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He knew this observation wasn't right, however, so he glanced round the room, and then walked up to a couple. "There, I told Mr. Beekman that I was trying to magnetize you, and though your back was turned, you came to me at once." "Er really, quite wonderful, you know," said Mr. Beekman. "I positively sharn't dare to be left alone with you, Miss De Voe." "You needn't fear me.
I delivered another tap, whereupon he squealed and roared so that he brought his mother to his rescue like a ton of bricks on stilts, a great fuss in her eyes which generally beamed with a cowful calm. Seizing my arm she shook me like a rat, broke my harmless little stick in pieces, threw it in my face, and patting Jimmy on the shoulder, said: "Poor man! She sharn't touch me Jimmy while I know.
'Noo, ar sharn't, replied George, stuffing his mouth full of preserved apricot. 'Why not? asked Miss Howard, 'Because because ar'll have somethin' younger, replied George. 'Bravo, young Chesterfield! exclaimed Miss Howard; adding, 'what it is to be thick with Lord John Manners! 'Ar'm not, growled the boy, amidst the mirth of the company.
Slick, said he, 'and read 'em, too, with great pleasure. You have been a great traveller in your day. You've been round the world a'most, haven't you? "'Well, sais I, 'I sharn't say I hante. "'Not so much, Sir, as you would suppose, sais I. "'Why how so? sais he.
"No, I sharn't, yer cowardly sneak," cried Pete triumphantly, for the white face and trembling voice were delightful to him. He had his enemy metaphorically upon his knees, and it was pure delight to him to have Tom at his mercy.
Slick, said he, 'and read 'em, too, with great pleasure. You have been a great traveller in your day. You've been round the world a'most, haven't you? "'Well, sais I, 'I sharn't say I hante. "'Not so much, Sir, as you would suppose, sais I. "'Why how so? sais he.
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