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P. Sybarite interrogated with his eyes alone. "It was a bit odd, come to think of it the 'ole affair, sir. Must 'ave been over an hour ago, Mr. Shaynon 'ere, 'e come 'ome alone from the dance I see you must've been there yourself, sir, if I m'y mike so bold as to tike notice of your costume. Very fawncy it is, too, sir becomes your style 'andsome, it does, sir." "Never mind me.
"It is against our rules to return papers to students, and I fawncy our rules are made to be obeyed, not ignored." "Yes, sir." Will was hardly aware of what he was saying so impatient and eager was he for the paper to be produced. The professor unlocked a drawer in his desk and drew forth a package of papers that were carefully tied with a piece of ribbon.
"I explained the situation to the King, who turned out to be a very good sort. 'God bless my soul! said he. 'My dear sir, there's not the slightest occasion for uneasiness, there really isn't, indeed. "You may fawncy the situation! As it was, Sir Harry and I were obliged to make the best of it. We concluded to remain and to take possession of the region in the name of her Britennic Majesty."
Then he lifted a single glass, inserted it in his eye-orbit and stood gazing at the boy who had advanced to welcome him. Ned stepped back, coldly, and Jimmie nudged Jack delightedly when he saw the lad's face harden into bare civility. "Aw," began the visitor, "I'm looking for ah! Mr. Nestor!" "I'm Ned Nestor," said the boy, shortly. "Fawncy!"
Beatrice's cheeks did not wait for the wind to kiss them pink. "Ya-as, only fawncy, ye knaw." His eyes were daringly mocking. "For shame, Mr. Cameron! Sir Redmond would not mimic your speech." "Good reason why; he couldn't, not if he tried a thousand years." Beatrice knew this was the truth, so she fell back upon dignity. "We will not discuss that subject, I think." "I don't want to, anyway.
"We're troubled a heap with coyotes them days, and finally this party sends home for some Rooshian wolf-hounds. I'm fer pizenin' a sheep carcass, but he says: "'No, no, me deah man; that's not sportsman-like; we'll hunt 'em. Ay, hunt 'em! Only fawncy the sport we'll have, ridin' to hounds! "'We will not, says I. 'I ain't goin' to do no Simon Legree stunts. It ain't man's size.
We are to search the ocean floor for the gold, and also for information sought by the Department of State." "Who got careless and dropped $10,000,000 on an ocean floor?" asked Jimmie. The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering. Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word: "Fawncy!" "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
They'll hear you," cautioned her sister, for Alice was very impulsive at times. Indeed the dudish actor and Miss Pennington were glancing rather curiously in the direction of our friends. Then Miss Dixon came along, whispering something that caused the other to laugh. "Fawncy that now! Only fawncy!" exclaimed Mr. Towne, in his exaggerated English drawl. "That's a good joke on them!"
Captain Moore was in no haste to begin, but he finally broke the silence by asking: "You are Ned Nestor?" Ned bowed stiffly. He did not like the man he was supposed to do business with, and did not try to conceal the fact. "The Ned Nestor who undertook the Secret Service work in the Canal Zone and South America?" Ned nodded again. "Fawncy!"
He oversold the market, and that was his mistake. As soon as the King of Gee-Whiz found that there was abundance of soap he lost his fawncy for bubbles. The shock of this lost opportunity prostrated Sir Isaac, and he presently passed away. We mourned him for a time, but presently other events occurred which deadened the loss.
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