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An Appeal Case

           "Thedoorbeingatthatmomentopenedbyaverysingular-lookinglittlemaninagreen-baizecapandapron,whosefaceandhandsanddresswereblackenedallover,wepassedalongadrearypassageintoalargebuildingwithbarebrickwallswherethereweretargets,andguns,andswords,andotherthingsofthatkind.Whenwehadallarrivedhere,thephysicianstopped,andtakingoffhishat,appearedtovanishbymagicandtoleaveanotherandquiteadifferentmaninhisplace."Nowlookeehere,George,"saidtheman,turningquicklyrounduponhimandtappinghimonthebreastwithalargeforefinger."Youknowme,andIknowyou.You’reamanoftheworld,andI’mamanoftheworld.Myname’sBucket,asyouareaware,andIhavegotapeace-warrantagainstGridley.Youhavekepthimoutofthewayalongtime,andyouhavebeenartfulinit,anditdoesyoucredit."Mr.George,lookinghardathim,bithislipandshookhishead."Now,George,"saidtheother,keepingclosetohim,"you’reasensiblemanandawell-conductedman;that’swhatYOUare,beyondadoubt.Andmindyou,Idon’ttalktoyouasacommoncharacter,becauseyouhaveservedyourcountryandyouknowthatwhendutycallswemustobey.Consequentlyyou’reveryfarfromwantingtogivetrouble.IfIrequiredassistance,you’dassistme;that’swhatYOU’Ddo.PhilSquod,don’tyougoa-sidlingroundthegallerylikethat"thedirtylittlemanwasshufflingaboutwithhisshoulderagainstthewall,andhiseyesontheintruder,inamannerthatlookedthreatening"becauseIknowyouandwon’thaveit.""Phil!"saidMr.

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