"That only goes to show how much Mr. McAdoo knows about pinochle, Abe," Morris said, "because unless, Gott soll huten , a feller should drop dead immediately after he cashes in his chips, y'understand, money which you win at pinochle ain't an asset, Abe, it's a loan, and sooner or later you are going to pay it back with interest."
— from Worrying Won't Win by Montague Glass
"It was fortunate you both understood German," said Henry a little later in the evening.
— from The Marines Have Landed by Giles Bishop
Aunt Peggy aint got no power to come back, unless God sends her; and if He sends her, its for some good reason.
— from Aunt Phillis's Cabin; Or, Southern Life As It Is by Mary H. (Mary Henderson) Eastman
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