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"What did you say?" demanded Edward, freezingly. "You heard perfectly well what I said." "What do you mean by it?" "Oh, I mean the pretty squaw you were spooning with, if that suits you better." "Gently, Tom," interposed Boulton parenthetically, "don't mention all the meanness you mean." "I would like to inquire what right you have to mention any of it," exclaimed Edward wrathfully.

"Well, a good hiding would do Hilary a world of good," he added in a vengeful tone. "Teach him not to go spooning florists' assistants." "Oh, no. He might get hurt ever so badly," said Pollyooly firmly. Mr. James' face grew stubborn; then it softened, and he said: "Well, there's always the danger of his getting a finger broken; and that wouldn't do.

'Have you the claret bottle in the room? demanded Toole, a little flurried; for Sturk's pulses were playing odd pranks, and bounding and sinking in a dance of death. 'The what, Sir? asked the maid. 'The wine, woman this instant, said the doctor, with a little stamp. So, the moment he had the bottle, he poured out half a large glass, and began spooning it into Sturk's white parted lips.

"Yet, as a result of all this religion, the sex life of the Puritan was abnormal.... Their sex sins were enormous. Their form of spooning was 'bundling, an astonishing custom that permitted lovers to lie down in bed together in the dark, under covers.

"And I," he retorted, "am too old to be frightened; so there's no moon, no canoe, no pretty girl, no spooning for me. Is that it, Eileen?" "Oh, Gladys and Sheila will attend to you, Captain Selwyn." "Why Gladys Orchil? Why Sheila Minster? And why not Eileen Erroll?" "Spoon? With you!" "You are quite right," he said, smiling; "it would be poor sport."

Little slipped out, and soon after put her head into the dining-room to the gentlemen, and whispered to them "YES." Then she retired to talk it all over with Jael. At that monosyllable Mr. Raby was very much discomposed. "There goes a friend out of this house; more fools we. You have lost her by your confounded folly. What is the use spooning all your days after another man's wife?

"I was just wondering, Stubbins, whether I should stop at the Capa Blanca Islands or run right across for the coast of Brazil. Miranda said we could expect a spell of excellent weather now for four and a half weeks at least." "Well," I said, spooning out the sugar at the bottom of my cocoa-cup, "I should think it would be best to make straight across while we are sure of good weather.

'No, spooning, said Val. 'The dish ran after the spoon, you know. 'Well, but you haven't told me about the schools, said Gillian, in elder sisterly propriety, thinking the subject had better be abandoned. 'Jolly, jolly, scrumptious! cried Fergus. 'Oh! Fergus, mamma doesn't like slang words. Jasper doesn't say them.

A moment later might have been seen the rare spectacle of a headless young lady sitting bolt upright at table, spooning a wad of hash into the top of her neck. The wall opposite presented the appearance of having been bombarded with fresh livers and baptized with sausage-meat. No one in the vicinity slept any that night.

'Don't come teasing me, says she, 'I am meat for your master. It's you that have turned the girl's head, sir." "Bother the women!" said Alfred cordially. "Oh, what plagues they are! And how unjust you are, to spite me for the fault of another. Can I help the fools from spooning upon me?" He reflected a moment then burst out: "Brown, you are a duffer, a regular duffer.