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  • Both of them were, I think, more artist than merchant, and when all that kind of businezz began to be divorce 'from art and married to machinery "-- the narrator made a sad gesture.

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

  • Hmmm….aye tink aye needz 2 bye sum stok inna de CHRG cumpny, dey doin big businezz hear in cheezeland!

    In da beginnin, Ceilin Cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • And by reason that she's kep 'that from her mother sinze the firz', she say tell not Mme. Alexandre but Mme. Castanado, even when mademoiselle say if Mme. Castanado then also monsieur; biccause madame she'll certainly make that condition, and biccause monsieur he can assist her to commenze that whole businezz over, French way.

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

  • Dubroca he go 'into businezz with his father, likewise Castanado with his father, but De l'Isle he's made a secretary in City-hall.

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

  • By and by mamma she persuade 'papa to let her take a part in the pursuanze of the businezz.

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

  • Tis fil 'partly by Mme. Alexandre and partly by that diminishing of the businezz -- till the largez' part of it is ripairing -- of old laces, embro'deries, and so forth.

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

  • Every way they are suit 'to each other and we think -- if that poor old rue Royale _con_-tinue to run down, that will even be good to join those two businezz' together.

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

  • "Even mamma," the girl was saying, "she didn 'escape that contagion, and by reason of that she was compelled to let papa put me in her place in the businezz; and after getting well she never was the same and I rittained the place till a year avter, when she pas' away, and I have it yet."

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

  • And the same with Dubroca and with Castanado -- Ducatel he's different he's come into that antique businezz by his mizfortune and he's -- oh, he's all right only he's not of the same inspiration to be of that li'l 'clique.

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

  • After a breath of hesitation -- "Yes! read firs 'and _then_. Alway' businezz biffo '!"

    The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884

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