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you've put six or seven shillings in my pocket, 

 already; this morning. I was told that Lukey 

 had gone after those chaps. ( Is it young or 

 old Lukey,' says I. ' Young Lukey/ says they. 

 ' Then ' says I, ' I'll bet a sovereign they'll bring 

 back two out of the three ; young Lukey runs 

 like a hare, and springs like a tiger, there's no 

 getting away from him. He'll catch two out 

 of the three, and so you have, Jack, and 'here's 

 my hand, old man ; and we'll forget old scores,- 

 and wipe every thing off with a glass of grog." 



Then we all turned into the Queen's Head 

 for a few minutes, and Harry and I wiped out 

 all ill-feeling, over a glass. He told me he 

 was getting on very well in the police, and had 

 just run down for a few days' holiday. 



After this we went off to old Dick's, to tell 

 him the news, for these three men had played 

 " Jack's alive " at his house pretty frequently. 

 Every time they went there they had called for 

 beer, and tendered a half-crown in payment, so 

 that poor old Dick had a good store of bad 

 coins. As we passed our house, father came 

 out and called me aside. He asked me not to 



