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The Society for the Propagation of Esoteric Buddhism asked him to tell them of his experiences in Hindoostan; "Purple Mother" and "Besant" Theosophists sent committees to wait on him, and various believers in Spiritist exploitations, astrologists, psychometrists and all sorts and conditions of dabblers in occultism pestered him with letters, circulars and requests of every conceivable nature.
Did you never hear of a certain Jew with his red beard and yellow bag? Did you never hear of the mighty power of money? And where have you come from this morning? I hear you have plenty of money in your possession. Where is that money now?" As they rode next day in a covered waggon on their way to the city of Prague, the Captain pestered Augusta with many questions.
Wimmen an' gals hain't like we all, Cap; they er mighty kuse. She never pestered wi' Puss much," continued league, as his wife came upon the scene, armed with the plaintive air of slouchiness, which is at once the weapon and shield of women who believe that they are martyrs "she never pestered wi' Puss much, but, cry or laugh, fight or frolic, she allers tuck it out on her ole pappy."
I'd be ten times as cranky as he is, if I was pestered by every old podogger that's got stuff to sell." She closed the door, and addressed the house, apparently empty and still. "He's gone!" she said, speaking rather loudly, "Don 'Lonzo, he's gone, and you can come out. I expect you're hid somewheres about here, for I didn't hear you go out." There was no sound.
"Do you know him for the officious fellow he is, for ever meddling in other people's matters? For ten years he has pestered me about Morte, which is no concern of mine." "I beg your pardon, Mr. Gifford, it is very much your concern," Mrs. Chiverton said with calm deliberation.
You'll never be sorry. Listen I'm not twenty yet. It's the truth, and I can't be so bad looking, or else I will tell you straight that I have been worried and pestered by fellows like this before. I don't know what comes to them " She was speaking hurriedly. She choked, and then exclaimed, with an accent of despair: "What is it? What's the matter?"
"I am but a short man, and, as my time is short, you must not complain if my story is short, too. "I am not so imaginative as the captain; I haven't pestered all the old men and women of the island to death for legends and stories, like my friend Charley here, who will surely bore you to death when his turn comes; I am sure I cannot make you laugh as Hughie and Mr.
"Vaniman, suppose you take command and give off your orders," said the short man. "I haven't any sensible plans. I admit that. I have been so pestered and wrought up by the everlasting bullyragging about the devilish money that I haven't had a chance to figure out a way of getting at the man who has ruined me," Vaniman complained.
"What are you doin' here this time o' the evenin'?" I asked 'em. "We heard the racket an' we we thought something was wrong, an' we we came in to see " "That's all right," sez I, "I'm the new foreman. You don't need to put your hands up every time we meet, but I want you to understand right now that I don't want those cows pestered any more.
The ship's dog, a curly-haired black retriever, lay on the clean deck in the sunshine stretched on his side, all four legs limp, save when, pestered beyond endurance, he whisked into a sitting position to snap at the all too numerous flies.
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