 Excuse — permit me," he said softly. "I have been unable not to hear. Might I take a liberty ? In this little restaurantsans-facon" — he spread wide his hands — "might I, as the phrase is, 'cut in'?" I could but signify our acquiescence. Berthe...  The Cornhill Magazine - Page 731edited by - 1916Full view - About this book
 | Sir Max Beerbohm - 1919 - 236 pages
...hands — ' might I, as the phrase is, " cut in " ? ' I could but signify our acquiescence. Berthe had appeared at the kitchen door, thinking the stranger...Beerbohm's too — very known to me. Your point is : who am / ? ' He glanced quickly over his shoulder, and in a lowered voice said ' I am the Devil.' I couldn't... | |
 | 1916 - 1030 pages
...restaurantsans-fafon — might I, as the phrase is, cut in?" I could but signify our acquiescence. Berthe had appeared at the kitchen door, thinking the stranger...Beerbohm's, too — very known to me. Your point is, who am I ?" He glanced quickly over his shoulder, and in a lowered voice said, "I am the devil." I could n't... | |
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