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"Congrats, Perk," said Jack, as soon as he came close enough, "you did the thing up in first-class shape. If all other jobs went back on you I reckon you could get your papers along the engineering line. A bit tired in the bargain I take it, partner?"
Mother and child both doing well; the proud papa reported this morning as being practically out of danger and is expected to be entirely recovered shortly, as Dock Boyd, the attending medico, says he has brought three hundred babies into the world and never lost a father yet. Ye editor extends heartiest congrats. Dal, it looks like the cigars were on you!
He was grinning clear across his face; but I had not administered the grin. "'She's the greatest that ever sniffed the breeze, says he. "'Congrats, says I. 'I'd like to have my thousand now, if you please. "'Well, Luke, says he, 'I don't know that I've had such a skyhoodlin' fine time under your tutelage and dispensation. But I'll do the best I can for you I'll do the best I can, he repeats.
"Yes, yes," he breaks in hasty; "but I ah I have an appointment. Glad to have seen you again." "You act it," says I. And then, grabbin' him by the sleeve as he's backin' off, I whispers, "What's the disguise, Skeet?" "Really, now!" he protests indignant. "Oh, very well, very well!" says I. "But how should I know if someone has wished a life income on you? Congrats." "Ah er thanks," says he.
"Congrats, old man", he said at last, in a level tone. "I got the impression ... a few weeks ago, you were not ready for the plunge. But you've done it in record time." A pause. Roy sat there tongue-tied unreasonably angry with himself and Rose. "Why 'as good as...? Is it to be ... not official?" "Only till to-morrow. You see, it all came ... rather in a rush.
I'll conduct you right in and chance congrats. But they'll be too full of other things to-night. Scared to death, some of them." "Mother, for one. I never thought of her. We must hurry." For new-made lovers, their tone and bearing was oddly detached, almost brusque. They had gone some distance before they heard shots behind them. "Thank goodness! At last!
Nelsen got the backslapping treatment. Charlie sighed, rubbed his head, then grinned with immense relief. "That's a load off," he said. "Glad to have somebody else fix it. Congrats, Frank. I wonder if Otto has got any champagne to go with the hotdogs...?" Otto had a bottle enough for a taste, all around. Eileen kissed Frank impulsively. "You ought to get real smart," she said.
Some of the girls raised a cheer, others took no notice; Miss Mitchell, who seemed in a hurry, vanished back into the study. The boarders, hearing their tea-bell, made for the hostel. "Congrats, Mavis!" said Iva, as she walked away arm-in-arm with Nesta. "I'm glad the lot has fallen on you. Muriel was pretty sure of a walk-over, but it was a toss-up who was to be the fourth.
"I suppose I ought never to have asked you for it," he wrote, "but you are always so deliciously solemn about money matters that I couldn't resist. Just heard the news of your engagement to Courtenay. Congrats. to you both. I'm far too stoney broke to buy you a wedding present so I'm going to give you back the bread-and- butter dish. Luckily it still has your crest on it.
It's a detestable position, but it's not of their making," he agreed; adding briskly: "Come along, now, Rose. It's getting dark; and I ought to be in Cantonments. There'll be pickets all over the place after this. I'll see you safe to the Hall, then gallop on." Her lips twitched in a half-smile. "Shirking congrats again?" "Oh, drop it! I'd clean forgotten.
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