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I intended saying so, but Mr. Cripps got ahead of me. "You get off my grounds," he blurted, waving his fist. "You get out of 'ere now or I'll 'ave you put off. Do you 'ear?" I should have answered him as he deserved to be answered, but Frances would not let me. "Don't, Kent," she whispered. "Don't quarrel with him, please. He is going, Mr. Cripps. We are going now." Mrs. Cripps fairly shrieked.
He knew there was no place in Maltby where he could get it repaired, and it was hardly to be expected that Cripps would take it back. What was to be done? Either he must pay 3 pounds 10 shillings for a rod of no value, or He slowly took the rod to pieces and put it back into the canvas bag. The top joint after all did not look amiss; and, yes, there was a little bit of elasticity in it.
"Good-day, sir," said Cripps, holding out his hand. Loman looked at the hand and then at Mr Cripps's face. There was the same ugly leer about the latter, into which a spark of anger was infused as the boy still held back from the proffered hand. With an inward groan Loman gave the hand a spiritless grasp, and then hurried back miserable and conscience-stricken to Saint Dominic's.
"Mouse or Louse, it means the syme," declared W. Keyse with burning eyes. "And the Doctor's goin' to find it does." He held up his lean right hand and swore it. "So 'elp me, Jimmy Cripps!" Lynette Saxham came into the consulting-room that was on the ground-floor of the house in Harley Street, behind the room where patients waited their turn.
Oliver had nothing for it but to narrate all he knew of Loman's recent money difficulties, of his connection with Cripps, and of his own and Wraysford's share in helping him out of his straits. The Doctor heard all he had to say, putting in a question here and there, whenever by the boy's manner there seemed to be anything kept in the background which wanted some coaxing to bring out.
Get out of my shop, do you hear? or I'll get some one in who will help you out! I'll teach you to come here and make yourself at home, you lying " "Now, Cripps," began Loman. "Hold your noise! do you hear?" said Cripps, savagely. "I'm very sorry, Cripps," said the wretched boy; "I didn't mean to hurt him, but he " "Oh! you won't go, won't you?
"Oh, but I'm certain to have it then that is, next to certain." "Oh! then what you're telling me about this here Nightingale of yours is a lie, is it?" said the 'cute Mr Cripps. "You ain't got it at all, ain't you?" Loman could have bitten his tongue off for making such a blunder. "A lie? No; that is Why, Cripps, the fact is " he stammered, becoming suddenly very red.
Stephen had in a confidential moment during the holidays told Oliver of these visits, and of his intimacy with Mr Cripps. The elder brother was very angry and astonished when he heard of it.
I tried to work, but soon gave it up, and went on going down to the Cockchafer instead, to keep Cripps in good humour, till I was quite a regular there. You know what a fearful hash I made of the exam. I could answer nothing. That very day Cripps had sent up to threaten to tell the Doctor everything unless I paid what I still owed. I had paid off all the bill but eight pounds.
Alas! he had forgotten, too, about telling all to his father! "Good-day, young gentleman," said Cripps, with a pensive face which made the boy quite sorry to see. He shook hands cordially and gratefully, and departed lighter in heart than he had felt for some time.
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