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Patten, after his pompous way, leaned back in his chair, his thumbs in his armholes, his manner that of a most high judge. "He's as well as I am," he announced positively. "Thin, to be sure, just from being laid up those ten days. And from a lot of hard riding and worry. That's all." Out of Patten's vest-pocket peeped a lead-pencil.
"Where ye been, Sandy, an' what ye been doin'?" she asked, simulating an interest she did not feel. Lysander, pleased at the attention, thrust his thumbs into the armholes of his vest and spread out all his fingers, giving a little important twist to each. "I been down to Riker's a searchin' their shack fer Andy Bishop," bragged he, "an' now I air goin' to Longman's."
“This is the sole condition,” replied the barber, placing his thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat and looking very wise. “But is there no limit as to age?” they again inquired. “Any woman from eighteen years upwards is eligible,” said the possessor of the mirror. “Then you will have every woman in Granada claiming the right to be queen!” all exclaimed.
Inside Information splayed out his legs, and, with a very blasé air, put his thumbs in the armholes of his execrable vest. He owned a rangy frame and a loose mouth. He was showing the sights of Gotham to a friend, and was proud of his knowledge. But he secretly feared New York because he did not know it. "Oh, it was you?" snapped Garrison venomously.
Folliot put his thumbs in the armholes of his buff waistcoat and leaning back, seemed to be admiring his roses. "Ah!" he said at last. "Revenge, now? A sort of vindictive man, was he? Wanted to get his knife into somebody, eh?" "He wanted to get something of his own back from a man who'd done him," answered Glassdale, with a short laugh. "That's about it!"
Vaniman, a brand-new scheme needs a resourceful operator." He patted the top of his head. "Pardon me for flattering myself. I invented the system and the Prophet played it." Then Colonel Wincott leaned back, stuck his thumbs into the armholes of his vest, and rocked on the hind legs of the chair. "I played a hunch," he went on.
If they are to do that their faith is rotten with indolence and avarice. "There are many here who have nothing to wear but blankets with armholes, belted by a length of rope. There are hundreds who have no blankets to cover them at night. They have to take turns sitting by the fire while others are asleep. For them a night's rest is impossible.
For two Wednesdays there has been no notice, and last Saturday night you sent a fool." "So Muster Stanhope thinks o' withdrawin' his advertisement?" "He is very much of that mind." The manager put his thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat, leaned back in his chair, and demonstrated the principle that had given him a gold watch chain "Never be bluffed."
"And as young Bewery drew my attention to your proceedings, why, I thought I'd draw Harker's. And Harker was interested." Mitchington hesitated before saying more. But eventually he risked a leading question. "Any special reason why he should be, doctor?" he asked. Bryce put his thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat and looked half-lazily at his questioner.
When he came to himself he was lying in a patch of short grass, with a little knot of men about him, among whom he recognised Jim Weatherby. "I brought them in, didn't I?" he asked, struggling up; and then he saw that his coat sleeves were rent from the armholes, leaving his arms bare beneath his torn blue shirt. Cynthia's warning returned to him, and he laughed shortly.
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