Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities: The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of that Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks of St. Botolph Lane and Great Coram Street. With Fifteen Coloured Illus

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Appleton, 1903 - 240 Seiten
 

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Seite 48 - I regret to be compelled to trespass upon the valuable time of the Court ; but, sir, this appeal is based on a trespass, and one good trespass deserves another.
Seite 56 - Now, sit down," said Jorrocks, "and let us be doing, for I am as hungry as a hunter. Hope you are peckish too; what shall I give you? tea or coffee? — but take both — coffee first and tea after a bit. If I can't give you them good, don't know who can. You must pay your devours, as we say in France, to the 'am, for it is an especial fine one, and do take a few eggs with it; there, I've not given you above a pound of 'am, but you can come again, you know — 'waste not, want not.' Now take some...
Seite 210 - Brixton Hill, they had thrown up a drain — a "gulph" I may call it — across the road for the purpose of repairing the gas-pipe — I was rayther late as it was, for our 'ounds are werry punctual, and there was nothing for me but either to go a mile and a half about, or drive slap over the gulph. Well, I looked at it, and the more I looked at it the less I liked it; but just as I was thinking I had seen enough of it, and was going to turn away, up tools Timothy Truman in his buggy, and he, too,...
Seite 231 - Champagne to our real friends, and real pain to our sham friends " ; Green sang, "I'd be a Butterfly"; Mr.
Seite 55 - It was a nice comfortable looking place, with a blazing fire, half the floor covered with an old oil-cloth, and the rest exhibiting the cheerless aspect of the naked flags. About a yard and a half from the fire was placed the breakfast table ; in the centre stood a magnificent uncut ham, with a great quartern loaf on one side and a huge Bologna sausage on the other ; besides these there were nine eggs, two pyramids of muffins, a great deal of toast, a dozen shipbiscuits, and half a pork-pie, while...
Seite 185 - I call good," observed the Yorkshireman, holding up his glass, "see how it dulls the glass, even to the rim — champagne is n't worth a copper unless it's iced — is it, Colonel?

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