[ As a battering-ram against the first and second buttons
of his waistcoat. ]
[ "Hold it back!" screamed Tinker. ]
[ Over these agreeable occupations they talked. ]
[ And she paused to let the splendour of the gift sink in. ]
[ It's time these lubbers walked the plank. ]
THE ADMIRABLE TINKER
CHAPTER ONE
SIR TANCRED'S QUEST
"It is," said Lord Crosland, "deucedly odd."