Word: heapings
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...that people will not be better than the books they read." Not better than the books they read? Great Heavens! Do you not tremble for our instructors? Are they to descend at last to the level of the blue book? Are they to be no better than that "wretched heap and hotch-potch of words and ideas"? Alas! what a horrible destiny! But ought they not to be rescued? Ought not the system to be abolished, and our instructors saved? A few more years of this diet of so many husks and so few kernels, a few more years...
Professor. Belly much big; Melican he fixee nice house. Teacher man (professor) tellee me belly few men ever livee in this house. Me thankee him. Feelee belly big - heap honor...
Professor. Oh no! no, no! me fixee Chinaman's joss on table, and say big players in bed. Belly nice - heap comflable...
Professor. Oh yes! shavee head - makee big cue - heap good...
Professor. Yes, me see. You say in paper, me no washee-washee - me teachee. Melican's wife sendee clothes to washee. Me heap mad - say damme...