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These letters are also written phonetically, and, as the pronunciation, which directs the spelling, is all wrong, the double result is prodigious. Nevertheless, many of these pronunciations are ancient, and were once universal. An antiquarian friend assures us the orthography of these blackguards, the scum of the nineteenth century, is wonderfully like that of a mediaeval monk or baron.
Many of our priests are holy saints; altogether too good to live; with no thought whatever of the world given over entirely to prayer and self-denial, blameless and without one wicked thought; but there does be others that is totally different. 'Tis the same in a regiment good soldiers and blackguards.
Half an hour's drive brought them to the privacy of their hotel rooms and as quickly as they entered them, John turned on his brother like a lion brought to bay. "How dared you," he said in a low, hard voice, "how dared you let me find you in such a place?" "I was with gentlemen playing a quiet game. You had no right to disturb me." "You were playing with thieves and blackguards.
And then, they have cannons in the courtyard of the Louvre. Such are the rascalities of this age!" "You are right, uncle," said Theodule. M. Gillenormand resumed: "Cannons in the courtyard of the Museum! For what purpose? Do you want to fire grape-shot at the Apollo Belvedere? What have those cartridges to do with the Venus de Medici? Oh! the young men of the present day are all blackguards!
"Is my brigand of a brother at home?" Then, all at once both leaves of the door were violently thrown back and slammed against the walls, and a crowd of armed men, in the midst of whom marched Rougon, with his face very red and his eyes starting out of their sockets, swarmed into the office, brandishing their guns like cudgels. "Ah! the blackguards, they're armed!" shouted Macquart.
A good old Methodist said: "The English people ought now to realise the pass their Grand Old Gagger has brought them to. The finest assembly of gentlemen in the world are bandying evil names and punching each other's heads. Just what you might expect when the Prime Minister has allied himself with blackguards and law-breakers.
Two creatures that call themselves men, and who possess the characters of hogs, or tigers, or something pretty dreadful. We can afford to buy our clothes direct from New York or Montreal. Think of that. Isn't that due to independence? I admit the villagy business. I seem to love Rocky Springs. It's such a whited sepulcher, and its inhabitants are such blackguards with great big hearts.
"No," cried Hilary, "but I'm all here, and if you give me any of your sauce when you come in, I'll show you why some fellows are made officers and some keep common seamen to the end of their days." "And how's that?" said the ruffian with a sneer. "Because they know how to deal with bullies and blackguards like you. Now then, this is my room, so walk out."
That I am to leave those blackguards at Henry's to try their dirty games on some one else, and let Fischer, the man who was fully inclined to become my murderer, go away unharmed? I think not, Mr. Lutchester. I am much obliged for your help, but you are talking piffle." "What do you propose to do, then?" "I am going round to Scotland Yard myself." Lutchester rose to his feet.
"I see you have quickly understood many customs of the time," said I. "But 'tis not all of it. There are many quite decent people alive now." "'Tis strange we have never heard tell of them," said Paddy musingly. "I have only heard of great fighters, blackguards, and beautiful ladies, but sure, as your honour says, there must be plenty of quiet decent people somewhere."
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