"The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba"



242 ~ a trifle more point-device than the best taste approves
point-device: An actual, honest-to-God word, meaning scrupulously correct. From the French for "fixed point."

243 ~ Bermondsey
An area of South London in the Southwark borough.

jostled the elbow of a flash person
flash: A show-offy person, particularly in dress.

245 ~ fished out of the river down Rotherhite way
Rotherite: A district in southeast London in the Southwark borough.

246 ~ See that wet, see that dry!
Not traced

bring the slops to this pub
slops: A form of back slang used in England, in which a new word is created by reversing the letters. So, "police" becomes "ecilop," and modified to "slops."

254 ~ There ain't nobody loves me
Not traced

259 ~ "A Barmecide feast, I see"
Barmecide: A word from the Arabian Nights, meaning someone who offers an illusionary advantage or benefit. Named for a prince of the Barmecide family, who pretended to set before the hungry Shacabac food, on which the latter pretended to feast.

264 ~ like Pantaloon at the circus
Pantaloon was a stock character in the Italian Commedia dell'arte

"where I keep my chas and my Froth Blower's cuff-links"
chas: Not traced

Froth Blowers: The Ancient Order of Froth-Blowers first made its appearance in the "Bellona Club" novel.