[True Tilda by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch]@TWC D-Link bookTrue Tilda CHAPTER XIII 8/17
But at the moment he could no more check the explosion of his wrath than you can hold back a cork in the act of popping from a bottle of soda-water. "Curse your laziness!" exploded Mr.Gavel; "and this is your notion of searching for me, is it ?" "It appears to be a pretty successful one," said Dr.Glasson. "I've discovered you, anyhow; and now I suggest to you that swearing won't help the reckoning between us." "Oh, stow your fine talk! I've heard of sea-lawyers, and I suppose you're a canal specimen.
Carriage was paid at the other end, and you know it.
I catch you here loafing, and I'm going to dispute the bill-- which means that you'll get the sack, my friend, whether I recover the money or no.
Pounds out of pocket I am by this, not to speak of reputation.
Where are they? Where have you put 'em ?" "That's what I'll trouble _you_ to answer, sir." "My hosses!.
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