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However, she conveyed the spirit of Polly's words, and Gammon was so excited by the report that he sprang up, overturning his cup of coffee. "Oh, cuss it! Never mind; most's gone on to my trousers. She said that? And to think we never thought of it! Where is she? When'll she be back?" "I don't know. But she says she's going to leave to-morrow, and looks as if she meant it, too.

"He wasn't always like that. Sure, when I first know'd Bunco he was scarlet pure scarlet, only he took a fancy one day, when he was in a wild mood, to run his canoe over the falls of Niagara for a wager, an', faix, when he came up out o' the wather after it he was turned brown, an's bin that same ever since." "Gammon," exclaimed Maryann.

"Yes, but I did really see a real bear." "Did he run?" "Yes: he ran after me." "I don't believe a word of it. What did you do?" "Oh! nothing particular except kill the bear." Cries of "Gammon!" "Don't believe it!" "Where's the bear?" "If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods. I couldn't bring him down alone."

The helmets of policemen drew him in a certain direction; two constables were clearing the way, and he addressed them, asking whether they had seen a bareheaded man recently damaged in a fight. "There's been a disturbance over yonder," one replied, carelessly pointing to a spot where other helmets could be discerned. Thither Gammon made his way.

The gammon about Queen Victoria's son might do for Butaritari; it was out of the question here; and I now figured as 'one of the Old Men of England, a person of deep knowledge, come expressly to visit Tembinok's dominion, and eager to report upon it to the no less eager Queen Victoria. The king made no shadow of an answer, and presently began upon a different subject.

"Oh!" said Ralph, "gammon," "Sir?" "You were courting her." "Courting!" "Ah you deny it! Well, let us see!" And to Mr. Jinks' profound consternation he raised his voice, and said, laughing: "Tell me, Miss Sallianna, if my friend Jinks has not been courting you?" "Oh, sir!" cried Miss Sallianna, in a flutter.

"That which you said, that there's faults on both sides; sure there's but one side, and that's our own side, can be in the right there can't be two right sides, can there? and consequently I there won't be two wrong sides, will there? Ergo, there cannot, by a parity of rasoning, be two sides in the wrong." "Well, Harry, I'll take the black men now, and gammon you," said Corny.

To my feelings it's very objectionable. I say that the gentleman did not drink the wine, and I appeal to the gentleman who sits at the gentleman's right, whether what I say is not correct. If what I say is correct, it can't be gammon. Mr. Busby, did that gentleman drink the wine, or did he not?" "Not as I see," said Mr. Busby, somewhat nervous at being thus brought into the controversy.

I never heard of the party you mention by the name of the Count of Monte Cristo; and as for the Prince, he's as likely to be setting out for Boulogne with an eagle as you are to start a monkey and a barrel- organ in Jericho; or may be THAT'S the likeliest of the two. So stow your gammon, and spare your stamps, is my last word. Yours respectfully to command, LETTER: From Christian to Piscator.

"You can't; and you wouldn't do any harm if you did. Hubbles and Grease are too well known in Yorkshire for you to hurt them. But as for all that show-off and gimcrack-work, I tell you fairly it ain't what I call trade, and it ain't fit for a commercial room. It's gammon, gammon, gammon! James, give me a bedcandle." And so Mr. Moulder took himself off to bed. "I think I'll go too," said Mr.