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The swell of the waves against our shore makes a snowy depth, tinged with green, for many feet back from the shore. The longer waves swell, overtop, and rush upon the rocks; and, when they return, the waters pour back in a cascade.
With the exception of the difference in the beverages, there is little difference between a tchai- khan and a Icahvay-lchan, although in the case of a swell establishment, the tchai-khan blossoms forth quite gaudily with scores of colored lamps. The tea is served scalding hot in tiny glasses, which are first half-filled with loaf-sugar.
"I must be content to tap old Fraser when he comes back from London with that embarrassing lump of beauty, his millionaire niece. She would make a fitting spouse for this Prince Djiddin, for she never speaks a word at least to me. And this swell Prince, who comes 'only one in a box, gets the same 'frozen hand. Funny girl, that. But I must yield to old Fraser's moods."
About noon the enemy's mortar boats and ketches attempted to come across, and assist their battering ships; but the wind had changed and had worked round to the southwest, blowing a smart breeze and bringing in a heavy swell, so that they were prevented from taking part in the action.
To check this waste of cable the engineer tightened the brakes; but as the stern of the ship rose on the swell, the cable parted under the heavy strain, and the end was lost in the sea. The bad news ran like a flash of lightning through all the ships, and produced a feeling of sorrow and dismay. No attempt was made to grapple the line in such deep water, and the expedition returned to England.
A new stable was put up behind, and furnished with three horses, some smart little carts, besides a close carriage for rainy days. The exile was made tolerable for the sake of the children. Mrs. John Ellwell counted for little. She had married in romance the handsome, swell young man; reality had blasted her.
Certainly the swell had been digging there; but it could not have been for clams; and Donald was trying to imagine what it was for, when he heard footsteps near him. Coming towards him, he discovered Captain Shivernock, of the city; and he had two problems to solve instead of one; not very important ones, it is true, but just such as are suggested to everybody at times.
"Why not?" "I promised Hermy t' quit fightin' " "Is that all? Hermy don't have t' know nothin' about it. This is a swell chance for ye, Kid, the best you'll ever get, so just skin over t'night an' don't say nothin' t' nobody." "I can't, Bud that's sure." "Goin' t' give me d' throw-down, are ye?" "I don't mean it that ways, Bud, but I can't break my promise t' Hermy " "She'd never know."
"Well," said Henry, "that was provoking: but who can foresee every thing all in a moment? I have been worse duped than that a good many times." Ransome shook his head. "An old officer of police, like me, not to smell a swell accomplice. I had only to handcuff that man, and set him down with me on the shutter, till, in the dispensation of Providence, a bobby came by."
Gracious! what must they have been before the fall! and how many humans has beauty caused to fall, Doctor, hasn't it? and how many there are that the sound of that old song, 'My face is my fortune, Sir, she said, would make their hearts swell till they would almost burst.
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