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"Why, the fact is," said Dick, "I had proposed that pleasure to myself; and, if it's all the same to you, you can jostle Tom, and I'll do the remainder in good style, I promise you." "That I can't agree to," said Loftus; "but as it appears we both have set our heart on cheating the bridegroom, let us both start fair, and 't is odd if between us Tom Durfy is not done"
"You know I'll stick by you, young 'un," said Reginald; "but that won't do you much good, unless you stick by yourself. Suppose Durfy managed to get rid of me after all " "Then I should go to to the dogs," said Gedge, emphatically. "You're a greater fool than I took you for, then," said Reginald.
It had been bound to come sooner or later, and Reginald, as he drew the boy's arm once more under his own, felt almost a sense of relief as he stood and watched Mr Durfy slowly pick himself up and collect his scattered wardrobe. It was some time before the operation was complete, and even then Mr Durfy's powers of speech had not returned.
Suppose you were a young greenhorn, Durfy which I'm afraid you aren't and saw an advertisement in the Rocket saying you could make two hundred and fifty pounds a year easy without interfering with your business, eh? what would you do?" "If I was a greenhorn," said Durfy, "I'd answer the advertisement and enclose a stamped envelope for a reply." "To be sure you would!
As long as Durfy wanted to get rid of him, so long was he determined to stay where he was, and meanwhile in young Gedge he had some one to look after, which would make the drudgery of his daily work tolerable. Horace did not altogether like it, but he knew it was no use arguing then on the subject. They mutually agreed to put the best face on everything before their mother.
But do not judge him harshly yet, for his troubles are only beginning. Horace meanwhile had wended his way with some trepidation and curiosity to the manager's sanctum. He felt uncomfortable in being separated from Reginald at all, especially when the latter was left single-handed in such an uncongenial atmosphere as that breathed by Mr Durfy and Barber.
"No," said Mr Durfy, scornfully, "I guessed not. You're too stuck-up for us, I can tell you. Here, Barber." An unhealthy-looking young man answered to the name. "Take this chap here to the back case-room, and see he sweeps it out and dusts the cases.
Then I suppose he must have overheard me saying something to Waterford about you, for he broke out with a vicious laugh, "`Reginald! Yes, he'll thank you for this. I'll make it so hot for him "`Look here, said Waterford, `this is the last time you're going to be cautioned, Durfy. If you open your mouth once more you'll be gagged; mind that. I mean what I say. "This was quite enough for Durfy.
Reginald's conscience told him he was respectable, and he hoped he was also moderately intelligent, though opinions might differ on that point. "Omega" that sounded well! The man knew Greek possibly he was a classical scholar, and therefore sure to be a gentleman. Oh, what a contrast to the cad Durfy! "Liverpool."
Yes, to Durfy, the outcast, the dupe, the baffled adventurer, the risk was worth running. He quickened his step and opened the blade of the penknife in his pocket as he did so. Not that he meant to use it, but in case Faugh! the fellow was staggering as helplessly as ever!
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