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It doesn't get on my nerves at all." "Want a secretary?" "No, thanks, old thing! Isn't that quite English?" "Too English! Go away." But none the less in broad daylight she returned the kiss. "I'm off to Pardons. I haven't been to the house for nearly a week." "How've you decided to furnish Jane Elphick's bedroom?" he laughed, for it had come to be a permanent Castle in Spain between them.

The bat-room was thronged with fishermen in guernseys, sea-boots, and sou'-westers. They were all on their feet together, twisting about like great congers on the quay, drinking a little and smoking a great deal, thumping the table, and all talking at once. "How've you done, Billy?" "Enough to keep away the divil and the coroner, and that's about all." "Where's Tom Dug?" "Gone to Austrilla."

Timson made his exit, and not long afterward David came in. By that time everything had been put away, the safe and vault closed, and Peleg had departed with the mail and his freedom for the rest of the day. "Wa'al," said Mr. Harum, lifting himself to a seat on the counter, "how've you made out? All O.K.?" "Yes," replied John, "I think so." "Where's Chet?" "He went away some few minutes ago.

"Well, Dick, how've you got along since I've been gone?" asked the nurse, to Ida's astonishment. "Oh, so-so." "Have you felt lonely any?" "I've had good company." "Who's been here?" Dick pointed significantly to a jug. "That's the best company I know of," he said, "but it's 'most empty. So you've brought along the gal," he continued. "How did you get hold of her?"

When Joanna left, he brought round her trap, as the saucy-eyed young groom was having a day off in Rye. "How've your turnips done?" he asked. "Not so good as last year, but the wurzels are fine." "Mine might be doing better" he stood fumbling with a trace-buckle. "Has that come loose?" asked Joanna. "Nun-no. I hope your little lady liked her oats." "She looks in good heart watch her tugging.

"G'wan!" snorted Murphy. "How's Cappy Ricks, the old villain?" "He's fine, Mike. He wanted me to work for him, but I don't like his general manager Mr. Olson, full speed ahead or you'll smash our stern against this barkentine. Steady! That's better. Astern a trifle. Steady! Mike, how've you been since I saw you last?"

Now, if Vogel's right, this cribbing ought to have been here fourteen days ago fourteen days to-morrow." Peterson nodded. "That's just two weeks of lost time. How've you been planning to make that up?" "Why why I reckon I can put things together soon's I get the cribbing." "Look here, Pete. The office has contracted to get this house done by a certain date.

"Yes, mum; nice weather underful," returned the old woman, rousing herself, and rubbing an apple with her shawl. "And how do you do, Granny?" "Why, is that you?" said she, the sun coming out all over her face. "And how've you been, mum, since the last time I've seen yer?" "Very well, Granny; and how do things prosper with you?" "O, I'm all right!

The two ships came very nearly to a stop with relation to each other when they were hardly twenty miles apart which meant great daring on both sides. Baird heard the skipper grumbling: "Damned cocky!" He roared suddenly: "Mr. Baird! How've you made out in communicating with them?" "Not at all, sir," said Baird grimly. "They don't reply."

I've had such a lot of worry lately that I don't know whether I'm on my head or my heels. Besides, you've grown since then, and changed a lot. You're Billy Billy " "Billy Anderson's my name." "Of course! To be sure! I remember you quite well." "How've you been gettin' on, Mrs Aspinall?" "Ah! Don't mention it nothing but worry and trouble nothing but worry and trouble. This grinding poverty!