United States or South Korea ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Sponge's chestnut, and you know I did, you know. 'Hout, lad, disperse! get out of this! exclaimed Jack, starting his great red face above the bedclothes and squinting frightfully at Pacey. 'Well, my dear friend, but you did, observed Pacey soothingly. 'Nonsense! roared Jack, again ducking under. Pacey stood agape.
'I'll challenge your horse, repeated Pacey with confidence, and in a tone that stopped the lingering murmur of conversation, and fixed the attention of the company on himself. 'I don't understand you, replied Sponge, pretending astonishment. 'Lor bless us! why, where have you lived all your life? asked Pacey. 'Oh, partly in one place, and partly in another, was the answer.
Well, continued he, having apparently pondered all that over in his mind, 'I must trouble you to let me look at your ticker, said he, turning short round on his neighbour. 'There, said Mr. Pacey, producing a fine flash watch from his waistcoat-pocket, and holding it to Jack. 'The chain's included in the challenge, mind, observed Sponge.
Altogether, he gave Mr. Pacey to understand that he held him to his bargain. Pacey took his departure to the stable, and Sponge having summoned his neighbour Mr. Spraggon from his bed, the two proceeded to a passage window that commanded a view of the stable-yard. Mr. Pacey presently went swaggering across it, cracking his jockey whip against his leg, followed by Mr.
Captain Guano, Mr. Lumpleg, or who? asked Sponge. 'Suppose we say Spraggon? he says he rode the horse to-day, replied Pacey. 'Quite agreeable, said Sponge. 'Now, Jack! 'Now, Spraggon! 'Now, old Solomon! 'Now, Doctor Wiseman, resounded from different parts of the table. Jack looked solemn; and diving both hands into his breeches' pockets, stuck out his legs extensively before him.
Most of the college cried when they found that the two eminent authorities on tonsorial art were going to try to interfere with Millersburg's ambition, but those of us who were on to the deal simply prayed. We prayed that the whiskers wouldn't come off. They didn't, either. It was a grand game. We won, 20 to 0; and the school went wild over Pacey and Driggs.
Pacey, then followed in the various intonations that mark the feelings of the speaker towards the toastee, as the bottles passed round the table. The excitement seemed to have given fresh zest to the wine, and those who had been shirking, or filling on heel-taps, now began filling bumpers, while those who always filled bumpers now took back hands.
'Don't know 'xactly, sir, replied the man; 'believe much the same party as yesterday, with the addition of Mr. Pacey; Mr. Miller, of Newton; Mr. Fogo, of Bellevue; Mr. Brown, of the Hill; and some others whose names I forget. 'Is Major Screw coming? asked Sponge. 'I rayther think not, sir. I think I heard Mr. Plummey, the butler, say he declined.
Great, indeed, was the hubbub. Gradually, however, as the evening advanced Pacey and Guano out-talked the rest, and at length Pacey got the noise pretty well to himself. When anything definite could be extracted from the mass of confusion, he was expatiating on steeple-chasing, hurdle-racing, weights for age, ons and offs clever a sort of mixture of hunting, racing, and 'Alken.
'So much the better, growled Jack, throwing off his purple-lapped coat in commencement of his toilette. As the two dressed they discussed the point how Pacey might be done. When our friends got downstairs it was evident there was a great spread.
Word Of The Day