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"V'y, sir," said he, consulting a large-faced watch. "V'y, Mr. Beverley, it's eggs-actly tventy minutes arter the time for it!" "Yes," said Barnabas. "And you ain't shot, then?" "No, thank heaven." "Nor even vinged?" "Nor even winged, Mr. Shrig." "Fate," said Mr. Shrig, shaking a dejected head at him, "Fate is a werry wexed problem, sir!
Why, he gave three thousand pounds for the machinery wot was to make soap out of nothing; and so all the money's gone. How sich a deep 'un as Clayton ever trusted him, I can't tell. He's wexed with himself now, and wants to have his spite upon his unfortunate tool." "I can hardly believe it," said I.
But I will not denige that I am worrited and wexed this day, and with good reagion, Lord forbid! 'And which of all them smoking monsters is the Ankworks boat, I wonder. Goodness me! cried Mrs Gamp. 'What boat did you want? asked Ruth. 'The Ankworks package, Mrs Gamp replied. 'I will not deceive you, my sweet. Why should I? 'That is the Antwerp packet in the middle, said Ruth.
Sharp perused it, laid down the paper, and retorted coldly, 'It is indeed quite surprising, sir; but impudence is a general fault of the age. And then he left the cabin solus. Sir George was so wexed, he went into his state-room and forgot the paper, which fell to the steward, you know, on a principle laid down in Wattel, Toast"
"You can keep it in mind by thinking of them spiky beggars at the So-logical Gardens porky pines them as get their backs up when wexed and bristle." "Well corkupines, then! Have it your own way, old Mo! My back'd get up and bristle, if I was some of them! Only when it's womankind, the likes of us can't jedge, especially when French.
Anythink as belonged to Mrs Willis can't help bein' good. I'm glad you took me to see her, doctor, for I've made up my mind to take that old 'ooman up, as the bobbies say w'en they're wexed with avin' nuffin' to do 'xcept strut about the streets like turkey-cocks. I'll take 'er up and do for 'er, I will."
Esther and Mellicent gasped with amazement, while Rosalind gave a trill of laughter, and threw up her pretty white hands. "She's wexed!" she cried. "She's wexed, because I called her little! I'm wewwy sowwy, but I weally can't help it, don't you know. It's the twuth! You are a whole head smaller than I am." She threw back her chin, and looked over Peggy's head with a smile of triumph.
No, sir, Fate's a werry wexed problem, sir, and I don't understand it, no, nor ever shall." "But this was very simple," said Barnabas, slipping his hand in Mr. Shrig's arm, and leading him away from the barn, "very simple indeed, I got here before they came, and hid in the loft. Then, while they were waiting for me down below, you came and frightened them away." "Ah!
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