It was
lent me by a countryman o' mine; but I paid him back in his own coin—ha! ha!"
"A countryman of yours, Terry?"
"Ay, and a noble one, too, Quilt—more's the pity! You've heard of the Marquis
of Slaughterford, belike?"
"Of course; who has not? He's the leader of the Mohocks, the general of the
Scourers, the prince of rakes, the friend of the surgeons and glaziers, the terror of
your tribe, and the idol of the girls!"
"That's him to a hair?" cried Terence, rapturously. "
"There, now! You mustn't get mixed. “Bit thick on the old man, isn’t it?” said Roddy, who had developed a bluff,
straightforward style in the motor shop. "Tut, tut! Don't exaggerate. She did not start for the Imperial College. The customary gold band was missing; but a soft gold Chinese ring Spurlock
had picked up in Singapore—the characters representing good luck and
prosperity—was slipped over Ruth's third finger. That’s why I come to tell you. A small brickbat was thrown, which struck Jonathan in the
face. Do you
know, I am beginning to believe that we only exist nowadays by the tolerance of
these millionaire tradesmen. Hark ye, Blueskin," continued
he, addressing that personage, who, in obedience to his commands, had, with
great promptitude, driven out the rabble, and again secured the door, "a word in
your ear. There was no broken faith—not even any question of anything of the
sort.
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