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Chapter 3

           ‘It’sanastytrade,’saidMr.Limbkins,whenGamfieldhadagainstatedhiswish.

           ‘Youngboyshavebeensmotheredinchimneysbeforenow,’saidanothergentleman.

           ‘That’sacausetheydampedthestrawaforetheylititinthechimbleytomake’emcomedownagain,’saidGamfield;‘that’sallsmoke,andnoblaze;vereassmokeain’to’nouseatallinmakingaboycomedown,foritonlysindshimtosleep,andthat’swothelikes.Boysisweryobstinit,andwerylazy,Gen’l’men,andthere’snothinklikeagoodhotblazetomake’emcomedownvitharun.It’shumanetoo,gen’l’men,acause,evenifthey’vestuckinthechimbley,roastingtheirfeetmakes’emstruggletohextricatetheirselves.

           Thegentlemaninthewhitewaistcoatappearedverymuchamusedbythisexplanation;buthismirthwasspeedilycheckedbyalookfromMr.Limbkins.Theboardthenproceddedtoconverseamongthemselvesforafewminutes,butinsolowatone,thatthewords‘savingofexpenditure,’‘lookedwellintheaccounts,’‘haveaprintedreportpublished,’werealoneaudible.Theseonlychancedtobeheard,indeed,oraccountoftheirbeingveryfrequentlyrepeatedwithgreatemphasis.

           Atlengththewhisperingceased;andthemembersoftheboard,havingresumedtheirseatsandtheirsolemnity,Mr.Limbkinssaid:

           ‘Wehaveconsideredyourproposition,andwedon’tapproveofit.

           ‘Notatall,’saidthegentlemaninthewhitewaistcoat.

           ‘Decidedlynot,’addedtheothermembers.

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