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Excerpt from Travels Through the Northern Parts of the United States, in the Year 1807 and 1808, Vol. 2 of 3
Operate. Both these answers were given with a slow utterance and even tone of voice, such as greatly increased what I thought their ridicule. Reduced into English, they meant, first, that breakfast was almost over; and secondly, that he did not know Whether the house could or' could not conveniently afford me a breakfast.
I had already acquired so much acquaintance With this provincial phraseology, and provincial manner of answering questions, as to be at no loss for the meaning of my host; and passing into the house, where I found a large table, with the wreck of the breakfast that was through.
I was at length courteously indulged with a breakfast for myself.
My wants were equally ill-timed on the morn. Ing of my departure. It was about six o'clock when I prepared to leave Mr. Amidon's and I confess that I had not promised myself (what nevertheless is most agreeable to me) to break fast before setting out. Discovering, however, in the kitchen, while I was paying Mrs. Amidon her bill, that two or three kettles were already boiling, I became unreasonable enough to ask, whether or not I could have some tea but I received for answer the words, Not at this time of the day 1.
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