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The spaniel shook himself, and perked his wee nose up wistfully towards Lancelot's face. Peter laughed, with a little catch in his voice. He didn't know whether he was pleased, or touched, or angry. "You started to tell me about those twenty thousand shillings," he said. "Didn't I tell you?
His eyes shone- a steady, indomitable light. "I will not give in. I still have hope. We are few and they are many, but the end of a battle has never been sure. We may not fail even now. Help may come from Cairo even to- morrow." "Say, somehow you've always pulled through before, Saadat. When I've been most frightened I've perked up and stiffened my backbone, remembering your luck.
There was something birdlike in the brilliancy of the beady little eyes; something of sparrowlike pertness in the tilt of the old man's head, perked far over to one side. "Still a-waitin', be ye?" he exclaimed peevishly. "Well, it's lucky you ain't been kept a-standin' there a whole sight longer half the night, mebby!
Peter, who had constituted himself master of ceremonies for the fun in low life which was going on in the kitchen, darted up to Betty as she stood talking with Philip Livingston. "They're just going to begin to dance," he said. "Miranda is perked out in a wonderful pink gown, and Aunt Dinah has her best turban on her head.
Only a girl so innocent that these allusions to sex had called to her mind no physical presentations whatsoever could have stood there with perked head and made cymbals of her hands. Evidently she did nothing by halves; her mind was white as her hair was red. He felt less appalled by this speech now that he saw that it was powerless to wound simplicity, but he still hated it.
The sunlight playing through all this turned the world into a heap of diamonds. Mr. Chumpleigh had perked up under the influence of the cold. His manner had gained in solidity although his gaze was a little glassy. Hopefully Maida hunted about until she found his nose. She replaced his old set with some new orange-peel teeth and stuck his pipe between them. He looked quite himself.
"And where is the list of names?" Mills produced it, tremulously. Railsford's brows knit as he glanced down it. "Each of these boys gave you six stamps?" "Twenty-one sixpences, ten-and-six," said Dig, rehearsing his mental arithmetic. "Yes, sir. I really didn't mean to cheat, sir." "Yes, you did," yapped Dig, who now that he was to finger his winnings had perked up wonderfully.
Then, as Joe stared speechlessly, she said good-by and, taking up the bucket, went on with her swift, graceful step. "She's perked up," said the Mormon, staring after her. "Never heard her say more 'n yes or no till now." "She did seem bright," replied Shefford. He was stunned. What had happened to her?
"But I shouldn't say you was much good at 'huffing," he continued. "Right again!" smiled the delighted Miss Jennings. "I should say your 'eart governed your 'ead," came next. "Quite right!" cried Miss Jennings, who was now quite perked up. "You're very fond of admiration," exclaimed Mr Napper, after a further pause.
At her command the languid gentleman woke up, and troubled himself to remember that Major or Sergeant or something Mc K. knew all about the tickets, and his office was in Milk Street. I perked up instanter, and then, as if the exertion was too much for him, what did this animated wet blanket do but add "I think Mc K. may have left Milk Street, now, and I don't know where he has gone."
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