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But not having had the honour of knowing any body of the light-fingered profession, we could give no satisfactory information on the subject.
"Why! good God!" I cried, "with what kind of people can you expect me to have any sort of understanding at my age, except serious persons." She smiled with a sweet mischievousness just as my father used to smile and answered: "With those who are like you the innocent folks who wear their hearts on their sleeves. Monsieur Mouche is not exactly that kind. He is cunning and light-fingered.
"''Tis a bad thing to be light-fingered, answered the queen. "''Tis a good thing to be light-footed, said the king. "''Tis a bad thing, began the queen; but the king interrupted her.
Then standing very still, to prevent the slightest rustle, I remained a second or two observing him. He snored on, undisturbed by my light-fingered action. I drew away a pace or two, as lightly as I might, and folding the letter I thrust it into my girdle.
Yet the king could not help a sigh, which he tried to turn into a cough, saying: "It is a good thing to be light-hearted, I am sure, whether she be ours or not." "It is a bad thing to be light-headed," answered the queen, looking with prophetic soul far into the future. "'T is a good thing to be light-handed," said the king. "'T is a bad thing to be light-fingered," answered the queen.
Phil put it in his pocket with a smile and half audible chuckle that did not tend to make Sully feel any the less irritable. "Perhaps it is a good thing that I am a prisoner if I have got to stay with this outfit." "Why?" snapped the showman. "Because some of your light-fingered gentlemen would be dipping into my pocket, when I wasn't looking, and take the money away from me.
"Vas hall your money right, Mr Biggs?" inquired the purser's steward. "I didn't count," replied the boatswain magnificently. "No gentlemen are above that," replied Easthupp; "but there are many light-fingered gentry habout. The quantity of vatches and harticles of value vich were lost ven I valked Bond Street in former times is incredible."
The qualities which may profitably be applied to a cross life are uncommon and innumerable. It is not given to all men to be light-brained, light-limbed, light-fingered. A courage which shall face an enemy under the starlight, or beneath the shadow of a wall, which shall track its prey to a well-defended lair, is far rarer than a law-abiding cowardice.
He has a great many amusing episodes describing the light-fingered lads from the hills coming down, and in the general confusion of the times plundering Cavalier and Covenanter alike; and on these occasions he drops his usual placidity and becomes rabid and abusive, as the best-tempered Americans are said to become when they speak of niggers, and deals out to them the terms limmers, thieves, robbers, cut-throats, masterful vagrants, and so forth, with great volubility.
Levins' voice shocked him, sobered him, whitened his face: "Fork over that coin you lifted from me in the Elk, you light-fingered hound!" said Levins. Marchmont divined the truth now. He made his second mistake of the day. He allowed a flash of rage to trick him into reaching for his pistol.
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