It waited so long that I thought it had taken root there." "Come, get on! Was there any one inside ?" "I should think there was! I twigged him at once, by the description you gave me.

I never see a cove togged out as he was,--tall hat, light sit-down-upons, and a short coat--wasn't it cut short! but in really bang-up style.

To be certain, I went right up to him, for it was getting dark, and had a good look at him.

He had got out of the trap, and was marching up and down the pavement, with an unlighted cigar stuck in his mouth.

I took a match, and said, 'Have a light, my noble swell ?' and hanged if he didn't give me ten centimes! My! ain't he ugly!--short, shrivelled up, and knock-kneed, with a glass in his eye, and altogether precious like a monkey." Daddy Tantaine began to grow impatient with all this rigmarole.