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I heard not all his talk with Starbuck; but to my poor eye Starbuck then looked something as I the other evening felt. Be sure the old Mogul has fixed him, too. I twigged it, knew it; had had the gift, might readily have prophesied it for when I clapped my eye upon his skull I saw it. Well, Stubb, WISE Stubb that's my title well, Stubb, what of it, Stubb? Here's a carcase.
Ave the Mossoos twigged anything up?" "Nay," said Dingy Joe. "They're a'ter the naked chap." "Then we've got this little bit o business all to ourselves, the Genelmen o the Gap Gang ave. Let's take im up among the trees, and gag im first." Was God in heaven? would He allow it? As though in answer, close at hand a bugle sounded.
Neither spoke until they were safe in the old detective's little parlour, then Harker, turning up his lamp, looked at Bryce and shook his head. "It's a good job I've retired!" he said, almost sadly. "I'm getting too old for my trade, doctor. Once upon a time I should have been fit to kick myself for not having twigged the meaning of this business sooner than I have done!"
This excellent man appears to have sunk into himself in a sitting posture, with a thin leg crossed over his knee, a book in one hand, and a finger of the other under his chin, I believe, or applied to the side of his nose, or to some equally familiar purpose; while his exceedingly homely and wrinkled face, held a little on one side, twinkles at you with the shrewdest complacency, as if he were looking right into your eyes, and twigged something there which you had half a mind to conceal from him.
"DEAR BOBTAIL, I need not tell you how very jolly it was to get your letter and to hear good news of you. My reason for not writing was that I intended to make my position before giving of my news to anybody. I was just funky and blue about it at first, but fortunately I was twigged almost immediately, and, barring my blessed idleness, am getting on splendaciously just now.
I feel with YOU oh you've been grand, old man, and I've twigged that it ain't right to worry Chad. I don't mean to persecute him; I couldn't in conscience. It's thanks to you at any rate that I'm here, and I'm sure I'm much obliged. You're a lovely pair." There were things in this speech that Strether let pass for the time.
It's rather a fool-scheme, if you ask me, but it might have been a nuisance if it had been sprung on us unawares. It happened, however, that I twigged this scheme about two hours ago. It was the damnedest bit of luck you ever heard of " "You don't have luck," put in Semple, appreciatively. "Other men have luck. You have something else I don't give it a name." Thorpe smiled upon him, and went on.
I twigged what you were after, and kept him up in talk about his horses and his ridin' till I saw you were fairly away. 'You did well, exclaimed Lord Scamperdale, patting Jack on the back; 'you did well, my old buck-o'-wax; and, by Jove! we'll have a bottle of port a bottle of port, as I live, repeated his lordship, as if he had made up his mind to do a most magnificent act.
"Now, Robin," said I, with emphasis, "sit down on that chair, opposite me, and let's hear all about it." The excited boy obeyed, and Dumps, leaping on another chair beside him, sat down to listen, with ears erect, as if he knew what was coming. "Oh, sir! you never such a go!" began Robin, rubbing his hands together slowly as he spoke. "The Slogger! he twigged 'er at once.
"I haven't a hundred pounds to give you," answered Yada. "I have scarcely any money but this cheque." "In course you ain't, mister!" agreed Melky. "I twigged your game straight off you only came there to the police-station to put yourself in funds for your journey!
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