The chunky one in the middle, his name's Sokai, but I call him Soaker for short.
Soaker took his thumping in a way that I judged it was a custom between them.
Down on the slope below Nan was thumping Soaker on the back to make him mind her.
He'd better never say beer-soaker to me again, the cursed scoundrel, nor look it either, curse him.
Call me a beer-soaker again will you," and out rolled another oath, but Daddy did not hear it.
I took particular pains to give him the first soaker in the left eye, and that eye was closing up on him so he couldn't see out of it very well.
I got a soaker in the jaw--knocked me stiff for a moment.
The Soaker baffled the king by sipping, never taking a full draught.
When this was in turn prohibited, the Soaker gave up any pretence, and brewed and drank unabashed, telling the angry king that he was celebrating his approaching funeral with due respect, which excuse led to the repeal of the obnoxious decree.
In the case of the soaker a little wine may be given at meal-times during the first stages of the cure; but he (or she) will soon reject even wine.
The soaker goes on without meeting any startling check for a good while; but, by slow degrees, the main organs of the body suffer, and a chronic state of alcoholic irritation is set up.
The soaker is amazed to find that women are afraid of him a little, and shrink from him--in fact, the only people who are cordial with him are the landlords, among whom he is treated as a sort of irresponsible baby.
Three quarts it held, and yet when full Could this oldsoaker at a pull Drink it half off and never sob; But few with him could bear a bob.
