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`` Yes , sir , '' said David , `` the 's worse folks 'n Polly Bixbee , if she do n't put on no style ; an ' the fact is , that some of the folks that lives here the year ` round , an ' always have , an ' call the rest on us ` village people , ' ` r ' jest as countryfied in their way 's me an ' Polly is in our ` n -- only they do n't know it . ` Bout the only diff ` rence is the way they talk an ' live . '' John looked at Mr. Harum in some doubt as to the seriousness of the last remark . `` Go to the ` Piscopal church , an ' have what they call dinner at six o'clock , '' said David . `` Now , there 's the The ` dore Verjooses , '' he continued ; `` the ` rig ` nal Verjoos come an ' settled here some time in the thirties , I reckon . He was some kind of a Dutchman , I guess '' -LSB- `` Dutchman '' was Mr. Harum 's generic name for all people native to the Continent of Europe -RSB- ; `` but he had some money , an ' bought land an ' morgidges , an ' so on , an ' havin ' money -- money was awful scurce in them early days -- made more ; never spent anythin ' to speak of , an ' died pinchin ' the ` rig ` nal cent he started in with . '' `` He was the father of Mr. Verjoos the other banker here , I suppose ? ''