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Tomkins, fearing that his mantle of doocid cleverness was descending upon the tooth-sucker, eyed him unconvinced. "I wasn't aware as 'ow there was a penny bazaar in the neighbourhood, nor yet a William Whiteley's." "Yes, by Jove," chirped Percy, "where do we get it all from? We shall want lots of it, too, don't you know what?" "Get it?"
The mercurial Percy's face shone again. "Splendid idea! Fill it full of old tins and china what? And when we hear the second fellah hit the floor and start breakin' up the home we can pull the string and let down the trap-door. Splendid idea! Doocid clever of you, 'pon my soul it is!" "And where do you think of getting the china from?"
Miss Effie Challoner alone, who was, by a certain class of young men, considered "doocid pretty, with go in her," opposed her stock of physical charms to those of Zara, with a certain air of feminine opposition; but she was only able to keep this barrier up for a little time.
I was a-standin' in the yard, brushin' my master's coat a bottle-green wi' silver buttons, each button 'avin' what they calls a monneygram stamped onto it. 'Ha, me man! says the sleepy gent, steppin' up to me, 'a fine coat doocid fashionable cut, curse me! your master's? 'Yes, sir, says I, brushin' away.
"Doocid annoying, of course," his friend continued, "I mean your knee, you know, you can hardly walk, and this country fellow looks a regular, bang up milling cove. Let me have a try at him, do now. Have a little thought for others, and don't be so infernally selfish, Sling, my boy."
"Oh, dooce take me, I forgot!" exclaimed the Marquis, looking about; "queer cove, doocid touchy, looks as if he might fib though. Ah, there he is! talking to the rough-looking customer over yonder;" and he pointed to Barnabas, who stood with his coat thrown open, and the objectionable neckcloth in full evidence.
The major attracted general attention to himself by murmuring something inaudible, which he was urged to repeat. "Doocid decent of Mr. Wade," he said, a second time. And that seemed to settle the matter, for they all moved towards the door. "Leave the carriage for me," cried Marguerite over the banisters, as her father descended the stairs.
Beverley on a matter of importance, and that nobleman presenting himself, Peterby withdrew. "Excuse this intrusion, my dear Beverley," said the Marquis as the door closed, "doocid early I know, but the ah the matter is pressing. First, though, how's Devenham, you saw him last night as usual, I suppose?" "Yes," answered Barnabas, shaking hands, "he ought to be up and about again in a day or two."
Bones looked at his chief pathetically. "It's doocid awkward, sir," he agreed dismally. "You say she won't go back?" Bones shook his head. "She said I'm the moon and the sun an' all sorts of rotten things to her, sir," he groaned and wiped his forehead. "Send her to me," said Hamilton. "Be kind to her, sir," pleaded the miserable Bones.
"Lord, why do we sit here?" he asked, "looking at this little stream which has no fish and at this great ugly country, when I have my beautiful city for your lordship's reception, and dancing folk and great feasts?" "A doocid sensible idea," murmured Bones. "I wait for a book," answered Hamilton shortly. "If you wish to go, you may take your soldiers and leave me."
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