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"I think I'll just keep these valet's togs on, for the fun of it, and then I'll be all ready when five o'clock comes," said Holmes after we had locked Luigi in his room and were descending the stairs. "Gee, but I wish they'd put in an elevator in this darned old-fashioned castle! My legs are getting kind of tired running up and down five flights of stairs."
His hearty hand grip was more convincing than his words, though, indeed, Desmond had good reason to know the real kindliness that always lay behind his outward solemnity of manner. "You're better in togs than when I seed you last, sir," said Bulger, gripping his hand again. "Which you look quite the gentleman; got a berth as supercargo, sir?" "Not yet, Bulger," replied Desmond, laughing.
“There is a heavy sea indeed on the bar,” Stephen said as they neared the line of breakers. “You see, I have changed my togs since the gale began, for I saw that unless the wind changed we should find ourselves in difficulties. We have not much mercy to expect as Chilian sailors. I should have none if it were known that I am a naval officer.
Get into your togs! The guides are here and ready. The tide waits for no man, not even a millionaire; it's ebbing now." "Well, let it ebb, I don't want to stop it!" the sick man snarled. Nan came in, pressed Stuart's hand as she passed, nodded good morning and joined her voice to Stuart's. "Come, you must go, Cal. It's a glorious day." The doctor slipped in a word, too. "By all means, Mr.
Gracefully the craft approached the group of bath houses, whence the boys had started in their canoe that afternoon. But no lights gleamed out to welcome the returning ones. "My word!" exclaimed Walter a bit dubiously, "our togs are likely locked up in the safe, and here we are, forty miles from the pile of ready-to wear habiliments that hide behind Jack's trunk! Eh, what?"
"Yes, I think she will be safe. But I will see if there is a dock watchman, and if there is I'll engage him." There proved to be one, who, for a small fee, would see that no unauthorized persons entered the Gem. Then the girls, attiring themselves in their "shore togs," as Betty expressed it, went to see the moving pictures.
Now I'm knocking up a shop and a furnace, and all the rest of the togs wanted, for Price, in my back yard at Knatchett. And we've made him Liberal agent for the village. I can tell you he's going it! That's No. 2. No. 3 There's a slight difficulty with the hunt I needn't trouble you with. We've given 'em warning we're going to kill foxes wherever we can get 'em.
You'd be very welcome, Drummond, and the old boy would be glad to see you. You don't need to bother about evening togs plain living and high thinking, you know. I'm merely going to put on a clean collar and a new tie, as sufficient for the occasion." "I'd rather not go, Jack, if you don't mind.
"After being honored with summons to come out and start practice at baseball, you run home to get on your togs and then forget all about it. But, joking aside, what really did happen to you, Thad, tell me?" Thad was looking unusually serious, Hugh thought.
His suit of broad checks, his tan shoes, and his large diamond stud were strangers, but his little close-set eyes, protruding teeth, and bushy hair were hatefully familiar. Sandy started forward, and those nearest laughed when the stranger looked at him and said: "My guns! Git on to his togs! Ain't he a duke!" Sandy got Ricks out of the firing-line, around the corner of the courting-box.
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