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"Well," she laughed, "Roy's good at making sacrifices." "Je-ru-salem!" said Pee-wee, shaking his head almost incredulously at the idea of such good fortune; "that'll be some trip. But you know what they say, and it's true I got to admit it's true that two's a company, three's a crowd." "It wouldn't be three," laughed Mary; "it would only be two and a half."
"Hospitality is all very well, but it can be carried too far. Ask Burke if it can't! Besides, two's company and three's the deuce. So I'll be going and many thanks!" He was gone with the words, snatching his hat from a chair where he had thrown it, and departing into the glare of the desert with never a backward glance. Sylvia turned swiftly to her husband, and found his eyes upon her.
"What will you buy, worthy gentlemen what will you buy?" exclaimed many voices as they passed. "Buy any Pennsylvanians, gents?" said a man in the raiment of a Quaker. "Heavy stock, heavy stock, Jonathan!" cried another. "Buy my Mexicans best Mexicans!" said a third. "Would not take a present of them gratis," cried a fourth. "Spanish three's reduced who'll buy?" said a fifth.
"Might I? Well, really, I think I'm going to hang a label round my neck: 'Pleased to meet you! Let 'em all come! It would save trouble. Stick tight to me when we're gathering bluebells. Three's better company sometimes than two. Don't I like him? Oh yes, he's all right, but I'm not keen on a tête-
Newton," said Neefit, "I think I heard something about your taking a walk with our Polly. If you like to make a start of it, don't let us keep you. Moggs and I will have a pipe together." "I also intend to walk with Miss Neefit," said Ontario, standing up bravely. "Two's company and three's none," said Neefit. "No doubt," said Ontario; "no doubt. I feel that myself. Mr.
Old Volodia with the frame in one hand, Daria on a low stool, her curly golden head bent forward over the balls, as she moved them up and down, with a pucker on her forehead. "Two and one's five, and three's seven, and four's twelve, and six's " "Oh, Daria Andreïevna! You're not thinking about what you're doing!"
"Let's spin for it," said the first voice, and there was a humming sound ending in a little tinkling fall. "That settles it," said the second voice "here?" "And when?" "Three's a good number." Then everything was very quiet, and sleep wrapped Dickie like a soft cloak. When he awoke his eyelids no longer felt heavy, so he opened them.
I can manage a car as well as he can, any day. Don't get excited, you kids! No, Bevis, I shall certainly not allow you to try to drive! There's only going to be one man at that job, and that's myself!" "Shall we go and ask Grandfather?" suggested Dulcie. "Right you are! "Three's enough!"
And if it's in she says more than likely she'll be wasting her time listening to a lot of silly gossip. Of course that was a foolish remark for Mandy to make, seeing all her friends have telephones. Two or three's took it personal and aren't speaking a word to Mandy but plenty about her.
"They listened to all that terrible racket and just made up their minds it was too hot out this way for them to make the riffle. Oh, well! two may be company, but three's considered a crowd and we might have found we'd bitten off more than we could chew, so what does it matter?"
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