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Chapter 12. Bleeding Heart Yard

           Plornish,goingupthisyardaloneandleavinghisPrincipaloutside,foundagentlemanwithtightdrablegs,aratheroldhat,alittlehookedstick,andablueneckerchief(CaptainMaroonofGloucestershire,aprivatefriendofCaptainBarbary);whohappenedtobethere,inafriendlyway,tomentiontheselittlecircumstancesconcerningtheremarkablyfinegreygeldingtoanyrealjudgeofahorseandquicksnapper-upofagoodthing,whomightlookinatthataddressasperadvertisement.Thisgentleman,happeningalsotobethePlaintiffintheTipcase,referredMrPlornishtohissolicitor,anddeclinedtotreatwithMrPlornish,oreventoendurehispresenceintheyard,unlessheappearedtherewithatwenty-poundnote:inwhichcaseonly,thegentlemanwouldaugurfromappearancesthathemeantbusiness,andmightbeinducedtotalktohim.Onthishint,MrPlornishretiredtocommunicatewithhisPrincipal,andpresentlycamebackwiththerequiredcredentials.ThensaidCaptainMaroon,‘Now,howmuchtimedoyouwanttomaketheothertwentyin?Now,I’llgiveyouamonth.’ThensaidCaptainMaroon,whenthatwouldn’tsuit,‘Now,I’lltellwhatI’lldowithyou.Youshallgetmeagoodbillatfourmonths,madepayableatabanking-house,fortheothertwenty!’ThensaidCaptainMaroon,whenthatwouldn’tsuit,‘Now,come;Here’sthelastI’vegottosaytoyou.Youshallgivemeanothertendown,andI’llrunmypencleanthroughit.

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