Palmet

Unable to state accurately that he had, Palmet cried, 'Oh! for dancing, the Frenchwoman beat the Italian.'

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

Palmet, best-natured of men, though generally prompted by some of his peculiar motives, dismounted from his horse, leaving him to Beauchamp, that he might conduct Mr. Lydiard to the station, and perhaps hear

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

Palmet sang out, and the ladies discerned Beauchamp under a fir-tree, down by the road, not alone.

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

Palmet observed that he should not have noticed anything else.

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

Such treatment of a favourable voter seemed odd to Palmet.

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

Palmet stooped to toss shillings with her young ones, that he might avoid the woman's face.

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

Palmet could recollect the name of one Tomlinson, and also the calling at a brewery.

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

'I'll take the lead,' she said, and started forward, pursued by Palmet.

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

It chimed too consonantly with a feeling of Beauchamp's, to repress which he replied: 'Your ideas about women are simply barbarous, Palmet.

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868

She went to Mrs. Lespel to repeat what she had extracted from Palmet, after warning the latter not, in common loyalty, to converse about his canvass with Beauchamp.

Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868