"And the harvest—how is that?"
"Very fine, indeed."
"Is the mill at work?"
"Yes, plenty of water."
"How is Whip?" (his favorite horse.)
"Oh! Whip is first-rate."
Everything, in short, about the store, the farm, the business of various descriptions being satisfactorily gone over, there was no occasion for farther delay. It was time to proceed.
"Eh bien—adieu! bon voyage!"
"Arrachez, mes gens!" (Go ahead, men!)
Then suddenly—"Arrêtez! arrêtez!" (Stop, stop!)