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A devilish malignity bequeathed them: let them go back to their infernal origin. And when they were gone, his girl would soon discover that there was no better place to come to than her home; she would come without an asking, and alone, and without much prospect of the intrusion of her infamous Hook-nose in pursuit of her at Earlsfont. The money wasted, the wife would be at peace.
'That's him that's 'Umpage, he said in a loud whisper. Mark looked up in time to see an old gentleman advance to the door of the pew in front of them a formidable-looking old gentleman, with a sallow face, long iron-grey locks, full grey eyes, a hook-nose, and prominent teeth under a yellowish-grey moustache and beard. He felt a sudden shame, for behind Mr.
It expended itself in a sudden impulse, which sent Redhead flat on the table among the crockery, and drove Hook-nose into the fireplace among the fire-irons. A fat little man chanced to be standing in the door-way.
He was clothed in peculiarities." The pawn broker, thin, round-shouldered, with a great hook-nose and cavernous, bright eyes, spoke rapidly, without an accent, punctuating his sentences with thrusts and dartings and waves of his two hands. His fifty-five years had not lessened his vitality. "You see, Mr. Braceway, we pawn brokers, we have to observe our customers. We become judges of human nature.
Ismail stalked off with it, striding like Moses down from Sinai hook-nose hawk-eye flowing beard dignity and all, and King settled down to guard himself against the next attempt on his sovereign self-command. Now he chose to notice the knife on the ebony table as if he had not seen it before. He got up and reached for it and brought it back, turning it over and over in his hand.
The boy had received instructions to be careful how he imparted his dismal tidings to the "poor dear gentleman;" but the lad grew nervous and bewildered at sight of the Captain's fierce hook-nose and scrutinising gray eyes, and blurted out his news without any dismal note of warning. "The lady died at two o'clock this morning, please, sir; and mother said I was to come and tell you, please, sir."
"Story," said Paul, catching his arm, "see to that man: this is your post, I believe. I have dressed his wound. I cannot do more." Story did not know the meaning of that. He stuck his eye-glasses over his hook-nose, and stooped down, being nearsighted. "Hardly worth while to put him under my care, or anybody's. The fellow will not live until morning." "I don't know. I did what I could."
The one was the black shock-head of the groom; the other, graced with a long thrum nightcap, showed a grizzled pate, and a grave caricatured countenance, which the hook-nose and lantern-jaws proclaimed to belong to the Gallic minister of good cheer, whose praises he had heard sung forth on the preceding evening.
The station ain't far off, and the sooner we get there the better for all parties." A slight clink of metal at this point made Miles aware of the fact that Hook-nose was drawing a pair of handcuffs from one of his pockets. The full significance of his position suddenly burst upon him.
He was working at his catalogue of Sauroidichnites in Pennsylvania. A tall, lean man, with hook-nose, and peering, protruding, blue eyes.
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