GENERAL INFORMATION
GIVEN
2/6 EACH REPLY
"And for my door:—
MISS STAVELEY
INTERVIEWS
AT THE RATE OF 10/6
FOR QUARTER OF AN HOUR
OR LESS
"But I wouldn't let him put them up. 'No,' I said. 'Save them for when you set up in business for yourself.'"
"'Me?' he said. 'Not 'arf. I'm going to be a bookie.' And I expect he is. 'I'd be one now,' he said, 'if I had any capital. That's all you want—a little capital to begin with. The rest is like shelling peas.'"
"'But in that case why are you here?' I asked him. 'Oughtn't you to be in a bookmaker's office?'"
"'I dare say I ought,' he said. 'But I prefer this job at the time.'"
"'Why?' I asked."
"'Because, to tell you the brutal truth, miss,' he replied, 'I like you.'"