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They crowded round the wagon and gazed at the baize-covered instrument, caged within its protecting crate. They reached out and felt it through the baize; they peeked in through the gaping covering, and a hushed awe prevailed, until, with a cheery wave of the hand, the teamster drove off in the direction of Eve's house. Then the chorus of comment broke out. "Gee!" exclaimed Wilkes.
She left, too, the smart youth, the cabman and the noble, noble officer. And as the taxi bumped over the trolley tracks she, despite all Sedyard's efforts, turned her head and smiled out at them straight over her near-princesse back. "Gee!" said the smart youth, "ain't she the friendliest bunch of calico."
The horse, huge, elephantine, her head down, nose close to her chest, intelligently spying her steps, moved. The log half rolled over, slid three feet, and menaced a stump. "Gee!" cried Laveque. Molly stepped twice directly sideways, planted her fore foot on a root she had seen, and pulled sharply. The end of the log slid around the stump. "Allez!" commanded Laveque.
Julius looked at him with a widening smile. "I guess you're rattled now all right," he drawled with some enjoyment. "Well, here goes!" He thrust his hand into the crevice, and made a slight grimace. "It's a tight fit. Jane's hand must be a few sizes smaller than mine. I don't feel anything no say, what's this? Gee whiz!" And with a flourish he waved aloft a small discoloured packet.
This little ceremony performed, Juda bowed his dismissal of his visitors, and, led by Bahrim, the pair retired to their own quarters, a good deal puzzled by, yet very much pleased with, all that had passed. As they went Earle turned to Dick and remarked: "Gee! Dick, I guess this is some amulet, eh, when even a king and a princess of the blood royal do homage to it.
I don't mind admitting that a loaded revolver, especially as I get older, makes me nervous. I was afraid that he might start fooling with it. One can't be too careful. As a way of opening conversation I picked up the Cave-man's club. "Say," I said, "that's a great club you have, eh? By gee! it's heavy!"
And by the same token, with Tui Tulifau and the royal army behind me, buck you is just the thing I can and will. You'll pay them fines promptly, or I'll confiscate your vessel. You're not the first. What does that Chink pearl-buyer, Peter Gee, do but slip into harbour, violatin' all regulations an' makin' rough house for the matter of a few paltry fines.
Gee, it's a mean man that can't take his med'cine." "You needn't bark up that tree, Will," said Peter, patiently. "We're all responsible for this the whole of Barnriff." Then he smiled. "You see, Doc Crombie has approved." Then it was that Henderson saw fit to change his manner.
Why, I could tell you a dozen or twenty surnames, some queer, funny names, that were common in these parts not more than a century ago which seem to have quite died out." "I should like to hear some of them if you'll tell me." "Let me think a moment: there was Thorr, Pizzie, Gee, Every, Pottle, Kiddle, Toomer, Shergold, and "
You was telling me about what a cranky old party your landlady is. Anyway, come on up there to dinner. On me. Got anything on for next Monday evening?" "N-no." "Come on up then East Thirtieth." "Gee, I'd like to!" "Well, why don't you, then? Get there about six. Ask for me. Monday. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I don't have to get to the store evenings.
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