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" Don't know ? Come, no gammon ! I'll make it two 

 quid and half a bull, and pay you the dust now." 



" I'm still in the dark ; besides, I have only just 

 bought the horse." 



''Indeed, Who from?" 



" A very respectable gentleman, the Yicar of ." 



"Oh, oh! Ha, ha! I know; he was a tall man, 

 dressed in a regular swell suit o' black, and a white 

 choker, and two of his front teeth out." 



"Well, that is a good description of the gentleman 

 from whom I purchased him." 



" Why, I thought everybody knew ' Long Jack,' or, 

 as some people call him, the ' Darby Tup.' " 



" Indeed, I never had the honour of his acquaintance, 

 and think you must be mistaken." 



"Did he give you any religious tracts ?" 



"He did." 



" Entitled ' Jerusalem Lamented ?' " 



"Yes, here they are," (producing tracts). 



"Now, I'll convince you that he also sold you a 

 ' chinked-backed' horse, for which the money I offered 

 you is a fair price." 



" You never offered me any money." 



"Yes I did, two quid and half, a-bull." 



" What do you mean ? 



"I mean two sovereigns and half-a-crown." 



" I gave 45 for him, and received a warranty with 

 him." 



" Very likely ; shouldn't wonder. But look here, air, 



