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Aspires seemingly to be the leader among German Princes; to reduce Hanover and us, us, with the gold of England in our breeches-pocket, to the second place? A reverend old Bishop of Liege, twitched by the rochet, and shaken hither and thither, like a reverend old clothes-screen, till he agree to stand still and conform.
If," he continued, thrusting a hand into his breeches-pocket, and bringing up therefrom a mass of mixed gold, silver, and copper "if you don't objec' to accep' of a loan of " "Thank you no, my friend. It is very kind of you," said Miles quickly; "but I have quite enough for present necessities. So good-night." "All right," returned the sailor, thrusting the money back into his pocket.
The eloquence of disappointment on Master Vallance's face as he beheld this dexterity moved the thirst-slaked Halfman to new mirth. But while he laughed he thrust his hand in his breeches-pocket and pulled out a palm full of gold pieces. "Never fear, Master Landlord," he shouted; "you shall drink of your best at my expense, I promise you. We will hob-a-nob together, I tell you.
I'll swear afore the judge that you didn't give it me at all, if that'll do any good." "Man, do you think I would have you perjure yourself, even if that would do me a service? And do you think that any man was ever served by a lie?" "Faix, among them chaps it don't do to tell them too much of the truth. Look at that!" And he brought out the sixpence again from his breeches-pocket.
'Should I have to hand over? said Noah, slapping his breeches-pocket. 'It couldn't possibly be done without, replied Fagin, in a most decided manner. 'Twenty pound, though it's a lot of money! 'Not when it's in a note you can't get rid of, retorted Fagin. 'Number and date taken, I suppose? Payment stopped at the Bank? Ah! It's not worth much to him.
A wild gust of wind came down the chimney and blew the loose ashes off the hearth. Jamie ensconced himself in his corner a picture of despair. "I wondther if Billy O'Hare's in bed?" he said. "Ye'd need fumigatin' afther smokin' Billy's tobacco, Jamie!" "I'd smoke tobacco scraped out o' the breeches-pocket ov th' oul divil in hell!" he replied.
"You'll find that I am," said Pengelly, feeling in his breeches-pocket, and drawing out a clasp-knife almost a foot long. "What's the name of the ship?" "I I don't know! I never inquired! Oh, please let me go, Mr. Pengelly! Han't I got my feelings, same as yourself?"
Poor old George had stood by his Pitt, by his Ferdinand, with a perfect loyalty at all turns; and been devoted, heart and soul and breeches-pocket, to completely beating Bourbon's oppressive ideas out of Bourbon's head. A little fact, but how important, then and there!
Theodor felt in his breeches-pocket, fumbled a long time, made at last a terrible grimace, and stared on the ground. "It is lost!" groaned he, turning his pocket out, and showing the treacherous hole through which the valuable engagement-ring with the four-carat diamond had escaped. Noémi broke into a hearty laugh.
"You know you took the last rap from his breeches-pocket not an hour ago," expostulated the poor convalescent "But help me to take the body out of the bed, and I will not tell the jigger-dubber that you have been beforehand with him." "You tell the jigger-dubber!" answered the cribbage player.
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