Part 30 (1/2)
”I don't,” said Arthur, complacently--”Old boy's a bit jealous,” he added to himself
”Then don't act as if you did They're sharp enough, and before long they'll begin talking One of 'e out another, and then out'll come the claw from the soft paws, and there'll be a row”
”Well, theythemselves if there is”
”But don't you see that the disappointed one that you've in to talk nasty-like and she'll knohat your wages are”
”Eh?”
”That's it,so for cabs and railway fares, and supper afterwards, on five pound a quarter”
”Dash it!” cried Arthur
”Yes, that's it,very nicely just now; don't spoil a good thing See what I mean?”
”Yes, I see what you mean, old chap,” said Arthur, who had suddenly becoave Maria Blay a gold watch”
”Only a second-'and 'un, and I bought the pawn-ticket cheap”
”Maybe, but there's a big sound about a gold watch Then you gave cook a brooch, and Betsy Dellow a gold ring, and it ain't wise, my lad, it ain't wise We're on the road to fortune, so don't you get looking back for the sake of a bit of nonsense, or you and s”
”No, Mr Roach, I won't, sir I'm very sorry, and I'll be a bit ht, Orthur,” said the butler, i to come between us two”
”Of course not, sir It wouldn't do,” cried the foot new?”
”Well, no, Mr Roach, sir I haven't seen the chance of a tip lately”
The butler smiled triumphantly
”You don't mean to say you have, sir?”
”But I do, Orthur,” he replied in a hoarse whisper ”It isn't Mr Rob's or Mr Paddy's this tiuv'nor's”
Arthur whistled in his exciteot the tip, and if you and ot the pluck to do it we're ot the pluck,” said the footman, huskily ”What's the 'orse?”
”Not a horse at all, hts, and I've found out all about it, Orthur I've seen the letters
They're going to blow the thing up full of wind, and buy up all the shares they can Then when the thing's at the height, they sell, and make thousands”
”Phehistled the footman