i o n ! t h e n wh y
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a n d b e u i le t h e s lo w w i n e d h o u r s
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i ng e xi l e at m y y e a rs
P o lo s Wh e n h o pe o f l ib e rty i s g o ne i n h is n a ti v e l a n d
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tween h ere an d o ld N i ck , y o ur d a d dy
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m ums
D R UM
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Bla s t Ni c k ! v illa i n ! b y my o oe, th i s i s
o u me a n , m ig h ty N i c h o l as
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be l o w I s ay n o w, o ld Bl u s te r , y o u ll find
ch an ge i n t h e w e a t h e r w h e n y o u g e t t he r e ;
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tha t e re r o u n d s h o u l de re d n o s e 0 y o ur n wil l
t io n s ig h t r e dde r th a n it i s n o w
w h at s l av e — d am n ati o n
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s h o u l d e re d n o s e ? t h a t i s y o u m e a n— ln - n l le c
C o l O u tl e ts o f br a n dy ! H a ! h a ' h a !
no s e ) h a ! h a ! we ll n o w, b y t h e fo re w h e e l
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R a e — t h a t i s , I m e a n, C a l v i n !
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C a l O h , v e r y w e ll ! c o n s ide ra bly w ell fo r a R u ss i an
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t h e r e h e d id n t h a n g by it, a n d t h e r e h e
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B la s t We ll , i n t h a t wall t he re is a s e cre t d o o r th at
o pe n s to t h at s e a
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’
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t h at s e cr e t do o r
Ca l N 0, y o u d o n t te ll — w e ll , b y t h e fo re w h e el o f P h le
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b u s c art , i f t h is e re g r e a t s to ne ju g o y o u r n a i n t a b o u t
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o u t r a ge o u s o r diso b e die n t to o u r— t h a t i s , I m e a n , m
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cas t i nt o t h e s ea — t h e s e a c a rr i e s h im u n de r a p a r t o f
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w i th m y dre s s e rs , a n d u s e d e v e ry M u s co v y cl e a n u p
’
t h e P o l e s w e re fre e , a n d t h e g rea t b arn t e e t o t ally t h e i r n
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a ll do n e
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w h a t a m i s t a k e I v e m a de — thi s i s th e k e y o f th e o wde r
p
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m ag azin e I ll g o i n s t an tly a n d ch an ge it
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th a t e re b e m a a m
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—
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’
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th a t e re o ld gran ny i s t h e Co u n t s w i fe , do y e ?
M rs B Y e s , t h e n o bl e C o u n t e s s !
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C a l C o u n te s s o f w i tch e s
n o w o n de r t h e C o u n t s a rt er
’
M i s s R o w i n a — I s e e d t h at e re art icl e y e s t e rday , a n d darn
me i f s h e a i n t a bo u t a s u g ly a s a h o rs e s h e a d s k i nn e d
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C a l H a, h a , h a ! h u rra h u rra fo r V arm o u n t ; ( fl ou ri sh
i n key ) I m o n t h e righ t k e y , n o w , an d n o m i s ta k e
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ro o m — t hi s b i
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s ky ll fin d I v e
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t h a t p u ll d m ak e y o u ta l k ; n o w t h e n t o p u ll o pe n y o u r
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darn ed i ro n ja w s ; ( p u lls ) w o n t y o u co m e — g u e s s y o u ll
h a v e t o ( P u lls ag a im — i t Op e n s wi th a ja rring s o u n d
h e lo ok ou t ) H u rra darn m s p o k e s i f i t a i n t n e a r day
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l igh t ; a n d by o ld G o li gy, i f h e re a i n t a n i ce p ai r o f s t airs ,
m a de , I re ck o n fo r t h e w a t e r t o co m e u p by ; ( lo oks fu rther
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T HE
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doo r o pe n
N o w th e n t o
n a g - an d t h e n a rt e r N e l s o n
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ca rt , th e s h all n o m o re s to p m e t h a n
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