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Updated: June 29, 2025
Any dramatic incident, such as the refusal of Noah's wife to enter the ark, or Mak's thievery in The Play of the Shepherds, might serve as an Interlude. The Four P's, the most famous Interlude, shows a contest between a Pardoner, Palmer, Pedlar, and Poticary, to determine who could tell the greatest lie.
"How delightful it must be to live surrounded by royalty in that way!" "There you're quite out. It's a great bore; one has to mind their p's and q's at court, you know I never go to Windsor if I can help, it." "Well, I should never tire of a court I am thoroughly patrician in my disposition. I have a good right to such tastes, Captain Kockney, for I have a great deal of noble blood in my veins."
"Only be strict with 'em, draw the reins tight, find out to your satisfaction whether a gal knows her P's and Q's before you give her a stifficut. We've had enough of your ignoramuses," said Colonel Lewis, the democratic potentate to whom Dr. Holbrook was expressing his fears that he should not give satisfaction.
Griselda did not seem to be in any way annoyed by this absence of the usual sign of love, and went on steadily with her great duties. "Nothing," as she told her mother, "had been said about writing, and, therefore, she did not expect it." But the archdeacon was not quite at his ease. "Keep Dumbello up to his p's and q's, you know," a friend of his had whispered to him at his club. By heavens, yes.
You can't teach me anything, you old snobs. I've got your son, and you'd better mind your p's and q's." Wotton opened the door and put on as much of a wedding face as he could. Jim saw that the old man was informed, and he said: "This is Wotton, my dear. He's the real head of the house." Kedzie might better have shaken hands with him than have given him the curt nod she begrudged him.
"Oh! of course; nothing I should like better, and I should be so invaluable in mending the sugar-canes, and keeping the new agent on his P's and Q's, should not I?" He laughs. "Stay!" say I, again whispering, as being more persuasive; "where would be the use of going now? "Beginning!" he echoes, with a half-melancholy smile, "only beginning? have not we always got on nicely?"
Then there's `Dutchy', as we calls him that chap that pushed hisself for'ard when we hoisted in your boat he's an awk'ard feller to get on with, too; hates bein' ordered about, and don't believe in discipline. He and Svorenssen will both be in my watch, and I'll see to it that they minds their P's and Q's.
On this occasion he nudged Dicky Simmons, with a view to reminding him of the fact; but Dicky, a handsome youth with a sanguine light in his blue eyes, was intent on what Harry de Luce was saying. "Tell you what!" cried de Luce, who had only recently discovered that there were other interests in life besides the three P's, polo, poker, and pigeon-shooting.
Ha! ha! my dear, I think that's pretty good for an old man whose wits are nearly given out with the work that has been imposed upon them. Let me say right here that the clerk of the court is a knowing fellow, and you want to mind your p's and q's. You want to be very confiding and affectionate in your manner toward me, and I'll do all the rest." "Is there any danger, sir? Will we be found out?
We wish that you may all know Spanish and that you pronounce it well, so that you won't split our ear-drums with your twist of expression and your 'p's'; but first business and then pleasure: finish your studies first, and afterwards learn Castilian, and all become clerks, if you so wish." So he went on with his harangue until the bell rang and the class was over.
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