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"Hallo! shipmate," shouted the captain. "Well?" responded the detective. "Did ye ever see silver forks an' sugar-tongs growin' in a garden before?" "Eh?" exclaimed the other, entering the garden hastily; "let me see. Oho! this may throw some light on the matter. Did you find them here?" "Ay, on this very spot." "Hum. Ruby went away last night, I believe?" "He did."
As soon as Aunt Sarah had finished her breakfast, and just as she was about to proceed, according to her morning custom, down-stairs to the kitchen, Mary spoke. "Aunt Sarah, I have something to tell you. I may as well bring it out at once. I am engaged to marry Walter Marrable." Aunt Sarah immediately let fall the sugar-tongs, and stood speechless.
A moment after he passed the window on horseback, and with a heavy sigh Mrs. Murray dropped her head on her hand, compressing her lips, and toying abstractedly with the sugar-tongs. Edna watched the grave, troubled countenance for some seconds, and then putting her hand on the flower-basket, she asked softly: "Shall I dress the flower-pots?"
"Did he carry a bundle?" interrupted the detective. "Ay, no doubt." "A large one?" "Ay, a goodish big 'un." "Do you know what was in it?" enquired the detective, with a knowing look. "I do, for I packed it," replied the captain; "his kit was in it." "Nothing more?" "Nothin' as I knows of." "Well, I'll take these with me just now," said the officer, placing the fork and sugar-tongs in his pocket.
In the course of a week this became mechanical, so that he lost the semi-ludicrous sense of secrecy which he felt at first, as well as the little pathetic emotion inspired by her absolute unconsciousness that the performance was not intended for her own gratification. Nevertheless, though he could now endure to see Mary Ann handling the sugar-tongs, he remained cold to her for some weeks.
What Barmecide justice have I done to the noble feasts wherein the set of wooden platters figured, each with its own peculiar delicacy, as a ham or turkey, glued tight on to it, and garnished with something green, which I recollect as moss! And if the two legs of the ineffectual little sugar-tongs did tumble over one another, and want purpose, like Punch's hands, what does it matter?
She reminds me of a pair of old-fashioned silver sugar-tongs; you know I am very fond of sugar. And she is very nice with Mr. Brand; I have noticed that; very gentle and gracious." Gertrude reflected a moment. Then she took a great resolution. "She wants him to marry me," she said. "So of course she is nice." Felix's eyebrows rose higher than ever. "To marry you! Ah, ah, this is interesting.
Captain Cuttle, then, with a gravity suitable to the nature of the occasion, put down upon the table the two tea-spoons and the sugar-tongs, the silver watch, and the ready money; and asked Mr Brogley, the broker, what the damage was. 'Come! What do you make of it? said Captain Cuttle. 'Why, Lord help you! returned the broker; 'you don't suppose that property's of any use, do you?
We look into the glittering windows of the jewellers' shops; and I show Sophy which of the diamond-eyed serpents, coiled up on white satin rising grounds, I would give her if I could afford it; and Sophy shows me which of the gold watches that are capped and jewelled and engine-turned, and possessed of the horizontal lever-escape-movement, and all sorts of things, she would buy for me if she could afford it; and we pick out the spoons and forks, fish-slices, butter-knives, and sugar-tongs, we should both prefer if we could both afford it; and really we go away as if we had got them!
Bumble might have meant that he had concentrated a whole existence of happiness into the short space of eight weeks; but the sigh there was a vast deal of meaning in the sigh. 'I sold myself, said Mr. Bumble, pursuing the same train of relection, 'for six teaspoons, a pair of sugar-tongs, and a milk-pot; with a small quantity of second-hand furniture, and twenty pound in money.
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