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Varney the Vampire

CHAPTER XV
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Who the devil indeed! They do say the devil and lawyers, sir, know something of each other--makes me smile." "I'll make you smile on the other side of that d----d great hatchway of a mouth of yours in a minute.

Who is Crinkles ?" "Oh, Mr.Crinkles, sir, everybody knows, most respectable attorney, sir, indeed, highly respectable man, sir." "A lawyer ?" "Yes, sir, a lawyer." "Well, I'm d----d!" Jack gave a long whistle, and both master and man looked at each other aghast.
"Now, hang me!" cried the admiral, "if ever I was so taken in in all my life." "Ay, ay, sir," said Jack.
"To come a hundred and seventy miles see a d----d swab of a rascally lawyer." "Ay, ay, sir." "I'll smash him--Jack!" "Yer honour ?" "Get into the chaise again." "Well, but where's Master Charles?
Lawyers, in course, sir, is all blessed rogues; but, howsomdever, he may have for once in his life this here one of 'em have told us of the right channel, and if so be as he has, don't be the Yankee to leave him among the pirates.

I'm ashamed on you." "You infernal scoundrel; how dare you preach to me in such a way, you lubberly rascal ?" "Cos you desarves it." "Mutiny--mutiny--by Jove! Jack, I'll have you put in irons--you're a scoundrel, and no seaman." "No seaman!--no seaman!" "Not a bit of one." "Very good.

It's time, then, as I was off the purser's books.

Good bye to you; I only hopes as you may get a better seaman to stick to you and be your _walley de sham_ nor Jack Pringle, that's all the harm I wish you.


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