"lovely stuff in that blue suit he had on and stylish tie and socks with the skyblue silk things on them hes certainly well off I know by the cut his clothes have and his heavy watch" (U18.420)
"but he was like a perfect devil for a few minutes after he came back with the stoppress tearing up the tickets and swearing blazes because he lost 20 quid he said he lost over that outsider that won and half he put on for me on account of Lenehans tip cursing him to the lowest pits that sponger he was making free with me after the Glencree dinner coming back that long joult over the featherbed mountain after the lord Mayor looking at me with his dirty eyes Val Dillon that big heathen" (U18.428)
"I first noticed him at dessert when I was cracking the nuts with my teeth I wished I could have picked every morsel of that chicken out of my fingers it was so tasty and browned and as tender as anything only for I didnt want to eat everything on my plate those forks and fishslicers were hallmarked silver too I wish I had some I could easily have slipped a couple into my muff when I was playing with them" (U18.429)
"then always hanging out of them for money in a restaurant for the bit you put down your throat we have to be thankful for our mangy cup of tea itself as a great compliment to be noticed the way the world is divided" (U18.435)
"in any case if its going to go on I want at least two other good chemises for one thing and but I dont know what kind of drawers he likes none at all I think didnt he say yes" (U18.437)
"and half the girls in Gibraltar never wore them either naked as God made them that Andalusian singing her Manola she didnt make much secret of what she hadnt yes" (U18.440)
"and the second pair of silkette stockings is laddered after one days wear I could have brought them back to Lewers this morning and kicked up a row" (U18.442)
"and made that one change them only not to upset myself and run the risk of walking into him and ruining the whole thing" (U18.444)
"one of those kidfitting corsets Id want advertised cheap in the Gentlewoman with elastic gores on the hips he saved the one I have but thats no good what did they say they give a delightful figure line 11/6" (U18.446)
An issue of The Gentlewoman from 1890. Very classy!
An issue of The Gentlewoman from 1890. Very classy!
"obviating that unsightly broad appearance across the lower back to reduce flesh my belly is a bit too big" (U18.449)
"Ill have to knock off the stout at dinner or am I getting too fond of it" (U18.450)
"the last they sent from ORourkes was as flat as a pancake" (U18.451)
"he makes his money easy Larry they call him the old mangy parcel he sent at Xmas a cottage cake and a bottle of hogwash he tried to palm off as claret that he couldnt get anyone to drink God spare his spit for fear hed die of the drouth or" (U18.452)
"I must do a few breathing exercises I wonder is that antifat any good" (U18.455)
"might overdo it the thin ones are not so much the fashion now" (U18.456)
"garters that much I have the violet pair I wore today thats all he bought me out of the cheque he got on the first O no there was the face lotion I finished the last of yesterday that made my skin like new I told him over and over again get that made up in the same place and dont forget it" (U18.457)