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"I know you have," he answered. "I've heard it. You looked for my sock.... And you know Razumihin has lost his heart to you? He says you've been with him to Luise Ivanovna's you know, the woman you tried to befriend, for whom you winked to the Explosive Lieutenant and he would not understand. Do you remember? How could he fail to understand it was quite clear, wasn't it?" "What a hot head he is!"
"Now watch!" the wishbone winked to the objects upon the shelf behind the stove. The two children pulled upon the wishbone's legs. "Ouch!" he cried. There was a loud snap, and the wishbone broke in two. "I get my Wish!" cried the child with the longest part of the broken wishbone, "The room will be filled with candy!" "Watch the room fill with candy!" cried all the objects upon the shelf.
"Didn't you ever lose?" "Well, not very often. I didn't bet to lose." "I know, but how could you be sure of winning?" Rackliff winked languidly and wisely. "As I told that chap from Barville, the fellow who bets on sympathy or loyalty is a chump. I always investigate matters pretty thoroughly, and then pick the side I believe has every prospect of winning.
"I may not qualify as to money," I informed. "But I trust that I am no sucker." "No green in the eye, eh?" he approved. "Anyhow, you have a good lead if your friend in black cottons to you." Again he winked. "You're not a bad-looking young feller." He leaned over the side steps, and gazed ahead. "Sidney in sight. Be there directly.
Seizing a moment when Miss King was looking in another direction, he winked violently at Major Kent. The Major was extremely comfortably seated with his back against a rock, and was enjoying himself. The Spindrift lay secure at her anchor. The sun shone pleasantly. An after luncheon pipe is a particularly enjoyable one, and Miss King was talking in a very charming way, besides looking pretty.
Then, upon a day, Kurban Sahib sent for me and said, "Ho, Dada, I am sick, and the doctor gives me a certificate for many months." And he winked, and I said, "I will get leave and nurse thee, Child. Shall I bring my uniform?" He said, "Yes, and a sword for a sick man to lean on. Mark his cleverness! He was first of all our men among the native regiments to get leave for sickness and to come here.
"Got nuthin'," the lumberman ejaculated. "What's the good of all these lyin' papers when I seen Matt myself, readin' the piece about him goin' back to the pen?" McCoppet rose, went to the window, and returned again. "Larry, you're all right," he said. "Where's Barger now?" Trimmer winked. "That's his business, and mine." "All right that's all right," agreed the gambler.
Syme had never seen any of the sky-scraping buildings in America, so he could only think of the buildings in a dream. Even as he stared, the highest light in this innumerably lighted turret abruptly went out, as if this black Argus had winked at him with one of his innumerable eyes. Professor de Worms swung round on his heel, and struck his stick against his boot.
Cowan," Pearl said, "you are very kind. I'll be ready at one o'clock. But tell me how did you know I had an invitation to the city? That was pretty clever of you." Mr. Cowan was untwisting the lines from the plow handles preparatory to making another round. He suddenly remembered to be discreet, and winked one eye with indescribable slyness. "A little bird whispered to me," he laughed.
In the office, back in Minneapolis, if these things were known they were winked at. For Moncrossen was a boss who "got out the logs," and the details of his discipline were unquestioned. On the Appleton holdings along Blood River the pine stood tall and straight and uncut.
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