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Chapter 29

           ‘Doyouknoweitherofus?Thissideofthescreenisprivate,sir.’

           ‘Nooffence,Ihope,’returnedtheoldman.

           ‘ButbyG,sir,thereisoffence,’saidtheother,interruptinghim,‘whenyouintrudeyourselfuponacoupleofgentlemenwhoareparticularlyengaged.’

           ‘Ihadnointentiontooffend,’saidtheoldman,lookinganxiouslyatthecards.‘Ithoughtthat

           ‘Butyouhadnorighttothink,sir,’retortedtheother.‘Whatthedevilhasamanatyourtimeoflifetodowiththinking?’

           ‘Nowbullyboy,’saidthestoutman,raisinghiseyesfromhiscardsforthefirsttime,‘can’tyoulethimspeak?’

           Thelandlord,whohadapparentlyresolvedtoremainneutraluntilheknewwhichsideofthequestionthestoutmanwouldespouse,chimedinatthisplacewith‘Ah,tobesure,can’tyoulethimspeak,IsaacList?’

           ‘Can’tIlethimspeak,’sneeredIsaacinreply,mimickingasnearlyashecould,inhisshrillvoice,thetonesofthelandlord.‘Yes,Icanlethimspeak,JemmyGroves.’

           ‘Wellthen,doit,willyou?’saidthelandlord.

           MrList’ssquintassumedaportentouscharacter,whichseemedtothreatenaprolongationofthiscontroversy,whenhiscompanion,whohadbeenlookingsharplyattheoldman,putatimelystoptoit.

           ‘Whoknows,’saidhe,withacunninglook,‘butthegentlemanmayhavecivillymeanttoaskifhemighthavethehonourtotakeahandwithus!’

           ‘Ididmeanit,’criedtheoldman.‘ThatiswhatImean.ThatiswhatIwantnow!’

           ‘Ithoughtso,’returnedthesameman.

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