This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ... Sambo in livery, with a mouthful of white ivories extending all over his face, I see a tall supercilious footman who stands with his legs outstretched and his hands behind him, evidently wondering what I can possibly want staring at the house in such an earnest fashion. He glares at me and I glare at him: he evidently ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ... Sambo in livery, with a mouthful of white ivories extending all over his face, I see a tall supercilious footman who stands with his legs outstretched and his hands behind him, evidently wondering what I can possibly want staring at the house in such an earnest fashion. He glares at me and I glare at him: he evidently thinks I have an eye to the spoons, and ho looks to sec if the area-gate is securely locked. I wonder what he would say supposing I were to boldly stride up those steps and ask if Mr Sedley was at home, to inquire after Miss Amelia, and to ask when Mr Jos might be expected back from India. I expect the supercilious footman would look more supercilious than ever. He would, probably, on the strength of his powdered hair, call me 'young feller, ' and would hint that he knew what my little game was: he might make offensive allusions to greatcoats and umbrellas, and be generally impertinent. I should not like to risk this, for if he said all, or any of these things, I might feel inclined to hit him. He is six feet one at least, and I think in a hand-to-hand combat I might possibly get the worst of it. It would be undignified for a person of my standing and years to be struggling with a footman and wallowing on the pavement in Russell Square in broad daylight, so I content myself with glaring at him. I flatter myself that, if I give my mind to it, I can glare any one down in five minutes. I give my mind to it on this occasion, and so scorch the poor man with my glare that he goes in and shuts the door. I will be bound he goes down into the kitchen and discourses at length to Jane, the housemaid, or Margaret, the cook, about the suspicious character he has seen lurking about the square. And I have no doubt he gives it as his opinion that the square ...
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