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gentlemanly-looking man, who had retired into the 

 crowd. 



ITr. Eoby had a peculiar habit of shaking his head ; 

 the motion may he described as a sudden, nervous kind 

 of twitching the same as one would imagine might be 

 produced in any other man, if suddenly stung in the 

 ear with a wasp ; but the sting of ten wasps in Eoby 'a 

 ear could not have produced a corresponding movement 

 in his head, when the clerk called upon him to pay 

 fifty guineas. 



" Fifty d Is as like !" said he. . , 



" "Well, you've bought the horse, and must pay for 

 him ; and it is fortunate that I know you," said the 

 auctioneer. 



The reputed owner now came up, and turning to 

 ]Mr. Eoby, said, in a tone of displeasure, 



" Why don't you pay for this horse, like a gentleman ? 

 you've bought him fairly ; and if you don't pay me to- 

 day, you shall be served with a writ to-morrow." 



The wasps were in Eoby's ear again, and he began 

 to look more serious. Another of the coping gang tap- 

 ped him on the shoulder, and said, 



" May I have a word with you, sir ?" 



" Certainly," said Eoby, and the two walked away. 



"Now,'' said the coper,"! understand you have 

 bought a bay horse at this sale to-day :" 



"Yes," said Eoby, " they say I have." 



" Will you sell him again ?" 



" I will," said Roby. 



