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go on with the rest, as he said thev were up 

 for a spree. *' Besides," he added, " Harry 

 Wright is with them, and he might think about 

 the rotten eggs job, vou know, John." 



" Oh, he's all right with me now father," 

 said I. '' We've made all that up over a glass 

 at the Queen's Head." " Ay ay," persisted 

 my father, " That may be very well, but 

 Harrv's a quarrelsome fellow, and when the 

 wine's in, the wit's out ; so don't you go, John." 



Much against my inclinations, I determined 

 to take my father's advice, so, going out to the 

 others, I made some sort of excuse to get out 

 of it. I said that Mr. Fuller wanted me, or 

 something of that sort, and they left, on my 

 making a half promise that I would look them 

 up later on. I did not do this, and, curiously 

 enough, I have never since seen Harry Wright 

 from that day to this. 



The third coiner was soon ' nobbled,' and 

 the three were sent to Avlesbury for trial. 

 Smith, Lovering, mvself, and others gave evi- 

 dence against them, and they were convicted ; 

 the horse dealer man got six months ' and hard,' 



