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Chapter 60

           

           ‘It’sverydistressing,’saidBrass,‘immenselydistressing,Iamsure.Whenhecomestobetried,Ishallbeveryhappytorecommendhimtomercyonaccountofhispreviousgoodcharacter.Ididlosemoneybefore,certainly,butitdoesn’tquitefollowthathetookit.Thepresumption’sagainsthimstronglyagainsthimbutwe’reChristians,Ihope?’

           ‘Isuppose,’saidtheconstable,lookinground,‘thatnogentlemanherecangiveevidenceastowhetherhe’sbeenflushofmoneyoflate,Doyouhappentoknow,Sir?’

           ‘Hehashadmoneyfromtimetotime,certainly,’returnedMrGarland,towhomthemanhadputthequestion.‘Butthat,ashealwaystoldme,wasgivenhimbyMrBrasshimself.’

           ‘Yestobesure,’saidKiteagerly.‘Youcanbearmeoutinthat,Sir?’

           ‘Eh?’criedBrass,lookingfromfacetofacewithanexpressionofstupidamazement.

           ‘Themoneyyouknow,thehalf-crowns,thatyougavemefromthelodger,’saidKit.

           ‘Ohdearme!’criedBrass,shakinghisheadandfrowningheavily.‘Thisisabadcase,Ifind;averybadcaseindeed.’

           ‘What!Didyougivehimnomoneyonaccountofanybody,Sir?’askedMrGarland,withgreatanxiety.

           ‘Igivehimmoney,Sir!’returnedSampson.‘Oh,comeyouknow,thisistoobarefaced.Constable,mygoodfellow,wehadbetterbegoing.’

           ‘What!’shriekedKit.‘Doeshedenythathedid?askhim,somebody,pray.Askhimtotellyouwhetherhedidornot!’

           ‘Didyou,sir?’askedthenotary.

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