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He judged it suited Billy's convenience to declare that no such things happened, the more so because Mr. Forde's own father was well known to have broke a preventive officer's arm in his youth and done time for the same. But a man by the name of Chawner Green it was that caused Samuel the greatest mistrust.
"Look here, Chawner your confounded name is Chawner, isn't it? there's a mistake somewhere, I'm sure of it. Listen to me. I'm not going to tell the Doctor what you think I am!" "What do I think you are going to tell him?" "I haven't the slightest idea; but, whatever it is, you're wrong."
For Samuel held that a chap of five-and-fifty, and hard as a nut, which Chawner Green was known to be, did ought to do honest work an occupation never connected in the public mind with Mr. Green.
All these interviews had taken time. He was alarmed on looking at the clock to see that it was nearly eight; the Doctor was a long time over that call for the first time he began to feel uneasy he made hurried mental calculations as to the probability of the Doctor or Chawner being the first to return.
She'll think the same as I do about this night's work, and dare you to lay a finger on me if ever you want to look in her face again." They argued over that a bit and Chawner cussed and swore, because he said the keepers would be on to 'em in half a minute and all lost. And then he got another idea and challenged Samuel for the last time. "List to this," he said.
Chawner little suspected. The great, tramping march of progress was not to be impeded by Mr. Chawner. Mr. Povey began to make his own tickets. At first he suffered as all reformers and inventors suffer.
What is it you're going to tell the Doctor?" "Mind your own business, sir," said Paul sharply. "It is my own business," said Chawner; "but I don't want to be told what you're going to tell him. I know." "Good heavens!" said Mr. Bultitude, annoyed to find his secret in possession of this boy of all others. "Yes," repeated Chawner. "I know, and I tell you what I won't have it!"
"Now, sir," began Paul, with dignity, when he had closed the glass door behind him, "perhaps you'll be good enough to tell me how you mean to prevent me from seeing Dr. Grimstone, and telling him telling him what I have to tell him?" "I'll tell you, Dickie," said Chawner, with an evil smirk. "You shall know soon enough." "Don't stand grinning at me like that, sir," said the angry Mr.
"Then you see, Chawner, you misunderstood him. By the way, Bultitude, there was something you were to tell me, I think?" Chawner's small glittering eyes were fixed on Paul menacingly as he managed to stammer that he did want to say something in private. "Very well, I am going out to see a friend for an hour or so when I come back I will hear you," and he left the room abruptly.
So Chawner left 'em in each other's arms for five minutes, and then Samuel went on his way. A very happy marriage, and a week after they joined up, Chawner married a new-made widow, which he had long ordained to do in secret; but she wouldn't take him till a year and a day was passed.
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