Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: June 7, 2025
He squinted at the steam-gauge and at the water-gauge with an evident effort of intrepidity and he had filed teeth too, the poor devil, and the wool of his pate shaved into queer patterns, and three ornamental scars on each of his cheeks.
And he would force himself to think of Peggy and her unswerving loyalty. Of her weekly parcel of dainty food, which had arrived that morning. Of the joy of Phineas and the disappointment of the unsophisticated Mo over the pâté de foie gras. But his mind wandered back to his Doggie self and its humiliations and its needs and its yearnings.
Whatever tuneful instrument one of your friends possesses shall solace your slumbers or batter the pate of your enemy. But discourage the habitual serenader. 'The musician you must mean is due here now, by appointment to meet you, said Diana, and set him momentarily agape with the name of Mr. Percy Dacier. That was the origin of the alliance between the young statesman and a newspaper editor.
Ham, beef, tongue, pâté de foie gras, potted shrimps, and cetera. Juice of the grape. He pointed to the basket, which his attendant had already laid upon the stage. 'Fizzy, Pommery-Gréno, and no less, upon my sacred word of honour! He groped in his pockets. 'Champagne-opener, to be carefully returned to bearer.
Once, indeed, when I was down from a blow on the pate from a Spanish axe, they rushed forward and kept my assailants at bay until rescue came. They discovered a plot between a traitor in the town and the Spaniards, and succeeded in defeating his plans and bringing him to justice.
And that seems all that can be said. Where lives he? Farina pointed to the house of the Lilies. 'Beshrew me! the dog has some right on his side. Whew! yonder he lives? He took us for some night-prowlers. Why not come up fairly, and ask my business? Smelling a flower is not worth a broken neck, nor defending your premises quite deserving a hole in the pate.
He could never maintain the lofty pose for more than five minutes at a time. "You're right, Deacon," he said, nodding his head with splurging sincerity. "I mean to have a demned good holiday. One's glad to get back to the old place after six months in Edinburgh." "Atweel," said the Deacon. "But, man, have you tried the new whisky at the Black Bull? I thaw ye in wi' Pate Wylie.
"Seeing the nice flowers in this garden, you at once set to work, forgetful of all consequences, and loaded your pate with them!" However, while she derided her, the other old dame simply laughed, without making any rejoinder.
A've a mind to go back an' have him oot; but that pot ash pate " what else the old man called her was more truthful than elegant for an expurgated age. They replaced the post of the barbed wire gate in its loop and mounted their horses. "Well, Sir?" asked Wayland. "I don't wish to offend your British sense of law; but which way now?" The old man left the reins hanging on the broncho's neck.
The Green Mountain boy had all he could do to handle his steed for a moment and, as Munro continued to cling to the bridle, Warner suddenly whipped out his sword and whirling it about his head brought the flat of the weapon down upon the officer's pate! The blow caused Munro to relax his hold and knocked him to the ground, where he lay, roaring with pain and anger.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking