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The first lieutenant, an elderly, weather-beaten, gentlemanly looking person, now came on deck. I had a letter for him from my sister’s husband-elect, which I gave him.
One day, about a fortnight after Herbert's arrival, a gentlemanly- looking stranger knocked at Abner Holden's door. The call was answered by the housekeeper. "Is Mr. Holden at home?" he inquired. "Yes, sir," was the reply. "I should like to see him." Abner Holden soon made his appearance. "Mr. Holden." said the stranger "I am in search of a good family horse.
"Blowed punch head," sneered Tom Long; "that's gentlemanly, certainly." "Look here," said Bob, who was stung to the quick by the truth of this remark; "do you want to fight, Mr Tom Long?" "Mr T. Long presents his compliments to the middy boy of the `Startler, and begs to inform him that when her Majesty's officers fight, it is with some one worthy of their steel." "Ha, ha! Haw, haw!
But on the morrow there arrived for Polly a letter addressed in his handwriting an envelope rather which contained two postal orders, each for one pound, but not a word on the paper enfolding them. "Well now," cried Polly within herself, "if that ain't gentlemanly of him! Who'd a' thought it! And me just going to put my bracelet away!"
"Speaking of policemen," said the Mayor, "there is a man in our ward, Alderman, whom I have heard of very often, lately, a tall, gentlemanly sort of a fellow Chester, I think that is his name. Do you happen to know anything about him?" "Chester Chester yes, I should think so. A fellow that reads like a minister and writes like a clerk; he is a perfect nuisance in the ward.
Certainly these huts are as much superior to those of the Zulus as those who dwell in them are inferior to that fine race. What the Basutus gain in art and handiness they lose in manliness and gentlemanly feeling.
I hope I will be allowed my own carriage?" "Unquestionably," replied Mr. Hastings; "I was about to have proposed it myself. You shall be treated with every respect, six." "May I not breakfast before I go?" "Certainly, sir; we wish to discharge our duty in the mildest possible manner." "Thank you, Hastings, thank you; you were always a good-hearted, gentlemanly fellow.
Fathers, beating their sons into the career of guilt; and mothers worse than those who made horrid food of their own children offering their daughters to the Moloch of lust in the shape of some "gentlemanly" devil with a portable hell in his own breast!
Mackinnon was famous for practical jokes; which were, however, always played in a gentlemanly way. Before landing at St. Andero's, with some other officers who had been on leave in England, he agreed to personate the Duke of York, and make the Spaniards believe that his Royal Highness was amongst them.
Excusing himself, in these terms, from joining in the festivities, Nicholas took a most winning farewell of Mrs Kenwigs and the other ladies, and retired, after making a very extraordinary impression upon the company. 'What a delightful young man! cried Mrs Kenwigs. 'Uncommon gentlemanly, really, said Mr Kenwigs. 'Don't you think so, Mr Lillyvick?
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