Nutcombe

Nutcombe which made life in the country a necessity.

Uneasy Money 1928

The nephew dropped out of the running two years ago when his aunt, old Nutcombe's wife, who had divorced old Nutcombe, left him her money.

Uneasy Money 1928

It was the only thing Nutcombe seemed to live for.

Uneasy Money 1928

What it says, when you've peeled off a few of the long words which they put in to make it more interesting, is that old Nutcombe leaves you the money because you are the only man who ever did him a disinterested kindness -- and what I want to get out of you is, what was the disinterested kindness?

Uneasy Money 1928

I think making you his heir was the only sensible thing old Nutcombe ever did.

Uneasy Money 1928

They disagreed about something trivial, and old Nutcombe stalked out and never came in again.

Uneasy Money 1928

Probably old Nutcombe had wavered between half a dozen places too.

Uneasy Money 1928

I've had to go through life with a ghastly name like Nutcombe as a compliment to him, haven't I?

Uneasy Money 1928

Uncle Ira insisted on father and mother calling me Nutcombe; and whenever he got a new craze I was always the one he worked it off on.

Uneasy Money 1928

Talking of old Nutcombe, I was speaking to Gates again the other night.

Uneasy Money 1928