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"After all I dare say such a queer faddy fellow IS out of his element here. He'll go down better over there," was John's mental verdict. Mahony's, a characteristic: "Thank God, I shall not have to put up much longer with his confounded self-importance, or suffer under his matrimonial muddles!"
"You aren't drinking your coffee," said some one, inspecting my cup at the saloon table. "No," I answered, firmly; for when the smooth efficiency of my human machine is menaced I am as faddy and nervous as a marine engineer over lubrication. "If I did, I shouldn't sleep." "And what of it?" demanded my particular friend, challengingly. It was a rebuke.
Here, a damsel of ten squaring her lists to fight a hulking fellow of twelve for her sister of six; and there, a mother wiping the eyes of her boy of five, and whispering "Hush, bogh; hush! You shall have the bladder when we kill the pig." Pete began to drink. "How do, Faddy? Taking joy of you, Juan. Are you in life, Thom! Half a glass of rum will do no harm, boys.
"Father is most particular; he is almost faddy, you know, Gwin and if he ever heard that a girl from the school did exactly what Kitty did last night I mean that she went out so late against rules, and was dressed in such a queer way, and was obliged to knock down a rude boy in order to protect herself why, I think he would take us from school.
Never was faddy about myself, though," he added, with a glance at Mr. Greene's very correct dinner attire. "You ought to remember me, Mr. Greene," one of the two men remarked from the right-hand side of the table. "I've played golf with you at Baltusrol more than once." Mr. Greene glanced surreptitiously at the card and smiled. "Why, it's James P. Busby, of course!" he exclaimed.
Here I am back just the same as ever; I haven't grown a bit, and I'm as much a child as ever. How is your father? I was always so fond of him. Is he as faddy as of old? That's right; my mission in life is to knock fads out of people. Frances dear, why do you look at me in that perplexed way? Oh, I suppose because I'm in white.
Possibly the adoption of some kind of muzzle would prevent puppies from eating diseased matter. My belief in the necessity of giving hounds cooked meat and rigorously abjuring it in a raw state, excited ridicule here, but when the good result of such "faddy" feeding was proved by the healthy condition of the animals, the unbelievers acknowledged themselves converted.
Longer strides than most girls take and a swing from the hips like a graceful dance motion. Yes, that walk should be a dead give-away." "And her eyes, Ken, she has eyes!" "Yes," rather musingly, "she has eyes!" "Ken, we mustn't give further countenance to this silly, faddy place." This with conviction. "Why should we, Aunt Emily? I only went at your request, you know." "Of course.
Doctors are apt to be faddy in such matters. Whereupon you, naturally, told him you were perfectly fit." "Ah, yes, I remember," said Ronnie. "Am I spinning rather a yarn?" "Not at all, my dear fellow. Do not hurry. We have the whole evening before us night, if necessary. You can put in your half-hour at any time, I suppose; and I can dispense with sleep for once.
And if Beatrix's nose were straight she'd be a great deal prettier than I am. But nothing did happen and her nose is puggier than ever. Then when I grew up things were horrid. I never could have a single little bit of fun. And Beatrix had such a good time! She had scores of lovers in spite of her nose. To be sure, she's engaged now and he's a horrid, faddy little creature.
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