“Of course he did.”
“Well! and ain't they?”
“Ain't they!” cried the other with fury. “Here, you young shaver, bring the candle out here. Ain't they? No they ain't——and——and——the —— ——. Look here!”
mephisto. “'Mend your Ways,' a tract.”
brutus. “I'll break his head instead.”
mephisto. “'Narrative of Mr. James the Missionary.'”
brutus. “The cheating, undermining rip.”
mephisto. “And here is another to the same tune.”
brutus. “Didn't I tell you so. The hypocritical, humbugging rascal—”
mephisto. “Stop a bit. Here is a little one: 'Memoirs of a Gentleman's Housekeeper.'”