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Updated: May 21, 2025
They carried the umbrella by storm, however, and rushed in at the breach. The Honourable Elijah Pogram and Martin found themselves, after a severe struggle, side by side, as they might have come together in the pit of a London theatre; and for four whole minutes afterwards, Pogram was snapping up great blocks of everything he could get hold of, like a raven.
The American, was apostrophizing the bird of freedom with the floridity of rhetoric that reached its climax in the "Pogram Defiance." What the Dutchies and Frenchies were doing was little more to an Englishman than to an American. Continental Europe was a mystery to English-speaking people.
'Defied the world in general to com-pete with our country upon any hook; and devellop'd our internal resources for making war upon the universal airth. You would like to know Elijah Pogram, sir? 'If you please, said Martin. 'Mr Pogram, said the stranger Mr Pogram having overheard every word of the dialogue 'this is a gentleman from Europe, sir; from England, sir.
Mr Pogram testified emotions of delight on seeing her, and a general hush prevailed. For it was known that when a woman like Mrs Hominy encountered a man like Pogram, something interesting must be said.
'Alongside, replied Saxon; 'my friend joins with me in hoping that you, Captain Pogram, will have a pleasant and profitable voyage. 'I am cursedly beholden to him, said the captain, with a flourish of his three-cornered hat. 'Also that you will reach Barbadoes in safety. 'Little doubt of that! quoth the captain.
Pogram delivered in defence of the defaulting post-master, is really a very reasonable and appropriate statement. For bears and buffaloes are wild and rough and in that sense free; while pluméd knights do not throw their lances about like the assegais of Zulus. And the defaulting post-master was at least as good a person to praise in such a fashion as James G. Blaine of the Little Rock Railway.
'You air fortunate, sir, in having an opportunity of beholding our Elijah Pogram, sir. 'Your Elijahpogram! said Martin, thinking it was all one word, and a building of some sort. 'Yes sir. Martin tried to look as if he understood him, but he couldn't make it out. 'Yes, sir, repeated the gentleman, 'our Elijah Pogram, sir, is, at this minute, identically settin' by the engine biler.
'If it plaize your han'r, said the young peasant, 'if so be as you have chose me to be of a pairty, I trust that you will allow my vaither yander to go with us also. 'Pshaw, pshaw! cried the fop, 'you are beyond reason, you are indeed! Who ever heard of such a thing? Honour forbids it! How could I foist an old man upon mine honest friend, Captain Pogram. Fie, fie!
Pogram at the green baize table, and received from the little man a nod and the faintest whiff of lavender and gutta-percha. The next moment he caught sight of Derek and Sheila, screwed sideways against one of the distempered walls, looking, with their frowning faces, for all the world like two young devils just turned out of hell.
Derek had taken the man's thick, brown hand; Felix could see with what effort the boy was biting back his feelings. "This is Mr. Pogram, Bob. A solicitor who'll do all he can for you." Felix looked at Mr. Pogram. The little man was standing with arms akimbo; his face the queerest mixture of shrewdness and compassion, and he was giving off an almost needlessly strong scent of gutta-percha.
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