Why, it's actionable!" I added, knowing the house-agent's mortal dread of anything connected with the law.
"But you won't spread it no further, Mr Lorton ?" he said, anxiously, the sound eye looking at me with a beseeching expression.
"_I_ won't, Shuffler," I answered; "take care that _you_ don't!" "I'll take my davy, sir, as how it shan't cross my lips again," he replied in a convincing tone.
"Very well, Shuffler," I replied, turning away from him.

"Only keep to that, and it will be best for you.

Good day!" "Good day, sir; and you won't come to the auction along o' me ?" "No," said I.

"I can't spare the time to-day.

I'll try and come to- morrow, if that will do as well." I did not wish to be angry with him; for, after all, I had brought the bitter information he conveyed entirely upon myself.