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That philosopher was playing whist with his friends, and gave as his opinion that Ralph was "spooney." Ralph drank much, talked much, chafed more. Somebody advised him to travel, but he felt that Europe had nothing to show him like that which he had lost. He told Madame George the story at the cremery. "Ah, monsieur," she said, "that is the way with all love in Paris."
I say, Mitchell, old Nick will scarcely know the face of you, it's so much altered by fright. Did you see," turning to the man in his rear, "how harum-scarum he looked, when the captain called out to him to come off?" "Hold your clapper, you spooney, and be damned to you!" exclaimed the angry veteran.
I know two other ladies who hate their husbands, and they manage to enjoy life pretty well. And I don't see why you should be miserable always because you happen to have married the wrong man. How was it you married him? Were you very much in love with him?" "No, not in the least." "Spooney, then?" "Not even 'spooney, as you call it. I was very young at the time.
Her house began to have an unfortunate reputation. The old hands warned the less experienced of their danger. Colonel O'Dowd, of the th regiment, one of those occupying in Paris, warned Lieutenant Spooney of that corps. A loud and violent fracas took place between the infantry Colonel and his lady, who were dining at the Cafe de Paris, and Colonel and Mrs.
But I'm sure she just turned her face and gave him a look and then he kissed her. Anyhow, there they both were, going on at the silliest rate about how much they loved each other and how the Old Fellow thought she loved Micky and all that sort of thing. It was awful. I never thought the Old Fellow or Sylvia either could be so spooney.
But Major Pendennis, when the offer of the commission was acknowledged and refused, wrote back a curt and somewhat angry letter to the widow, and thought his nephew was rather a spooney. He was contented, however, when he saw the boy's performances out hunting at Christmas, when the Major came down as usual to Fairoaks. Pen had a very good mare, and rode her with uncommon pluck and grace.
"Don't understand," drawled Kenealy, "I thought you would laike it." "Well, you see, I don't laike it." "You seemed to be getting rather spooney on me." "Spooney! what is that? one of your mess-room terms, I suppose." "Yaas; so I thought you waunted me to pawp." "Captain Kenealy, this subterfuge is unworthy of you. You know perfectly well why I distinguished you.
You must have been an uncommonly clever young woman, and an uncommonly sly one, to get a baronite for your husband, and to get a spooney old cove to leave you all his fortune, after behaving so precious bad to him. Did your husband know who you were when he married you?" "He found me starving in the street of a country town. He knew that I was friendless, homeless, penniless.
'He is not here, otherwise One dislikes a spooney to be successful. 'Where are our friends? 'Annesley with the Duchess, and Squib with the Duke at écarté. 'Success attend them both! 'Amen! Innocence and Experience
If those ether begaas annoy you, jaast tell me, and I'll parade 'em at twelve paces, dem me." "I must try and find some less insane vent for your friendly feelings; and what can I do for you?" "Yah couldn't go on pretending to be spooney on me, could yah?" "Oh, no, no. What for?" "I laike it; makes the other begaas misable." "What worthy sentiments! it is a sin to balk them.
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