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"And all dressed up," said Trask, smiling, as he observed that Dinshaw wore a white suit and sported an official-looking cap with a white top. "The old man shore thinks he's the skipper," remarked Doc Bird. "How's that?" asked Locke. "He's a-bossin' everybody," replied the steward. "Thinks he's in his old brig what he lost on his island." "The old dear!" said Marjorie. "Isn't he pathetic?
He arrived rather later than usual at his office, and he found his letters already on his table. There was one, long and official-looking, with a printed letter-heading on the outside, and Lapham had no need to open it in order to know that it was the offer of the Great Lacustrine & Polar Railroad for his mills.
One of a pair of double doors opened, and a young man, swinging an official-looking document, crossed the hall as if he might be walking in his sleep, and went into a room beyond; kicking the door open, catching it with his foot, and kicking it to behind him with a familiarity that betokened long acquaintance, and inspired Melissa with confidence in his probable knowledge of the intricate workings of justice.
"Were there no letters for me?" "Oh, dear, how stupid of me. I forgot to look through the rest of the mail. Here it is." Mrs. Ivy sorted out her own official-looking budget, then peered closely at the two remaining envelopes. "As I suspected," she said with a significant lifting of her eyebrows; "two for Constance, in the same handwriting and both postmarked from the Capitol."
Bring me the morocco pocketbook out of my writing-desk, please." Vajdar limped across the room and brought the pocketbook. Rozina opened it and drew forth an official-looking document. "Here is a contract for so and so many bushels of grain to be furnished to the army.
Meanwhile," putting his hand into his breast pocket and producing a long, official-looking document "it affords me the utmost pleasure to hand you this, which is your appointment to the command of the Yakumo.
I'm all right," said the remarkable criminal, about to suffer by the Mosaic law at the hands of Christians, to receive Old Testament mercy from the disciples of the New, to be done-by as he had done. An Indian clerk, salaaming, joined the group, and prepared to read from an official-looking document.
Hudson opened the door to usher in two robust and official-looking individuals, one of whom was well known to us as Inspector Gregson of Scotland Yard, an energetic, gallant, and, within his limitations, a capable officer. He shook hands with Holmes and introduced his comrade as Inspector Baynes, of the Surrey Constabulary. "We are hunting together, Mr.
But she did not sleep well; she was nervous, and tossed uneasily upon her bed until far into the small hours of the morning, when she finally dropped into a fitful slumber. She was aroused from this about eight o'clock the following day by Mary, who came as usual to bring her a cup of coffee, which she always drank before rising. There also lay upon the tray a yellow official-looking envelope.
Of course I'll have the whole place searched thoroughly every inch of it! for any possible clues and traces. We shall neglect nothing in a case of this sort, I can assure you, Mr. Brent. I But come into my office." He led the way into a drab-walled, official-looking apartment, curiously suggestive of the lesser and meaner forms of crime, and pointed to a chair. "Sit down," he said.
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