Part 7 (1/2)
”Ah, indeed!” Then, raising his voice, ”Hey! Jan Kat! Co of feet The native constable, who had been roosting in the son on the court-house steps, appeared at the door
”Turn Mr Sonnenberg out of my office”
Just those feords--quietly spoken--no further appeal to leave Roden prepared to go on with his work again
”Co was speechless with rage He glared first at Roden, then at the stalwart Fingo, as though he had so one or both of thenoe
”Come, sir, you must leave the office,” repeated the constableopened his led forth weird and sonorous Gerlish blasphe out so thick and fast as to tread upon each other's heels and well-nigh to choke the utterer In thespace a voice--quick and stern--was heard to exclai started In the doorway stood the istrate himself But there was that in the latter's face which sadly disconcerted the frenzied Teuton The ally he had reckoned on seean volubly to explain how he had been insulted when he came in, and how the constable had been ordered to eject hi in no word; then he looked at the summons, which still lay on the table, where it had been thrown
”Mr Sonnenberg,” he said, ”I can see through a brick wall as far as most people and I don't want to be told the ins and outs of this
Whatever you have had to put up with you have brought upon yourself
You received a perfectly courteous letter re you that you had not yet taken out your licence You chose to take no notice of that, so Mr Musgrave, byhere to talk about it you have co on a contempt of court, and if you think that you can co up a roe shall soon show you your mistake Whatever day is set forth on the summons, that day you had better be in court--which is all I need say in the o”
Astounded, bewildered, snubbed down to the very dust, Sonnenberg slunk off The silent, absolutely indifferent conte than any look of cheap triuht it worth while to put in one word of his version of the story, wherein he was right But the vindictive Jeithin his heart the direst of dire vengeance did the chance ever present itself
”That damned Jew!” exclaimed Mr Van Stolz in his free and confidential hen he and his subordinate were alone together again ”You were quite right, Musgrave Youfrolove with the with hi
Still, of course, it doesn't do to be too sharp on fellows I don't enerally That iot only half what he deserved When is the case to come on?”
”Next Monday, sir”
”So! Well, he'll be as mild as Moses then,” chuckled the other
On another occasion a worthy representative of Doppersdorp was destined to learn that the new ether born yesterday This was a law-agent, a bumptious, ill-conditioned fellow na ruthlessly taxed down bill after bill of costs, of a glaringly extortionate nature He, entering the office one day, asked for twopenny revenue sta received, he thren a deed
”Stamp that, please”
Roden cast his eye down the document, and satisfied himself that the stamp duty was precisely the amount just purchased
”It wants a 2 pound stamp,” he said
”Just so,” returned the other briskly ”Stick these on, please,”
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”Stick thean to rave It was the duty of the Distributer of Staht to him, and so forth What did he mean?
To all of which Roden turned a deaf ear, and proceeded to occupy himself with other matters