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What chiefly attracted my attention, however, were the pictures on the walls. Beautifully executed, the subjects were, to say the least, peculiar. The fire in the grate still burned brightly. Upon a table were two syphons in silver stands, also decanters containing spirits, and several tumblers. Some of the tumblers had been used.
On the seventh day Molly ran into the conservatory, followed by her brother, and uttered a cry of dismay. "Oh, what a state it's in! Where are the syphons?" "Why, they melted the day Edward Brown came back. We've been having such a lot of cricket, Molly!" "There isn't a fish left, and it smells horribly." "I'm very sorry, Molly. Let's throw it out. I don't want Grandfather to see it. Let me come."
On hearing this report those who were assembled being four commercial travellers far gone in liquor taking up the weapons which came nearest to hand to wit, four syphons formed themselves two deep and marched into the coffee-room. Aware at once from Mr.
Rex flung his struggling burden on the billiard table, and for one breathless minute the work of beating out the sparks with rugs and cushions and playing on them with soda-water syphons engrossed the energies of the entire company. "It was lucky I was passing when it happened," panted Rex; "some one had better see to the room, I think the carpet is alight."
"Look here, Razors," said he, "you needn't go shying any syphons about. There's nothing behind this show but business. What I do for Miss Grace I do for cold cash. See? Of course, I take an interest in the girl " "Interest at something like a hundred and fifty per cent., I suppose?"
The ball was breaking up, some of the women had already gone to the drawing-room or their own apartments; a stream of men were making their way to the billiard-room from which came the popping of champagne-corks and the hissing of syphons.
"After my address has been given I put on my robes of office and ride on a mule from here to St. Cuthbert's; I am to be accompanied by the band of the Society, and attended by six men who will carry syphons of Apollinaris water and prevent my robes from being soiled by the dust of the streets.
At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles. Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
She had got it all up like a little play, writing down the articles on a sheet of paper headed "Property List": "Cigars, cigarettes, syphons, spirits, sporting-papers," all borrowed from Master Harold Lee Carter to entertain a visitor.
Sanderson, take a chair. The old man sank despondently into the one nearest at hand. I pressed a button, and when my servant entered, I said to him: 'Bring some Cognac and Scotch whisky, glasses, and two syphons of soda. 'You haven't got any Kentucky or Canadian? asked the prisoner, moistening his lips.
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