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Like the waggon of Major Henderson, it was covered with a water-proof cloth. Such was the fit-out which was considered necessary for this adventurous expedition, and the crowds who came to see the preparations for the great hunting-party, as it was called, were so great and so annoying, that the utmost haste was made to quit the town.
"`I'm afraid my things have been very much neglected, he says, and then he asked, `What boots are those in a row? "`Some as I found in the closet, sir, all over mould. "`But they're not fit to wear, are they? "`Why not, sir? I says. `Look here, sir, that chap as you've had here ought to be flogged; I never see a gent's fit-out and accoutrements in such a state.
I should, of course, be very glad to have him here, but I think it is of great advantage to a boy to see everything done from the first step. She is going to have an entirely new fit-out both of standing and running rigging, so she has been stripped entirely, and has nothing but her three lower masts above the deck.” Accordingly, after breakfast next day Mr.
She's pretty enough to deserve a complete fit-out of diamonds, don't you think so?" The Marquess looked up again, half curiously, as if he wondered whether there were any object in Heyton's remark; his lips moved as if he were about to speak; but he closed them again and his eyes went back to his plate.
"It ain't me, Moses, it's me friend wants a sporty fit-out an' discount for spot cash, see? Show us your half-dollar shirts for a starter an' sporty ones, mind!"
Leekins had spoken truly, for there sat Crewne with a pleasant smile on his face, while on top of the stage were several large trunks marked C. "Must have got a handsome fit-out," suggested Mrs. Leekins. The stage stopped at the door of Crewne's new cottage, and Crewne got out. The pastor entered the parlor to open the meeting, and was selecting a hymn, when Mrs.
Also to put on their trousers, to select their best waistcoats and coats; in short, they condescended to have a regular fit-out and it so happened that the fit-out was not far from a regular fit. Having condescended, they then descended, and the intimacy between all parties became so great that it appeared as if they not only wore the young men's clothes but also stood in their shoes.
Then he says, 'Samuel, he says, very friendly now inteet, 'Samuel, could you get a nice large lot of tiamonts for an American customer I expect here soon? And I say, 'Of course I can. 'Enough, he says, 'to fit out a rich man's wife that is, to pegin. He is not long rich, and he will want more soon ah, she will make him pay! But to pegin a good fit-out of tiamonts, eh?
As soon as supper was over half a dozen of the soldiers started off. "We will bring back a fit-out, Jules, never fear. It will be strange if there is not something to be picked up in the snow between us and the next corps." In half an hour they came in again, one of them carrying a bundle.
Both had obtained a complete fit-out from the merchant's stores, and although Godfrey's garments would scarcely have passed muster in London, they did very well for the voyage. Luka was greatly amused at his own appearance in European garb, though Godfrey thought he looked much better in his Ostjak costume. "We will rig him out fresh when I get him home," he said to the merchant.
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