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Dowling turned back toward the car. "Young man," he said, "you can brazen it out as much as you like, but you have been guilty of a gross breach of faith. I shall take care that the exact situation is made known in all responsible quarters. You'll get no situation with any firm with whom I am acquainted I can promise you that.
In which Mr Jones and Mr Dowling drink a bottle together. Mr Dowling, pouring out a glass of wine, named the health of the good Squire Allworthy; adding, "If you please, sir, we will likewise remember his nephew and heir, the young squire: Come, sir, here's Mr Blifil to you, a very pretty young gentleman; and who, I dare swear, will hereafter make a very considerable figure in his country.
Assenting cheerfully, Dowling conducted her to a pair of easy-chairs within a secluding grove of box-trees, and when they came to this retreat they found Mildred Palmer just departing, under escort of a well-favoured gentleman about thirty.
Dowling the reporter followed this little squad of desperadoes, no doubt for the purpose of giving a faithful detail of what passed, although he was sent by Mr. Clement, of the Observer, to report the proceedings of the meeting to be held in Spafields at one o'clock.
"I'm on my way," said Walter. "There's the music startin' up again, and I told you " She nodded gratefully. "It's all right but come back before long, Walter." The globular young man, red with annoyance, had torn himself from his family and was hastening across the room to her. "C'n I have this dance?" "Why, you nice Frank Dowling!" Alice cried. "How lovely!" They danced. Mr.
Perceiving that the girl was bowing to her, the globular lady hurriedly made shift to alter her injurious expression. "Good morning, Mrs. Dowling," Alice said, gravely. Mrs. Dowling returned the salutation with a smile as convincingly benevolent as the ghastly smile upon a Santa Claus face; and then, while Alice passed on, exploded toward her a single compacted breath through tightened lips.
My business in the world is to make a fortune for myself, and not for you!" "How dare you, sir!" Mr. Dowling cried. "I never heard such impertinence in my life." "You haven't done a stroke of work for five years," Tavernake went on, unmoved, "and my efforts have supplied you with a fairly good income. In future, those efforts will be directed towards my own advancement." Mr.
He had a subordinate in council, a very powerful henchman by the name of Patrick Dowling, a meaty, vigorous Irishman and a true watch-dog of graft for the machine, who worked with the mayor, the city treasurer, the city tax receiver in fact, all the officers of the current administration and saw that such minor matters were properly equalized. Mr.
"And so," said I, "that is how little Dowling, son of Australia, came, as he said, 'to stop a few' for the sake of his breeding. If I live, the men out in the sunny Southland shall hear how he did it, and his name shall be known round the gold-hunters' camp fires, and be mentioned with pride where the cattle drovers foregather to talk of the African war and the men who fought and fell there."
With firm but gentle fingers she took his worn bowler hat and mended gloves from his hand. Her gesture guided him towards a sofa. "Beatrice has prejudiced you against me," she murmured. "It is not fair. Please come and sit down for five minutes," she pleaded. "I want you to tell me why you have quarrelled with that funny little man, Mr. Dowling." "But, madam, " he protested.
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