And thereupon we entered upon a talk that ex
tended itself to a public house and a couple of pints
of arf an arf. This led to closer intimacy, so that
when I brought to light all of a shilling s worth of
coppers (ostensibly my all), and put aside sixpence

[{A DKSCENDANT OF TIIK SKA KINGS.}]

for a bed, and sixpence for more arf an arf, he
generously proposed that we drink up the whole
shilling.

"My mate, e cut up rough las night," he ex
plained. " An the bobbies got m, so you can bunk
in wi me. Wotcher say?"

I said yes, and by the time we had soaked our-

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v?