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But what was I to do? Some tale was necessary! Fortunately or unfortunately, brother Tony sprang to the thing I call my mind and well, you know the mess I made of it. But Hugh, remember, for heaven's sake, make talk about something about the match and get that girl quietly home. I bag the back seat and Adrien.
Before Brimmer could utter a word Darrin pounced upon him, seizing him by the collar and fairly dragging him into the alleyway. Then, still gripping his astounded, dismayed foe, Darrin demanded: "Tony, is this the fellow who paid you to drug my friend? "The treacherous Greek has betrayed me!" was the thought that flashed instantly through Brimmer's startled mind.
I see from the inscription on Tony Foster's tomb that he was a skilful planter, amongst other fashionable accomplishments. See Cases in Court of Session, vol. vii. S. p. 527. John Graham, who afterwards assumed the name of Gilbert; born 1794, died 1866. He was at this time painting Sir Walter for the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Poor Tony Blair, with his deformed sister, had formerly been associates and chums of Bill and Jim, in the days when these last had themselves been young vagabonds, waifs, and strays, buffetting with a hard world; and that sentiment in Jim, which was "took up with animals an' natur," had led him to befriend the helpless creatures, and to do them such kind turns as fell in his way.
I think I have known it from the beginning." "But Tony! You won't marry him. You can't. Your people will never let you. They oughtn't to let you." Tony shook back her wavy mane of hair, sent it billowing over her rose-colored satin kimono. "It don't matter if the whole world won't let me. If I decide to marry Alan I shall do it." "Tony!"
He surmised that Tony had probably been partly stunned by falling flat on the water when he toppled overboard, and "knocked silly" to use Tony's own expression and he was able to tell the passengers that their host would probably be all right again within an hour or two. "Thank heaven for that!" exclaimed Lady Fermanagh fervently. "Myra, darling, you look ghastly.
"It's big enough for a turkey." "Too big," said Tony. "Let's git after it. You slip along the path, and I'll go round ahead of it. Feel yer way, and don't make no noise if ye run agin anything. And mind this" and here Tony spoke in one of the most impressive of whispers "don't you fire till yer dead certain what it is."
Weller was a good man, a specially and seriously good man, a proud father, a very patient husband, a sane moralist, and a reliable ally. One could not be so very much surprised if somebody pretended to be Tony Weller. But the Eatanswill Gazette is definitely depicted in "Pickwick" as a dirty and unscrupulous rag, soaked with slander and nonsense.
Pike's watch, and I strolled for'ard along the bridge to find him. He was on Number One hatch giving some instructions to the sail-makers. I awaited my chance, until he glanced up and greeted me. "Good morning," I answered. "And what man is at the wheel now?" "That crazy Greek, Tony," he replied. "A month's wages to a pound of tobacco he isn't," I offered. Mr.
"I'm not really cross with you, Tony, my dear, although I do think you have made rather a mess of things," she exclaimed, and gave Tony an affectionate pat on both cheeks. "It will be interesting and amusing to listen to Don Carlos's explanations and apologies if any... Oh, yes, Tony, I'll see him, and I think I shall manage to take some of the conceit out of him."
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