I couldn't give _you_ as a reference, and I don't know any man who would be generous enough to take the risk of participating in the fraud....

unless it were Praed--good old Praddy.

I'm sure it's been done now and again.

They call Judge FitzSimmons 'an old woman.' Well, d'you know, I believe he _is_ ...
a wise old woman." _Norie_: "Well: bide a wee, till our firm is doing a roaring business: I can pretend then to take in a male partner, p'raps.
Rose and Lilian are very hard-working and we can't afford to lose them yet.

If you appeared one morning dressed as a young man they might throw up their jobs and go elsewhere..." _Vivie_: "You may be quite sure I won't let _you_ down.