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Chapter 42

           

           ‘Confoundyou,whatdoyoumean?’saidthestoutmanrisingalittle,andsupportinghimselfonhiselbow.‘Keepyoupoor!You’dkeepuspoorifyoucould,wouldn’tyou?That’sthewaywithyouwhining,puny,pitifulplayers.Whenyoulose,you’remartyrs;butIdon’tfindthatwhenyouwin,youlookupontheotherlosersinthatlight.Astoplunder!’criedthefellow,raisinghisvoice‘Damme,whatdoyoumeanbysuchungentlemanlylanguageasplunder,eh?’

           Thespeakerlaidhimselfdownagainatfulllength,andgaveoneortwoshort,angrykicks,asifinfurtherexpressionofhisunboundedindignation.Itwasquiteplainthatheactedthebully,andhisfriendthepeacemaker,forsomeparticularpurpose;orrather,itwouldhavebeentoanyonebuttheweakoldman;fortheyexchangedglancesquiteopenly,bothwitheachotherandwiththegipsy,whogrinnedhisapprovalofthejestuntilhiswhiteteethshoneagain.

           Theoldmanstoodhelplesslyamongthemforalittletime,andthensaid,turningtohisassailant:

           ‘Youyourselfwerespeakingofplunderjustnow,youknow.Don’tbesoviolentwithme.Youwere,wereyounot?’

           ‘Notofplunderingamongpresentcompany!Honouramongamonggentlemen,Sir,’returnedtheother,whoseemedtohavebeenveryneargivinganawkwardterminationtothesentence.

           ‘Don’tbeharduponhim,Jowl,’saidIsaacList.‘He’sverysorryforgivingoffence.Theregoonwithwhatyouweresayinggoon.

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