Gul. Thirty-nine.
Green. Thirty-nine, for me too.
Tat. It’s against you, Mr. Green.
Green. Against me is it? vy I bid as much as him.—Vell, forty!
Tat. For forty pounds, have you all done at forty? last time at forty—forty—going for forty! going—going—gone! Mr. Green, he’s yours.
Green. I’ve bought him!
Tat. You have indeed, Sir!
Green. Here’s your money, Sir—Mr. Green, from Tooley Street—you’ll find two twenties! and I’m wery much obliged to you for your serwility.
Cope. You don’t want a civil honest lad to lead him home for your honour, do you, Sir?
Green. No thank’ye, I’m not going to trust an hanimal like that with nobody but myself. Can nobody have the goodness to lend me a bit of rope, to get him along vith?