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Gilbert K. Chesterton, the English critic, has somewhere finely said that the Master in his words to Simon Peter, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church," clearly recognized that Peter was a shuffler and a weakling and a coward and it was upon just such common material that the church was founded. It was not to be an aristocratic organization.
We went pig-sticking together once years ago, and I chanced to head off Piggie at a critical moment for young Akbar. On the strength of that, he wants me to go and be his political adviser for a few months. It seems the State is in rather a muddle. His father was a shocking old shuffler, and there are plenty of budmashes about, if report says true.
"Have you heard the news about The Terrace yet, Frank?" asked Miss Pimpernell. "No," I said. "What is it?" "Number sixty-five is let at last!" "Indeed," said I; "how pleased old Shuffler must be, for the house has hung a long time on his hands. Who are the people that have taken it?" "A widow lady and her daughter.
Lord Dymchurch offered her marriage, and she tried to make me believe that he hadn't done so at all, that he was a dishonourable shuffler " "Aunt!" cried May, stepping hurriedly forward. "He did not offer me marriage! I'll tell you everything. Lord Dymchurch saw me by chance this morning Mr.
"I'll try and come to-morrow, Shuffler, if that will do as well, to look at the things you want me," I said, more cordially than I had previously spoken to him. "All right, sir," he replied, all beaming once more, with the eye as jovial as ever. "That'll suit me jest as well, sir; and I'm very much obleeged, too, I'm sure."
The masquerade dresses are come. But how's this?" added she, looking full in Belinda's face "tears in the eyes! blushes in the cheeks! tremors in the joints! and letters shuffling away! But, you novice of novices, how awkwardly shuffled! A niece of Mrs. Stanhope's, and so unpractised a shuffler! And is it credible she should tremble in this ridiculous way about a love-letter or two?"
And, Bai- ey Je-ove! I say, old fellah," he added, almost dropping his drawl in his earnestness, "if I can help you in any way at all ah, I should weally be vewy glad ah!" The "us," whom I had "left ah," referred, of course, to officialdom; but, it was kind, wasn't it? There was old Shuffler, too.
He had told more lies in his time, and undergone more baseness of stratagem in order to stave off a small debt, or to swindle a poor creditor, than would have sufficed to make a fortune for a braver rogue. He was abject and a shuffler in the very height of his prosperity. Had he been a Crown Prince he could not have been more weak, useless, dissolute or ungrateful.
"I didn't name no names, sir; tho' you might be further out, as far as that goes! I didn't know as you was interested in the lady, or I shouldn't 'a mentioned it." "You're quite wrong quite wrong altogether, Shuffler. Why, the thing's absurd!" I said. "Well, you know you axed me, sir; and what could I say?" he said apologetically. "That may be," I said, less hotly.
I was about to leave him to call assistance, but he held my hand with his dying strength. "'John, he said, in a little, thin voice, 'quick, listen to me.... Tell Mr. Brown... make for the Spanish sloop. But I fear he is a shuffler.... but... a rich prize..., God bless you, my lad. "And with this the grip of his hand relaxed, and his eyes closed in death.
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