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"Give him the lot, poor chap," cried the old Captain; but Nellie did not need this admonition, being in the very act of handing over the parcel of sandwiches to Dick even while the old sailor spoke. "There's no good in his making two bites of a cherry, as the saying goes." "Eat these, my poor boy," cried Nellie.
The girls are always a little provoked at him because he is so shy and absent-minded, but when it comes to the point, they like him too. I heard Emma White say once that he was "so handsome"; I nearly whooped. Ruggles was mad because he's gone on Em. For the idea of calling a thin, pale, dark, dreamy-looking chap like the Old Fellow "handsome" was more than I could stand without guffawing.
"It really was becoming an awful rush." Brereton glanced at Bent when they left the house. "I congratulate you on having a fiancée of a well-balanced mind, old chap!" he said. "That was a relief!" "Oh, Lettie's a girl of singularly calm and equable temperament," answered Bent. "She's not easily upset, and she's quick at sizing things up.
Chalmers has just given you concerning myself is entirely confidential." Nigel nodded. "We three will have a little talk to ourselves afterwards," he suggested. "At eight o'clock Number 17, Belgrave Square." Jesson strolled away after a little desultory conversation. Chalmers looked after him thoughtfully. "Harmless-looking chap, isn't he?" he observed.
Jack stared at Mugford, and Mugford stared at Diggory, but none of them spoke. "It seems," continued Mr. Vance, not noticing the effect which his first announcement had produced on at least three of his hearers, "that the old woman who looks after the house went there this morning, and found that the iron safe in which the old chap keeps his coins had been opened and the whole collection removed.
"Then you did get well again, old chap," said Tom sharply. That was enough: the dog rushed forward, barking loudly, danced round him, and then bounded up the bank leading into the wood, where it turned to stand wagging its long thin tail, whisked round again, after giving another bark, and then bounded after its master. "Come, I've made friends with him," said Tom, "anyhow."
"Freddie," said Wally, "you're an awfully good chap, but I wish you would exit rapidly now! Thanks for coming and telling me, very good of you. This way out!" "But, old man . . . !" "Now what?" "I thought we were going to discuss this binge and decide what to do and all that sort of thing." "Some other time. I want to think about it." "Oh, you will think about it?" "Yes, I'll think about it."
He's a man that writes the truth. He talks the truth, too, and I wish I had him here, now, so that he could interpret for me." "Why, sir!" exclaimed the younger man, "it says this chap knows English!" "By all the gods! Of course it does. Robert, I'll make him my interpreter." The colonel strode up and down in his excitement, pausing only to contend with the other for the paper.
He was sitting in the little room that was still called his office, but that was really his study now, and the late afternoon light, through the replaced rose vine, streamed in on the shabby books and the green lampshade and the cluttered desk. "Anne you weren't there when that young chap tumbled. But I've been worrying about it a little.
These scoundrels had evidently killed the lady and little baby, and had then been shot by the poor chap on his knees, before he had himself fallen a victim to the cowardly stab from behind of a fifth scoundrel.
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