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We just rained shells on the Germans until we were deaf and choking. I don't think a gun on their position could have sold for old iron after we had finished, and the German gunners would be just odd pieces of clothing and bits of accouterment. It seems 'swanky' to say so, but once you get over the first shock you go on chewing biscuits and tobacco when the shells are bursting all round.
But I shouldn't care for diamonds myself. I'd like a swanky tennis- racket." "I'd like a revolver, latest pattern," said Jerry. "I should like a first-class camera," said Hugh. "I'd like a pure-bred bull-dog," said Dick. "I'd like a nice little model sewing-machine," said Prue. "I'd like six pairs of stilts," said Grizzel, "and then we could all walk home on them."
"Very well, my boy, we'll see," she said. "You shall see, my pigeon! You see if you're not swanky one of these days!" "I'm quite content, my boy," she smiled. "But you'll have to alter. Look at you with Minnie!" Minnie was the small servant, a girl of fourteen. "And what about Minnie?" asked Mrs. Morel, with dignity. "I heard her this morning: 'Eh, Mrs. Morel!
I said in my haste that was an answer to prayer, sir, but I'm not so sure now as I wasn't presuming too much. I could see there was something swanky a-going on here and I said to myself, 'That young lady's gone in.
William had written out a letter of application, couched in admirable business language, which Paul copied, with variations. The boy's handwriting was execrable, so that William, who did all things well, got into a fever of impatience. The elder brother was becoming quite swanky. In London he found that he could associate with men far above his Bestwood friends in station.
They do not wear, 'Oh, such becoming uniforms, white shoes, dainty blue capes and bonnets, nor do they frequent Paris tea rooms where the swanky British and American officers put up. "Take it from me, these women are doing almighty fine work. There are twenty-two of them here in France.
Willie was tempted by a card with the 'V.C. emblazoned on it, but feared it would look 'swanky' on his part.
With good judgment enough our captors put a small advance-guard ahead, a score of Airlie's troopers, swanky blaspheming persons, whose horses pranced very gaily up Glen Tarf, guided by John Lom. M'Iver and I walked together with the main body, quite free and unfettered, sometimes talking with affability to our captors.
The one who did this was a very powerful-looking man and the arm he bared reminded the boy of that of a "Strong Man" he had seen recently at Monksmead Fair, in a tent, and strangely enough his face reminded him of that of his own Father. He had a nasty face though, the boy considered, and looked like a bounder because he had pimples, a swelly nose, a loud voice, and a swanky manner.
This brought quite a laugh from the marching column directed at me, and I instantly made up my mind that our sketch should immediately run in opposition to 'Blighty What Hopes? When we returned to our billet from the march, Curley Wallace, my theatrical partner, came running over to me and said he had found a swanky place in which to produce our show.
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