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A distinct promise of a hundred pounds was made to him, if he would have the child ready to hand over to Trevelyan on Trevelyan's arrival in England. "It ain't to be done, you know," said Bozzle. "Of course it ain't," said Mrs. Bozzle. "It ain't to be done anyways; not in my way of business. Why didn't he go to Skint, as I told him, when his own lawyer was too dainty for the job?
Brer Rabbit he skint up de chimbly dat's w'at turnt de pot er greens over. Brer Tarrypin, he crope under de bed, he did, en got behime de cloze-chist, en Miss Meadows en de gals, dey run out in de yard. "Brer Fox, he sorter look roun' en feel or de back er his head, whar Brer Tarrypin lit, but he don't see no sine er Brer Rabbit.
"If you would have gone to Mr. Skint, sir ," suggested Bozzle. "There ain't no smarter gent in all the profession, sir, than Mr. Skint." Mr. Trevelyan made no reply to this, but walked on in silence, with his minister at his elbow.
"Ole Brer B'ar, he spit on his han's en skint up de tree, en jam his head in de hole, en sho nuff, Brer Rabbit, he grab de pine pole, en de way he stir up dem bees wuz sinful dat's w'at it wuz. Hit wuz sinful.
Bideawhile had positively refused to move in the matter; and Trevelyan, mad as he was, had felt a disinclination to throw his affairs into the hands of a certain Mr. Skint, of Stamford Street, whom Bozzle had recommended to him as a lawyer.
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