The man soon returned with the beer.

"Wouldn't you like a glass of summat now, young gen'lmen ?" he asked, in an insinuating way.
"No, Billy! don't jabber--we must be off.

Here open the door." "Stop, I'll pay," said Eric.

"What's the damage ?" "Three shilling, sir," said the man.

"Glad to see a new customer, sir." He pocketed the money, and showed them, out, standing to look after them with a malicious leer as they disappeared, and jerking his left thumb over his shoulder.
"Faugh!" said Eric, taking a long breath as they got out again into the moonlight, "what a poisonous place! Good gracious, Charlie, who introduced you there ?" "Oh, I don't think much of going _there_" said Wildney, carelessly; "we go every-week almost." "We! who ?" "Oh, Brigson and a lot of us.