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London By Night
I i: Suppose the bird shouldn’t come, Mr Hawkhurst?at bird, n.1
London By Night
I i: Suppose the bird shouldn’t come, Mr Hawkhurst? London By Night I ii: Got a copper for the sweeper.at copper, n.
London By Night I ii: Don’t disturb yourselves, my dear boys, we’re on the square – not on the cross.at on the cross under cross, n.1
London by Night II ii: hawk.: I’d give a good round sum to know the name of the treacherous rascal. jack.: Then hand over the dibs, for I did the trick.at dibbs, n.
London by Night I ii: All right, I’ve dropped upon him!at drop to (v.) under drop, v.4
London by Night I i: I must provide our dupe with dress, cash, and all the requirements of a gentleman – so dub up!at dub up, v.1
London By Night I iii: I have discovered the rascals, their project, and their victim [...] I fancy we shall spoil their pretty little game.at game, n.
London By Night I ii: Then what‘s your little game, Smouchy?at game, n.
London By Night I ii: That’s a good un – a crossing-sweeper giving credit!at good one, n.
London by Night I ii: As far as an injun, pannum, and cheese, and a drop of heavy goes, you are perfectly welcome.at heavy wet, n.
London by Night II i: jack: Who’s to pay? ned: Whichever you please. jack: Oh! in that case you may as well settle it. ned: Not for Joseph! you asked me to tea.at not for Joe under joe, n.1
London by Night I ii: jack: How do you feel? ned: Not quite up to the knocker.at up to the knocker under knocker, n.1
London by Night II i: Well, I fancy I shall do; my togs being in keeping with this nobby place, I can pass for a regular swell.at nobby, adj.
London By Night I v: His doing a hornpipe on his nut upside down is the most wonderful effort of genius I ever witnessed!at nut, n.1
London by Night I ii: As far as an injun, pannum, and cheese, and a drop of heavy goes, you are perfectly welcome.at pannam, n.
London By Night I ii: Come along, my pippin, here’s prog and gatter in galore for an old pal.at pippin, n.
London by Night I ii: What’s in the wind, my rum cull?at rum cull (n.) under rum, adj.
London By Night I i: I am too old a salt to allow myself to drift on the quicksand of woman’s perfidy.at salt, n.2
London by Night II i: Vamoose – scarper – fly!at scarper, v.
London by Night II iii: I think I’ve settled him – if not the coming engine will complete the work.at settle, v.
London By Night I ii: Don’t disturb yourselves, my dear boys, we’re on the square – not on the cross.at on the square under square, adj.
London by Night I i: I was not disappointed with the ‘squeeze,’ for entering the first room, I discovered an open cabinet with a bowl of silver coin.at squeeze, n.1
London by Night I v: chairman: Mr Nobley Cole will give a song. omnes: Bravo – bravo! He’s a stunner, he is!at stunner, n.
London By Night I i: Tip us your fist. I see you are not too proud to shake hands with an old pal who has seen better days.at tip one’s mitt (v.) under tip, v.3
London by Night I i: You had your tools with you?at tools, n.
London by Night II i: Vamoose – scarper – fly!at vamoose, v.
London By Night I ii: Well, as Mr. Fairleigh is what the world calls ‘warm,’ his newly found friends are about to appropriate a portion of his capital.at warm, adj.
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