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Never again would he sleep in his dining-room and wake with the light filtering through those curtains bought by Winifred at Nickens and Jarveys with the money of James. Never again eat a devilled kidney at that rose-wood table, after a roll in the sheets and a hot bath. He took his note case from his dress coat pocket.
Strangways turned and addressed himself to the devilled kidneys, remarking that in his Britannic Majesty's service a man was hungry as a matter of course; which I afterwards and experimentally found to be true. Well not to protract the tale an hour later we took boat with our belongings, under Mr. Strangways' escort, and were pulled on a swift tide down to the ship.
"Now dar's de Beaver, he usen fur ter hab er smoove roun' tail des like er 'possum's, wat wuz er heap handier fur him ter tote dan dat flat tail wat he got now; but den he wouldn't let de frogs erlone: he des tored down dey houses an' devilled 'em, till dey 'lowed dey wouldn't stan' it; an' so, one moonshiny night, wen he wuz er stan'in on de bank uv er mighty swif'-runnin' creek, ole Brer Bullfrog he hollered at him,
Several of our company had assembled, according to the wont, the last thing in the evening, of those who are cheerful at sea, for the consumption of grilled sardines and devilled bones. 'What then does she know? 'Oh, she knows that I know. 'Well, we know what Mrs. Peck knows, one of the ladies of the group observed to me, with an air of privilege.
We might still be indulging with impunity in thick turtle, canvas-back ducks, devilled whitebait, meringues, and Nesselrode puddings, if we hadn't been so persistently overdosed in our earlier years with things that we didn't want and knew were indigestible.
The Major accompanied this with such a look, and, between eating, drinking, hot tea, devilled grill, muffins, and meaning, was altogether so swollen and inflamed about the head, that even Mr Dombey showed some anxiety for him. 'That ridiculous old spectacle, Sir, pursued the Major, 'aspires. She aspires sky-high, Sir. Matrimonially, Dombey. 'I am sorry for her, said Mr Dombey.
Margaret echoed, as Mrs. "There!" said she, pleased with their delight, "now take your time, you've got three-quarters of an hour. Julie devilled the eggs, and the sweet-butter man happened to come just as I was starting." "Delicious! You've saved our lives," Margaret said, busy with cups and spoons. "You'll stay, Mother?" she broke off suddenly, as Mrs. "I can't, dear!
Pickwick, with a smile in which benevolence struggled with surprise. 'Come, replied the stranger 'stopping at Crown Crown at Muggleton met a party flannel jackets white trousers anchovy sandwiches devilled kidney splendid fellows glorious. Mr.
The rich man had just dined, and was seated in lazy enjoyment by the side of the fire, which he had had lighted, less for the warmth though it was then September than for the companionship; engaged in finishing his madeira, and, with half-closed eyes, munching his devilled biscuits.
The time was that of evening; Captain Clifford had been dining with his two friends; the cloth was removed, and conversation was flowing over a table graced by two bottles of port, a bowl of punch for Mr. Pepper's especial discussion, two dishes of filberts, another of devilled biscuits, and a fourth of three Pomarian crudities, which nobody touched.
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