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Updated: May 10, 2025
Burton had more than once suggested that Tom keep these precious mementos of his patriotism in the safe, but there was no place in all the world in which Tom had such abiding faith as his trouser side pockets, and he had never been able to appreciate the inappropriateness of the singular receptacle for such important documents.
Imagine very full trousers, made of chintz covered with big flowers, such as is used in working-class houses for curtains and covering furniture, trousers which buttoned up just under his armpits. One trouser leg was made of brown chintz, the other of bright yellow.
The tiger was brought in its cage and placed in the composing-room, where it consumed fifteen dollars' worth of meat in two days the major's bill was only twelve dollars and scratched one trouser leg off of the reporter, who was standing in front of the cage stirring up the animal with a broom.
I think they had forgotten me, and that they remembered at about the same instant that they were talking before a detective. They both turned, mum and startled looking, Edwards to his window, Vandeman to a nervous brushing of his trouser edges, from which he looked up, inquiring doubtfully, "What next, Boyne?
"Yes, I am very fond of music, modern music," he said, leaning against the mantelpiece. "Are you a musician by profession?" "Not exactly...nearly." Andrews thrust his hands into the bottoms of his trouser pockets and looked from one to the other with a certain defiance. "I suppose you've played in some orchestra? How is it you are not in the regimental band?" "No, except the Pierian."
My trouser had slipped up, exposing a few inches of my skin above my sock. On this there rested a large, purplish grape. Astonished at the sight, I leaned forward to pick it off, when, to my horror, it burst between my finger and thumb, squirting blood in every direction. My cry of disgust had brought the two professors to my side. "Most interesting," said Summerlee, bending over my shin.
'Anything more? I arst him. "'If you've a copper or two to spare, he says, 'it'll be a help to me on my way to Dorchester. "'Certainly, says I, and I began to feel in my trouser pockets and found a florin. 'Here, I says, 'it's all I have, but you're more than welcome to it. "Then my missus she giv' a sort of snort, and walked off.
On the balcony in front of the sleeping rooms of the second story, his legs spread apart, his hands shoved deep into his trouser pockets, his shapeless black hat crushed on the back of his head, and a broad smile on his ugly face, stood his nemesis Denver the yegg! Pollard sprang back from the table and spoke with his face still turned to Terry. "Pete!" he called. "Come in!"
"Then, just as I fired, the beast leaped for me. If I hadn't wounded it, it would have had me by the throat sure. But my shot kind of made it fall back, and it caught me by the trouser leg." "Are you sure you are not hurt, lad?" asked the captain. "Not hurt in the least," answered Dick, and all were thankful that this was so. The animal was dragged close to the cabin.
Evidently we were on or near the border if the number of patrols was any indication. We were not certain whether these were Hollanders or Germans. We made one big buck jump. "Fire, Gridley, when ready!" I left the entire knee of one trouser leg on a clutching thorn. But the patrol did not fire. And then another canal. "I'm fed up with swimming to-night." "So am I," agreed Simmons.
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