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"Why, do youat the mild-faced

ht of you that

sent the?"

"Vell, there veren't nobody else to, as I could see, sir," said the

entle smile and shake of the head "Volks ain't partial

to me in these yere parts, and as to them three, they're a bad lot,

they are, but Vistlin' Dick's the vorst--mark my vords, 'e'll come to

be topped yet"

"What do you ed, sir," answered thecontinually up and down the alley, "I ed, sir,--Lord love you, it's in 'is face--never see a

ot Vistlin' Dick down invuns"

"But why in your book?"

"Veil, d' ye see, I keeps a record of all the likely coves, Capital

Coves as you ht call 'em--" Here the mild man jerked his head

convulsively to one side, rolled up his eyes, and protruded his

tongue, all in hideous pantoain

"Ah! you ed?" said Barnabas

"As ever vas, sir, capital punish'lar jest

to keep an eye on my capital coves Lord! I vatches over 'em

all--like a feyther Theer's some volks as collects books, an' some

volks as collects picters an' old coins, but I collects capital

coves,--names and faces The faces I keeps 'ere," and he tapped his