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Our friend stepped along briskly, and presently turned up a side street, whither we followed at a respectful distance, Thorndyke holding open his pocket-book, and appearing to engage me in an earnest discussion, but keeping a sharp eye on his quarry. "There he goes!" said my colleague, as the man suddenly disappeared "the house with the green window-sashes. That will be number thirteen."
With it I covered myself, while one of the *'boys spread my clothes to dry, and, as I had nothing left in the world, except thirty dollars in my pocket-book, I kept that constantly in my hand till the evening, when, my clothes being dried, I recovered the use of my pocket. "As I considered the terms moderate, I agreed, and the hospitable general soon entrusted me with his plans.
I regret, for the sake of yourself and your friends, that you should have done what you have; but this case is complete. You have the pocket-book in your hand and the money upon you; and I must take you into custody!" 'It was impossible to make out any case in his behalf, and on his trial he pleaded guilty.
"An' don't be forgetting to bring me the meerschaum pipe from Sicily an' the leathern pocket-book from Florence," the Major said to Patsy, impressively. "It's little enough for ye to remember if ye go that way, an' to tell the truth I'm sending ye abroad just for to get them.
Weller drove a coach for twelve months, but being afflicted with the gout, was compelled to retire. The contents of the pocket-book had been so well invested for him, however, by Mr.
Don't ask me why that is one more among the things which I daren't tell you! You shall hear from me, or see me I promise that. Give me some safe address to write to; some place where there are no inquisitive women who may open my letter in your absence." She handed him her pocket-book. Amelius wrote down in it the address of his club. She took his hand. "Think of me kindly," she said.
When he had restored, as far as he could, the original appearance of the hiding place, he ascended swiftly to the surface. The first act, on reaching the fresh air, was to examine the contents of the pocket-book. As he anticipated, it was crammed full of notes of the first Treasury issue.
The boatmen, astonished, gazed at one another, then the younger man began to pull off his boots. "Are you joking, sir, or do you mean it?" "Here are the hundred florins," said Gregorics, taking a bank-note from his pocket-book. The young man, a fine specimen of a Szeged fisherman, turned to Kupeczky.
The man in the corner took two or three photos from his pocket-book and placed them before the young girl; then, pointing at them with his long bony finger "That," he said, "is Mr. Elphinstone Graham, the eldest son, a typical young Scotchman, as you see, and this is David Graham, the second son."
"'Bah! says he; 'do not let us have any more jesting. I have your note of hand for three hundred and forty louis. La voia! says he, taking out a paper from his pocket-book. "'And mine for two hundred and ten, says Bloundell-Bloundell, and he pulls out his bit of paper. "I was in such a rage of wonder at this, that I sprang out of bed, and wrapped my dressing-gown round me.
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