Part 41 (1/2)
”Now, then,” said Monk, changing the conversation, ”I a to provision us”
”I shall do my best, my lord”
”How much do you ask for your fish in the first place?”
”Not such a fool as to name a price, my lord”
”Why not?”
”Because ht?”
”By that of the strongest”
”But enerous of you, my lord”
”And the worth of it--”
”My lord, I fix no price”
”What do you ask, then?”
”I only ask to be pero away”
”Where?--to General Lambert's cao to Newcastle for, now I have no longer any fish?”
”At all events, listen to ive you soood advice likewise! You overwhelm me, my lord”
Monk looked more earnestly than ever at the fisherman, about whom he still appeared to entertain soive you a piece of advice; for the two things are connected If you return, then, to General Lambert--”
The fishernified, ”If he persists in it, I won't contradict him”
”Do not cross the marsh,” continued Monk: ”you will have money in your pocket, and there are in the marsh some Scottish ambuscaders I have placed there Those people are very intractable; they understand but very little of the language which you speak, although it appears to ht take froiven you, and, on your return to your country, you would not fail to say that General Monk has two hands, the one Scottish, and the other English; and that he takes back with the Scottish hand what he has given with the English hand”
”Oh! general, I shall go where you like, be sure of that,” said the fishererated ”I only wish to remain here, if you will allow me to remain”
”I readily believe you,” said Monk, with an imperceptible smile, ”but I cannot, nevertheless, keep you in my tent”