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collected the whole of the money save the £2000 

 from Mr. Whittaker, who had written to Beeton's, 

 in Milk Street, Cheapside, saying he was not in a 

 position to pay, and asking that all his Cambridge- 

 shire bets should be scratched. On hearing this, 

 Perkins called on Whittaker to see if he could get 

 something. But Whittaker was obdurate. He had 

 lost, and was not going to pay ! 



" Well," said Perkins, " if that's your intention, 

 Whittaker, I'll be frank with you. You can wipe 

 off that £2000, and send and receive in London 

 your winning bets if with that amount knocked oft' 

 there's a balance for you. I tell you plainly that I 

 don't intend tipping up old Greville a farthing. The 

 bets are in my name, and they're going into my 

 pocket. Mr. Greville has put me oft" any number of 

 times. Now, without his permission, I am going to 

 put myself on." 



Whittaker acted as advised, and never afterwards 

 " looked back." It is impossible, of course, to pen a 

 word in extenuation of the action either of Mr. 

 Perkins or of Mi\ Whittaker. But I must say that 

 when the tale got abroad Mr. GreviUe did not 

 receive a deal of sympathy. He was so very, very 

 close. 



If the victory of Muscovite, by their piratical 

 policy, benefited Messrs. Perkins and Whittaker it 



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