United States or Cyprus ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
"Con-founded scoundrel, rascal, blackguard!" shouted Johnny, with what remnants of voice were left to him, as the police dragged him off. "If you only knew what he's done." But in the meantime the policemen held him fast. As a matter of course the first burst of public sympathy went with Crosbie. He had been assaulted, and the assault had come from Eames.
He plunged his hands into his hair and leaned his elbows on his knees, and fell to rocking himself back and forth in anguish. Mrs. Hawkins sprang in, beaming: "Well, Si?" "Oh, con-found the con-founded con-found it, Nancy. I've gone and done it, now!" "Done what Si for mercy's sake!" "Done everything! Ruined everything!" "Tell me, tell me, tell me! Don't keep a body in such suspense.
"What!" Bellew didn't move, nor did he raise his voice, nevertheless Adam started back, and instinctively threw up his arm. "You told her that?" "I did sir." "But you knew it was a confounded lie." "Aye, I knowed it. But I'd tell a hundred, ah! thousands o' lies, con-founded, or otherwise, to save Miss Anthea." "To save her?" "From ruination, sir!
"She's such a con-founded idiot," muttered Tackleton, "that I was afraid she'd never comprehend me. Ah, Bertha! Married! Church, parson, clerk, beadle, glass coach, bells, breakfast, bridecake, favours, marrow-bones, cleavers, and all the rest of the tomfoolery. A wedding, you know; a wedding. Don't you know what a wedding is?" "I know," replied the Blind Girl in a gentle tone. "I understand!"
"He is a con-founded rascal!" ejaculated Eames, as the policemen and porters hauled him about. "You don't know what he's done." "No, we don't," said the senior constable; "but we know what you have done. I say, Bushers, where's that gentleman? He'd better come along with us."
'She's such a con-founded Idiot, muttered Tackleton, 'that I was afraid she'd never comprehend me. Ah, Bertha! Married! Church, parson, clerk, beadle, glass-coach, bells, breakfast, bride-cake, favours, marrow-bones, cleavers, and all the rest of the tomfoolery. A wedding, you know; a wedding. Don't you know what a wedding is? 'I know, replied the Blind Girl, in a gentle tone. 'I understand!
George took his screw by the head, and, giving him a hearty rib-roasting with his whip, ran him full tilt at the palings, and carried away half a rood. 'Hoo-ray! cried the liberated field. 'I knew how it would be, exclaimed Mr. Watchorn, in well-feigned disgust as he rode through the gap; adding, 'con-founded young waggabone!
He plunged his hands into his hair and leaned his elbows on his knees, and fell to rocking himself back and forth in anguish. Mrs. Hawkins sprang in, beaming: "Well, Si?" "Oh, con-found the con-founded con-found it, Nancy. I've gone and done it, now!" "Done what Si for mercy's sake!" "Done everything! Ruined everything!" "Tell me, tell me, tell me! Don't keep a body in such suspense.
"It's all because you don't want to walk home with me, as we used to do. I'm not such a goose but what I can see. But, Johnny I suppose I mustn't call you Johnny, now." "Don't be such a con-founded " Then Eames got up, and walked about the room. "Come along," said he, "I don't care about staying, and don't mind where I dine."
Word Of The Day