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He saw Kitty and Killigrew, and behind them the sardonic visage of Haggerty. Thomas got up slowly. "Take it easy, Mr. Webb," warned Haggerty. "Go on, Miss Killigrew, an' we'll see first if you've hit it." Thomas stared, wide-eyed, from face to face. What in heaven's name had happened? What was this blighter of a detective doing at the villa? And why was Kitty so white? "Mr.
Twice Ravenslee's fist shoots out and twice is blocked by Joe's open glove, and once he ducks a vicious swing and lands a half-arm jolt that makes Joe grin and stagger, whereat the Old Un, standing upon his chair, hugs himself in an ecstasy, and forgetful of such small matters as five-dollar bills, urges, prays, beseeches, and implores the Guv to "wallop the blighter on the p'int, to stab 'im on the mark, and to jolt 'im in the kidney-pit."
He's a big bug at the Bar and has just got into Parliament. My cousin used to devil for him. That's how I got mixed up with the blighter." "Your cousin used...? I wish you would talk English." "That was my cousin who was with me on the beach this morning." "And what did you say he used to do for Mr. Scrymgeour?" "Oh, it's called devilling.
If he hides his face under the bedclothes, it is because he is sensitive of his looks." "'He stopped out of the trenches as long as he could. And now the old blighter must stop out for good."
"Here, you old blighter, where's that crochet-needle?" demanded Peggy impolitely. "Bother your crochet-needle! I've no time to go and hunt for it now. I say, girls!" continued Sadie excitedly; "anybody know what's become of Diana? She's wanted. Those American cousins of hers have turned up. I told them she was in here, and they're waiting outside the door. Oh!"
"You miserable, misbegotten blighter of a wall-eyed American " At this point he became unprintably profane, and Doggott fell upon him with the laudable intention of throwing him out. In the struggle Amber caught his eye, and it was bright with meaning. "Pink Satin!" he hissed.
Corky was glaring at the picture, and making a sort of dry, sucking noise with his mouth. He seemed completely overwrought. And then suddenly he began to laugh in a wild way. "Corky, old man!" I said, massaging him tenderly. I feared the poor blighter was hysterical. He began to stagger about all over the floor. "He's right! The man's absolutely right! Jeeves, you're a life-saver!
FitzMorris set out on his Easter holidays contented with himself and the world, in the firm belief that he had thoroughly squashed that blighter Clarke. The head of the House returned to his lonely home on the moors, very thoughtful the next term would be his last. On the first Sunday of the summer term the Chief preached a sermon the effect of which Gordon never forgot.
'Drap the dish-cover, croaked Willie, and halted for a minute's rest. Then on again. But at long last Willie muttered: 'I think it's oor trench. If I'm wrang, fareweel to Argyle Street! I'll ha'e to risk gi'ein' them a hail in case some silly blighter lets fly in this rotten licht. Slip doon, Mac nae hurry nae use hurtin' yersel' for naething.
You ought to have seen the way this blighter could shift his cigar right across his face without moving his jaw-muscles. Like a flash! Most remarkable thing you ever saw, I give you my honest word! He . . ." "Couldn't you keep your Impressions of America for the book you're going to write, and come to the point?" said Wally rudely. "Sorry, old chap," said Freddie meekly. "Glad you reminded me.
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