Part 31 (1/2)
”Never mind; let's do e can A little's more than none Half a loaf's better than no bread, old ht”
”I say, you're sure this'll turn out all right?”
”Certain It's as safe as safe I'llelse up--and then we'll take all the shares we can get”
”And about selling out at the right ti confidently ”Look here”
He took out a letter and held it to his co up, and clapped it back in the butler's hands
”That's right, isn't it?” said Roach
”Splendid, old ”
”Of course it is; I copied it”
”Oh, I see Well, then, that's all right Go on ahead”
”But I wish it wasn't that centre-piece again I' wanted”
”Oh, it won't be wanted,” said the footed about that key”
”Well, give me time I say, that was a narrow squeak, when the old woht us”
”Yes, it was horrible,” said the butler, wiping his forehead ”Fancy her telling Je for us to coh for hirin, ”but it would have taken a lot of pulling to get us there”
”Yes, Orthur, ame would have been up”
”And before we'd lass of wine to pull you together Youlike that”
”No,” said Roach, brightening up; ”that would not do, Orthur The old woman did not find us out”
”I held the door too fast for her, and a uv'nor? I say, old ht wet it?”
The butler slass wouldn't be alass o' port, old man What do you say?”
”I say ditto, , drew out his keys, unlocked a cupboard, lifted out a cobwebby bottle with a dab of ash on its end, and with a great deal of cereave a finishi+ng touch to a couple of glasses as the cork was presented to hirance and sighed
Then the rich wine calasses, and these latter were raised