large/11477/eagles_shadow_1702_librivox_64kb_mp3/eaglesshadow_08_cabell_64kb_142
large/11477/eagles_shadow_1702_librivox_64kb_mp3/eaglesshadow_08_cabell_64kb
English
11477
But it was the hatless Colonel on his favourite Black Bess ("Damn your motor cars!" the Colonel was wont to say; "I consider my appearance sufficiently unprepossessing already, sir, without my arriving in Heaven in fragments and stinking of gasoline!") BUT IT WAS THE HATLESS COLONEL ON HIS FAVOURITE BLACK BESS DAMNEL MOTOR CAUSE THE COLONEL WAS WONT TO SAY I CONSIDER MY APPEARANCE SUFFICIENTLY UNPREPOSSESSING ALREADY SIR WITHOUT MY ARRIVING IN HEAVEN IN FRAGMENTS AND STINKING OF GASOLENE
rdered the ladies off to bed, and recommended to Mr. Kennaston--when that gentleman spoke of a clergyman--a far more startling destination. For, "It is far from my intention," said Mr. Jukesbury, "to appear lacking in respect to the cloth, but--er--just at present I am inclined to think we are in somewhat greater need of a mattress and a doctor and--ah--the exercise of a little common-sense. The gentleman is--er--let us hope, in no immediate danger." "How dare you suggest such a thing, sir?" thundered Petheridge Jukesbury. "Didn't you see that poor girl's face? I tell you I'll be damned if he dies, sir!" And I fancy the recording angel heard him, and against a list of wordy cheats registered that oath to his credit. It was Petheridge Jukesbury, then, who stalked into Mrs. Haggage's apartments and appropriated her mattress as the first at hand, and afterward waddled through the gardens bearing it on his fat shoulders, and still later lifted Billy upon it as gently as a woman could have. DY BETWEEN BILLY'S TEETH THEN HE ORDERED THE LADIES OFF TO BED AND RECOMMENDED TO MISTER KNASTON WHEN THAT GENTLEMAN SPOKE OF A CLERGYMAN A FAR MORE STARTLING DESTINATION FOR IT IS FAR FROM MY INTENTION SAID MISTER JEWKESBURY TO APPEAR LACKING IN RESPECT TO THE CLOTH BUT ER JUST AT PRESENT I'M INCLINED TO THINK WE ARE IN SOMEWHAT GREATER NEED OF A MATTRESS AND A DOCTOR AND A THE EXERCISE OF A LITTLE COMMON SENSE THE GENTLEMAN IS A LET US HOPE IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST SUCH A THING SIR THUNDERED PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY DIDN'T YOU SEE THAT POOR GIRL'S FACE I TELL YOU I'LL BE DAMNED IF HE DIES SIR AND I FANCY THE RECORDING ANGEL HEARD HIM AND AGAINST A LIST OF WORDY CHEATS REGISTERED THAT OATH TO HIS CREDIT IT WAS PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY THEN WHO STALKED INTO MISSUS HAGGAGE'S APARTMENTS AND APPROPRIATED HER MATTRESS AS THE FIRST AT HAND AND AFTERWARD WADDLED THROUGH THE GARDENS BEARING IT ON HIS FAT SHOULDERS AND STILL LATER LIFTED BILLY UPON IT AS GENTLY AS A WOMAN COULD HAVE
large/11477/eagles_shadow_1702_librivox_64kb_mp3/eaglesshadow_08_cabell_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/11477/eagles_shadow_1702_librivox_64kb_mp3/eaglesshadow_08_cabell_64kb.flac