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Updated: June 14, 2025
"I am going out there," she said, pointing to the furthermost stern, where passengers were not encouraged to sit, "and I want to consult you." Markin got up. "If there's anything pressin' on your mind," he said, "you can't do better." Laura said nothing until they were alone with the rushing of the screw, two Lascars, some coils of rope, and a couple of brass compasses. Then she opened the packet.
"What bothers me, mate," he said to the little girl as the y swam toward the great banquet hall where Queen Aquareine awaited them, "is why ain't we crushed by the pressin' of the water agin us, bein' as we're down here in the deep sea." "How's that, Cap'n? Why should we be crushed?" she asked.
Sim, Sim, Sim, if you care anything for me in this wide world, don't let ma go into that room!" "Missis Fluker," said Sim, rising instantly, "wait jest two minutes till I see Mr. Pike on some pressin' business; I won't keep you over two minutes a-waitin'."
And she handed the wadded and inky memorandum of damages to Selwyn, who pocketed it with a nod of assurance. "There was," she added, following him to the door, "a lady here to see you twice, leavin' no name or intentions otherwise than business affairs of a pressin' nature." "A lady?" he repeated, halting short on the stairs. "Young an' refined, allowin' for a automobile veil."
They start up a rousin' fire in the open fireplace by pressin' a button, and if they git kinder warm, electric fans cool the air agin, though there hain't much chance of gittin' too warm, for electric thermostats regulate the atmosphere. But in the summer the fans come handy.
"Wh who are you?" faltered Ralph, unable to make out as yet whether it was a "haant" or a living person that had awakened him thus. "Don't know me?" There was a titter of nearly noiseless laughter. "Felt me pressin' your chist, didn't you?" "Yes. At first I thought I must be stiflin', but " "If you want to wake a person 'thout speakin', you press on their chist. Hit always fetches 'em.
"An' 'e give it you for love?" said Ortheris. "We were alone in that passage. Maybe I was a trifle too pressin', but considher fwhat I had done for the good av the temple and the iverlastin' joy av those women. Twas cheap at the price. I wud ha' taken more if I cud ha' found ut. I turned the ould man upside down at the last, but he was milked dhry.
Sent wot was left to the 'orspittles, I hear, and me as flat as an autumn leaf after six months' pressin' in the family Bible." "What! Hungry still, Dollops?" "Hungry, sir? Lor, Mr. Narkom, a flute's a fool to me for hollowness.
I promised to write in my own 'and; but time is pressin', as I am goin' to tell you. So you must please put up with Mr. Bossom, and excuse mistakes. I will sign this to let you know there is no fake. We are at Stratford-on-Avon: w'ich for slow goin' must be a record: but all well and 'earty. Mr. M. 'as 'ad luck with 'is actin' 'Ow much?" "Six-seven-nine," answered Sam as he caught up with her.
"Please be seated, Captain Hocken," said Mrs Bosenna, covering inward merriment with the demurest of smiles. "You shall tell me your business later on that's to say, if there's no pressing hurry about it?" "There's no pressin hurry," admitted Cai. "It's important, though, in a way important to me; and any ways more important than smokin' a pipe an' watchin' you play parlour games."
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