that he actually letlethis cigar fallfallto the sidewalk and wentgooff weakly in the teeth of the windwindto the saloon .
He was miserable , though he did not know it , because he had letlether gogoalone .
It was only that afternoon that May Welland had letlethim guessguessthat she " cared " ( New York 's consecrated phrase of maiden avowal ) , and already his imagination , leapingleapahead of the engagement ring , the betrothal kiss and the march from Lohengrin , picturedpictureher at his side in some scene of old European witchery .
“ My dear Mr. Bennet , ” saidsayhis lady to him one day , “ have you heard that Netherfield Park is letletat last ? ”
Six of the crew , of whom I was one , having letletdown the boat into the sea , made a shiftshiftto get clear of the ship and the rock .
After suppersuppershe gotgetout her book and learnedlearnme about Moses and the Bulrushers , and I was in a sweat to find out all about him ; but by and by she letletit out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time ; so then I did n't care no more about him , because I do n't take no stock in dead people .
Grospierre was a bit drunk , but he thought himself very clever ; he lookedlookinto the casks -- most of them , at least -- and saw they were empty , and letletthe cart gogothrough . ”