[The Pomp of the Lavilettes<br> Complete by Gilbert Parker]@TWC D-Link book
The Pomp of the Lavilettes
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CHAPTER V
5/13

There is nosing like Bon'venture in all de worl'.
"What is it you would have?
Do you want nice warm house in winter, plenty pork, molass', patat, leetla drop whiskey 'hind de door in de morning?
Ha! you come to Bon'venture.

Where else you fin' it?
You want people say: 'How you do, Vanne Castine--how you are?
Adieu, Vanne Castine; to see you again ver' happy, Vanne Castine.' Ha, that is what you get in Bon'venture.

Who say 'God bless you' in New York! They say 'Damn you!'-- yes, I know.
"Where have you a church so warm, so ver' nice, and everybody say him mass and God-have-mercy?
Where you fin' it like that leetla place on de hill in Bon'venture?
Yes.

There is anoser place in Bon'venture, ver' nice place--yes, ha! On de side of de hill.

You have small-pox, scarlet fev', difthere; you get smash your head, you get break your leg, you fall down, you go to die.


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