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You know ... pianoy and jaunty ... and with a vocalized "ha-rumph" no less.

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"There, there; never mind showing a bit of natural feeling that does you credit; your aunt is fretting herself to death over losing you -- Hir-rumph; and I do not mind owning that the house will be a trifle dull without you; and, of course, a young creature like you must feel it, too."

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. Various

"Hir-rumph, my dear, what is this your aunt tells me, that you are going to Prince's Gate to-morrow morning to offer your services as nurse in a gentleman's family?"

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 Various

And then -- without the husky tank boy to lift a finger -- we heard the rumph-h and rumbling of the valve-seats as the sea-water was driven out of her ballast-tanks; and then up she started.

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But only one frightens small children as it rumph-rumph-rumph's down the street.

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But only one frightens small children as it rumph-rumph-rumph's down the street.

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But then, ha-rumph, back in my day, there weren't opportunities to rate auto mechanics, or eBay sellers, or actresses 'red-carpet ensembles, or books, or films, or practically anything

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"Sweetheart," he said, taking her hand, and I should hardly have recognised his voice, "I have been thinking about you all the way home, and what a pleasant sight my wife's face would be after my long walk through the snow and ----" But here Aunt Agatha must have given him a warning look, for he stopped rather abruptly, and said, "Hir-rumph" twice over, and Aunt Agatha blushed just as though she were a girl.

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 Various

"hir-rumph" once or twice, and then I felt a thin crackling bit of paper underneath my palm.

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. Various