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You must give the lady up. You must go to Mr. Boltby, and write just what he tells you. If you don't !" "Well, if I don't!" "By the living God, before two weeks are over you shall be in prison. Bullbean saw it all. Now you know, Captain 'Oshspur. You don't like dictating to, don't you?
"It was very bad, vasn't it, Captain 'Oshspur, having to divide with that fellow Stubber the money from the 'Orse Guards? You vas too clever for both of us there, Mr. 'Oshspur; veren't you now, Captain 'Oshspur? And I've two cheques still on my 'ands which is marked 'No account! 'No account' is very bad. Isn't 'No account' very bad on a cheque, Captain 'Oshspur?
And if I see my vay to my money one vay, and if I don't see no vay the other vay, vy, vhat's a man to do? You can't blame me, Captain 'Oshspur. I've been very indulgent with you; I have, Captain 'Oshspur." Cousin George promised, threatened, explained, swore by all his gods, and ended by assuring Mr. Abraham Hart that his life and death were in that gentleman's keeping. If Mr.
"Gammon, Captain 'Oshspur! Vere is the moneys?" "What business is that of yours?" "Oh, very well. Bullbean is quite ready to go before a magistrate, ready at once. I don't know how that vill help us with our pretty cousin with all the fortune." "How will it help you then?" "Look here, Captain 'Oshspur; I vill tell you vat vill help me, and vill help Captain Stubber, and vill help everybody.
"No; I ain't such a fool as I looks, Captain Oshspur, am I? I didn't think it likely, seeing vat vas the nature of his interrogatories. Mr. Boltby seemed to know a good deal. It is astonishing how much them fellows do know." "You didn't tell him anything?" "Not much, Captain 'Oshspur not at fust starting. I'm a going to have my money, you know, Captain 'Oshspur.
But if this were not done, and done at once, Mr. Hart swore by his God that Captain "'Oshspur" should be sold up, root and branch, without another day's mercy. The choice was between five hundred pounds a year in any of the capitals of Europe, and that without a debt, or penal servitude. That was the pleasant form in which Mr. Hart put the matter to his young friend.
Much in his opinion must depend on what Stubber would do. As for Stubber, he couldn't speak to Stubber himself, as he and Stubber "were two." As for himself, if he could get his money he certainly would not be "ungenteel." And he meant what he said meant more than he said. He would still run some risk rather than split on an old customer such as "Captain 'Oshspur."
You'll be at the Old Bailey very soon, if you don't do just vat you is told to do." "Me at the Old Bailey!" "Yes, Captain 'Oshspur, you at the Old Bailey. In vat vay did you get those moneys from poor Mr. Valker? I know vat I says. More than three hundred pounds! It was card-sharping." "Who says it was card-sharping?" "I says so, Captain 'Oshspur, and so does Mr. Bullbean. Mr.
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