Part 27 (2/2)
Then they rushed at each other and e footman--theatrically, after which they seemed to come to their nored to let some of the steam off, old man?” whispered the footman
”Yes, Orthur, my boy, had to open the safety valve,” replied the butler
”We're , ”but getting into shape Three hundred a-piece I say, ain't it grand?”
”Splendid,” said the butler, with a broad sht?”
”Right as right,wink, ”who'd be without a good only uncle to tip you when you want a few pounds to invest? I say, though, you'll go and pay the old boy as soon as we're gone?”
”Won't be tiht Get it done Make it easy if ant to do it again, eh?”
”All right; I'll go I say, Orthur, ain't I like a father to you?”
”Dear old -lost forther!”
”Steady!” said the butler, sternly, and their ain, with the elder stern and poer respectful and steady as a rock ”Yes; I'll go and put that right
Must take a cab You'll pay half?”
”Of course; that's all right, sir Fair shares in everything I say, Bob's got so else on Hadn't a chance to tell you before”
”Eh? What is that?”
”Goodwood He's had a letter I say, shall we be on there? Oh no, not at all”
”Pst! co dohispered the butler; and the foote, which soon after dashed off, while the butler, after the regular glance up street and down, closed the door He descended to his pantry, where he drew a glossy hat fro from a cupboard and went out to hail the first hansom round the corner This rattled him away in the direction of Bloorim portico of the church, and told the lance at him, but the butler looked too respectable for a bilker, and he settled down for a quiet s Mr Roach was not the class of do in a kind of commerce which could be properly carried on by the fruiterer He made for a quiet street, turned up a narrow court, and passed in through a glazed swing door upon whose embossed pane appeared the blazon of the Medici faenerous relative--”h and low, and the minute after he stood in darkness in a narrow box
A sharp-faced young ht and stretched out his hand across the broad counter
”Send the guv'nor,” said Roach, importantly
A sharp look was the answer, the shopman went away, and his place was taken directly by a keen, dark ht complexion, and to him Roach handed a little white ticket
”Hullo! So soon!” said thehis teeth, which matched his skin
”Well, didn't I tell you so?” said Roach, i my clients say”