"Bon voyage" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of a landsman. The long and short of walking a plank is just this. We passed a wide plank over the gunnel, greasing it well at the outer end, led the Frenchmen up to it blindfolded, and wished them 'bon voyage,' in their own lingo, just out of politeness. They walked on till they toppled into the sea, and the sharks did'nt refuse them, though they prefer a nigger to any ...
— The Pacha of Many Tales • Frederick Marryat
... Bidding "bon voyage" was no longer the stupid dock-party platitude it had been. It was bidding "good-by" with faint hope of "au revoir." Ladies going abroad, even brides, thought little of their deck costumes so long as they ...
— We Can't Have Everything • Rupert Hughes
... little rough, perhaps; but with congenial company, such as I trust you will find," and his eyes gleamed with kindly merriment, "you will hardly mind that. Good-by, Miss Carleton; bon voyage; and if I can ever in any way serve you as a friend, do not fail to command me," and before she could reply he had vanished in the crowd. She looked in vain for any trace of him; then turning to glance at his companion of a moment before, ...
— That Mainwaring Affair • Maynard Barbour
... can say nothing, eh, monsieur? Bon voyage, and keep out of the way of the soldiers," whispered the girl ...
— From Powder Monkey to Admiral - A Story of Naval Adventure • W.H.G. Kingston
... I have been quite kind enough. As you observed yourself just now, it is nearly eleven o'clock, and I must ask you to go away. Bon voyage, and a ...
— The Last Chronicle of Barset • Anthony Trollope |
