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trying to get a hearing by banging his chair arms. "If Charlie goes
saying things, he ought to back 'em up. That's what I say. I don't mind
his sayin' such things 't all, but he ought to be prepared to back 'em
up."
"I'll BACK 'em up all right," said Charlie, with extremely bitter
emphasis on 'back.' "If the gentleman likes to come Toosday week--"
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Rot!" chopped in Hoopdriver. "Now."
'Ear, 'ear," said the owner of the chins.
Never put off till to-morrow, Charlie, what you can do to-day," said
the man in the velveteen coat.
"You got to do it, Charlie," said the man in gaiters. "It's no good."
"
It's like this," said Charlie, appealing to everyone except Hoopdriver.
Here's me, got to take in her ladyship's dinner to-morrow night. How
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should I look with a black eye? And going round with the carriage with a
split lip?"
"If you don't want your face sp'iled, Charlie, why don't you keep your
mouth shut?" said the person in gaiters.
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Exactly," said Mr. Hoopdriver, driving it home with great fierceness.
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