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Fierce war raged round these kennels, each having its admiring and devoted adherents, until one side would not look at anything but a Redmond Terrier to the exclusion of the Vicary type. The Newton Abbot strain was remarkable for beautiful heads and great quality, but was faulty in feet and not absolute as to fronts, each of which properties was a sine qua non amongst the Totteridge dogs.
"What are we to do?" fumed Beata. "If we're not back at four the 'sardine-tin' will be waiting for me, and Mr. Vicary will be so cross! The last time we were late he went and complained to Father and said he'd have to charge us extra for wasting his time. There was an awful row, and Violet scolded Romola and me, although it was really Tattie's fault."
Now he calls him Sir Hans, Sir John, Sir Vicary, plucks the vicar-bonnet off, and this times without number, and without shame. This was his mode of disputing."
He repeated, in respectful terms, the great loss that would be occasioned to the proprietors by a return to the old prices, and offered to submit a statement of their accounts to the eminent lawyers, Sir Vicary Gibbs and Sir Thomas Plumer; the eminent merchants, Sir Francis Baring and Mr. Angerstein; and Mr. Whitmore, the Governor of the Bank of England.
Vicary, who owned the garage close to the mill, they held high jinks and talked at least thirteen to the dozen. There was so much to discuss. The school was new to all of them, and naturally they wished to criticise its methods, its teachers, its girls, and its prospects of fun during the ensuing term. "I like Miss Mitchell!" "Yes, she's jolly, though I fancy she could be stern."
Well, it feels pretty much like any other part of the business, only your blood's up, and you don't have to keep yourself warm, waiting for the guns to tire. When we stormed the San Vincenty, now, at Badajoz Some one interrupted, with a serio-comic groan. 'You've started him now, Sam Vicary!
'I ought not to have tried to play from memory. Excuse me. And I left the piano as calmly as I could. I knew that by an effort I could walk steadily and in a straight line across the room to Vicary and the others, and I succeeded. They should not learn my secret. 'Poor thing! murmured Mrs. Sardis sympathetically. 'Do sit down, dear. 'Won't you have something to drink? said Vicary.
Silvester, the Recorder of London, being substituted for Sir Francis Baring and Sir Vicary Gibbs. In a few days they had examined the multitudinous documents of the theatre, and agreed to a report which was published in all the newspapers, and otherwise distributed.
My search had not been unfortunate.... You see Heaven had been so kind to me! Vicary had just given, in his driest manner, a description of his recent visit to receive the accolade from the Queen.
'Treat men like dogs, and they'll behave like dogs, grumbled Sergeant Wilkes, as he followed to prevent what mischief he might. But this, he well knew, would be little enough. Corporal Sam Vicary, coming up to the edge of the camp-fire's light, stood there for a moment with a white face.
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