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Shaver expressed alarm at the thought of leaving his chicks; whereupon Humpy conferred two of them upon him in the best imitation of baby talk that he could muster.
"Look at that, you dirty good-for-nothink young shaver; if the inspector came round we'd most likely lose our licence for it, an' it's no fault of mine. If a great lump your age can't be depended on for nothink, I don't know what the world is coming to. I have to be responsible for everythink that goes on your back and into your stummick, and yet you can't do a single thing.
"I was going on to tell you," continued the Captain, "that there are several kinds of Pediculi we don't say Pediculuses. There is the Pediculus Capitis Latin again but it means the kind that lives on the head. I presume when you were a little shaver your mother now and then harrowed your head with a fine-tooth comb?"
What's your name?" "Tip." "Tip! What kind of a name is that? is it all the one you own?" "Well," said Tip, "I suppose my name was Edward when I was a little shaver; but nobody knows it now; I don't myself." "Well, Tip, then, I'll call you that, for I want you to know yourself to-night. What are you going to do?" "When? to-night? Oh, hang around, I s'pose, have some fun, if I can find any." "Fun.
"Was it only that young shaver of yours brought the news, Mrs. Ragstroar? Maybe he's put the saddle on the wrong horse!" "He's handy to tell his own tale, Mr. Wardle. Here, young Micky! Come along in and speak for yourself." Whereupon the boy came in. He had been secretly hoping he might escape being called into council altogether. "You're sure you got the right of it, Michael," said Uncle Mo.
Then the boy shut the door in our faces and we waited on the step. But presently he came down and asked our business. So Dicky said 'Money advanced, young shaver! and don't be all day about it! And then he made us wait again, till I was quite stiff in my legs, but Alice liked it because of looking at the hats and bonnets, and at last the door opened, and the boy said
To call a man a 'shaver' is to say he is an 'extortioner, without going into details.
He had been warned twice, but he had failed to take heed. The firm would make no exceptions. On her return he eagerly interrogated her as to the results of the interview. "When?" she asked, "when did you ever learn to play cards and pool?" "Why, Mother, don't you remember?" he answered. "You taught me yourself when I was a little shaver." "No, dear, not a real game," she sobbed.
I guess I got a good deal o' squarin' t' do, but I'm goin' t' begin ut. An' all these things happenin' along o' Chris'mus, an' little Shaver an' his ma bein' so friendly like, an' her gittin' me t' help straighten out them ole gents, an' doin' all I done an' not gettin' pinched seems more 'n jes' luck; it's providential's wot ut is!"
It was to this establishment that Newman Noggs led Miss Kenwigs in safety. Just as this change had been effected, there presented himself for shaving, a big, burly, good-humoured coal-heaver with a pipe in his mouth, who, drawing his hand across his chin, requested to know when a shaver would be disengaged.
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