| head-luna of the plantation? Yes, and had had a couple of drinks with him. | hed-loonu uv dhu plantaeshun? Yes, and had had u kupul uv dringks with him. |
| And so they reminiscenced and drowned their hunger in the raw, sour wine. To Martin the future did not seem so dim. Success trembled just before him. He was on the verge of clasping it. Then he studied the deep-lined face of the toil-worn woman before him, remembered her soups and loaves of new baking, and felt spring up in him the warmest gratitude and philanthropy. | And soe dhae remunisd and dround dher hunggur in dhu rau, sour wien. Too Mortun dhu fuechur did not sym soe dim. Sukses trembuld just bifaur him. Hy wuz on dhu vurj uv klasping it. Dhen hy studyd dhu dyp-liend faes uv dhu toil-waurn wwmun bifaur him, rimemburd hur soops and loevz uv noo baeking, and felt spring up in him dhu waurmust gratutood and fulanthrupy. |
| "Maria," he exclaimed suddenly. "What would you like to have?" | "Muryu," hy eksklaemd sudunly. "Whot wwd ue liek too hav?" |
| She looked at him, bepuzzled. | Shy lwkd at him, bipuzuld. |
| "What would you like to have now, right now, if you could get it?" | "Whot wwd ue liek too hav nou, riet nou, if ue kwd get it?" |
| "Shoe alla da roun' for da childs—seven pairs da shoe." | "Shoo aulu du roun' faur du chieldz—sevun perz du shoo." |
| "You shall have them," he announced, while she nodded her head gravely. "But I mean a big wish, something big that you want." | "Ue shal hav dhem," hy unounsd, whiel shy nodud hur hed graevly. "But Ie myn u big wish, sumthing big dhat ue wunt." |
| Her eyes sparkled good-naturedly. He was choosing to make fun with her, Maria, with whom few made fun these days. | Hur iez sporkuld gwd-naechurdly. Hy wuz choozing too maek fun with hur, Muryu, with hoom fue maed fun dhyz daez. |
| "Think hard," he cautioned, just as she was opening her mouth to speak. | "Thingk hord," hy kaushund, just az shy wuz oepuning hur mouth too spyk. |
| "Alla right," she answered. "I thinka da hard. I lika da house, dis house—all mine, no paya da rent, seven dollar da month." | "Aulu riet," shy ansurd. "Ie thingku du hord. Ie lieku du hous, dis hous hous—aul mien, noe pa.u du rent, sevur dolur du munth." |
| "You shall have it," he granted, "and in a short time. Now wish | "Ue shal hav it," hy grantud, "and in u shaurt tiem. Nou wish |
| 234a | 234a |
| Martin Eden Martin Eden Intro |
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