"Why, man, they are wearing steel collars and carrying fire-arms."
"But they have passed a flogging bill in Parliament for all these crimes with violence."
"Flogging be d——d! D'ye think that would stop them? It's the people being always on the watch, and the 'Bobbies' more expert, that makes them afraid of being caught. But I wish they would never try that game, for it gives the 'buzzer' no chance."
"You say you have been flogged three times: how did you like it?"
"The first time I was a kid, and cried like anything; the second time I never uttered a word nor flinched in the least; and the last time, I sang the bawdiest song I could lay my tongue on, and cried, 'Come on, ye ——!'"
"Well, I think you are a very foolish fellow; you have permanently injured your health by your conduct."
"I know all that, but my temper won't let me be quiet; and, by jingo! if this butcher does not treat me properly, I'll make him pay for it; I'll see now what the fish and the fowls and the jellies are like."
"You appear to be consumptive?"
"Yes, second stage."
"Now, take my advice and be as quiet as you can, and you will do very well here."