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"Whatever you do," Rama had said, "don't order a strawberry shake!" Rama and Sal proceeded to repeat the warning as if it were a mantra. Perhaps the drug magnified my sensitivity to the way Sal parroted Rama. Perhaps it magnified my sense of independence. Perhaps I was not in the mood for chocolate or vanilla. I stumbled to the counter and ordered a strawberry shake. It was delicious.
"I sincerely trust, however, that all true lovers of the squared circle will put the blame where it belongs." And in the meantime his paid mouthpieces parroted everywhere the words in which they had been drilled. He has no punch at all, they said; he can't hit. He has no science, they said; he is slow as a freight. He has not the fighter's heart. He's yellow yellow! And that word stuck.
Francisco wondered if these were his own deductions or mere parroted gossip of the office. Later that afternoon he met Robert and told him of Frank's comment. Robert thought the situation over ere he answered. "The employing class is fearful," he said. "They've controlled things so long they don't know what may happen if they lose the reins. It's plain that Phelan can't be re-elected.
Cunningham. "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her. Presently she reached for the powder-puff again. "Says to come right in. Door 't end o' the hall." Kirby entered. A man sat at a desk telephoning. He was smooth-shaven and rather heavy-set, a year or two beyond thirty, with thinning hair on the top of his head.
"You are not your father's son if you refuse to go with us;" and the Admiral sent home this charge with fist against palm. "'Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!" parroted the girl drolly. "You will go, Mr. Fitzgerald." "Do you really want me to?" cleverly putting the decision with her. "Yes." There was no coquetry in voice or eye. "When do you expect to go?"
"Who are you?" she parroted his question in a marked accent. English was not her native tongue, he was sure. Travis reached out, and again his hands closed on her shoulders. She started to twist and then realized he was merely pulling her up to a sitting position. Some of the fear had left her eyes, an intent interest taking its place.
"That seems to cover everything." "I wonder if I could see Miss Fulton," Morley said, rising. "If the doctor will allow it," Greenleaf told him. "You might go down there and see." Morley put his hand on the doorknob. "By the way," interjected Bristow once more, and this time his voice was cold, steely; "Mr. Morley, did you wear rubbers last night?" "Rubbers?" parroted Morley. "Yes rubbers."
Petheridge Jukesbury had at divers times pointed out to her the evils of promiscuous charity, and these dicta Margaret parroted glibly enough, to do her justice, so long as there was no immediate question of dispensing alms.
"The undaunted enemy of monopoly, he is equally the foe of class legislation and the friend of State rights." "Friend of State rights." "Ahem!" said General Belch, looking blankly at Mr. Ele, "where was I?" "Friend of State rights," parroted Mr. Ele. "Exactly; oh yes! And if ever the glorious fabric of our country's our country's our country's d it! our country's what, Mr. Ele?"
Now, with an effort, she threw off all thoughts about herself; this business was far more important, and might involve most serious consequences to the young governess if obliged to be dismissed under circumstances which, unless Miss Gascoigne's tongue could be stopped, would soon be parroted about to every lady in Avonsbridge. "Poor girl!" thought Christian, "she may never get another situation.
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