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Crawley of Queen’s Crawley

           "Yousee,MissSharp,whenI’mnothereTinker’sonboardwages:whenI’mintownshedineswiththefamily.Haw!haw!I’mgladMissSharp’snothungry,ain’tyou,Tink?"Andtheyfelltoupontheirfrugalsupper.

           AftersupperSirPittCrawleybegantosmokehispipe;andwhenitbecamequitedark,helightedtherushlightinthetincandlestick,andproducingfromaninterminablepocketahugemassofpapers,beganreadingthem,andputtingtheminorder.

           "I’mhereonlawbusiness,mydear,andthat’showithappensthatIshallhavethepleasureofsuchaprettytravellingcompanionto-morrow."

           "He’salwaysatlawbusiness,"saidMrs.Tinker,takingupthepotofporter.

           "Drinkanddrinkabout,"saidtheBaronet."Yes;mydear,Tinkerisquiteright:I’velostandwonmorelawsuitsthananymaninEngland.LookhereatCrawley,Bart.v.Snaffle.I’llthrowhimover,ormyname’snotPittCrawley.PodderandanotherversusCrawley,Bart.OverseersofSnailyparishagainstCrawley,Bart.Theycan’tproveit’scommon:I’lldefy’em;theland’smine.ItnomorebelongstotheparishthanitdoestoyouorTinkerhere.I’llbeat’em,ifitcostmeathousandguineas.Lookoverthepapers;youmayifyoulike,mydear.Doyouwriteagoodhand?I’llmakeyouusefulwhenwe’reatQueen’sCrawley,dependonit,MissSharp.Nowthedowager’sdeadIwantsomeone."

           "Shewasasbadashe,"saidTinker.

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