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'I'll bet you ten guineas to five, he cuts his throat, said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 'Done, replied Mr. Simmery. 'Stop! I bar, said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, thoughtfully. 'Perhaps he may hang himself. 'Very good, rejoined Mr. Simmery, pulling out the gold pencil-case again. 'I've no objection to take you that way. Say, makes away with himself.
'Kills himself, in fact, said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 'Just so, replied Mr. Simmery, putting it down. "Flasher ten guineas to five, Boffer kills himself." Within what time shall we say? 'A fortnight? suggested Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 'Con-found it, no, rejoined Mr. Simmery, stopping for an instant to smash a fly with the ruler. 'Say a week.
So it was entered down on the little books that Boffer was to kill himself within ten days, or Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, was to hand over to Frank Simmery, Esquire, the sum of ten guineas; and that if Boffer did kill himself within that time, Frank Simmery, Esquire, would pay to Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, five guineas, instead. 'I'm very sorry he has failed, said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire.
'Split the difference, said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 'Make it ten days. 'Well; ten days,'rejoined Mr. Simmery.
Simmery, having by this time killed all the flies and taken all the bets, strolled away to the Stock Exchange to see what was going forward. Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, now condescended to receive Mr. Solomon Pell's instructions, and having filled up some printed forms, requested the party to follow him to the bank, which they did: Mr.
Both gentlemen had very open waistcoats and very rolling collars, and very small boots, and very big rings, and very little watches, and very large guard-chains, and symmetrical inexpressibles, and scented pocket-handkerchiefs. 'I never bet half a dozen! said the other gentleman. 'I'll take a dozen. 'Done, Simmery, done! said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 'P. P., mind, observed the other.
'Of course, replied Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, entered it in a little book, with a gold pencil-case, and the other gentleman entered it also, in another little book with another gold pencil-case. 'I see there's a notice up this morning about Boffer, observed Mr. Simmery. 'Poor devil, he's expelled the house!
'Capital dinners he gave. 'Fine port he had too, remarked Mr. Simmery. 'We are going to send our butler to the sale to-morrow, to pick up some of that sixty-four. 'The devil you are! said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 'My man's going too. Five guineas my man outbids your man. 'Done. Another entry was made in the little books, with the gold pencil-cases; and Mr.
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