The Grinder Papers — page 184: what you’re looking at

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THE GRINDER PAPERS. 179 The other gentleman was very stout, and wore his head a’most shaved, as near as I could see. Mr. Chalker sot a cheer, and sez he, ‘‘ Be seated, sir.” ‘Thank ye,” sez the other. ‘*Shall I light the gas?” sez Mr. Chalker. ‘‘No,” sez the other. ‘‘I prefer such conversation as we're about to hev to be had in the twilight. You can think better— eh?” Then Mr. Chalker poured out suthin’,.and they both drank, and then they lit a couple o’ cigars and smoked. Then sez the visitor : | «*See here, Chalker, I dunno as you'll thank me for sayin’ so, but I don’t like your plot.” ‘*What’s the matter with it?” sez Mr. Chalker. ‘<There ain't enough action intu it,” seztheother. ‘‘There’s talkin’ and no dewin’.” I folds my hands and rolls up my eyes, and thinks me, ‘‘ Air I the instrument for tu be used intu the detection o’ a plot ?” Then I listened. a —£*Well,” sez Mr. Chalker, ‘‘I dunno. I’ve broke off Eveli- nys marriage, and kidnapped her sweetheart and sent him to sea, and I’ve forged a letter tellin’ her how’t he’s unfaithful, ang she’s goin’ to marry Black Dungarry.” ‘*And the hull o’ this time I hain’t nuthin’ to do,” sez the other wretch. ‘*'The risin’ moon discloses you a waitin’ in the woods fur to EGOomiecboo “cS €Oo