At Sunwich Port [complete]

“A spirit of quiet despair.”

“A return visit.”

“He set off towards the life and bustle of the two schooners.”

“For the second time he left the court without a stain on his character.”

“The proprietor eyed him with furtive glee as he passed.”

“Miss Nugent’s consternation was difficult of concealment.”

“He found his remaining guest holding his aching head beneath the tap.”

“Mr. Nathan Smith.”

“It was not until he had consumed a pint or two of the strongest brew that he began to regain some of his old self-esteem.”

“The man on the other side fell on all fours into the room.”

“He pushed open the small lattice window and peered out into the alley.”

“Tapping the steward on the chest with a confidential finger, he backed him into a corner.”

“He finished up the evening at the chequers.”

“The meagre figure of Mrs. Silk.”

“In search of Mr. Smith.”

“I ’ave heard of ’em exploding.”

“He stepped to the side and looked over.”

“You keep on, Nugent, don’t you mind ’im.”

“Hadn’t you better see about making yourself presentable, Hardy?”

“It was not without a certain amount of satisfaction that he regarded her discomfiture.”

“Mr. Hardy resigned himself to his fate.”

“The carefully groomed and fastidious Murchison.”

“‘Why do you wish to be on friendly terms?’ she asked.”

“He said that a bit o’ wedding-cake ’ad blowed in his eye.”

“Mr. Wilks drank to the health of both of them.”

“A popular hero.”

“He met these annoyances with a set face.”

“Can’t you let her see that her attentions are undesirable?”

“He took a glass from the counter and smashed it on the floor.”

“The great thing was to get Teddy Silk home.”

“Captain Nugent.”

“Sniffing at their contents.”

“‘Puppy!’ said the invalid.”

“Bella, in a state of fearsome glee, came down the garden to tell the captain of his visitor.”

“‘Get out of my house,’ he roared.”

“I do hope he has not come to take you away from me.”

“Are you goin’ to send Cap’n Nugent an invite for the wedding?”

“Are there any other of my patients you are anxious to hear about?”

“He wondered, gloomily, what she would think when she heard of it.”

“‘Some people ’ave all the luck,’ he muttered.”