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"Why, egad, Bev, I'm afraid it's nothing much, after all. It's that fellow Smivvle's fault, really." "Smivvle?" "Fellow actually called here yesterday twice, Bev. Dev'lish importunate fellow y'know. Wanted to see you, deuced insistent about it, too!" "Why?"
At my age I am obliged to walk to and from their lordships' side entrances in patched clothes, egad, when a new suit might obtain us a handsome year's income!"
Hamilton's scalp hanging by a lock, egad and they frightened out of their five wits because it was growing dark." He laughed, and suddenly became solemn again. "There comes a time in every man's life when it grows dark, Davy, and then the cowards are afraid. They have no friends whose hands they can reach out and feel. But you are my friend.
"Do me the honour to drink a glass of champagne; the champagne to Miss Coventry!" shouted Sir Guy; "you must require it after your exertion. Egad! my team won't get over it in a hurry the roads were woolly and the time short hey, Miss Kate? But d n me if the whipcord was scarce.
Egad, thought I, since stealing is the order of the day, I'll steal too. So I secretly gathered together the jewels of my wardrobe; packed up a hero's dress in a handkerchief, slung it on the end of a tragedy sword, and quietly stole off at dead of night "the bell then beating one," leaving my queen and kingdom to the mercy of my rebellious subjects, and my merciless foes, the bum-bailiffs.
"I trust that I shall not be compelled to. Egad, it is a very ludicrous business when the bridegroom is forced to hold a sword to the parson's bosom all during the ceremony; but a ceremony we must have, Simon, for Lady Allonby's jointure is considerable. Otherwise Harkee, my man, don't play the fool! there are my fellows yonder, any one of whom would twist your neck at a word from me.
The king encourages men of genius with honour and rewards; whereas, in England, we are obliged to stand on our own feet, and combat the envy and malice of our brethren. Egad! I have a good mind to come and settle here in Paris. I should like to have an apartment in the Louvre, with a snug pension of so many thousand livres."
Wild takes three-fourths of the produce? But here comes the breakfast; and, egad, I am as hungry as a lad of twenty." Indeed, at this moment Mrs. Hayes's servant appeared with a smoking dish of bacon and greens; and Mr. To this repast the Doctor, Mrs. Hayes, proceeded with great alacrity.
Colonel Boyce suddenly relapsed from hilarity into a perfect silence. He soon reined his horse to a walk, and his wonted alert, soldierly bearing suffered eclipse. He gave at the back, he was thoughtful, he was melancholy a very comfortable companion. "Pray, sir, when do we start for France?" said Harry at length. "What's that? Egad, you're in a hurry, ain't you? Not to-night nor yet to-morrow.
"So you will forgive me," he said, in a tone that seemed to contain something of a jeering quality. "We are all human, what? You're looking better now. Egad, Avery, you're splendid!" Her heart died within her. She turned her face away, as one ashamed. The church at Wardenhurst was thronged with a chattering crowd of guests.
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