16/19 Do you know anything about him ?" Nickem scratched his head and rubbed his chin. "I think I could manage to know something." "In what way ?" "I don't think I'm quite prepared to say, sir. I shouldn't use your name of course. But they're down upon Lord Rufford, and if you could lend me a trifle of 30_s._, sir, I think I could get to the bottom of it. His lordship would be awful obliged to any one who could hit it off." Mr.Masters did give his clerk leave for three days, and did advance him the required money. |