... of Shropshire has had a fit, but rallied. He vows he was only picking up a letter, or tying his shoestring, or something of that kind; but Ruthven says he dined off boudins a la Sefton, and that, after a ... — The Young Duke • Benjamin Disraeli
... good-evening again," said the Creole. I noticed the perfection of his dress; evidently he had not as yet loosed as much as a shoestring. And then I observed also that the visitor so close before ... — Strong Hearts • George W. Cable
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