Hilda snatched her eyes from Stingaree, and was sorry for Mrs. Clarkson for the first time in their acquaintance.
"Stingaree"
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
A dead silence had fallen on the crowded and heated store, and in the silence Stingaree was already taking an unguarded interest in Mrs. Clarkson's appearance, which as certainly betokened imminent collapse.
"Stingaree"
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
"Mrs. Clarkson," said Stingaree, "you have been singing too much, and the quality of your song has not been equal to the quantity."
"Stingaree"
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung