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McTeague

CHAPTER 6
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Mrs.Sieppe was entranced.

Instantly she remembered her girlhood and her native Swiss village.
"Ach, dot is heavunly; joost like der old country.

Mein gran'mutter used to be one of der mos' famous yodlers.

When I was leedle, I haf seen dem joost like dat." "Ma-ah," began Owgooste fretfully, as soon as the yodlers had departed.
He could not keep still an instant; he twisted from side to side, swinging his legs with incredible swiftness.
"Ma-ah, I want to go ho-ome." "Pehave!" exclaimed his mother, shaking him by the arm; "loog, der leedle girl is watchun you.

Dis is der last dime I take you to der blay, you see." "I don't ca-are; I'm sleepy." At length, to their great relief, he went to sleep, his head against his mother's arm.
The kinetoscope fairly took their breaths away.
"What will they do next ?" observed Trina, in amazement.


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