The Third String Page 4
by W. W. Jacobs
done, and wot I've suffered, I feel 'arf crazy. He won a'undered pounds through me, and then got the gal I let myself bedisgraced for. I 'ad an idea some time ago that he'd got 'is eye onher."
Ginger Dick didn't answer 'im a word. He staggered back and braced'imself up agin the wall for a bit, and arter staring at Bill Lumm in awild way for pretty near three minutes he crawled back to 'is lodgingsand went straight to bed agin.