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Meanwhile I had become a regularly-established inmate of Mr Dobson's house, and was half-jocularly styled "Dr McTougall's assistant." I confess that I had some hesitation at first in accepting such generous hospitality, but, feeling that I could not help myself till my leg should recover, I became reconciled to it.
When your mistress left you under my care she said, half-jocularly, no doubt that I was not to steal your heart from her. Wasn't that absurd, eh? As if any heart could be stolen from her! Of course I cannot regain your heart, Dumps, and I will not even attempt it `Honour bright, as Robin Slidder says.
"Well, I'll have a look at that greaser up the road," he said, addressing her, and then went on half-jocularly, half-seriously: "He may have his eye on the find in that stocking." "You be darned!" was the Girl's parting shot at him as he went out into the night.
I'm sure he is the very image of what you were when I first saw you, Frank!" "Thanks, my dear, for the compliment," replied Dad, bowing to her half-jocularly, half-seriously, while he heaved a deep sigh. "I'm not making fun of Jack at all. I really was thinking how long ago it is since I donned the same uniform like him for the first time.
The senator's eyes lighted with the gentle smile, and the tips of the great mustaches twitched slightly. "So McVickar's been telling tales out of school, has he?" he inquired half-jocularly. "I have had no communication with Mr. McVickar. It wasn't necessary, nor is it needful for us to go aside out of the straight road. I want those papers. They are mine, and they were stolen."
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