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The History of Samuel Titmarsh

CHAPTER XI
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You beat Brough; you do, by Jove! for he looks like a rogue--anybody would swear to him; but you! by Jove, you look the very picture of honesty!" "A deep file," said Aminadab, winking and pointing me out to his friend Mr.Jehoshaphat.
"A good one," says Jehoshaphat.
"In for three hundred thousand pound," says Aminadab: "Brough's right- hand man, and only three-and-twenty." "Mr.Titmarsh, sir, your 'ealth, sir," says Mr.Lock, in an ecstasy of admiration.

"Your very good 'earth, sir, and better luck to you next time." "Pooh, pooh! _he's_ all right," says Aminadab; "let _him_ alone." "In for _what_ ?" shouted I, quite amazed.

"Why, sir, you arrested me for 90_l_." "Yes, but you are in for half a million,--you know you are.

_Them_ debts I don't count--them paltry tradesmen's accounts.

I mean Brough's business.


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