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"The postman won't do his business quicker than Sedgett 'll tap this tale upon every door in the parish," said Jonathan. "I can only say I'm sorry, for your sake;" Robert was expressing his contrition, when his father caught him up, "Who can hurt me? my sake?
"After all, if I stop in England," said he, "I can't afford to lose my position in society; anything's better than that an unmitigated low scoundrel like Sedgett should bag the game." Besides, is it not somewhat sceptical to suppose that when Fate decides, she has not weighed the scales, and decided for the best?
Sedgett shook his wallet of gossip with an enjoying chuckle.
"A little in you would stiffen your back, Mr. Sedgett." "Poor Bob Eccles didn't want no stiffening when he come down first," Sedgett interjected. At which, flushing enraged, Mrs. Boulby cried: "Mention him, indeed! And him and you, and that son of your'n the shame of your cheeks if people say he's like his father.
But when she lifted the latch of the gate, a sensation, prompted by some unwitting self-accusal, struck her with alarm. She passed into the room, and beheld her father, and Mrs. Sumfit, who was sitting rolling, with her apron over her head. The man Sedgett was between them.
Sedgett happened to say: "If you won't hand the money now, I must have it when I've married her. Swear you'll be in the vestry when we're signing. I know all about marriages. You swear, or I tell you, if I find I'm cheated, I will throw the young woman over slap." Algernon nodded: "I shall be there," he said, and thought that he certainly would not.
Nic Sedgett; she could understand, was the accomplice of one of the Fairly gentlemen; but of which one, she could not discover, and consequently set him down as Mr. Algernon Blancove.
Be off. If you follow me, I give you into custody of a policeman." "You durst n't." Sedgett eyed him warily. He could spy a physical weakness, by affinity of cowardice, as quickly as Algernon a moral weakness, by the same sort of relationship to it. "You don't dare," Sedgett pursued. "And why should you, sir? there's ne'er a reason why. I'm civil. I asks for my own: no more 'n my own, it ain't.
"Down with it, you dog!" cried Algernon, crushing his hat as he started up. "It'll come on your nose, if I downs with it, my lord," said Sedgett. "You've what they Londoners calls 'bonneted yourself." He pulled Algernon by the coat-tail into his seat. "Stop!" Algernon shouted to the cabman. "Drive ahead!" roared Sedgett.
Here's the pint: Is all square? Am I t' have the cash in cash counted down, I asks? And is it to be before, or is it to be after, the ceremony? There! bang out! say, yes or no." Algernon sent him to perdition with infinite heartiness, but he was dry, dispirited, and weak, and he walked on, Sedgett accompanying him.
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