 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much...what good things I might have bought with the rest of my money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I ericd with vexation : and the reflection... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...ichixt/f, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much...what good things I might have bought with the rest of my money; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation : and the reflection... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 328 pages
...whistle, but disturbing the whole family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much...so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation, and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This, however, was afterwards... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 pages
...whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what goi'd things I might have bought with the rest of my money ; and they laughed at me so much for my... | |
 | Thomas Simpson Birkby - 1864 - 104 pages
...whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle. My brothers and sisters hearing of the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and they laughed at me so much... | |
 | Charles Gottshall Reigner - Commercial correspondence - 1917 - 346 pages
...understanding the bargain I had made, 8 told me I had given | four times as much 100 for it as it was worth, 6 put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of | the money, 6 and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation; 27 and the reflection gave me... | |
 | Oscar Charles Gallagher, Leonard Bowdoin Moulton - Commercial correspondence - 1918 - 252 pages
...whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so... | |
 | Charles Anthony Shriner - Anecdotes - 1918 - 712 pages
...whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind of the good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1918 - 708 pages
...whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth ; put me in mind of the good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1920 - 424 pages
...understanding the 10 bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin... | |
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I voluntarily offered him all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters; and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me... 
