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"And, any way, he got copped di'n't he? or he'd not of been in prison, so there!" "He di'n't get copped fust go. It was jus' a sorter mistake, he said. He said it wun't happen again. He's a jolly good stealer. The cops said he was and they oughter know." "Well," said William changing the conversation, "what d'you want for Christmas?"
"When you're my age, Rupert," began Penny, in kind and accommodating explanation, "you'll know that there are such things as degenerates and decadents. Freedham is one. And very soon Doe will be another." "Well, hang it," I said, "if you think that, how can you joke about it, and leave him to go his way?" "Oh, the young fellow must learn wisdom. And he's not in any danger of being copped.
"Tell me," he demanded, "how to throw a man over my head and break his neck, for I am going to kill you, and I wish to know this thing before you die." Of all the ingenuous declarations I have ever heard, this one copped the proverbial bun. It struck me as so funny that, even in the face of death, I laughed. Death, I may remark here, had, however, lost much of his terror for me.
"You're the hatefullest man I ever heard of!" I flung at him. "Oh, I say! Don't speak too soon. You don't know all yet. If you don't want me to, I won't call on Charretier. Lady T. and her tuft-huntin' can go hang! And you shan't stop at the Athenée to be copped by the Duchess's friends, if you don't like. That's what I wanted to see you about. To tell you it all depends on yourself."
There were at least five golden sovereigns glorifying his dingy palm. "Can gold," the moralist asked, "ever increase the virtue of man? Woman, how much?" "Is it trouble?" she repeated, looking greedily at the money. "Will the young man get copped?" Lala understood no London slang. But he showed his hand again. "How much? Who so is covetous let him know that his heart is poor. How much?"
The manor house was afterwards known as Copped or Copt Hall. The gardens were formed about 1661, and originally called the "New Spring Gardens," to distinguish them from the "Old Spring Gardens" at Charing Cross, but according to the present description by Pepys there was both an Old and a New Spring Garden at Vauxhall. where I had not been a great while.
By the way 'is 'ands jerked up an' 'is 'ead jerked back when I fired, I fancy 'e copped it right enough. Private Robinson got to work with a piece of chalk on a board and hoisted over the parapet a notice, 'R.I.P. 1 Boshe, late lamented Soho garçon. 'Pity I dunno the German for "late lamented," but they've always plenty that knows English enough to unnerstand, he commented.
Sing's a wonder. I copped him from the Tom Forsythes. You know young Edington's in-laws. They've never quite forgiven me. Though they will come back and tuck away one of his dinners occasionally." Claire's mind closed nimbly over Flint's statement. "The the Tom Forsythes of Ross?" she asked. He nodded and tossed a glass of wine off in one gulp.
I want to introduce you to my servants." "Hold on!" Dick came to his feet quickly. "It's my treat. You wait here. I've got a fine supper goin' to waste up in the garret. I copped it out early this evening. Poke up the fire there, Davy, and don't try to foller me." He was gone, the door to the hall closing gently behind him. There was not a sound to be heard in the house.
"I'd shut him in the cabin with the old man a spell, till he'd copped off. Now then, son, first thing to do is to chop vents in this yere house." "Hold up we can do better than that," said Wilbur, restraining Kitchell's fury of impatience. "Slide the big skylight off it's loose already." A couple of the schooner's hands were ordered aboard the "Lady Letty," and the skylight removed.
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