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Page 115
... Ermine , a negro - servant , who filled the position of maître d'hô- tel , valet , butler , and cook , to his master , Mr. Stanley . Ermine was proud of his African descent . " No white blood in dis nigger , " was the favorite phrase ...
... Ermine , a negro - servant , who filled the position of maître d'hô- tel , valet , butler , and cook , to his master , Mr. Stanley . Ermine was proud of his African descent . " No white blood in dis nigger , " was the favorite phrase ...
Page 116
... Ermine , unmindful of the powdering of his woolly wig . " I gits it with dis yer pipe . " " It smells beautiful , " said Sarah , pulling off the coverings from furniture and pictures , and shaking them vigorously out of the window ...
... Ermine , unmindful of the powdering of his woolly wig . " I gits it with dis yer pipe . " " It smells beautiful , " said Sarah , pulling off the coverings from furniture and pictures , and shaking them vigorously out of the window ...
Page 117
... Ermine gets inspiration , and the dust dances , a golden mist in the sunshine , one might look into Ralph Stanley's sanctum , as a man cannot be separated from his surroundings . The principal room , which was large and spacious , had ...
... Ermine gets inspiration , and the dust dances , a golden mist in the sunshine , one might look into Ralph Stanley's sanctum , as a man cannot be separated from his surroundings . The principal room , which was large and spacious , had ...
Page 118
... Ermine was slow but sure , where clean- liness was to be observed . In Ermine's window was a long , wide box , which , summer and winter , was filled with the freshest , greenest , crispest salad ; he called it his garden ; the secret ...
... Ermine was slow but sure , where clean- liness was to be observed . In Ermine's window was a long , wide box , which , summer and winter , was filled with the freshest , greenest , crispest salad ; he called it his garden ; the secret ...
Page 119
... Ermine , who was gliding to and fro with an impatient shuffling of hands and feet . " Thar's that omoletycury all ready to sarve right away , and jest see Mas'r Stanley a readin ' on and on as if he'd never stop ; that omlet ' ll jest ...
... Ermine , who was gliding to and fro with an impatient shuffling of hands and feet . " Thar's that omoletycury all ready to sarve right away , and jest see Mas'r Stanley a readin ' on and on as if he'd never stop ; that omlet ' ll jest ...
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