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"And all valets," murmured Anthony, "all valets are predatory by nature, of course " "I mean as he's a likely cove. Now, talkin' o' corpses " began Mr. Shrig. "But we are not!" said I. "Axing your parding, sir, but I am and, perfessionally speakin', never 'ave I seen a prettier corp', than this 'ere young fe-male in question " "And your experience in such is vast, I take it?" murmured Anthony.
Spruce, fumbling distractedly with the tea-things, and putting cream and sugar recklessly into three or four cups without thinking; "There! Really, I don't know what I am a-doin' of do you like cream and sugar, my dear? beggin' your parding Miss Maryllia?"
I ax parding now," returned Joe, handing back the cigar; "good-day, Billy." The little boy, gazed after the fisherman in speechless admiration, for the cool quiet manner in which the thing had been done had, as he said, taken the wind completely out of his sails, and prevented his usually ready reply.
Presently Jemmy and Bill, who had been whispering earnestly together, turned respectfully to the spectre; they appeared very nervous, as though afraid to broach some delicate matter which was on their minds. "Beg parding, boss I mean my lordship" began Jemmy, hesitatingly, and fidgeting from one foot to the other; "but we was a-going to ask yer if as how you'd 'ave enny objection "
It was with a cleared brow and a self-possessed expression of countenance that he descended, a few minutes later, to the hall, and summoned O'Donel. That worthy, on making his appearance, looked confused, and began to stammer out "I beg parding, sur, but but raally, you know it, it was all owin' to them abominable ghosts."
He took off the piece of a cap he had on his skull, made a low bow, and said with a broad smile: "You have my parding, Miss, and welcome; and the next time you run agin me, you can knock me clean down and I won't say a word."
Smithers," said Dorothy, rising, "I desire to hear no more of this nonsense. The cat happens to be somewhat similar to the dead one, that's all." "Begging your parding, Miss, for askin', but did you bring that there cat with you from the city?" Affecting not to hear, Dorothy went out, followed by Claudius Tiberius, who appeared anything but ghostly. "I knowed it," muttered Mrs.
"Beg parding, ma'am," said Mrs Niven, "but, if I may remark so, you 'ave not mentioned your reasons as yet." "Whose mother, ma'am? the Colonel's or his daughter's?" "His daughter's, of course Bella, she is called. Miss Peppy paused abruptly here, and Mrs Niven, supposing that she awaited a reply, said "Nothing whatever, ma'am." "Exactly so, Niven, that's just what I think.
"And the invention is in there?" "Right in there," George assured her. "You'll parding my asking, mister; but your saying you have to take it in the open hair is it one of them hairships, mister?" "Well, it is," George said frankly. This was a useful idea and he approved it. "It is. It's an airship." "Well, I never did!" Mrs. Pinner admired, gazing at the basket. "A hairship in there!"
It was only by these signs that I could ascertain at any time his exact position. I was about to continue my remarks to Dumps when the door opened and my landlady appeared bearing the dinner tray. "Oh! I beg parding, sir," she said, drawing back, "I didn't 'ear your voice, sir, till the door was open, an' I thought you was alone, but I can come back a " "Come in, Mrs Miff.
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