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Chapter 10

           

           Onthewayhome,ifIhadbeeninahumorfortalking,thetalkmusthavebeenallonmyside,forMr.WopslepartedfromusatthedooroftheJollyBargemen,andJoewentallthewayhomewithhismouthwideopen,torinsetherumoutwithasmuchairaspossible.ButIwasinamannerstupefiedbythisturningupofmyoldmisdeedandoldacquaintance,andcouldthinkofnothingelse.

           Mysisterwasnotinaverybadtemperwhenwepresentedourselvesinthekitchen,andJoewasencouragedbythatunusualcircumstancetotellheraboutthebrightshilling."Abadun,I’llbebound,"saidMrs.Joetriumphantly,"orhewouldn’thavegivenittotheboy!Let’slookatit."

           Itookitoutofthepaper,anditprovedtobeagoodone."Butwhat’sthis?"saidMrs.Joe,throwingdowntheshillingandcatchingupthepaper."TwoOne–Poundnotes?"

           Nothinglessthantwofatswelteringone-poundnotesthatseemedtohavebeenontermsofthewarmestintimacywithallthecattle–marketsinthecounty.Joecaughtuphishatagain,andranwiththemtotheJollyBargementorestorethemtotheirowner.Whilehewasgone,Isatdownonmyusualstoolandlookedvacantlyatmysister,feelingprettysurethatthemanwouldnotbethere.

           Presently,Joecameback,sayingthatthemanwasgone,butthathe,Joe,hadleftwordattheThreeJollyBargemenconcerningthenotes

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