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Title: Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840
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Publisher: New York : The Century Co.
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives

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ot into thecoach, on the side with Miss Mirvan and me. But no sooner washe seated, than the Captain, who had observed this transactionvery quietly, walked up to the coach door, saying, What, neitherwith your leave, nor by your leave? M. Du Bois seemed rather shocked, and began to make abun-dance of excuses: but the Captain neither understood nor regardedhim, and, very roughly, said, Lookee, Monseer, this here may bea French fashion for aught I know, — but give and take is fairin all nations; and so now, dye see, Ill make bold to show you anEnglish one. And then, seizing his wrist, he made him jump out of the coach. M. Du Bois instantly put his hand upon his sword, and threat-ened to resent this indignity. The Captain, holding up his stick,bid him draw at his peril. Mrs. Mirvan, greatly alarmed, got outof the coach, and, standing between them, intreated her husbandto re-enter the house. None of your clack! cried he angrily; what the D—1, doyou suppose I cant manage a Frenchman? 106
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EVELINA Meantime, Madame Duval called out to M. Du Bois, 11 Eh,laissez-le, mon ami, ne le corrigez pas; cest une vilaine bete quinJen vaut pas la peine Monsieur le Capitaine, cried M. Du Bois, voulez-vous bienme demander pardon? O ho, you demand pardon, do you? said the Captain, Ithought as much; I thought youd come to; — so you have lostyour relish for an English salutation, have you? strutting up tohim with looks of defiance. A crowd was now gathering, and Mrs. Mirvan again besoughther husband to go into the house. Why, what a plague is the woman afraid of? — Did you everknow a Frenchman that could not take an affront ? — I warrantMonseer knows what he is about; — dont you Monseer? M. Du Bois, not understanding him, only said, plait-il, Mon-sieur? No, nor dish me neither, answered the Captain; but, be thatas it may, what signifies our parleying here? If youve any thingto propose, speak at once; if not, why let us go on our journeywithout more ado. Parbleu, je nentends Hen, m

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