He was sure ma and Jim said ditto to all he said.

And before he sat down he was very glad to see their new next- door neighbours.

(Hear, hear.) They'd had their troubles, but they could reckon on friends in that room.

The young fellows were bound to get on if they stuck to their shop, and he'd like to drink the health of them and their ma." (Cheers.) The health was drunk.

Mrs Cruden looked at Reginald, Horace looked at Reginald, but Reginald looked straight before him and bit his lips and breathed hard.