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Updated: September 29, 2025
"You're sure to succeed, sir," said Zook, "if your persuasions is accompanied wi' sassengers, 'am, an' buttered toast," remarked the little man softly, as he came to a pause for a few seconds. "I'll bring to bear on them all the arguments that are available, you may be sure. Meanwhile I shall count you my first recruit."
"Indeed!" exclaimed Charlie in surprise. "I know the house well. The head of it is a well-known philanthropist. How came you to leave them? They never would have allowed an old servant to come to your pass unless, indeed, he was " "A fool, sir, or wuss," interrupted Zook; "an' that's just what I was. I runned away from 'em, sir, an' I've been ashamed to go back since.
"Number 1 it is, sir, w'ich is more than I can say of this here slice," said Zook, helping himself to more toast.
A very small girl opened it and admitted that her missis was at 'ome; whereupon our hero turned to his companion. "I'll manage her best without company, Zook," he said; "so you be off; and see that you come to my lodging to-night at six to hear the result of my interview and have tea." "I will, sir." "And here, Zook, put that in your pocket, and take a good dinner." "I will, sir." "And hallo!
She hesitated, and, not seeing her way quite clearly to the fitting end of the sentence, asked if Mr Zook would 'ave 'ot water in the morning. "No, thank you, Missis," replied the little man with dignity, while he felt the stubble on his chin; "'avin left my razors at 'ome, I prefers the water cold."
Joining Hatton and allaying his anxiety by telling him the particulars of Captain Terry's despatch, supplemented by the information that McLean's injuries were not considered serious, Mr. Holmes asked permission to send one of the men in quest of Zook, with whom he desired very much to speak. "He has gone to the stable, sir, to take care of his horse," said a corporal of the guard.
Leaving Zook to his meditations, Mrs Butt retired to bed, remarking, as she extinguished the candle, that Mr Brooke was still "a-writin' like a 'ouse a fire!" We must now leap over a considerable space, not only of distance, but of time, in order to appreciate fully the result of Charlie Brooke's furious letter-writing and amazing powers of persuasion.
There was another habitue of the same lodging, named Stoker, whose temperament was the very opposite to that of little Zook. He was a huge, burly dock labourer; an ex-prize-fighter and a disturber of the peace wherever he went.
"You are not far out," said Howard, laughing. "I should not like one of them to come across me if I were wounded and helpless, and had anything worth stealing about me, let me be friend or foe. But they are useful for scouting, and there are only three hundred of them. They are called Bashi-Bazooks, you know." "Yes," said Harry; "from Bash, a head; da, without; zook, brains.
He had drawn from Corporal Zook a detailed account of McLean's spirited and soldierly conduct in the fight; learned that it was he who killed the second warrior in what was practically a hand-to-hand struggle, and that his wounds were painful and severe, despite his effort to overcome and hide them when the pursuit began. Hatton's remarks had been echoing time and again through his memory.
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