Part 13 (2/2)
”My dear brother,” said Gluck, deprecatingly, ”he was so _very_ wet!”
The rolling-pin was descending on Gluck's head; but at the instant the old gentleman interposed his conical cap, on which it crashed with a shock that shook the water out of it all over the roo-pin no sooner touched the cap than it flew out of Schwartz's hand, spinning like a straw in a high wind, and fell into the corner at the farther end of the roo upon him
”What's your business?” snarled Hans
”I'an very ed shelter for a quarter of an hour”
”Have the goodness to walk out again, then,” said Schwartz ”We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without -house”
”It is a cold day to turn an olddown to his shoulders
”Ay!” said Hans, ”there are enough of thery, sir; couldn't you spare o?”
”Bread, indeed!” said Schwartz; ”do you suppose we've nothing to do with our bread but to give it to such red-nosed fellows as you?”
”Why don't you sell your feather?” said Hans, sneeringly ”Out with you!”
”A little bit,” said the old gentleentle hientle-pin, spinning round and round, till he fell into the corner on the top of it Then Schwartz was very angry, and ran at the old gentleman to turn him out; but he also had hardly touched hi-pin, and hit his head against the wall as he tumbled into the corner And so there they lay, all three
Then the old gentleman spun himself round with velocity in the opposite direction; continued to spin until his long cloak was all wound neatly about him; clapped his cap on his head, verythrough the ceiling), gave an additional twist to his corkscrew moustaches, and replied with perfect coolness: ”Gentleht I'll call again; after such a refusal of hospitality as I have just experienced, you will not be surprised if that visit is the last I ever pay you”
”If I ever catch you here again,” htened, out of the corner--but before he could finish his sentence, the old gentle; and past the , at the saed cloud, that whirled and rolled away down the valley in allover and over in the air, and ush of rain
”A very pretty business, indeed, Mr Gluck!” said Schwartz ”Dish the ain--bless me, why the mutton's been cut!”
”You promised me one slice, brother, you know,” said Gluck
”Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy It'll be long before I proain Leave the room, sir; and have the kindness to wait in the coal-cellar till I call you”
Gluck left the rooh The brothers ate as much mutton as they could, locked the rest in the cupboard, and proceeded to get very drunk after dinner
Such a night as it was! Howling wind and rushi+ng rain, without interh left to put up all the shutters, and double-bar the door, before they went to bed They usually slept in the same room As the clock struck twelve, they were both awakened by a tremendous crash Their door burst open with a violence that shook the house fro up in his bed
”Only I,” said the little gentleman
The two brothers sat up on their bolster, and stared into the darkness