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And of that night I am in doubt whether he was in Fairyland proper or out where the rings and rushes are, in those low meadows near the railway line at Smeeth. But it was light under these trees for all that, and on the leaves and amidst the turf shone a multitude of glow-worms, very bright and fine. Mr.
The honours of the evening had fallen to the young English girl who had played the amusing part of the demure governess, Miss Smith pronounced by the others "Mees Smeeth." Enid was passionately fond of dramatic art, and belonged to an amateur club in London.
"Ah, monsoo," he cried with boisterous good humour, "permittez-moi introducer un friend of mine, Monsoo Smeeth, de Londres, you know. Je ne savez pas les noms de votre companiongs, but they are très bons camarades, je suis certain." Gros Jean was most complaisant. "It ees von grand plaisir, m'sieu," he said, whilst the Turks gravely bowed their acknowledgments.
From where I sat I saw his coarse forefinger stop under a head-line. "Smeeth, Berkelek," he muttered, and read on down the page. "Citizen of Amérique du Nord. "Height medium. "Age forty-one. "Hair auburn. "Eyes brown. "Chin and frontal square. "No scars." "Would your excellency like to see my hunting permit and description?" I ventured.
There must have been many days of things while all this was happening and once, I say, they danced under the moonlight in the fairy rings that stud the meadows near Smeeth but at last it all came to an end.
He heard Sheldon Smeeth, educational director of the Y.M.C.A. and leader of the church-choir, a pale but strenuous young man with curly hair and a smile, teaching a class of sixteen-year-old boys. Smeeth lovingly admonished them, "Now, fellows, I'm going to have a Heart to Heart Talk Evening at my house next Thursday. We'll get off by ourselves and be frank about our Secret Worries.
"It's a bit of a disthurbance, Mister Madden, that's " "Zat Smeeth," put in a pinched French accent excitedly, "he says zare ees no mate, zat you " "Be quiet, Dashalong; th' gintilman can't understhand yer brogue. Smith siz ye have no authority by rights; that we should run things as we plaze; that th' bhoys should have all they want to ate; that we should have rum with aitch male, sor."
Gresley, "and she is not with the Pratts." "I know always she is not wiz ze Pratts," said Fräulein, scornfully. "She never go to Pratt if she is in grief. I go out at half seven this morning to ze Br-r-rowns, but Miss Br-r-rown know nozing. I go to Wilderleigh, I see Mrs. Loftus still in bed, but she is not there. I go to Evannses, I go to Smeeth, I go last to Mistair Valsh, but she is not there."
Yes, he said, that was true, but 'Goda help him, he would 'speaka true. He and the nine men with him did not want to go to New Caledonia, and did not want to have anything more to do with the captain, who was a very 'harda' man, and so they had stood to the northward, meaning to land on one of the New Hebrides. 'What was the captain's name? 'Smeeth Captain Johna Smeeth. Belonga to Liverpool.
He had returned to the church as he had returned to the Boosters' Club. He had even endured the lavish greeting which Sheldon Smeeth gave him. He was worried lest during his late discontent he had imperiled his salvation. He was not quite sure there was a Heaven to be attained, but Dr. John Jennison Drew said there was, and Babbitt was not going to take a chance.
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