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Parker, Gilbert, 1860-1932

"The World for Sale, Complete"

They will be yours. The world is
all for you yet."
Ingolby shook his head. He had had his Moscow.
His was the true measure of things now; his lesson had been learned;
values were got by new standards; he knew in a real sense the things that
mattered.
"I have you--the world for sale!" he said, with the air of one discarding
a useless thing.


GLOSSARY OF ROMANY WORDS
Bosh----fiddle, noise, music.
Bor----an exclamation (literally, a hedge).
Chal----lad, fellow.
Chi----child, daughter, girl.
Dadia----an exclamation.
Dordi----an exclamation.
Hotchewitchi----hedgehog.
Kek----no, none.
Koppa----blanket.
Mi Duvel----My God.
Patrin----small heaps of grass, or leaves, or twigs, or string, laid
at cross-roads to indicate the route that must be followed.
Pral----brother or friend.
Rinkne rakli----pretty girl.
Ry----King or ruler.
Tan----tent, camp.
Vellgouris----fair.

ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS:
Agony in thinking about the things we're never going to do
I don't believe in walking just for the sake of walking
It's no good simply going--you've got to go somewhere
Most honest thing I ever heard, but it's not the most truthful
Women may leave you in the bright days

ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS FOR THE ENTIRE "WORLD FOR SALE":
Agony in thinking about the things we're never going to do
I don't believe in walking just for the sake of walking
It's no good simply going--you've got to go somewhere
Most honest thing I ever heard, but it's not the most truthful
Saw how futile was much competition
They think that if a vote's worth having it's worth paying for
When you strike your camp, put out the fires
Women may leave you in the bright days
You never can really overtake a newspaper lie


End of Project Gutenberg's The World For Sale, Complete, by Gilbert Parker
*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WORLD FOR SALE, COMPLETE ***
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