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Support the Monkey! Tell All your Friends and Teachers |
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We must have Blood, you know. Some young fellows, you know, may be a little behind their station, perhaps, in point of education and behaviour, and may go a little wrong, you know, and get themselves and other people into a variety of fixes - and all that - but deuce take it, it's delightful to reflect that they've got Blood in 'em! Myself, I'd rather at any time be knocked down by a man who had got Blood in him, than I'd be picked up by a man who hadn't!' This sentiment, as compressing the general question into a nutshell, gave the utmost satisfaction, and brought the gentleman into great notice until the ladies retired. After that, I observed that Mr. Gulpidge and Mr. Henry Spiker, who had hitherto been very distant, entered into a defensive alliance against us, the common enemy, and exchanged a mysterious dialogue across the table for our defeat and overthrow. 'That affair of the first bond for four thousand five hundred pounds has not taken the course that was expected, Spiker,' said Mr. Gulpidge. 'Do you mean the D. of A.'s?' said Mr. Spiker. 'The C. of B.'s!' said Mr. Gulpidge. Mr. Spiker raised his eyebrows, and looked much concerned. 'When the question was referred to Lord - I needn't name him,' said Mr. Gulpidge, checking himself - 'I understand,' said Mr. Spiker, 'N.' Mr. Gulpidge darkly nodded - 'was referred to him, his answer was, "Money, or no release."' 'Lord bless my soul!' cried Mr. Spiker. "'Money, or no release,"' repeated Mr. Gulpidge, firmly. 'The next in reversion - you understand me?' 'K.,' said Mr. Spiker, with an ominous look. '- K. then positively refused to sign. He was attended at Newmarket for that purpose, and he point-blank refused to do it.' Mr. Spiker was so interested, that he became quite stony. |
