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"We hope you will come and spend Christmas " I suppose I must "and see your little brother, who longs to see sister Freda again " Humph! but who cut her out of Glanyravon Park and all thereto belonging, though he certainly is a dear little man. "Her ladyship quite well, and desires her love." I suppose I ought to be glad and try to return the love.
Robin gets a topping good screw, and I'm doing quite a millionaire business in the poultry line." "Humph!" Sir Philip grunted. "Got any clothes fit for London?" She nodded. "Lots. Put away where moth and rust shan't corrupt their morals." "Well, get'm out and come up to Audley Square for a bit. You look I don't know the word I want peeked."
'I heard it might have been some matter touching the integrity of certain regiments, the Chaplain insisted. 'The matter was not in any way open to my ears, said the Havildar-Major. 'Humph! The Chaplain drew his hard road-worn feet under his robe.
'I never thought to hear you hint that the bishop was guilty, he grumbled. 'And I, retorted Graham, 'never thought to hear a man of your sense make so silly a speech. The bishop is innocent; I'll stake my life on that. Nevertheless, he has a secret, and if there is a scandal about this murder, the secret whatever it is may become public property. 'Humph! that is to be avoided certainly.
"I went ober after 'em an' da come in dis mornin', Massah St. John." "Humph! I am surprised that my aunt should trust Marion with that boy." "Why not, Massah St. John? Jack can manage a boat as well as I can." St. John tossed his head and flung himself down upon a seat. "I think my aunt makes a fool of herself about that boy. Who is he, anyway?
"Well," he admitted, with a laugh, "I guess I'll have to own that I did mean that. There seems to be a good many who have sold to Pulcifer. All the little fellows, the small holders. You haven't, you say?" "I haven't sold a share to him." "Humph! Neither has Cap'n Jeth Hallett; he told me so just now.... Hum!... What is Raish buying for? What's the reason he's buying? Have you heard?"
"Humph!" said D'Artagnan. "My voice is known here! That's flattering." "Oh! yes, we know it," said the old man, drawing the bolts; "and here is the proof." And at these words he let in D'Artagnan, who, by the light of the lantern he carried in his hand, recognized his obstinate interlocutor. "Ah! Mordioux!" cried he: "why, it is Parry! I ought to have known that."
"Humph! an Américain a West-Floridian; bah!" "But wait; 'st! he is speaking; listen!" "To who is he speak ?" "Sh-sh-sh! to Jules." "Jules who?" "Silence, you! To Jules St.-Ange, what howe me a bill since long time. Sh-sh-sh!" Then the voice was heard.
"Isn't it queer," she said, "that you elude Jack and John DeWitt so easily?" "The trouble is," said Kut-le, "that you don't appreciate the prowess of your captors." "Humph!" sniffed Rhoda. "Listen!" cried Kut-le with sudden enthusiasm. "Once in my boyhood Geronima and about twenty warriors, with twice as many squaws and children, fled to the mountains.
Was this the way she was to see London? Coming down with a lagging step, she met Madge's face peering up. "Humph! there you be, my fine miss! No gaping after sweethearts from the window, or it will be the worse for you." The terrier growled, as having already adopted his young lady's defence, and Aurelia, dreading a perilous explosion of his zeal in her cause, hurried him into her parlour.
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