There's nothing wrong, only that the Rajah has been to Perowne's this morning to propose for the fair Helen, and he has come away with a flea in his ear.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
My husband, of course, was generous to a fault and accustomed to living like a gentleman-and he invested very heavily in real estate, too-but this Mr. Blount was always out for his interest and Honest John would skin a dead flea.
"Shadow Mountain"
Dane Coolidge
You just jump at everything like a flea.
"Shadow Mountain"
Dane Coolidge