klausnick (klausnick) wrote in linguaphiles,

I go on reading the book

[Here is another 'charge' that I have stumbled over. The last phrase looks mysterious. ]

And so the discourse went on without him.

Every body, said my mother, says you are in love, brother Toby,--and we
hope it is true.

I am as much in love, sister, I believe, replied my uncle Toby, as any man
usually is--Humph! said my father--and when did you know it? quoth my
mother--

--When the blister broke; replied my uncle Toby.

My uncle Toby's reply put my father into good temper--so he charg'd o'
foot.[???]
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