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M. Valenod had as good as told the grocers of the place: 'Give me the two biggest fools among you'; the lawyers: 'Point me out the two most ignorant'; the officers of health: 'Let me have your two biggest rascals.'
So you are afraid of those young rascals at the Seminary!
'What profundity!' she said to herself; 'how different from the emphatic blockheads or the common rascals, like M. Tanbeau, who speak the same language!'
'If I had only been less taken in by appearance,' he told himself, 'I should have seen that the drawing-rooms of Paris are inhabited by honest people like my father, or by able rascals like these gaolbirds.
Before the statute, there is nothing natural save the strength of the lion, or the wants of the creature who suffers from hunger, or cold; in a word, necessity ...No, the men whom we honour are merely rascals who have had the good fortune not to be caught red-handed.
"Oh!" cried the British officer, "a few guineas will buy off those rascals at any time, should I meet them.
"That was a very dishonorable act, indeed; I wonder that an honorable man will associate with such rascals."
The action was noticed, and the snapping of the locks was heard by the soldiers, who returned their futile attempt with a laugh of derision, the captain crying aloud,-"Ah! rascals, I knew you, and have taken away your flints."
The whole business was accurately discussed, the time fixed, and the manner adopted; in short, nothing was wanting to the previous arrangement for this deed of villainy, when they were aroused by a voice calling aloud,-"This way, Captain Jack - here are the rascals 'ating by a fire - this way, and murder the t'ieves where they sit - quick, l'ave your horses and shoot your pistols!"
There's Hollister put the devil in them by his exhorting; the rascals were getting too conscientious to strike a blow that would raze the skin.
Do you think we hold the forts at King's Bridge to cover such peddling rascals as you, in your goings in and comings out?""I believe I hold a pass that will carry me through," said the peddler, handing him a paper, with an air of indifference.
We are not over well supplied with coats, and as for countenances, the rascals change sides so often, that you may as well count their faces for nothing; but trudge on, we will contrive to make use of you, sooner or later."
The operator hesitated a moment, to reflect in what manner he could render this change of service in furthering his favorite system, and then continued,-"It would be wise, John, to advise the colonel to keep at long shot; a spent ball will disable - ""No!" exclaimed the trooper, impatiently, "let the rascals singe their whiskers at the muzzles of the British muskets, if they can be driven there.
Here, No. 924, take your fare, and take yourself off--respectable gentleman--know him well--none of your nonsense--this way, sir--where's your friends?--all a mistake, I see--never mind-- accidents will happen--best regulated families--never say die-- down upon your luck--Pull him UP--Put that in his pipe--like the flavour--damned rascals.'
All this was gall and wormwood to the heart of Gabriel Grub; and when groups of children bounded out of the houses, tripped across the road, and were met, before they could knock at the opposite door, by half a dozen curly-headed little rascals who crowded round them as they flocked upstairs to spend the evening in their Christmas games, Gabriel smiled grimly, and clutched the handle of his spade with a firmer grasp, as he thought of measles, scarlet fever, thrush, whooping-cough, and a good many other sources of consolation besides.
'Pawnbroker's shop-- duplicates here--small sums--mere nothing--all rascals.''Oh,' said Mr. Pickwick, much relieved by this explanation; 'I understand you.
Now I ask you, my dear sir, not only as your legal adviser, but as your very true friend, will you let slip the occasion of attaining all these objects, and doing all this good, for the paltry consideration of a few pounds finding their way into the pockets of a couple of rascals, to whom it makes no manner of difference, except that the more they gain, the more they'll seek, and so the sooner be led into some piece of knavery that must end in a crash?
"Because I could tell them what they are dying to know; but nothing would induce me to help the rascals in any way."
For all they cared it might have been me, instead of my effigy, which these rascals burned at the stake.
My oak trees may fight those rascals over the water when I am long forgotten.
"Those rascals over yonder manage things better," said an old one- eyed captain, with the blue-and-white riband for St. Vincent peeping out of his third buttonhole.
Who knows what these rascals may be doing in my absence?
"They knew me, the rascals.
"So it would be in an ordinary prize-battle, nephew; and it is fortunate that it should be so, or the rascals who infest the ring would soon make all sport impossible.
He fell into the trap, and allowed himself to be decoyed to the place where these rascals were waiting for him.
"The rascals!" shouted the sailor.
"We could soon get the better of them, even if there are twenty of the rascals; but for that, we must meet them hand to hand.
"Take care, captain!" cried Pencroft, "perhaps there are still some of these rascals.
"Oh," answered Pencroft, "she is sheltered in Port Balloon, and I defy any of those rascals there to find her!"
"Miraculous is the word," repeated Pencroft, "for it must be acknowledged that those rascals blew up just at the right moment!
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