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At a signal from me he shall make me a low obeisance, and unbonnet to me." "How may that be, being blinded?" inquired a maid of honour. "I'll wager on Giles for one," said the princess. "That is my affair." When several wagers were laid pro and con, Giles hit the giant in the bread-basket. The company yelled with delight at this delicate stroke of wit, and Giles took to his heels.
He never took off his hat in the presence of his fellow-men; and as he never encountered the fair sex, except in the person of the barmaid at a sporting public, he was not called upon to unbonnet himself in ceremonious obeisance to lovely woman. He was eminently a mysterious man, and seemed to enjoy himself in the midst of the cloud of mystery which surrounded him.
There was the crowd who waited for the call for porters, as ever; hut the steward would have none of them, until he saw his new man towering over the rest, and then he half made a motion to unbonnet, which he checked and turned into a beckoning wave of the hand, whereon the idlers made their rush for him, and Havelok walked through and over them, more or less, as they would not make way for him.
I went up to unbonnet, etc.; came down to tea; the little lady worked away and hardly spoke but I had time for a good look at her.
"I have had a bout with them in my time." "They are terribly direct." "They 'give point', as Napoleon commanded his cavalry to do." "You must help me to ward it." "They will require variety in the conversation." "Constant. You are an angel of intelligence, and if I have the judgeing of you, I'm afraid you'll be allowed to pass, in spite of the scandal above. Open the door; I don't unbonnet."
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