"I should like to know."
"What, is he in eternity? Dear me!"
"Well, I rather think he is."
"Was it the gentleman who was hung last Monday, sir?"
"Confound you, no. But there's somebody else who I think will be hung some Monday. I tell you what it is, Mr. Barber, my friend never got further than this infernal shop, so I'm come to enquire about him."
"What sort of man, sir?" said Todd, with the most imperturbable coolness.
"What kind of man?"
"Yes, sir. If you favour me with his description, perhaps I may be able to tell you something about him. By the bye, if you will excuse me for one moment, I'll bring you something that a gentleman left here one day."
"What is it?"
"I will satisfy you directly, sir, and I'm quite certain your mind will be at rest about your friend, sir, whoever he was. Remarkable weather, sir, for the time of year."