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Personally, I should like it over as soon as possible, and anywhere would do, though Eltham for preference, Beverley. So if you will oblige me " But here, once again the Gentleman-in-Powder knocked to announce: "Mr. Tressider." The thinnish, youngish gentleman in sandy whiskers entered with a rush, but, seeing the Marquis, paused.
"A barrel if you wish!" and he tugged at the bell, at whose imperious summons the Gentleman-in-Powder appearing with leg-quivering promptitude, Barnabas forthwith demanded "Ale, the best, and plenty of it! And pray ask Mr. Peterby to come here at once!" he added. "Sir," said the Bo'sun as the door closed, "you'll be for steering a course for Hawkhurst, p'r'aps?"
"Sir," inquired the waiter, his napkin in a greater flutter than ever, as Barnabas looked up, "sir, is there hanythink you're wanting, sir?" "Yes," said Barnabas, heavily, "you can give me my hat!" Therefore the Gentleman-in-Powder, with his hand upon the latch, having paused long enough to vindicate and compose his legs, proceeded to open the portal of Number Five, St.
And indeed, at that moment the legs of the Gentleman-in-Powder might have been descried descending the stair rather more pompously than usual. As soon as they had become stationary, Mr. Smivvle directed a glance at the nearest, and addressed it. "James!" said he. The Gentleman-in-Powder became lost in dreamy abstraction, with the exception of his legs which worked slightly. Hereupon Mr.
"Yes," said Barnabas, "yes, of course." The Gentleman-in-Powder bowed; his eye was calm, his brow unruffled, but his legs!!! And his nose was more supercilious than ever as he closed the door upon it. Mr.
Yes, clothes are wonderful things, but I fear they will take a great deal of living up to!" Here Barnabas drew a long sigh, in the midst of which he was interrupted by the calves of the Gentleman-in-Powder, which presented themselves at the doorway with the announcement: "Viscount Deafenem, sir!"
Are you sure there is no other letter this morning from from Hawkhurst?" "Quite, sir." "Yet the Duchess tells me that the Lady Cleone wrote me also. This letter came by the post this morning?" "Yes, sir." "And no other? It's very strange!" But here, the Gentleman-in-Powder re-appeared to say that the Marquis of Jerningham desired to see Mr.
James's Square was to let; its many windows were blank and shuttered, its portal, which scarcely a week ago had been besieged by Fashion, was barred and bolted, the Gentleman-in-Powder had vanished quite, and with him the glory of Number Five St. James's Square had departed utterly.
"Yes," nodded the Captain, "but b'gad! we mean more than that, we mean that you are one of us, that Devenham's friend must be ours because he's game " "And can ride," said the Viscount. "And is a man of taste," added the Marquis. Thus it was as one in a dream that Barnabas beheld the legs of the Gentleman-in-Powder, and heard the words: "Dinner is served, gentlemen!"
But at this juncture came Peterby, sedate, grave, soft of voice as became a major-domo and the pink of a gentleman's gentleman, before whose quick bright eye the legs of the Gentleman-in-Powder grew, as it were, suddenly abashed, and to whom the Bo'sun, having made a leg, forthwith addressed himself.
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