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Usage examples of tapper.

Neither Ada nor Tapper missed the hint of mystery and Ada looked at him very sharply indeed.

He was halfway through his meal before Tapper had picked up his knife and fork.

He sat back with a sigh of contentment and watched Tapper consume a leisurely breakfast.

He no longer felt any apprehension about the van, for clearly Tapper was a man who could look after himself and anyone along with him.

Flash ran it together, Tapper and Flash taking turns to attend sales or go on the knock in search of stock which was then resold to The Trade or to holiday-makers visiting Kingsbay.

Talking this way they reached the village of Bletchley Wood, set in a verdant little valley on each side of a swift-flowing stream and after an enquiry in the main square Tapper drove the van beyond the last houses and into a steep drive that led between high clumps of evergreen to Cedar Walk, the home of the Hon.

A woman answered his ring and they exchanged conversation after which Tapper went in with a backward thumbs-up sign as the door closed behind him.

He was on the edge of a luxurious doze when the van door opened so suddenly that he almost toppled out onto an excited Tapper, who now looked eager and conspiratorial and laid a warning finger on his lips.

They were as Tapper had suggested, mediocre oil-paintings, the work of a Victorian artist obsessed with the cult of castle ruins and cloud-draped mountains.

He heard Tapper hiss with pleasure and bowing slightly in the direction of the Hon.

They drove off down the drive exchanging no word but once they were back on the road and coasting along into the village, Tapper relaxed and thumped Mr.

As they were pottering along at about twenty-eight miles per hour they heard an imperious hooting immediately behind them and Tapper glanced into his mirror and gave a snort of indignation.

Having got this grudge off his chest, Tapper relented and pulled in to allow Chipper to pass.

Sermon, however, had little opportunity to enquire about any of them for Tapper whisked him into the little study that lay between the dining-room and drawing-room and pointed to a small, marquetry chest of drawers with a label announcing it to be Lot 311.

At the same time Tapper left the room without a glance in their direction and Mr.