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We were driving four wild horses abreast, Southern fashion, and there was some little difficulty in stopping them. I was outside, and not thrown off; but no words can describe my feelings when I saw the Bottle travelling inside, as usual burst the door open, and roll obesely out into the road.
In an envelope on the table were notes for the money due on the month's board and an approximate sum for extras. Groaning, suddenly overcome by her haste, the Frau Professor sank obesely on to a sofa. There could be no doubt. The pair had gone off together. Emil remained stolid and unmoved.
"I want to know more about this Association, and where we come in. . . . Just now, Mrs Steele was talking about a District Secretary and local distributors which looks to me as if the whole business was cut-and-dried." "There's nothing cut an' dried about me, ma'am." Farmer Best's sharp little eyes twinkled, and he chuckled obesely. "Again Mrs Polsue has the right of it," answered the Vicar.
Suddenly a muffled clamour made itself heard from the depths of the dining-room, like that noise of voices which is heard behind the scenes at the theatre when an armed mob is about to burst upon the stage. Irish tones, high, windy, and angry, yells, and oaths defined themselves, and Mrs. Harmon came obesely hurrying from the dining- room toward the office, closely followed by Jerry, the porter.
We were absorbed in our attempts when I heard a voice I knew and hated. "Here, you, little girl in the fur jacket come and have a turn with me," it was saying in loud, rasping, intoxicated tones. I turned sharply. Smallie was standing in front of Lisa with a leer in his eyes. She was looking up at him puzzled, frightened not understanding English. The General was obesely dumfounded.
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