We wos to foller yer, and to do the job wherever we could.
Then we was to bring your timepiece to him at the back of St.Martin's Church in the Strand at midnight, and he would pay us our money and let us keep the clock for our trouble.

Oh, yes, 'e's a deep un, jost take my tip for it.

He knowed that unless we 'outed' yer properly, we'd not be able to get at your fob, and then 'e'd not have paid out." "I see, and not being successful on your first attempt, you followed me again to-night, of course by his instructions as before ?" "That's so, guvner," the man replied, "but I reckon we ain't agoin' to see any money this trip.

If I'd ha' knowed who you was, I wouldn't a taken this job in hand, not for no money." "That is where so many of you go wrong," I said.

"You fail to make sufficient inquiries before you commence business.