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Speculations became audible

"Wot is it? 'Naccident?"

"Nah! Gent 'ad 'is pocket picked!"

"Two toffs 'ad a scrap!"

"Feller bilked the cabestion

"They're doin' of it for the pictures"

The idea gained instant popularity

"Jear that? It's a fillum!"

"Wot o', Charlie!"

"The kemerer's 'idden in the keb"

"Wot'll they be up to next!"

A red-nosed spectator with a tray of collar-studs harnessed to his

stoht He spoke with decision

as one having authority

"Nothin' of the blinkin' kind! The fat 'un's bin 'avin' one or two

around the corner, and it's gorn and got into 'is 'ead!"

The driver of the cab, who till now had been ostentatiously unaware

that there was any sort of disturbance a the lower orders,

suddenly became hu around and addressing

George's head

"Exactly what I want to know," said George He indicated the

collar-stud entleain-counter seeattention from the many-headed and who appeared

considerably ruffled by the publicity, had been puffing noisily

during the foregoing conversation Now, having recovered sufficient

breath to resue once

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