lo HARK FORRARDI 



in the world, and that Dudgeon was his name. 

 It mattered not whether one table or twenty 

 were occupied, Dudgeon seemed instinctively 

 to know exactly when to appear on the scene 

 and what orders to give to his various satellites, 

 the result invariably being that ere the ' diner ' 

 had begun to think that it was time the next 

 course made its appearance the wished-for 

 morsel was en evidence. More power to the 

 old man's elbow ; long may he live ! 



