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Updated: May 25, 2025
Such is economic law in Polpier: and in accordance with it young Obed Pearce sat and drew at his pipe alone: whereas when young Seth Minards, by two years his junior, came along at a slow walk with hands deep in his trouser-pockets and no maiden on his arm or by his side, Obed felt no incongruity in challenging him. "Hullo, young Seth! Not found a maid yet?" "No: nor likely to." Young Seth halted.
He brought her to the hotel and was mighty touchy about her." "Hell, no; she told me all about that why she cut that fellow dead in the dining-room when he tried to speak to her the next day." Lacy whistled a few bars, his hands thrust deep into his trouser-pockets. Then, after a few minutes' cogitation, he resumed: "All right then; we'll take it as it lies.
"Well, well," he said, thrusting both hands deep into bush trouser-pockets, according to custom when in a moralising frame of mind, "who'd a thought it, Gillie White, that you'd 'ave bin brought all the way from London to the Halps to make such a close shave o' committin' man-slaughter to say nothin' of mule-slaughter, and to git whacked by your best friend? Oh!
'N-o-a, no, ar don't want to be sociable, growled he, diving into his trouser-pockets, and wriggling about on his chair. 'Well, then, what will you do? asked Miss Howard. 'Hunt, replied the youth. 'Hunt! exclaimed Bob Spangles; 'why, the ground's as hard as bricks. 'N-o-a, it's not, replied the youth. 'What a whelp! exclaimed Miss Howard, rising from the table in disgust.
The material called bottle-rubber was notable for its power of defiling clean paper, and the sophisticated sort for becoming indurated if not cherished in one's trouser-pockets. The present epoch in the World's history can rub out quite clean for a penny, but then its dramatis personae have to spend their lives dodging motor-cars and biplanes, and holding their ears for fear of gramophones.
You just let me have your opinion on that pint after dinner, but have a care that you don't show what you're up to, and, whatever you do, don't be cheeky." "All right," said the stooard, thrusting both hands into his trouser-pockets; "I'll do my best."
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