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Lord, I wish our old cross Captain Crump would go over to the rebels, that Nosebag might get the troop! Lord, what can Bridoon be standing swinging on the bridge for? I'll be hanged if he a'nt hazy, as Nosebag says. Come, sir, as you and I belong to the service, we'll go put the rascal in mind of his duty.
The occasion wants celebrating. Are you with me, Crump, old scout?" "Sure thing," said the envoy ecstatically. At eight o'clock on the following morning, two young men, hatless and a little rumpled, but obviously cheerful, entered the Astor Hotel, demanding breakfast. A bell boy who met them was addressed by the larger of the two, and asked his name. "Desmond Ryan," he replied.
And, for the better carrying out of the simile, there presently arose, somewhere outside, a long, drawling hail, calculated, with a mariner's nicety, to overcome the wind. "Ah-o-oy! The house, ah-o-oy!" It came from the landward-looking or highroad side of the house about two points on the starboard bow, as old Crump would have said.
Crump; "right, as you always are. Follow the dictates of your own heart, and fear not that I shall disapprove." Accordingly Ida was, from the first, sent to a carefully-selected private school, where she had the advantage of good associates, and where her progress was astonishingly rapid. She early displayed a remarkable taste for drawing.
"Dear, dear," said Mrs Crump to the two girls; "well, to be sure, we should 'a been 'lone without 'ee, and mayhap we might 'a got worse in your place; but why did 'ee go and fasten up all your things in them big boxes, just to unfasten 'em all again?" "We changed our minds, Mrs Crump," said Bell, with some severity. "Yees, I know ye changed your mindses.
At last one day it happened that Mrs. Crump did not arrive, and Baroski did, and Morgiana, seeing no great harm, sat down to her lesson as usual, and in the midst of it down went the music-master on his knees, and made a declaration in the most eloquent terms he could muster. Walker, "but get up and let's finish the lesson." "You hard-hearted adorable little greature, vill you not listen to me?"
"I'm d if we do!" replied Moulder, with much energy; and the general silence was not again broken till Mr. Crump made his appearance; but the chairman whispered a private word or two to his friend Snengkeld. "I never sent back ordered liquor to the bar yet, unless it was bad; and I'm not going to begin now." And then Mr. Crump came in. Mr.
Whilst they were walking, whom should they light upon but poor Orlando Crump, my successor in the perfumery and hair-cutting. "Orlando!" says Jemimarann, blushing as red as a label, and holding out her hand. "Jemimar!" says he, holding out his, and turning as white as pomatum. "SIR!" says Jemmy, as stately as a duchess. "What! madam," says poor Crump, "don't you remember your shopboy?"
He felt that his mother's prediction with regard to Gus Martin was only too likely to be fulfilled. At this juncture two young women appeared at the gate and entered. They were Foresta Crump and the young woman whom we saw taken to Foresta's home on the preceding evening.
"I guess you'd better say a few words to them, Your Highness; they'll expect it." "But I can't speak the language, and they can't understand English. The thing'll be a stand-off." "Crump will hand it to 'em. Here, Crump." "Sir?" "Line up and shoot His Highness's remarks into 'em." "Yes, sir. "It's all very well for you, Crump," said John. "You probably enjoy this sort of thing. I don't.
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