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'But that need make no difference,' replied Sponge; 'I'll go too.'
Jawleyford was taken aback. He had not calculated upon so much coolness.
'Well,' stammered he, 'that might do, to be sure; but--if--I'm not quite
sure that I could take any one--'
'But if you're as thick as you say, you can have no difficulty,' replied
our friend.
'True,' replied Jawleyford; 'but then we go a large party ourselves--two
and two's four,' said he, 'to say nothing of servants; besides, his
lordship mayn't have room--house will most likely be full.'
'Oh, a single man can always be put up; shake-down--anything does for him,'
replied Sponge. 'But you would lose your hunting,' replied Jawleyford.
'Barkington Tower is quite out of Lord Scamperdale's country.'
'That doesn't matter,' replied Sponge, adding, 'I don't think I'll trouble
his lordship much more. These Flat Hat gentlemen are not over and above
civil, in my opinion.'
'Well,' replied Jawleyford, nettled at this thwarting of his attempt,
'that's for your consideration.


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