'"Who the Dickens are you?" replied I.'
'Bravo!' shouted Sir Harry.
'Capital!' exclaimed Seedeybuck.
'Go it, you cripples! Newgate's on fire!' shouted Captain Quod.
'Well, what said he?' asked Sir Harry.
'"They commonly call me the Earl of Scamperdale," roared he, "and those are my hounds."
'"They're not your hounds," replied I.
'"Whose are they, then?" asked he.
'"Sir Harry Scattercash's, a devilish deal better fellow," replied I.
'"Oh, by Jove!" roared he, "there's an end of everything, Jack," shouted he to old Spraggon, "this gentleman says these are not my hounds!"