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Tony watched them with interest and envy. 'How beastly nippy they are, he said. 'Wish I could duck like that, he added. 'Well, the 'ole thing there is you 'ave to watch the other man's eyes. But light-weights is always quicker at the duck than what heavier men are. You get the best boxing in the light-weights, though the feathers spar quicker.
"Our time's coming!" panted Kit. "Stand by, Blob!" The Gentleman was down, the Gang upon the run. "Now, sir!" cried Piper. "Now's your chance." "Now, Blob! nippy with the table there!" Out they rushed, and dumped the table down on the left of the door. "That'll do, sir, thank you," said the old man, trundling out after them.
Orne did not remove the earlapper cap which the nippy February day demanded; nor did he shuck off the buffalo coat whose baldness in the rear below the waistline suggested the sedentary habits of Mr. Orne. He selected a doughnut from the plate at Britt's elbow and munched placidly.
Gawd strike me blind, but I've a word for you, too!... 'And over that bag and look nippy, or I'll myke you pye for w'at you've done to me ... I'll myke you pye!" he iterated hoarsely, edging closer. "'And it over or " "You've got another guess " Kirkwood began, but saved his breath in deference to an imperative demand on him for instant defensive action.
See Franko as will dance ye a hornpipe, breakdown or double-shuffle wi' helegance and hease, bein' nippy, neat and nimble though weighin' thirty-two stone, seein's believin' and all for a tanner a tanner!
When I read what she said about your travelling dresses looking as if they had come out of the Ark, I was too mad for any thing. But I shouldn't think you'd want much to go back to school either, though sometimes it must be splendid. John has named her old stockinet doll, which she used to call 'Scratch- face, 'Nippy, after Mrs.
It's a bit nippy, but I don't mind that if it does me good." He laughed a silly sort o' laugh, and then I'm blest if 'e didn't sit down in that mud and waller in it. Then he'd get up and come for'ard two or three steps and sit down agin. "Ain't you sitting down, Bill?" he ses, arter a time. "No," I ses, "I'm not."
"One would have to be pretty nippy with one's fingers to work aboard on one of those small things." "Do you suppose she is bringing us a message?" Katharine asked. He shook his head. "They could do that by wireless from the shore," he replied. "Hullo, we're slowing down!" The little crowd was now bubbling over with excitement.
This was a poor show, and they were merely killing time when the announcement caught their eye that a certain room was open to "Married People Only". The quips and jokes this gave rise to again were as unending as those about the umbrella; and Laura grew so tired of them, and of pretending to find them funny, that her temper also began to give way; and she eased her feelings by making the nippy mental note on her companions, that jokes were evidently "in the blood".
They traveled at an angle, the pace set by Teodoro who led a pack mule. Somewhere out there in the dark the Pima Scout was prowling. But he had had his orders: no contact with the three travelers unless there was fear of attack. And both Anse and Drew were alert, knowing that the farther one went from the Stronghold the less one relaxed guard. "Kinda nippy, ain’t it?" Anse said.
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