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George certainly told the story of his interview with Lyddy and Gappy, and the old man's news regarding his granddaughter's wealth; but I don't think he told everything; else Theo would scarce have been so much interested, or so entirely amused and good-humoured with Lyddy when next the two young ladies met.
George for the rate at which ships is underwrote this war-time is so scandalous that I often prefer to venture than to insure that I confess I didn't listen much to the play, sir, and only went to please this little Lyddy." "And you did please me, dearest Gappy!" cries the young lady. "Bless you! then it's all I want. What does a man want more here below than to please his children, Mr.
Then he roughed the old man affectionately and went forth into California Street, where he wore out much shoe leather before he located what he considered a bargain and reported back to the president emeritus. "You're right, Cappy!" he declared. "You aren't the only boob in the shipping business. I've located another." "That's what you get by taking father's advice," Gappy retorted proudly.
Broadway is now much in the condition of a child's mouth when cutting its second set of teeth, slightly gappy. The enormous stores look even larger now than they will do when the intervals are filled up.
Ricks' scheme for destroying submarines is the only practical one yet devised." "Thrue for ye, Michael. But shtill, like all fine invintions, the idjea has its dhrawbacks. Now if we could only be sure av a continyous supply av ould ships for use as decoys " "I see a smudge of smoke," cried Gappy Ricks. Mike Murphy followed the old man's pointing finger.
If orders conflict with charter party, as I suspect they may, that may be my funeral. Regretfully I shall resign at Pernambuco. You know your own business, and I cannot believe you would go it blind; if you change your mind before arrival Pernambuco, cable care American Consul and will do my best for you. Gappy Ricks sprang into the air and tried to crack his aged ankles together.
In the second, without immense pains, it must be "gappy and scrappy," while the more these pains are taken the more artificial it will become. In the third, the book is extremely likely, in the taking of these pains and even without them, to become intolerably lengthy and verbose.
"Well," Gappy admitted, "in that event I might be persuaded. Nevertheless, I'm afraid of you. There's a fly in the ointment, even if I cannot see it. You owe me a poke, and you'll never rest until you've squared the account between us." Mr. Redell held up his hands in abject distress. "Cappy," he pleaded, "don't say that. You wrong me cruelly.
"I fear he has, Luiz; so I'll tell him. At least the knowledge will gravel him and take all the joy out of that stinking little spruce swindle of his." "'Twon't neither!" Gappy challenged. "I stung you there drat your picture! and I'm glad I did it. I rejoice in my wickedness. Cost you five hundred dollars for making a monkey out of the old man in that grape-stake deal, Gus."
When I've lightened her somewhat I'll kick her into the shore, little by little, until she lies in shallow water with her bulwarks above the surface. Then I'll patch the holes in her, pump her out and up she'll come, of course." "You say that so glibly," Gappy growled, "one would almost think you could whistle it." "Don't feel sore, Cappy.
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