I replied, "There would have been simply nothing to do of an evening if Doubleday--who is a very decent fellow at bottom, Jack--hadn't asked me up to his lodgings once or twice to supper." I said this in as off-hand a way as I could.

I don't know why I had fancied Jack would not be pleased with the intelligence, for Doubleday had never been very friendly to him.
"Did he ?" said Jack.

"That was rather brickish of him." "Yes; he knew it would be dull while you were away, and I was very glad to go." "Rather! I expect he gave you rather better suppers than we get up at Beadle Square, eh ?" "Yes.

And then, you know, when I was there I heard where Flanagan was living, and found him out.

Do you remember our hunt after him that night, Jack ?" "Don't I! By the way, Fred, has there been any news of the boy ?" "The young thief?
I should fancy you'd had enough of him, old man, for a good while to come.