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What did you expect to find that would do in an almanac in such a crisis as this? Susan. Nokes. What! You were going to offer to fill the place of the Montmorenci. Prettier than the other. I noticed that when she was sewing on my shirt-button; only I didn't think it right, under the circumstances, to dwell upon the idea. But there can't be any harm in it now. Nokes.
The first man he met was Nokes, who acted as overseer, having a gang of Polynesian laborers under him sleek, swarthy fellows from the South Sea Islands, with linen trowsers on and nothing else who crept silently among the vats and machinery, shifting the sugar as it was made. "Well, Nokes," said Harry, "how are you getting on? Is Mr. Medlicot here?"
Nokes seemed to think that the sufferer would live at least till the morrow, and it was ascertained to a certainty that the music could not affect him. It was agreed among the party in the house that the ladies staying there should stand up for the first dance or two, as otherwise the strangers would be discouraged and the whole thing would be a failure.
There, sir, I told you what would happen. All I say is, I hope you may not marry in haste to repent at leisure. A fortnight is such a very short time to have known a lady before making her your bride. There, sir; I think the button will keep on now. Nokes. Then I'm off, Susan. But, before I go, I must express my thanks to you for looking after me so attentively in this place.
We fell into talke, and I read a copy of verses which her husband showed me, and he discommended, but the lady commended: and I read them, so as to make the husband turn to commend them. By and by he and I fell into acquaintance, having known me formerly at the Exchequer. His name is Nokes, over against Bow Church. He was servant to Alderman Dashwood.
The quarrel at this point was interrupted by the arrival of another man, who crept up round the corner on to the veranda exactly as Boscobel had done. This was Nokes, of whom they had that moment been speaking. There was silence for a few moments among them, as though they feared that he might have heard them, and Nokes stood hanging his head as though half ashamed of himself.
He knew that Heathcote had gone away in great dudgeon, and he almost feared that he had been harsh and unneighborly. After a while he stood opposite Nokes and addressed him. "Do the squatters suffer much from fires?" he said. "Heathcote has been talking to you about that," said the man. "Can't you say Mr. Heathcote when you speak of a gentleman whose bread you have eaten?" "Mr.
Then Nokes gave it to be understood very plainly that it was the settled practice of his life to give Harry Heathcote a thrashing. During all this there was an immense amount of bad language, and a large portion of the art which in the colony is called "blowing."
She'll spend his money for him, will Mrs. Sponge. But it is here, within-doors, my dear Nokes, that the great transformation-scene has been effected. Pianos, harpsichords, sketch-books, these all bespeak the presence of lovely and accomplished woman. Robinson. May we venture to peep into this portfolio, my good fellow? that is, if the contents have the interest for us that we believe them to have.
Georgie grumbled when he heard this, but he knew that the advice given him was good, and he did not attempt to enter the house. So Nokes and he vanished, away into the bush together as such men do vanish wandering forth to live as the wild beasts live. It was still a dark night when they went, and the remainder of the party took themselves to their beds.
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