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Now they were full an hour, and nearly four miles, out from camp, and Geordie signalled, slowly swinging his campaign hat about his head, for his men to assemble, then dismount and take their ten minutes' rest. "Con," said he, presently, "it's my belief those scamps were lying.
The fellow, heartened by the incident, turned round to his fares and told them how, only last night, the tripe-seller in the Rue Montorgueil had smeared blood over Marat's head, declaring: "That's the stuff he liked," and how some little scamps of ten had thrown the bust into the sewer, and how the spectators had hit the nail on the head, shouting: "That's the Panthéon for him!"
I have heard so much about ghosts in my life that I know the scamps as if I had made them. Why do ghosts appear?" "Are you asking me that?" inquired Sir John. "Yes, I ask you." "I own that, not having studied ghosts as you have, I am unable to give you a definitive answer." "You see! Ghosts show themselves, my dear fellow, in order to frighten those who see them." "That is undeniable."
They called themselves the "Knights of Idleness." During the day these young scamps were youthful saints; they all pretended to extreme quietness; and, in fact, they habitually slept late after the nights on which they had been playing their malicious pranks.
"I don't mind your going into the men's quarters," he said, "you will come to no harm there, but among the boys you might get into bad habits; some of them are thorough young scamps. With the men you would always be one of their officers' sons, while with the boys you would soon become a mere playmate."
"Why, by those young scamps that we 've been showing around town." "I thought they told great stories," said Oscar; "but what have you found out about them?" "I 've found out that they are the greatest liars I ever came across or at least that the oldest fellow is," replied Alfred; and he then went on to relate what transpired immediately after Oscar left them, on their return from Charlestown.
The scamps of social life are great men in love. Thus the poor woman groaned in spirit at finding her chosen vessel parted into two pieces. God alone could solder together a Chevalier de Valois and a du Bousquier.
From the impeachment of Strafford to Farmer Lynch's short way with the scamps of Virginia there have been many triumphs of justice which are mockeries of law. About half a mile below Clym's secluded dwelling lay a hamlet where lived one of the two constables who preserved the peace in the parish of Alderworth, and Wildeve went straight to the constable's cottage.
Urban Vanes are to be found in all callings. They commence as scamps; years later, to one's astonishment, one finds them ornaments to their profession. Wild oats are of various quality, according to the soil from which they are preserved. We sow them in our various ways. At first I stormed. Vane sat with an amused smile upon his lips and listened.
The people who had known Flossy Shipley well would have detected a curious little quiver in her voice, which meant that she was making a strong effort at self-control; but a stranger would hardly have observed it. "Do you wish me to go away, young gentlemen?" The scamps thus appealed to, looked at one another again, as if in doubt what to say. This again was new ground to them.
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