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He did not know at all how long a time had passed since Mrs. Armine had left him, and when he came on board, he enquired of Hassan whether any message had come for him, any note from the dahabeeyah that lay over there to the south of them, drowned in the quivering gold. "No, my nice gentlemans," was the reply, accompanied by a glance of intense curiosity. Questions immediately followed.
chanted a siren, whose profession might be guessed by her appearance. A tattered caidie, or errand-porter, whom David Deans had jostled in his attempt to extricate himself from the vicinity of these scorners, exclaimed in a strong north-country tone, "Ta deil ding out her Cameronian een what gies her titles to dunch gentlemans about?"
However, school doesn't open for a day or so. But I want to get my place in shape." "Good idea. That's what I did. Well, here we are," Morse added as the two came opposite a large building. "Let's go in and see what Old Balmy has in stock." They advanced into the dormitory, being met in the lower hall by a pleasant-faced German who greeted them with: "Ach! Goot afternoons, gentlemans.
"Milors and Gentlemans You excellent chairman, M. le Baron de Mount-Stuart, he have say to me, 'Make de toast. Den I say to him dat I have no toast to make; but he nudge my elbow ver soft, and say dat dere is von toast dat nobody but von Frenchman can make proper; and, derefore, wid your kind permission, I vill make de toast. 'De brevete is de sole of de feet, as you great philosophere, Dr.
"I would fight with proadswords, and sink point on the first plood drawn like a gentlemans." A loud shout of laughter followed the proposal, which indeed had rather escaped from poor Robin's swelling heart, than been the dictates of his sober judgment.
He had been restraining his feelings with all the strength of his will since Farr had announced his intentions. His departure was flight. He began to run away down the sidewalk. "Saint Joseph, guard my tongue!" he gasped over and over. "I'll go very fast so that I not say it, for I am only old Pickaroon, and he is fine gentlemans!" He continued to weep broken-heartedly. "Mr.
"You comprehend the French?" asked the latter, turning with a suspicious look to me. "No," I answered; "I know very little of it yet." "Good!" she replied. "We will eat breakfast." "But I have not made my toilet," I objected; "there was neither washingstand nor dressing-table in my room." "Bah!" she said, scornfully; "there are no gentlemans here. No person will see you.
"Vell, gentlemans, and vat vill you haf this time?" he inquired. "Everything you've got," said Berwick shortly. "A salad and after dinner coffee for my friend," put in Jim, "and I will take" and here Jim enumerated a bill of fare that would have done credit to two men. "The same for me," said the engineer, imperturbably, when James had finished his little spiel.
"But I also spik the English," she sprightlily announced. "I am appleed myself at to learn its by heart. Certainly you look for a needle in a hay bundle, my gentlemans. I am no stealer of the grand road, but the wife of Mistaire Sheridan, and her presence will say to you the remains."
"Ah, you see, vary good, vary good," he added. "You see, moch obliged to you for take me prisoner. I drink to de sante of all de young gentlemans of de Doris." The old colonel certainly contrived to make himself very happy, and we sent him on shore singing alternately the Marseillaise hymn, some Royalist tunes, and God Save the King, while he kept occasionally shouting out "Vive Napoleon!"
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