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Trent took his own cards up, looked at them nonchalantly, and helped himself to one card. Monty could restrain himself no longer. He threw his hand upon the ground. "Three's," he cried in fierce triumph, "three of a kind nines!" Trent laid his own cards calmly down. "A full hand," he said, "kings up." Monty gave a little gasp and then a moan.
"I don't understand you." "I mean she was couthie, but no sair in order." "What on earth is that?" "Weel, a tasty stocky, but gey orra put on." "What language are you speaking, you enigma?" "I'm saying she was naturally a bonny bit kimmer rather than happit up to the nines."
Let me give the words, and, Bob, if you could manage the 'Protestant Boys, rather than 'Croppies lie Down, it would suit it; and, indeed, it would be well if the whole congregation joined us in it. I shall give the words let me see, long measure, eight lines, four nines, and four six-sixes;
"Kep' their carriage, no doubt," said Mrs. Peck, with a thinly-disguised sneer. "No, they did not; but if it's any satisfaction to you to know it, Mrs. Phillips has had a tour on the Continent, and has had a lady's-maid." "A lady's-maid," said Mrs. Peck; "well! well! and the children, I suppose, are being educated up to the nines?"
Well, you are plainly dressed; nothing but that brown merino. And my dear, I thought they were always dressed up to the nines near London. This place is near London, isn't it?" "Yes, a few miles off. Oh, of course your dress is very nice; but now I must get ready for dinner." "Oh! and ain't I peckish?" said Kitty, clapping her hands and winking broadly at Fred. Alice turned to leave the room.
Dressed up to the nines she was, and they walked down the street with a feeling that everybody was looking at em. One thing that 'elped to spoil the evening was that Mrs. Gill wouldn't go into public'ouses, but to make up for it she went into sweet-stuff shops three times and 'ad ices while they stood and watched 'er and wondered 'ow she could do it.
We have no medical man and only a limited supply of number nines. "Tomorrow at noon we march. Prepare carefully and cheerfully." The following account of the march is copied from the daily story written in an officer's diary: To OUIMA FIRST DAY, DECEMBER 18TH After the usual delay with sleigh drivers, with shoutings and "brrs" and shoving and pullings, the convoy was off at 11:55 a. m.
The fleet that he commanded consisted of the flagship "Saratoga," carrying eight long twenty-four-pounders, six forty-two-pound and twelve thirty-two-pound carronades; the brig "Eagle," carrying eight long eighteens, and twelve thirty-two-pound carronades; schooner "Ticonderoga," with eight long twelve-pounders, four long eighteen-pounders, and five thirty-two-pound carronades; sloop "Preble," with seven long nines; and ten galleys.
"It's a pity he should not see some one, and I suppose you will not keep your appointment?" "Not if I knows it," the man answered. Then he added regretfully, "A regular toff he was free with his rhino as could be, and dressed up to the nines. He chucked his 'arf soverings about as if they were dirt, he did."
Yet now it seemed most certain that Fred Ripley must stand out head and shoulders over any other candidates for the Gridley box. Dick's face shone with enthusiasm, none the less. If he couldn't make the nine this year, he could at least feel that Gridley High School was already well on toward the lead over all competing school nines.
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