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Updated: June 17, 2025
"Quick, then, butler! and after that pack up the Englishman's plate-chest, which we inherited by right of fist, the only plate and the only title-deeds I ever possessed." "Now, Sir Ascelin," as the three knights, the lady, and the poor children ate their fastest, "listen to me.
While he was filling his pockets with golden coin from this store, Blueskin had pulled the plate-chest from under the bed, and having forced it open, began filling a canvass bag with its contents, silver coffee-pots, chocolate-dishes, waiters trays, tankards, goblets, and candlesticks.
During a month's residence amongst the pagans of the interior, where the houses swarmed with serviles, and where my outfit, which was never locked up, must have represented a plate-chest in England, not the smallest article was "found missing," nor could anything be touched except by collusion with the head man. Up the Congo to Banza Nokki.
Both men were stooping over the plate-chest, the Badger with his back to the door, Swankie with his head towards it. The major raised the boot-jack and took aim. At the same moment the door squeaked, Big Swankie looked up hastily, and, in technical phraseology, "doused the glim." All was dark in an instant, but the boot-jack sped on its way notwithstanding.
To it went also the jewel-case between the lady's social engagements, and when in due course "the family" journeyed north or south, east or west whenever, in short, the London house was closed, its capacious storerooms received the plate-chest as an established custom.
When I had the measles the only things I fancied were " "Kate has not got measles. She's got a cold compress, and she's got the entire contents of the plate-chest to clean. And when she's finished that, I'll find her something else. If she thinks she can't work sitting down, she will discover that she is mistaken." "Wait a minute. I've got a joke. A real one this time. Dot with a swollen knee.
It was open, and a grin of triumph crossed the sweet countenances of the friends as they exchanged glances, and began to put silver forks and spoons by the dozen into a bag which they had brought for the purpose. When they had emptied the plate-chest, they carried the bag into the garden, and, climbing over the wall, deposited it outside. Then they returned for more.
Then my friend returned with a fresh consignment; and as he was anxiously looking over the fresh pieces, I crept silently out at the other end of the screen, out of the open doorway and down the hall to the pantry. Here a lighted candle showed the plate-chest open and half empty, with a few pieces of plate on a side table.
It was open, and a grin of triumph crossed the sweet countenances of the friends as they exchanged glances, and began to put silver forks and spoons by the dozen into a bag which they had brought for the purpose. When they had emptied the plate-chest, they carried the bag into the garden, and, climbing over the wall, deposited it outside. Then they returned for more. Now, old Mrs.
He've bought a wardrobe there real wornut an' 'tis comin' round by sea. There's a plate-chest, too, he thinks you may fancy price thirty-five shillin secondhand: an' he hopes to reach Troy the day after next, which by the post-mark is to-morra." "Mr Philp," explained the barber, "calls in at the Office every mornin' to read all the post-cards. 'Tis one of his habits."
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