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"Hi, Jem, have ye seen the General's man? His Honor's in a 'igh temper, I warrant ye." It was fortunate for Jem that he put his foot inside the blockhouse door. "Now, boys!" It was Williams's voice, and fourteen rifles sputtered out a ragged volley. There was an instant's silence, and then a score of voices raised in consternation, shouting, cursing, commanding.
"Nor she ain't what I bet she would be," said Bainton, heedless as to whether his companion heard him or not; "I've lost 'arf a crown to my old 'ooman, for I sez, sez I, 'She's bound to be a 'igh an' mighty stuck-up sort o' miss wot won't never 'ave a wurrd for the likes of we, an' my old 'ooman she sez to me: 'Go 'long with ye for a great silly gawk as ye are; I'll bet ye 'arf a crown she won't be! So I sez 'Done, an' done it is.
Oxley; "the squires are often wealthier than the haris-tocracy; and I don't at all see," she added, "wy the daughter of such a man should not be considered as moving in 'igh life always, of course, provided that she forms no disgraceful attachments to Papists and rebels and low persons of that 'ere class. No, my lady, I don't at all agree with you in your view of 'igh life."
When tackled on the subject of their religious opinions, most of them declined to answer, except Mr. Twitt, who, fixing a filmy eye sternly on the plain and gloomy face of Mr. Arbroath, said emphatically: "We aint no 'Igh Jinks!" "What do you mean, my man?" demanded Arbroath, with a dark smile.
In vain were the long arms stretched to their utmost, till the sleeves of the ex-page's jacket retreated almost to Joe's elbows, but no use. I watched, curious to see what he would do. "Please 'm, might I fetch an 'all chair?" said Joe; "I'm afraid I'm not big enuf to reach the tossle, but I won't pull 'em up so 'igh to- morrow."
Grover, who had been impressed for a moment, took courage to say 'I don't think so much of your grouse, Mrs. Morton. It's tasty and 'igh. 'High game goes with high families, wickedly murmured Herbert, causing much tittering at his corner of the table; and this grew almost convulsive, while another matron of the party observed 'Mrs. Macdonald, Mr.
Bill said so. He's made a study o' that sort o' thing." Mrs. Grummit pondered this simple plan so long that her husband began to lose patience. At last, against her better sense, she rose and fetched the weapon in question. "And you be careful what you're hitting," she said, as they went upstairs to bed. "We'd better have 'igh words first, I s'pose?" "You pitch into me with your tongue," said Mr.
Away out on the plain a string of harassed recruits trotted round a rough manege lustily encouraged to a rigid observance of the good old maxim, "'eels an' 'ands low; 'eads an' 'earts 'igh," by the astonishing profanity of their riding-master; and beyond them their more proficient comrades charged with wild yells upon a long line of stuffed sacks representing a terror-stricken foe waiting patiently to be spitted.
Never go for to be content, young sir, or you'll never do nothing at all!" "Why, then," said Barnabas, smiling ruefully, "it is certain that I shall achieve something yet, because I never shall be content!" "That's the spirit, young sir aim 'igh. Jest look at me born in the gutter, but I wasn't content wi' the gutter so I taught myself to read and write.
Gould on the 'igh professional delicacy 'e had shown, and which was worthy of the best traditions of the Saloon Bar and three of Scotch hot, miss! Oh, chase me, girls!" The girls betraying no temptation to chase him, he went away in a sort of waddling dance of pure excitement; and had made a circuit of the garden before he reappeared, breathless but still beaming.
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