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Chapter 19

           

           ‘It’sbetterthat,thanletting‘emgoupontheparishoraboutthestreets,’saidMrVuffin.‘Oncemakeagiantcommonandgiantswillneverdrawagain.Lookatwoodenlegs.Iftherewasonlyonemanwithawoodenlegwhatapropertyhe’dbe!’

           ‘Sohewould!’observedthelandlordandShortbothtogether.‘That’sverytrue.’

           ‘Insteadofwhich,’pursuedMrVuffin,‘ifyouwastoadvertiseShakspeareplayedentirelybywoodenlegs,it’smybeliefyouwouldn’tdrawasixpence.’

           ‘Idon’tsupposeyouwould,’saidShort.Andthelandlordsaidsotoo.

           ‘Thisshows,yousee,’saidMrVuffin,wavinghispipewithanargumentativeair,‘thisshowsthepolicyofkeepingtheused-upgiantsstillinthecarawans,wheretheygetfoodandlodgingfornothing,alltheirlives,andingeneralverygladtheyaretostopthere.Therewasonegiantablack‘unaslefthiscarawansomeyearagoandtooktocarryingcoach-billsaboutLondon,makinghimselfascheapascrossing-sweepers.Hedied.Imakenoinsinuationagainstanybodyinparticular,’saidMrVuffin,lookingsolemnlyround,‘buthewasruiningthetrade;andhedied.’

           Thelandlorddrewhisbreathhard,andlookedattheownerofthedogs,whonoddedandsaidgrufflythatheremembered.

           ‘Iknowyoudo,Jerry,’saidMrVuffinwithprofoundmeaning.‘Iknowyourememberit,Jerry,andtheuniversalopinionwas,thatitservedhimright.

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