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But though several boys came, it was some time before one appeared whose convenience it suited to conduct our heroes to the presence of Mr Durfy. Just, however, as their patience was getting exhausted, and Reginald was making up his mind to shake the dust of the place from his feet, a boy appeared and offered to escort them to the composing-room.
The hours wore on. Even the printing-office when he passed it again was going to rest. The compositors one by one were flitting home, and the engine was dropping asleep. He stood and watched the men come out, and wondered if any of them were like himself whether among them was a young Gedge or a Durfy? Then he wandered off back into the heart of the town.
One hundred pounds a day for ten days makes how much, Durfy?" "A thousand," said Durfy. "Humph!" said Mr Shanklin. "Time to think of our Christmas holidays." "Wait a bit. We've not done yet. You say your two young mashers are still in tow, Alf?" "Yes; green as duckweed. But they're nearly played out, I guess.
Are they any good?" "Not a bit," growled Mr Durfy; "fools both of them." "Which is the bigger fool?" "The old one." "Then keep him for yourself put him to composing, and send the other one down here. Send him at once, Durfy, do you hear?"
And if he had known all, he could have counted two; for Mr Durfy, finding himself in a mood to wreak his wrath on some one, summoned the ill-favoured Barber to sweep out the back case-room, and gave his orders so viciously that Barber felt distinctly aggrieved, and jumping to the conclusion that Reginald had somehow contrived to turn the tables on him, he registered a secret vow, there and then, that he would on the first opportunity, and on all subsequent opportunities, be square with that luckless youth.
"I don't see what he wants hanging about when everybody's gone," said Horace. "Unless he's screwed and can't get home I've known him like that. That fellow's not screwed, though," he added; "see, he's heard some one coming, and he's off steady enough on his legs." "Rum," said Horace. "It looked like Durfy, too. Never mind, whoever it is, we've routed him out this time.
"Never mind this time, but you'd better look a little sharper, my boy. There's the Brummagem Cup next week, you know, and we shall want to know the latest scratches on the night before. It'll be worth a fiver to you if you work it well, Durfy. Fill up your glass."
We'd send your friend a dozen at twelve and six, and if he didn't shell out the other thirty bob on delivery, we'd still have the thirty bob he paid down to cover our loss. Do you twig?" Durfy laughed. "Do you dream all these things," he said, "or how do you ever think of them?" "Genius, my boy; genius," said Mr Medlock.
It was hardly a flattering reception, and gave our heroes very little chance of showing off their classical proficiency. They had at least expected, as Mr Richmond's nominees, rather more than a half glance from the manager; and to be thus summarily turned over to a Mr Durfy before they had as much as opened their mouths was decidedly unpromising.
"Here's a pretty kettle of fish," said Dick: "Tom Durfy, who is engaged to dine with me to-day to take leave of his bachelor life, as he is going to be married to-morrow, is arrested, and now in quod, and wants me to bail him." "The shortest way is to pay the money at once," said Edward; "is it much?"
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