Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 5, 1890

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 5, 1890, by Various, Edited by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand

Journalistic.
The Prisoner, who was fashionably attired, and of genteel appearance ; i.e. , An ill-got-up swell-mobsman.
A powerful-looking fellow ; i.e. , An awful ruffian.
A rumour has reached us —(in the well-nigh impenetrable recesses wherein, as journalists, we habitually conceal ourselves).
Nothing fresh has transpired ; i.e. , The local Reporter's invention is at last exhausted.
The Prisoner seemed fully alive to the very serious position in which he was placed ; i.e. , He occasionally wiped his mouth on his knuckles.
The proceedings were kept up until an advanced hour ; i.e. , The Reporter left early.
Social.
I'm so sorry I've forgotten to bring my Music ; i.e. , I'm not going to throw away my singing on these people.
Dear me, this is a surprise to meet you here! I didn't, you see, know you were in Town ; i.e. , By which I wish her to understand that I hadn't seen that prominent account of her Mid-Lent dance ( for which I had received no invitation ) that appeared in last Thursday's Morning Post .