But Mr.Pappleworth--he's my man--said to Mr.Jordan I should be all right.

I'm Spiral, mother; you must come and see.

It's ever so nice." Soon he liked Jordan's.

Mr.Pappleworth, who had a certain "saloon bar" flavour about him, was always natural, and treated him as if he had been a comrade.

Sometimes the "Spiral boss" was irritable, and chewed more lozenges than ever.