"Matey" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... hand, matey; I ain't 'arf caught!" entreated Tiddler, who, resting principally on his face and one knee, was making ...
— With Haig on the Somme • D. H. Parry
... I wonder if that there chap with the cart has got the young woman under cover. She'll be scared out of her life. Eh, but isn't it dark? It might be half-past ten. Here, matey"—to Banquo—"let's have something in keepin' loike. Give us 'Lead, Kindly Light,' lad, on t' cornet, and I'll sing the bass. I want t' ...
— Mad Shepherds - and Other Human Studies • L. P. Jacks
... it, matey," ses the cabman, with a kind smile, as he took 'old of his 'orse and led it up to Sam's lodgings. "I know I can trust you, but it'll save you trouble. But s'pose he's been on the drink and ...
— Short Cruises • W.W. Jacobs
... right, matey,' said he, his teeth chatterin' as I snugged him down. 'But cut along and leave ...
— News from the Duchy • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
... laboring under a strong, repressed excitement. Newman wore an air of triumph, as though he had just accomplished a difficult victory. My tongue had suddenly become very thick, but I managed to mumble a query. "Say, matey, what's the game?" ...
— The Blood Ship • Norman Springer
... gradually edged toward the stool on which he stood, stepped up to him and spoke softly. "That's bloomin' well torn it, matey," said B2471. "You've 'ad a good time all to your little self, but we 'ave to dror the line. You'll 'ave to ...
— Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 • Various |
