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The famous and fab'lous Franko o' Florence, the fire-eatin', flame-swallerin', fat feller as weighs thirty-two stone if a hounce seein's believin' and all for a tanner a tanner! Sixpence an' no more! Come and see Franko the fattest feller o' Florence as will eat fire, devour glass and swaller swords, and all for sixpence for sixpence!
Trapes put down the teapot with a jerk. "A deal in real estate!" she repeated, and thereafter fell to such unintelligible mutterings as "Record price! Fab'lous! No, it couldn't be! An' yet silk socks! 'On an' after above date all tenants soever residin' will be re-dooced by fifty per cent!" Suddenly Mrs. Trapes sat bolt upright.
And it lays back from the road wi' a pair o' gates iron gates as is also ruinated, atween two stone pillars wi' a lion a-top of each, leastways if it ain't a lion it's a griffin, which is a fab'lous beast. And talking of beasts, sir, I do believe as that theer dratted child don't never mean to sleep no more.
Brimberly set down the decanter he chanced to be holding, and having caressed each fluffy whisker, smiled. "I think, sir," said he gently, "y-es, I think we may answer 'yes' to your latter question. I think we may tell you and admit 'ole-'earted and frank, sir, that the Ravenslee fortune is fab'lous, sir, stoopendious and himmense!" "Oh, Lord!" exclaimed Mr.
Walk up, ladies and gents, an' don't be shy; walk up an' shake 'ands wi' Franko the fab'lous fat feller as can sing ye, dance ye, tell fortun's, forecast the future, cast 'orrer-scopes, strike na-tivities or stand on 'is 'ead and all for sixpence for sixpence!"
"Fab'lous!" repeated Mrs. Trapes, and sniffed. "Well, I never had no use fer millionaires, anyway they're generally fools or rogues this one's a fool sure any one is as would give much fer a place like Mulligan's an' yet, come t' think of it again 'are warned as all rents will be re-dooced fifty per cent. by order' yes, come t' think of it again, what I say is God bless this millionaire, an' whatever he is, Ann Angelina Trapes is sure goin' t' mention him before th' Throne this night."
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