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Are they all still at breakfast? The gentleman who came to see Mr. Lattaker? Still hard at it?" "He is at present occupied with a kippered herring, sir." "Ah! That's all, Voules." "Thank you, sir." He retired. I called to George, and he came out. "Who was it?" "Only Voules. He brought a letter for you. They're all at breakfast still. The sleuth's eating kippers." "That'll hold him for a bit.
Voules's modest remark in reference to himself drew forth, as he intended it should, a reply from his host, who assured him that any interest he possessed should be exerted to obtain for him the promotion he deserved, and that he hoped to see him a post-captain as soon as his son had obtained that rank. "Thank you, my lord, thank you!" exclaimed Voules, highly delighted.
His house and barns are a great eyesore from the dining-room windows, and we shall be able to add several acres to the park if he could be removed." "Whether he is right or no, he ought, for the sake of pleasing the marquis, to be ready to give up his farm," said Voules, "and if he won't do so of his own accord, he should be compelled.
Polly secured some ham and carried it off and sat himself down on the sewing machine on the floor in the corner to devour it. He was hungry, and a little cut off from the rest of the company by Mrs. Voules' hat and back, and he occupied himself for a time with ham and his own thoughts. He became aware of a series of jangling concussions on the table. He craned his neck and discovered that Mr.
Lord Reginald came aft, and stood by his friend, "Well, Voules; things don't look promising," he said, in as cheerful a voice as he could command. "No, and they may look worse, if we find ourselves running down on one of the many islands which dot these seas." "We must keep a bright look-out, and haul up in time," replied the young commander of the Marie.
"All in good time," answered Reginald; "but to say the truth, we are very sharp set after our long walk, and should prefer refreshing the inner man before we exhaust our energies by talking, and I will refer you on the subject to Voules, whose descriptive powers are far superior to mine.
Presently she heeled over slightly, showing that the breeze was freshening, and he heard the order to set the squaresail and square-topsail. There was little doubt, then, that the commander was following the advice given by Mr Voules, making the best of his way to the westward. He would do that under ordinary circumstances.
That man there is George Lattaker, Hesquire, and let him deny it if he can." George got up. "I haven't the least desire to deny it, Voules." "Mr. Voules, if you please." "It's true," said George, turning to the Count. "The fact is, I had rather a foggy recollection of what happened last night.
George looked at me. "Voules is all right," I said. "Decent Voules! Voules wouldn't give us away, would you, Voules?" "Yes, sir." "You would?" "Yes, sir." "But, Voules, old man," I said, "be sensible. What would you gain by it?" "Financially, sir, nothing."
"That young ruffian's insolence is unbearable!" exclaimed Lord Reginald, on one occasion, turning away and addressing Voules, whom he happened to meet. "I wish that he had been caught on shore, when he would have been sent off to prison, and we should not have been troubled with him here.
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