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Chapter 32. Going

           You’readriverindisguise,ascrewerbydeputy,awringer,andsqueezer,andshaverbysubstitute.You’reaphilanthropicsneak.You’reashabbydeceiver!’

           (Therepetitionoftheperformanceatthispointwasreceivedwithaburstoflaughter.)

           ‘Askthesegoodpeoplewho’sthehardmanhere.They’lltellyouPancks,Ibelieve.’

           Thiswasconfirmedwithcriesof‘Certainly,’and‘Hear!’

           ‘ButItellyou,goodpeople—Casby!Thismoundofmeekness,thislumpoflove,thisbottle-greensmiler,thisisyourdriver!’saidPancks.‘Ifyouwanttoseethemanwhowouldflayyoualive—hereheis!Don’tlookforhiminme,atthirtyshillingsaweek,butlookforhiminCasby,atIdon’tknowhowmuchayear!’

           ‘Good!’criedseveralvoices.‘HearMrPancks!’

           ‘HearMrPancks?’criedthatgentleman(afterrepeatingthepopularperformance).‘Yes,Ishouldthinkso!It’salmosttimetohearMrPancks.MrPanckshascomedownintotheYardto-nightonpurposethatyoushouldhearhim.PancksisonlytheWorks;buthere’stheWinder!’

           TheaudiencewouldhavegoneovertoMrPancks,asoneman,woman,andchild,butforthelong,grey,silkenlocks,andthebroad-brimmedhat.

           ‘Here’stheStop,’saidPancks,‘thatsetsthetunetobeground.Andthereisbutonetune,anditsnameisGrind,Grind,Grind!Here’stheProprietor,andhere’shisGrubber.

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