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Chapter 31

           Spyerslosessightofhimaminuteasheturnsacorner;shootsround;seesalittlecrowd;divesin;"Whichistheman?""Dme!"saysChickweed,"I’velosthimagain!"Itwasaremarkableoccurrence,buthewarn’ttobeseennowhere,sotheywentbacktothepublic-house.Nextmorning,Spyerstookhisoldplace,andlookedout,frombehindthecurtain,foratallmanwithablackpatchoverhiseye,tillhisowntwoeyesachedagain.Atlast,hecouldn’thelpshutting’em,toease’emaminute;andtheverymomenthedidso,hehearsChickweeda-roaringout,"Hereheis!"Offhestartsoncemore,withChickweedhalf-waydownthestreetaheadofhim;andaftertwiceaslongarunastheyesterday’sone,theman’slostagain!Thiswasdone,onceortwicemore,tillone-halftheneighboursgaveoutthatMr.Chickweedhadbeenrobbedbythedevil,whowasplayingtrickswithhimarterwards;andtheotherhalf,thatpoorMr.Chickweedhadgonemadwithgrief.

           ‘WhatdidJemSpyerssay?’inquiredthedoctor;whohadreturnedtotheroomshortlyafterthecommencementofthestory.

           ‘JemSpyers,’resumedtheofficer,‘foralongtimesaidnothingatall,andlistenedtoeverythingwithoutseemingto,whichshowedheunderstoodhisbusiness.But,onemorning,hewalkedintothebar,andtakingouthissnuffbox,says"Chickweed,I’vefoundoutwhodonethishererobbery.""Haveyou?"saidChickweed.

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