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"Those which er would make up the er legend, 'Marvelous Man-Like Monster," drawled Average Jones. "Then you know the Farleys," said the print man. "The Flying Farleys?" said Average Jones. "They used to do ascensions with firework trimmings, didn't they? No; I don't exactly know them. But I'd like to." "That's another matter," retorted Mr. Hollins, annoyed at having betrayed himself.
He volunteered no explanation as regarded his possession of a duplicate key to the shed door, and though no attempt was made to bring the charge home against him, there was little doubt as to his guilt, and he was dismissed the next morning. The firework display came off the following evening, and was a great success.
His arms flew round like flails, or as if he had been transformed into a kind of human firework, and for the next five minutes he kicked, scratched, bit, and tore at his adversary; the next five minutes he was seated upon the grass, howling, his nose bleeding terribly, and the crimson stains carried by his hands all over his face.
Human thought is not a firework, ever shooting off fresh forms and shapes as it burns; it is a tree, growing very slowly you can watch it long and see no movement very silently, unnoticed. It was planted in the world many thousand years ago, a tiny, sickly plant. And men guarded it and tended it, and gave up life and fame to aid its growth.
Now, when an assembly of divines, aided by the most strict religious characters in the neighbourhood of Woodstock, were assembled to conjure down the supposed demon, Trusty Joe had contrived a firework, which he let off in the midst of the exorcism, and which destroyed the bow-pot; and, to the shame and confusion of the Commissioners, threw their secret indenture into the midst of the assembled ghost-seers, who became thus acquainted with their secret schemes of peculation.
When the friends had done laughing, Vincenz said: "Suppose we now bid adieu to the subject of French conversation, with all its bon mots, calembours, and other ingredients, and come to the conclusion that it really is an immense pleasure when, amongst intellectual Germans, a conversation, inspired by their humour, rushes up skyward like a coruscating firework, in a thousand hissing light-balls, crackling serpents, and lightning-like rockets."
"One o' them silly gals went off agin just like a damp firework, and Mr. Watson, arter nearly choking 'imself with temper, shoved me out o' the way and marched out o' the shop. I didn't know wot to make of 'im at fust, and then one o' the gals told me that 'e was a bachelor and 'adn't got no son, and that somebody 'ad been taking advantage of what she called my innercence to pull my leg.
"Ah, bah! you deserve to be shot," she said to herself afresh. "One would think you were a Silver Pheasant you grow such a little fool!" Love was all very well, so Cigarette's philosophy had always reckoned; a chocolate bonbon, a firework, a bagatelle, a draught of champagne, to flavor an idle moment.
This office has trained a lot of playwrights and authors and ad-men." "But some must stick." "They play out early. The game is too hard. They get to be hacks. Or permanent desk-men. D'you know Philander Akely?" "Who is he?" "Ask me who he was and I'll tell you. He was the brilliant youngster, the coruscating firework, the the Banneker of ten years ago. Come into the den and meet him."
The first volley of the last-mentioned beautiful firework went through the windows, amidst our huzzas, at an angle of about sixty-five degrees, and did their duty nobly; when when of course, the reader will think that the room was on fire. Alas! it was quite the reverse.
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