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"Well, sir, we of the profession never interferes with gentlemanly

jobs, sir All I want of you is to help lar"

"Oh, I understand, sir; I understand coentleman, sir Now, you can return to that coal-bin I was just

about to make for it when you lit that candle"

"Why not leave by the cellar-doors?"

"I have my reasons, sir; most satisfactory reasons, sir I prefer

theGet along!"--his tones suddenly hardening

I got along

"The lady may sit down, sir," he said courteously

"Thank you, I will," replied the girl, plu down on an empty

winecase (She afterward confessed that if she had not sat down on the

box, she would have sat down on the cellar-floor, as a sort of

paralysis had seized her knees)

I stepped into the coal-bin, and rested the candle on the little shelf

for that purpose I was downright anxious to see the fellow safely

away There wasn't room in that cellar for the three of us His