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* the distressed and the perverted of every class and degree, especially the lowest, * the castaways, * envious and resentful subordinates, * small shopkeepers in debt, * the migrating, high-living workers, * barflies, * vagrants, * men of the gutters, * street-walkers,
There were gathered Francis Fauquier, the gay, free-thinking, high-living governor, gorgeous in scarlet and gold; British officers, redcoated and gold-laced, and all the neighboring gentry in the handsomest clothes that London credit could furnish.
Speculators, prospectors for business opportunities, mechanics, miners, and tourists poured in a chance-taking, high-living, free-spending lot that offered such rich pickings for the predatory that it was not long before nearly every fat pigeon had a hungry, merciless vulture hovering near, watching for a chance to fasten its claws and gorge itself.
They talked about the Eliotts, for the Canon's catholicity bridged the gulf between Thurston Square and vociferous, high-living, fashionable Scale. Eliott from St. Saviour's to All Souls. He hoped also to win over Mrs. Eliott's distinguished friend. For the Canon was mortal. He had yielded to the unspiritual seduction of filling All Souls by emptying other men's churches.
There's big chances for a young man with brains understand? that has got all the high-living nonsense blasted out of his upper levels but it takes work.
I heaved a deep sigh of relief: my tenants and my Sabine Estate were off my mind; I might be entirely easy about all things in Sabinum. He then told me what a brilliant success Marcia was among the pleasure- loving, novelty-loving, luxurious high-living set in our city society.
Esther had a close view of his face, clean-shaven, healthily bronzed, with a sort of neat and inconspicuous good looks, somehow marred by a shallow hardness in the eyes and fine lines that spoke of high-living. Not a person one would notice very especially, yet at sight of him the girl's thoughts were instantly diverted into a new channel. She frowned as she watched the disappearing car.
Cluck; cluck, my game cock! Intemperance has befogged your judgment; high-living has dimmed your " "You have it!" laughed the land baron. The button of his foil touched the old bravo's breast; the steel was bent like a bow. Spedella forgot his English and swore in soft and liquid Italian.
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