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I am a shrewd observer, and there had been something in Tuppy's manner as he booted that plate of ham sandwiches that seemed to tell me that he would not lightly forgive. In these circs., I deemed it best to shelve their problem for the nonce and turn the mind to the matter of Gussie, which presented a brighter picture. With regard to Gussie, everything was in train.
Ah Kew nodded his head again and departed, his pigtail flapping against the long skirts of his blue cotton coat. Prudence cut the beautiful cake and distributed large slices all round. No grown-up person was present to make sensible remarks about not eating too much, which was a good or a bad thing "according to circs" as Jerry would say.
Also, although the sailors want me to pull this particular chestnut out of the fire, it is just as well they should know I am not going to speak to their Boss even under the most tempting circs.: but they won't cable themselves: frightened of Fisher: so I then and there drafted this to K. from myself:
Her eyes were enlarged, and her whole map a good deal too suggestive of the soul's awakening for comfort. Her aspect was that of a girl who was expecting something fairly fruity from Bertram. In these circs., conversation inevitably flagged a bit.
"I mean to say, having met before in less happy circs. and what not. Rum coincidence and so forth! How would it be to bury the jolly old hatchet start a new life forgive and forget learn to love each other and all that sort of rot? I'm game if you are. How do we go? Is it a bet?" Mr. Brewster remained entirely unsoftened by this manly appeal to his better feelings.
Didn't care to go and see her you know, under the circs afraid of the old woman, who I didn't know was dead. So I booted it around trying to get a ship. And now comes the curious part of my yarn; I had hardly got a ship, when I just after I left you this evening met Mr. Maynard. He's broke, lost all his money in a mine or something. She the girl I mean, had to take a berth in a draper's shop.
Most of all he commented adversely on the desertion of Stephen by all his pubhunting confreres but one, a most glaring piece of ratting on the part of his brother medicos under all the circs. And that one was Judas, Stephen said, who up to then had said nothing whatsoever of any kind.
Don't think a chap's got any right to marry a girl under present circs. It's ten to one she's a widow before she's a mother. SMITH. Oh, shut up! To some women the kid would be just the one thing that made life bearable. Sorry, sir; forgot you'd just done it. Course you're right. Depends absolutely on the girl. CAPTAIN DODD. Thanks. I say, Whiston, I'm going to B.H.Q. Care to come along?
But you know we parted under pigulier circs, and I cannot disgise from myself that you may be thinking wuss of me than what Matilda I can honestly say I deserve! "Now I tell you solimly that if this is the fact, and you've been thinking of your proper pride and your womanly dignity and things like that there's no time for to do it in Matilda, if you don't want to break with me for all Eternity!
In happier circs., of course, I would have canvassed his views on the matter. But after what had occurred in connection with that mess-jacket, my lips were sealed. "Well, I must think it over." "Yes, sir." "Burnish the brain a bit and endeavour to find the way out." "Yes, sir." "Well, good night, Jeeves." "Good night, sir."
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