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Updated: June 16, 2025
If ever they do regain Venetia it will be through the blood of our Brandenburghers and Pomeranians, and not their own. During this tirade a little old Belgian in black, with the chain of St. Peter at his buttonhole by way of watchguard, capered off to communicate the grateful news to a group of his ecclesiastical fellow-travellers, shrieking out in ecstasy: 'Rosses, Messieurs!
On landing we met a very bright intelligent-looking young Malay with a train of followers, a dandy almost, in white trousers, short red sarong, black baju with gold buttons, gold watchguard, and red head dress. The expression of his face was keen and slightly scornful. This is Rajah Dris, a judge, and the probable successor to the Perak throne.
It had been our first movement, on being placed by ourselves, to transfer our watches, together with a locket, all priceless memorials of distant or departed friends from the waistcoat to the pantaloons fob; a pocket compass attached to my watchguard, was cared for; likewise, the little note-book in which I was accustomed to place the map of each day's journey.
His tweed suit was well cut, and the buff waistcoat with flaps and pockets and the plain leather watchguard hinted at the sportsman, as did the half-dozen racing prints on the wall. A pleasant high-coloured figure he made; his voice had the frank ring due to much use out of doors; and his expression had the singular candour which comes from grey eyes with large pupils and a narrow iris.
‘I know what you mean, Ralph,’ said she, nervously playing with her watchguard and tracing the figure on the rug with the point of her tiny foot—‘I know what you mean: but I thought you always liked to be yielded to, and I can’t alter now.’ ‘I do like it,’ replied he, bringing her to him by another tug at her hair. ‘You mustn’t mind my talk, Milly.
He wore the morning dress of a City man, with collar and necktie of the latest fashion; his watchguard was rather demonstrative, and he had two very solid rings on his left hand. 'Ah, dad, how do you do! he exclaimed, on entering, in an affected head-voice. 'Why, what's the matter? Mr. Daffy had drawn back, refusing the offered hand. With an unpleasant smile Charles turned to his other visitor.
His fingers were twirling the little ivory pig he carries as a charm on his watchguard. The pig is supposed to assist him when he is in a difficulty. He raised his eyes. "Anyhow," he despaired to me with irrelevance, "I can't do anything for him." I waited for the chance of a clue. "I thought," Macandrew quietly soliloquized, "he knew better than that.
The girls and teachers, gathered round the other table, were talking pretty freely: they always talked at meals; and, from the constant habit of speaking fast and loud at such times, did not now subdue their voices much. M. Paul came and stood behind me. He asked at what I was working; and I said I was making a watchguard. He asked, "For whom?" And I answered, "For a gentleman one of my friends."
"I lifted my eyes: his face, instead of being irate, lowering and furrowed, was overflowing with the smile, coloured with the bloom I had seen brightening it that evening at the Hotel Crécy. He was not angry not even grieved. For the real injury he showed himself full of clemency; under the real provocation, patient as a saint." Take the "Watchguard" scene. "M. Paul came and stood behind me.
"No need to wait till then; wear this to please me, and let Marion's cipher signify that you are mine." With a gravity that touched her more than the bestowal of so dear a relic, Moor unslung a signet ring from his watchguard, and with some difficulty pressed it to its place on Sylvia's finger, a most effectual keeper for that other ring whose tenure seemed so slight.
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