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He rose as he spoke, and planted one foot upon

the pocket-knife thrown to hireat deal of show and ely

inon ood deal alarmed, but I knew all the while that this

was all show and that the great ruffian was trying to frighten me I

was in a desperately bad state, in an evil place, but it was broad

daylight, and people had seen me come in, so that I did not for a moment

think he would dare to killa curious nervous kind of treh lared atas to what

he should do next

"I wish Ike were here," I thought; and as I did so I could not help

thinking how big and strong he was, and how little he would reat cowardly ruffian by the throat and o

"Now, then," he cried, "out wi' that there money" For answer, I

foolishly showed hi rin of satisfaction, he tore ed it out, spat on the various coins, and thrust

the down again towards ive that up," I panted