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"I knew she didn't ought to go acwoss ve wiver, and I knew ve wegiment would come to me if I sent Jack home." "You're a hero, Winkie," said Coppy "a pukka hero!" "I don't know what vat means," said Wee Willie Winkie, "but you mustn't call me Winkie any no more, I'm Percival Will'am Will'ams." And in this manner did Wee Willie Winkie enter into his manhood.
He's been here a devil of a time and if he's not in a pukka hospital within the next few hours it's all up with him. He's going to have the distinction of being the first casualty removed to hospital by flying-machine. I'll tie him on somewhere. We'll splint him up as well as possible, and then make him into a blooming cocoon with the cord, and whisk him away."
When we arrived we found that we were once more on the fringes of civilisation: we could buy oranges in unlimited numbers, and also fresh eggs not the Egyptian variety, about the size of a pigeon's egg, but real pukka hen's eggs. Water also was less scarce than it had been, and we were well content with our lot.
Since the day when I first heard that the son of Pukka Cunnigan-bahadur was on his way I have schemed and planned and contrived to this end. It was at word from me that Byng-bahadur signed the transfer papers otherwise he would have kept thee by him.
The name "padre" as used in the army describes every kind of commissioned chaplain, Church of England, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, or Nonconformist. The men lump them all together. I have heard a distinction made between "pukka" padres and those who have not enjoyed the advantages of episcopal ordination. But such denominational feeling is extremely rare.
It was a pukka road, a Grand Trunk Road suspended in the air across a river well-nigh great as Father Nile himself. Bullock carts. On the banks of this river stood an ancient walled city of tall houses separated by narrow streets, a city of smells and filth, wherein there were no Sahibs, few Hindus and many Mussulmans.
The groom, instead of sitting behind, ran behind; and as the pony was fresh he had to run pretty fast. There were two roads a pukka or made road, and a cutcha road, on which the natives walked and drove their ekkas. Autolycus and the chuprassis were waiting at the station, and put me into a carriage.
I haven't a square inch of interest in all Simla. My name isn't known to any man with an appointment in his gift, and I want an appointment a good, sound, pukka one. I believe you can do anything you turn yourself to do. Will you help me?" Mrs. Hauksbee thought for a minute, and passed the last of her riding-whip through her lips, as was her custom when thinking.
Are you sure they were pukka dead when you put them over the side?" "Oh, yes," said Rabeira smilingly, "an' dey made no objection. It was best dey should go over quick. Bodies do not keep in this heat. An' pilot, I do you square-a, same as with Nilssen. You shall have your dash when doctor-palaver set." "No," said Kettle, "you may keep it in your own trousers, Captain.
Look at his marginal sketches aren't they clear and good? I knew he was pukka, but I didn't know he was as pukka as this! 'I must show these to William, said Mrs. Jim. 'The child's wearing herself out among the babies. 'Not more than you are, dear. Well, another two months ought to see us out of the wood. I'm sorry it's not in my power to recommend you for a V.C.
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