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Miss Maggie looked distressed and raised a protesting hand; but Mrs. Jane smilingly shook her head and went on. "Yes, I am. I always said I should, if I had money, and I shall though I must confess that I'd have a good deal more heart to do it if you weren't quite so extravagant. I've already given you Mr. Smith to board." "Oh, I say!" spluttered Mr. Smith.
What troubled him, and filled his eyes with sudden red glares, were the oily gurgles of the pitfalls which tried to suck him down; the laughing madness of muck that held him as if living things were in it, and which spluttered and coughed when he freed himself. Half blinded at times, so that even the black shadows were blotted out, he went on.
Must you gaze on my features in broad daylight? Here goes!" He raised his mask. "Arsène Lupin!" spluttered the detective. "At your service, young fellow: on foot, in the saddle, and in mid air. That's where I'm going now. Good-bye."
A ton veight huh!" spluttered Mr. Switzer. "Never mind now!" called the manager sharply, with a reassuring glance at Ruth and Alice, who were regarding this little flurry with anxious eyes. They glanced over toward their father. "Pop, make a new fence a strong one and we'll film that scene over again," went on Mr. Pertell. "To your places, the rest of you. Mr.
"No, by gum, you're hit in the back!" I gasped, nearly choked, and spluttered out: "You're a liar; I'm not hit in the back." But there was a gash in the back where the exploding missile had torn away and carried out portions of my lung and bits of bone and flesh. I closed my eyes. Then from a distance I heard Bob speak. "I'm going to fix you," he said, and knelt beside me.
I'll be drowned!" spluttered the former teacher, as he came up with his head covered with mud, for the lake at this point was less than five feet deep. "Climb out and you'll be all right," sang out Dick, and feeling the bottom with his feet, Crabtree looked very sheepish and clambered slowly up the bank. As he stood before them, all dripping with water and mud, he looked the picture of misery.
At this the visitor spluttered, and, being of the softer sex, declared that he must be a most dreadful cynic; and Lilith, who was near enough to hear his remarks, turned her head, with a rippling flash of mirth in her eyes, and said "Thank you!" which diversion indeed caused her to perform the very feat he had been so whimsically describing.
I passed around by the alleyway and crawled up the black steps, on which I collapsed. I managed to reach out with the crutch and knock on the door. Then I must have fainted, for I came to in the kitchen, my face wet with water, and whisky being poured down my throat. I choked and spluttered and tried to talk.
The Sanitary Commission I preside over is not in favour with the populace. 'Beware of him, senor doctor. Destroy him, senor doctor, Ramirez hissed right into my face. And then he broke out. 'That man, he spluttered, 'has cast a spell upon both these girls. As to himself, he had said too much. He must run away now run away and hide somewhere.
George spluttered indiscreetly. The Countess observed the performance. Not to convert the retreat into a total rout, she, with that dark flush which was her manner of blushing, took formal leave of Lady Jocelyn, who, in return, simply said: 'Good- bye, Countess. Mrs. Strike's hand she kindly shook. The few digs and slaps and thrusts at gloomy Harry and prim Miss Carrington and boorish Mr.
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