[McTeague by Frank Norris]@TWC D-Link bookMcTeague CHAPTER 6 39/45
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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