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"Perhaps," interposed Miss Flouncer, "after such bright coruscations of wit, Mr Stuart may be allowed to go on with his " "Wittles," whispered Gildart in Miss Puff's ear, to the alarm of that young lady, who, being addicted to suppressed laughter, was in horror lest she should have a fit.
Let me see, continued he, pretending to consider 'Puff's rich Puff's a liberal fellow Puff's a conceited beggar mix it strong, said Jack, 'and I'll give you ten pounds. 'Make it twelve, replied Sponge, after a pause. If Jack had said twelve. Sponge would have asked fourteen. The two then rode on in silence for some little distance.
Puck, a nephew of Puff's, in line to succeed him and who, for the time being, lived in the barracks of the Life Guards, ran into my dear Brisquet. The sly Captain Puck complimented the attaché on his success with me, adding that I had resisted the most charming Toms in England.
There's old Puff's hounds, and old Scamp's hounds, and these hounds, looking down on the ill-sorted lot around him; 'and the deuce is in it if we couldn't give the thing such a start as would bring down the lads of the "village," and a vast amount of good business might be done.
Puffington took to them in earnest; bought a 'Beckford, and shortened his military stirrups to a hunting seat. One evening the rattle of Puff's pole-chains brought, in addition to the usual rush of shirt-sleeved helpers, an extremely smart, dapper little man, who might be either a jockey or a gentleman, or both, or neither.
Never was known such a season! Hay swimming, cattle drowning, fruit rotting, corn spoiling! and that naughty river, the Loddon, who never can take Puff's advice, and 'keep between its banks, running about the country, fields, roads, gardens, and houses, like mad! The weather would be talked of. Indeed, it was not easy to talk of anything else.
Bragg began to get to the end of Mr. Puff's patience. As Puff got older he got fonder of his five-pound notes, and began to scrutinize bills and ask questions; to be, as Mr.
"But, all the same, 'twas lovely to 'philosophize! It mattered not if she were wise, or otherwise; Or deeply versed in themes on which the Sages dote, Could she but keep on transcendental waves afloat. "And so, at length, the Summer School drew to a close. "Howe'er, dear friends, Miss Puff's career was very brief.
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