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I twigged that he'd dressed up for serious business, not for fun, because I read about some smart coups he'd brought off by going among the natives like one of themselves. I'm not a sneak, and I shan't revenge myself by giving him away, even if you two do show me the frozen face.
There was a thump at the sitting-room door, and Mr. Moon came puffing in and shouldered himself confidentially against Plummer. "Bloke downstairs wants to see you," he said, in a hoarse grunt that was meant for a low whisper. "Twigged you outside, I think, an' says he's got somethink partickler to tell yer. I believe 'e's a 'nark'; I see him with one o' your chaps the other day."
Kennedy was down town, too, and twigged me going into Rose's. I went there and had tea after I got your things at the grocer's." "Oh, he spotted you himself, did he?" said Walton. "And he doesn't know Fenn saw you?" "I don't think so." "Then I've got a ripping idea. When he has you up tonight, swear that you got leave from Fenn to go down town." "But he'll ask him." "The odds are that he won't.
Only Robert was anxious. "I'm afraid he'll wake the house," he said, looking at the doubled up figure of Jim writhing on the grass and whooping loudly. "Or not enough," put in Cyril Scott. He twigged Jim's condition. "No no!" cried Josephine, weak with laughing in spite of herself. "No it's too long I'm like to die laughing " Jim embraced the earth in his convulsions.
Twigged as it would be you, sir, on account of your sayin' to-night. I've read summink of the ways of 'tecs. Wot ho!" "You seem a sharp little customer, at all events," said Cleek with a curious one-sided smile a smile that was peculiar to him. "I somehow fancy that I've made a good investment, Dollops. Filled up, eh?" "No, sir never filled. Born 'ungry, I reckon.
I twigged it in a minute, and answered them quite honestly. "I must know more or less, madame," says I. "Remember my interests are not this gentleman's interests." "Oh, that's quite fair, Britten, though naturally, we know nothing. But they do say that poor Lord Crossborough has gone quite silly about the rural life.
I merely took a chance on what Mary had to say, and she twigged you at once. She's smart, that woman; never forgets a face. She sure did a good job this time. But after you were locked in safe, and nobody knew what had happened, and you certainly handled easily enough, I slipped ashore into the restaurant and called up Jim Hobart on the wire. Did he give me your pedigree? He did.
Bickers says there may have been more than one fellow on the job, but I don't fancy it. If Mark had had anybody, he'd have got me to help him, because it would be all in the family, and I'd be bound to keep it dark. Wouldn't he turn green if he knew I'd twigged him! Anyhow, I'll keep it as close as putty now, and help him worry through.
Meanwhile, the dormitory-boys were aghast, and as soon as they heard the doctor's retreating footsteps, began flocking in the dark to No. 7, not daring to relight their candles. "Good gracious!" said Attlay, "only to think of Rowley appearing! How could he have twigged?" "He must have seen our lights in the window as he came home," said Eric. "I say, what a row that tin-basin dodge of yours made!
His wife has her work cut out for her. Never see them sit on a bench marked Wet Paint. Eyes all over them. Look under the bed for what's not there. Longing to get the fright of their lives. Sharp as needles they are. When I said to Molly the man at the corner of Cuffe street was goodlooking, thought she might like, twigged at once he had a false arm. Had, too. Where do they get that?
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