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She regarded the Duke of York as a big baby, not out of his leading-strings, and the Prince of Wales as an idle sensualist, with just enough of brains to be guided by any laughing, well-bred individual who would listen to stale jokes and impudent ribaldry.
The others never notice that Roxanne's hands are never empty of patching jobs. Still Mamie Sue does attentively feed her fudge in hunks while she darns. "I don't know boys well enough to diagram their expressions," I answered. "They always look excited and queer to me, and I can't tell their jokes from their other affairs. What have they been doing?"
It seemed to have a beneficial influence on the building process." She offered him her cigarette-case. She seemed to be considering his remark carefully. Suddenly she laughed out with an unfeigned enjoyment. "I see. My victims, hein? You can make leetle jokes too. But why so ver' serious? I'm not burying you, am I?" "No. You couldn't. And you're not going to bury Cosgrave.
At first Katavasov amused the ladies by his original jokes, which always pleased people on their first acquaintance with him. Then Sergey Ivanovitch induced him to tell them about the very interesting observations he had made on the habits and characteristics of common houseflies, and their life.
It supplied the point of all your witticisms that weren't failures. I assure you your delicate humor was not lost on me." "Considering that I've known you for at least twenty years, those jokes must have worn a little er threadbare. I'm extremely sorry for these these breaches of etiquette. I shall do my best to repair them. That's a specimen of the thing you mean, I imagine?"
The count seemed to perceive for the first time that Madame Carre-Lamadon was charming; the manufacturer paid compliments to the countess. The conversation was animated, sprightly, witty, and, although many of the jokes were in the worst possible taste, all the company were amused by them, and none offended indignation being dependent, like other emotions, on surroundings.
It is a joyous sight, but a brief one, as all are in a hurry to return home, where the midnight meal awaits them, a frugal feast, but eaten with such cheerful hearts. The people, for a moment massed in the cemetery, exchange hospitable invitations, kind wishes, and friendly jokes; then divide into little caravans, which hurry along the roads, laughing, talking, singing.
"I thought it was an earthshake," sighed Frieda, leaning back and resting. "That was one hundred strokes without missing. I didn't know the bank was so near." "Neither did I. That's the trouble with us, Frieda. We get so interested in rowing that we forget to steer." "We steered into a steer that time." "O, Frieda! You ought not to be allowed to make jokes in English, you make such bad ones."
There were no more jokes about Letty's pension, and a general avoidance of the topics of high explosives and asphyxiating gas.... Mr. and Mrs. Britling took the young people to the gate. "Good luck!" cried Mr. Britling as they receded. Teddy replied with a wave of the hand. Mr.
" ... And what if their feet, Sent out of houses, sent into the street, Should step round the corner and pause at the door Where other boys' feet have paused often before; Should pass through the gateway of glittering light, Where jokes that are merry and songs that are bright Ring out a warm welcome with flattering voice, And temptingly say, 'Here's a place for the boys! Ah, what if they should!
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