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"We're a horribly spoony couple," he said to Olga. "We've known each other just six weeks, and we got engaged to-day." "Do you often get engaged like that?" asked Olga. "Oh, rather!" said Noel. "It's much more fun than getting married. Cheaper too, and not so monotonous!" Again he laughed. "I assure you it's the easiest thing in the world to get engaged. Never tried it?"
A night or two before this, Clarice took me out on the aforesaid cliffs, which afford a fine walk in the moonlight with the right kind of company, but somewhat dangerous if you get spoony and forget to look where you are going.
"Anemone; do spell it properly, or you'll get laughed at," answered Gus, wildly struggling to make his lines express great ardor, without being "too spoony," as he expressed it. "No, I shouldn't. This person never laughs at other persons' mistakes, as some persons do," replied Jill, with dignity.
The bearing of the man was one of profound dejection; indeed, the unsympathetic youth of the neighborhood, with that keen sense for visible characteristics which ever distinguishes the young male of our species, sometimes mentioned him among themselves by the name of Spoony Glum. It occurred one day that John Hardshaw was possessed by the spirit of unrest.
It sent them with great good-humour into Mrs. Pendennis's drawing-room. She was pleased to hear them laughing in the hall as they crossed it. "You sly rascal!" said the Major, putting his arm gaily on Pen's shoulder, and giving a playful push at the boy's breast-pocket. He felt the papers crackling there sure enough. The young fellow was delighted conceited triumphant and in one word, a spoony.
I was awfully spoony on you that time before; I was indeed. 'I hope it didn't hurt you much, Lord Nidderdale. 'That's so like a woman; that is. You know well enough that you and I can't marry without leave from the governors. 'Nor with it, said Marie, holding her head. 'I don't know how that may be.
"He is a dear fellow when you know him, though a bit masterful." I bowed. "Gussie's awfully spoony on you," she went on. "I said to aunt weeks ago I knew what was up," she giggled. I bowed again. "I say, he'll give you a bouquet for the ball to-night; we are going into Tilchester now to fetch it." I could not bow a third time, so I said: "Is not a bouquet rather in the way of dancing?
But Wilfred bounded up a steep bank, and from that place of vantage went on 'Didn't she teach him Greek, and wasn't he spoony; and didn't she send back his valentine, so that
And the worthy gentleman, growing more garrulous and confidential with his nephew as he grew older, told many affecting instances of the evil results consequent upon this want of caution to many persons in "society;" how from using too ardent expressions in some poetical notes to the widow Naylor, young Spoony had subjected himself to a visit of remonstrance from the widow's brother, Colonel Flint; and thus had been forced into a marriage with a woman old enough to be his mother: how when Louisa Salter had at length succeeded in securing young Sir John Bird, Hopwood, of the Blues, produced some letters which Miss S. had written to him, and caused a withdrawal on Bird's part, who afterward was united to Miss Stickney, of Lyme Regis, &c.
When Mark was free again, after an animated discussion with his candid neighbour, in which each had amused the other and both were on the way to becoming intimate, he found the spoony youth finishing the description of a new figure he had seen in a cotillon. Mr. Langton was chatting ponderously at his end of the table, and Mrs.
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