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You surely could not " "Could not. What he could not what he would not do, is beyond my calculation to make out," said Kilkee, laughing, "anything in life, from breaking an axletree to hoaxing a king;" I turned, as may be imagined, a deaf ear to this allusion, which really frightened me, not knowing how far Kilkee's information might lead, nor how he might feel disposed to use it.
The paper contained a few words written in a bold, soldierly hand. They ran thus: "Meet me to-night at two o'clock at the palace of the Prince de Gonzague. Gonzague returned the paper to Chavernay with an ironical smile. "Somebody has been hoaxing you," he said. "You will not meet Lagardere here." Taranne consulted his watch.
"Why didn't you? You ought to have gone to the States if they were full at the Grand Union." "They were not full, unless Kendricks got their last room." "Do you mean that HE was there? Mr. Kendricks? If you are hoaxing me, Basil!" "I am not, my dear; indeed I'm not," said I, beginning to laugh, and this made her doubt me the more. "Because if you are I shall simply never forgive you.
The corporal, though, took it in very good part, and did not bear my chum any subsequent ill-will for thus taking him in; albeit, he was wary enough to be on his guard against Mick hoaxing him a second time.
Would that I could only go into your house as a maid-servant, in any capacity, however mean, that I might daily feast my eyes on your handsome face!" "Ah! I see that you think yourself very clever at hoaxing men, and so you must needs tease me a little;" and, as he spoke, he took her hand, and drew her close up to him, and she, blushing again, cried
"Poor Peter! The sole honour he brought from Shrewsbury was the reputation of being captain of the school in the art of practical joking. He even thought that the people of Cranford might be hoaxed. 'Hoaxing' is not a pretty word, my dear, and I hope you won't tell your father I used it, for I should not like him to think I was not choice in my language, after living with such a woman as Deborah.
My movement had attracted Stanley's attention, and he turned in the direction I had been looking. When he saw Dorothy, he turned again to me and asked: "Is that Dorothy Vernon?" "Yes," I replied. "Look at her, Tod!" exclaimed my lord, "look at her, Tod! The dad was right about her, after all. I thought the old man was hoaxing me when he told me that she was beautiful.
The most harmless of Bixiou's jokes perpetrated among the clerks was the one he played off upon Godard, presenting him with a butterfly just brought from China, which the worthy man keeps in his collection and exhibits to this day, blissfully unconscious that it is only painted paper. Bixiou had the patience to work up the little masterpiece for the sole purpose of hoaxing his superior.
"Some one be hoaxing you." "Nay, Your Majesty, I think not," replied Philip, "for he was indeed a grim and mighty man, and at his back rode as ferocious and awe-inspiring a pack as ever I beheld outside a prison; fully a thousand strong they rode. They be camped not far without the city now."
Perhaps he was hoaxing." "Oh doctor, do you think he could have been?" said Mrs. Munger, with clasped hands. "It would make me the happiest woman in the world! I'd forgive him all he's made me suffer. But you're joking now, doctor?" "You can't tell when people are joking. If I'm not, does it follow that I'm really intoxicated?" "Oh, but that's nonsense, Dr. Morrell.
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