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A coarse but plentiful dinner was soon afterwards placed on the deck, the chief part of it appearing in a square iron pot, round which we sat as merry as crickets; and there was I hob-nobbing with a band of smugglers as if we were the best friends in the world. Towards evening we made the land, no cutter being in sight.
Lucy ducked her head in merry glee, sprang up, and with a triumphant curtsy and a "No, you don't, sir not this time," joined her sister, followed by art. The guests were now separated into big and little groups. Uncle Ephraim and the judge were hob-nobbing around the fireplace, listening to Uncle Ephraim's stories and joining in the laughter which every now and then filled the room.
Swiggs muses until she drops into a profound sleep, in which she remains, dreaming that she has sold old Mumma Molly, Cicero's wife, and with the proceeds finds herself in New York, hob-nobbing it with Sister Slocum, and making one extensive donation to the Tract Society, and another to the fund for getting Brother Singleton Spyke off to Antioch.
I ate little and drank less, but the others emptied the bottles at a great pace and were soon hot with drink. One brew, which the huntsmen quaffed with much zest, I insisted, out of regard for my stomach, on passing round untouched, though the men of law took their share like heroes, and, I doubt not, thought they were for once hob-nobbing with the gods. The manner of it was thus.
"We've been told that he's persona grata here," Nevill reminded Stephen, "and there are lots of places where he may be in the palace, that we can't get to. He's perhaps hob-nobbing with some pal, having a private confab, and maybe he'll turn up at supper." "He doesn't look like a man to care about food, I will say that for him," answered Stephen.
"With whom?" inquired his father pricking his ears. "Oh, a chum of his; not half a bad sort of cove, only he dropped all his `h's. He turned up at Christy's, you know, but missed the best break- down, while he and Mr Armstrong were hob-nobbing outside. I saw it, though. It was prime." "Why didn't you tell me this before?" demanded Captain Oliphant.
That's the kind of little man I am, frank, bluff, and stalwart Ha! ha! Give me your hand on it, sir!" "Ha! ha! you are very kind. That is the only way absolute sincerity " and they shook hands, hob-nobbing and fraternizing, with laughs and little nods, like cronies. "Stop I'll just ring for a drop of brandy " said Frankl. "No! no ringing! thanks, thanks, no brandy "
Just at that same hour Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Butler were hob-nobbing over their tea. "For my part," said Mrs. Butler, "I no longer regret the absence of my brooch. I will own I fretted for it when there seemed likely to be no wedding to speak of. For why should the Northbury folks put themselves out about the marriage of two strangers.
Her romantic imagination saw Veronica hob-nobbing with royalty and surrounded by splendors. "Did you ever see a real prince?" she asked in a hushed tone. "Lots of times," replied Veronica in a matter-of-fact way. "I have often seen royalty riding through the streets in Budapest and Debreczin.
Imagine the King of England going about in his old wig, shovel-hat, and Windsor uniform, hob-nobbing with pig-boys, and old women making apple dumplings, and hurrahing with lazy louts early in the morning! That is the great King of England! How proud you must be of such a creature." "I am proud of him," Jean retorted, "and you should not misrepresent him.
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