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Chapter 37

           ‘Isthatnoharm?’

           Thelawyerstoppedshortinhisinvective,andlisteningforamoment,andrecognisingthewell-knownvoice,restedhisheaduponhishand,raisedhiseyestotheceiling,andmutteredfaintly,‘There’sanother!’

           Upwentthesinglegentleman’swindowdirectly.

           ‘There’sanother,’repeatedBrass;‘andifIcouldgetabreakandfourbloodhorsestocutintotheMarkswhenthecrowdisatitsthickest,I’dgiveeighteen-penceandnevergrudgeit!’

           Thedistantsqueakwasheardagain.Thesinglegentleman’sdoorburstopen.Heranviolentlydownthestairs,outintothestreet,andsopastthewindow,withoutanyhat,towardsthequarterwhencethesoundproceededbent,nodoubt,uponsecuringthestrangers’servicesdirectly.

           ‘IwishIonlyknewwhohisfriendswere,’mutteredSampson,fillinghispocketwithpapers;‘ifthey’djustgetupaprettylittleCommissiondelunaticoattheGray’sInnCoffeeHouseandgivemethejob,I’dbecontenttohavethelodgingsemptyforonewhile,atallevents.’

           Withwhichwords,andknockinghishatoverhiseyesasifforthepurposeofshuttingoutevenaglimpseofthedreadfulvisitation,MrBrassrushedfromthehouseandhurriedaway.

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