He wos a wery peaceful, inoffendin' little creetur, and wos alvays a-bustlin' about for somebody, or playin'
rackets and never vinnin'; till at last the turnkeys they got quite fond on him, and he wos in the lodge ev'ry night, a-chattering vith 'em, and tellin' stories, and all that 'ere.
He looked at the old shops, still there, still selling the same things; the booksellers with school-books, pious works, and the latest novels in one window and photographs of the Cathedral and of the city in the other; the games shop, with its cricket bats, fishing tackle, tennis
rackets, and footballs; the tailor from whom he had got clothes all through his boyhood; and the fishmonger where his uncle whenever he came to Tercanbury bought fish.
Suddenly, as they were about to boldly enter through the opening, there arose a harsh clamor of sound that swelled and echoed on every side, until they were nearly deafened by the
racket and had to put their fingers to their ears to keep the noise out.
Her cargo is not stowed in any sense; it is simply dumped into her through six hatchways, more or less, by twelve winches or so, with clatter and hurry and
racket and heat, in a cloud of steam and a mess of coal-dust.
It was very sweet and humble and obedient she looked, sitting there, still as a mouse; I could hardly keep from setting her free and telling her to make as much
racket as she wanted to.
The yelling was of no use, for the Marionettes, instead of going on with their act, made twice as much
racket as before, and, lifting up Pinocchio on their shoulders, carried him around the stage in triumph.
I tried two of the keys, just as soft as I could; but they seemed to make such a power of
racket that I couldn't hardly get my breath I was so scared.
These mysterious articles were followed, however, by others which were more within their, range of comprehension--by a pair of dumb-bells, a purple cricket-bag, a set of golf clubs, and a tennis
racket. Finally, when the cabman, all top-heavy and bristling, had staggered off up the garden path, there emerged in a very leisurely way from the cab a big, powerfully built young man, with a bull pup under one arm and a pink sporting paper in his hand.
I meant to work this
racket more and more, as time wore on, if nothing occurred to frighten me.
They passed in out of sight and presently there was a most awe-in- spiring
racket in the wood.
There was a winch for the pulling in of the slack; the outgoing line being controlled by a
racket. There was invariably one man at least, day and night, on the tower to attend to it.
What a relief it was to choking Stubb, when a rat made a sudden
racket in the hold below.