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"'Ho-Haitch-Hem-Hess' that means 'On His Majesty Service'; post-mark, Troy. . . . Hullo! anything wrong wi' the house?" "Eh?" "Plasterin' job?" Nicky-Nan understood. "What's that to you?" he asked curtly. "I don' know how it should happen," mused Lippity-Libby after a pause of dejection; "but the gettin' of letters seems to turn folks suspicious-like all of a sudden.
They kicked up a shindy with some bar-loungers, an' the fur flew. When the police came, old Peg-leg, the skipper, you know, was the only man left in the place, havin' unshipped his crutch for the fight. 'What have you bin a-doin' of here throwin' grapes about? asked the peeler, gazin' at the floor, suspicious-like. 'Grapes, said Dot-an'-carry-one, 'them ain't grapes.
There's a gang of chaps enjoyin' theirselves down at the 'Sailor's Return, off the Quay, and not a 'protection' among them. Fine lusty fellows, too! They might give your men a bit of trouble to start with " "Why are you telling me this?" the officer interrupts, suspicious-like. "That's my affair," says Hancock boldly, seeing that he nibbled.
Down we comes here with more changes and botheration than ever was; and every time we changes carriages, which we don't seem to do much else the whole time, I spots my gentleman, limpin' awful, and lookin' about him suspicious-like, to see if he was watched. And, of course, he weren't watched oh, no; nothin' like it.
"'Why not? asked one o' the men, suspicious-like, with a glance at the others. They were all pretty yellow in the gills after their night ashore. "'What's up? says Dog Mitchell's own voice on top o' this: and the man heaved himself on deck and looked down on me.
Everybody in town knew. And, not to beat about the bush, Miss Corblay, we came here to-day to find out. We're old enough to be your mother and we have daughters of our own, and in a certain sense, havin' known you from a baby, we felt sort o' responsible-like." "Ah, I see" Donna almost breathed. "You were suspicious-like."
One morning, very early, Mrs. Simpson, from the thick curtains of the living-room, saw José "prowling around suspicious-like in the courtyard!" She thrilled at the sight. She always thrilled to José. The half-breed had gone silently, "sneaking-like," by Judith's outer door. He had paused there, listening. He had gone back to the courtyard, hesitating, pretending that he was looking at the roses!
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