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He had been leaning over a large trayful of little white cups with teapots to match trying the strength, flavour, and virtue of a large purchase of tea, and the beverage was all smoking before him. "My vig," exclaimed he, holding out his hand, "who'd have thought of seeing you in the city, this is something unkimmon! However, you're werry welcome in St.
"Here's a good health and a long life to our gracious king and all the royal family. The roads are unkimmon dusty, and we hav'n't wet our lips since we left St. Thomas on the line, this morning. But we have no time to lose, captain," said the sea god; "I see many new faces here, as requires washing and shaving; and if we add bleeding and physic, they will be all the better for it."
Oh, he's a precious rogue, is Scarlet Jem! As for the cove on t' other side," continued the host of the Jolly Angler, pointing to Long Ned, "all I can say of him, good, bad, or indifferent, is that he has an unkimmon fine head of hair; and now, youngster, as you knows him, s'pose you goes and sits by him, and he'll introduce you to the rest; for, split my wig!"
Two travellers, in a hired barouche, were slowly dragged by a pair of jaded posters along the commons I have just described. "I think," said one, "that the storm is very much abated; heigho! what an unpleasant night!" "Unkimmon ugly, sir," answered the other; "and an awful long stage, eighteen miles. These here remote places are quite behind the age, sir quite.
"You must be 'ungry," observed Mr. Jorrocks, with great politeness to the lady, "after all your exertions," as the latter stood mopping herself with a coarse linen handkerchief "pray, James, bring your partner to our 'amper, and let me offer her some refreshment," which was one word for the Sunflower and two for himself, the sea breeze having made Mr. Jorrocks what he called "unkimmon peckish."
"Vy, there isn't another sweep in the streets, Beck. His Majesty King Bill's currynation makes all on us so 'appy!" "It has made she unkimmon dirty!" returned Beck, pointing to the dingy crossing, scarce distinguished from the rest of the road. The ragamuffin laughed. "But ve be's goin' to 'ave Reform now, Beck.
A wherry was seen rowing among the craft, containing the boatman, and a gentleman in a woolly white hat, with a bright pea-green coat, and a basket on his knee. "By jingo, here's Jemmy Green!" exclaimed Mr. Jorrocks, taking his telescope from his eye, and giving his thigh a hearty slap. "How unkimmon lucky! The werry man of all others I should most like to see.
I thought he would have had a stone at my head; but we officers are used to it; we does our duty, and Providence makes our heads unkimmon hard!" "Is the child with him?" asked Mr. Spencer. "Yes, sir." "A little, quiet, subdued boy?" asked the melancholy inhabitant of the Lakes. "Quiet! Lord love you! never heard a noisier little urchin!
Two travellers, in a hired barouche, were slowly dragged by a pair of jaded posters along the commons I have just described. "I think," said one, "that the storm is very much abated; heigho! what an unpleasant night!" "Unkimmon ugly, sir," answered the other; "and an awful long stage, eighteen miles. These here remote places are quite behind the age, sir quite.
"I hears," said the tinker, in a voice made rather indistinct by a couple of nails, which he had inserted between his teeth, "I hears as how you be unkimmon fond of reading. I ha' sum nice cheap books in my bag yonder, sum as low as a penny." "I should like to see them," said Lenny, his eyes sparkling.
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