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How awful it was not to be able to recollect anything! She had been such a dear little girl she had once been his little daughter but she was that no longer, for she, his consolation, had thrust him away from her. Alas, alas! It was very sad. He puckered up his face and began to cry. Now he had nothing to console him, everything was gone. "Everything dr dru nk up," he stammered, sobbing.
‘Now, what are you stopping for?’ says the little man every morning, the moment there is the slightest indication of ‘pulling up’ at the corner of Regent-street, when some such dialogue as the following takes place between him and the cad: ‘What are you stopping for?’ Here the cad whistles, and affects not to hear the question. ‘For passengers, sir. Ba—nk.—Ty.’
"Yes, sir?" "Where is the Princess Sofia?" "In 'er apartment, sir." "And Mr. Karslake?" "In 'is." "Then be good enough to send Shaik Tsin to me." "Yes, sir." "And, Nogam!" the servant checked in the act of turning "I shan't need you again to-night." "'Nk you, sir."
"But Nogam: in this house, regardless of the custom which may have obtained in other establishments where you have served, you will always knock before entering a room, and never enter until you obtain permission." "But if I'm sure the room is empty, sir, and get no answer ?" "Then you may enter any room but this. Never this, unless I am here or Mr. Karslake is and you get leave." "'Nk you, sir."
EPICURE MAMMON Mr. R by. TRIBULATION Dr. J nk s n. H ll. W. P tt. DAME PLIANT Gen. In the administration, that was now forced upon the court by the Coalition, Mr. Sheridan held the office of Secretary of the Treasury the other Secretary being Mr. Richard Burke, the brother of the orator.
Victor heard the vehicle roll in and stand panting at the curb, then the slam of its door, the diminishing rumble of its departure. The house door closed, and after a little the study door opened, and Nogam halted on the threshold. Unstirring Victor enquired: "What is it, Nogam?" "I wished to enquire would there be anything more to-night, sir." "Nothing." "'Nk you, sir."
The Kerothi language lacked many of the voiced consonants of English and Russian, and, as a result, Tallis' use of B, D, G, J, V, and Z made them come out as P, T, K, CH, F, and S. The English R, as it is pronounced in run or rat, eluded him entirely, and he pronounced it only when he could give it the guttural pronunciation of the German R. The terminal NG always came out as NK. The nasal M and N were a little more drawn out than in English, but they were easily understandable.
"'Nk you, sir." A summons to have been expected as a sequel to the surgeon's report after attending Lieutenant Thackeray; none the less, Lanyard had not expected it so soon. Authority, he reflected, ran true to form afloat as well as ashore; it was prompt enough when required to apply a pound or so of cure.
He was drunk at his wife's funeral, and kept reeling round and hiccuping 'I didn't dri i i nk much but I feel a a awfully que e e r. I gave him a good jab in the back with my umbrella when he came near me, and it sobered him up until they got the casket out of the house. Young Johnny Booth was to have been married yesterday, but he couldn't be because he's gone and got the mumps.
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