Refuse, and I must try and find some evidence against you that will rid society of you for some time to come.
Doubtless it will not be very difficult." He considered a moment before he replied.
"Well," he said, "I don't know as how I won't tell you, a seein' you're who yer are, and I am not likely to get anything out of the job.

It was a rare toff who put us on to it.

Silk hat, frock-coat, and all as natty as a new pin.

He comes across us down in the Dials, stood us a couple of drinks, turfed out a suvring apiece, and then told us he wanted the gentleman at Rickford's Hotel laid by for a time.

He told us 'ow yer were in the habit of going about the streets at night for walks, and said as 'ow he would be down near the hotel that evenin' and when yer came out, he would strike a match and light a smoke just ter give us the tip like.