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"Foreigners, bazaars, vice, and Egbert Floud?" I murmured, wishing these to be related more plausibly one to another. "I'm coming to it," said the lady; and, after two sustaining inhalations from the new cigarette, forthwith she did: * It was late last winter, while I was still in Red Gap. The talk went round that we'd ought to have another something for the Belgians.
Geog. com. lib. Britaine inhabitied before the floud. Genesis 6.
At twelve of the clocke they departed. They brought with them oysters and beanes, whereof wee bought some. They have great tabacco pipes of yellow copper, and pots of earth to dresse their meate in. It floweth south-east by south within. The thirteenth, faire weather, the wind northerly. At seven of the clocke in the morning, as the floud came we weighed, and turned foure miles into the river.
You don't think I'd be afraid, do you? Why, Bill there had you licked with one wallop." "But really, really!" protested the other with a helpless shrug to the ladies, who were gasping with dismay. "You ruffian!" cried his wife. "Egbert Floud," said Mrs. Effie fiercely, "you will apologize to Charles before you leave this room. The idea of forgetting yourself that way. Apologize at once!"
J. K. Floud, at their palatial residence on Ophir Avenue, where he will be extensively entertained, particularly by our esteemed fellow-townsman, Egbert G. Floud, with whom he recently hobnobbed during the latter's stay in Paris, France. His advent will doubtless prelude a season of unparalleled gayety, particularly as Mr.
At three o'clock the host announced from the telephone: "Vane-Basingwell has started from the Floud house." The guests thrilled and hushed the careless chatter of new arrivals. Belknap-Jackson remained heroically at the telephone, having demanded to be put through to the hotel. He was flushed with excitement.
This done from the top of the hill through a privy spout, ran a floud of the colour of Saffron, which fell upon the Goates, and changed their white haire into yellow, with a sweet odour to all them of the Theater.
In the hall below I handed him his evening stick and gloves, which he absently took from me, and we presently traversed that street of houses much in the fashion of the Floud house and nearly all boasting some sculptured bit of wild life on their terraces. It was a calm night of late summer; all Nature seemed at peace.
Ballard, with whom I had formed acquaintance on that first memorable evening. I was during this time like a babe at blind play with a set of chess men, not knowing king from pawn nor one rule of the game. Senator Floud who was but a member of their provincial assembly, I discovered sought an early opportunity to felicitate me on my changed estate, though he seemed not a little amused by it.
The people of this place at our first comming in caught a Seale and with bladders fast tied to him sent him vnto vs with the floud, so as hee came right with our shippes, which we took as a friendly present from them.
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