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He was hugging his sorrow to himself, abandoning the last remnant of hope, and longing for deliverance. Behind the wrinkles of his forehead there swarmed a multitude not so much of pictures as of ghosts of the past, yet vividly present. At last he got up and sat down on the bench in the chimney-corner, drew a pipe from his trouser-pocket and put it between his teeth, forgetting to light it.
You never had a child of your own, Mr Pinsent and more's the pity for the child but with one of your own you'd know what it feels like! Mr Pinsent felt in his trouser-pocket, drew forth two half-crowns, and pressed them into Mrs Halloran's dirty palm. With a sob and a blessing she escaped. He heard her run sobbing down the passage to the front door. Then he turned upon Mike.
To these he added a few small pieces of silver gleaned from his waistcoat, and then after a few seconds' moody thought found a few more in the other trouser-pocket. "Eleven and tenpence," he said, mechanically. "Any time," said Mr. Chalk, regarding him with awkward surprise. "Any time." "Give him an I O U," said Captain Bowers, fidgeting. "Yes, any time," repeated Mr. Chalk; "I'm in no hurry."
"Do you 'appen to notice your coat-pocket is all of a wriggle?" He put his 'and to Bill's pocket and took out a little green snake; then he put his 'and to Bill's trouser-pocket and took out a frog, while pore Bill's eyes looked as if they was corning out o' their sockets. "Keep still," ses the conjurer; "there's a lot more to come yet."
Sir Joseph carried in his hand his red hanky, mysteriously knotted. "Where is yours?" he whispered. "What meanest thou?" Sir Joseph replied, "Oh, nothing," and thought it best to slip his handkerchief into his trouser-pocket, but the affair bothered him for long afterwards. She was to walk the plank anon, but first she must be stripped that Agnes might don her garments.
If the ship came up in the day-time, at six o'clock in the evening he'd be at the wharf gate waiting for me; and if it came up at night she was no sooner made fast than 'e was over the side patting my trouser-pocket and saying wot a good job it was for both of us that I was in steady employment. Week arter week and month arter month I went on paying.
He was just preparing to draw himself up in his chair as the intruder passed, when to his utter astonishment that gentleman stopped in front of him, and taking possession of his hand shook it fervently. "How do you do?" he said, smiling. Mr. Wilks eyed him stupidly and, releasing his hand, coyly placed it in his trouser-pocket and breathed hard.
"I don't want to force my company on nobody," and after thinking 'ard for a minute or two he put 'is 'and in 'is trouser-pocket and gave them eighteen-pence each. "Wot's this for?" ses Ginger, staring at the money. "Matches?" "That's your day's allowance," ses Isaac, "and it's plenty.
Mr Latter took down the bottle from its shelf and uncorked it, still with an incredulous eye on Nicky-Nan. "I never insisted 'pon your choosin' brandy," said Nicky-Nan, beginning to fumble in his left trouser-pocket. "You can make it beer if you wish, but I said 'brandy. If you have no " He ended on a sharp outcry, as of physical pain. For a dire accident had happened.
Prout, his fingers twitching, stood waiting "Well, it's your money," said Mr. Evans, grudgingly extracting a purse from his trouser-pocket; "and I suppose you ought to pay your debts; still " He put down two pounds on the table and broke off in sudden amazement as Mr. Prout, snatching up the money, bolted headlong from the room. His surprise was shared by his son, but the other two made no sign.
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