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the head clerk would be prettily scolded by his lady when she heard what 

was going on。        She disliked Mrs。 Brough very  much�察�that was the  fact�察�

because      Mrs。    B。  kept    a  carriage�察   �and   said   she    didn't  know     where 

Pentonville   was�察  �and   couldn't   call   on   Mrs。   Roundhand。        Though�察  �to   be 

sure�察�her coachman might have found out the way。 

     ;And   oh�察  �Roundhand� ─  �continued   our   governor�察   �draw   a   cheque   for 

seven hundred�察�will   you�         �Come�察�don't stare�察 �man�察�I'm not   going to   run 

away�      �That's right��seven hundredand ninety�察�say�察�while you're about it� �

Our   board   meets   on   Saturday�察  �and   never   fear   I'll   account   for   it   to   them 

before I drive you down。          We shall take up the Chancellor at Whitehall。; 

     So saying�察�Mr。 Brough folded up the cheque�察�and shaking hands with 

Mr。 Roundhand   very  cordially�察 �got into his   carriage´and´four  ��he  always 

drove   four   horses   even   in   the   City�察  �where   it's   so   difficult���察  �which   was 

waiting at the office´door for him。 

     Bob   Swinney   used   to   say   that   he   charged   two   of   the   horses   to   the 

Company�察  �but   there   was   never   believing   half   of   what   that   Bob   said�察  �he 

used to laugh and joke so。          I don't know how it was�察�but I and a gent by 

the   name   of   Hoskins   ��eleventh   clerk���察  �who   lived   together   with   me   in 

Salisbury   Square�察  �Fleet   Streetwhere   we   occupied   a   very   genteel   two´ 

pairfound our flute duet rather tiresome that evening�察�and as it was a very 

fine   night�察  �strolled   out   for   a   walk   West   End   way。   When   we   arrived 

opposite Covent Garden Theatre we found ourselves close to the ;Globe 

Tavern�察─�and recollected Bob Swinney's hospitable invitation。                    We never 

fancied that he had meant the invitation in earnest�察�but thought we might 



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as well look in�此     �at any rate there could be no harm in doing so。 

     There�察�to be sure�察�in the back drawing´room�察�where he said he would 

be�察�we found Bob at the head of a table�察�and in the midst of a great smoke 

of cigars�察�and eighteen of our gents rattling and banging away at the table 

with the bottoms of their glasses。 

     What a shout they made as we came in�                 �Hurray� ─�says Bob�察 �here's 

two   more�      �Two   more   chairs�察  �Mary�察  �two   more   tumblers�察  �two   more   hot 

waters�察�and two more goes of gin�              �Who would have thought of seeing 

Tit�察�in the name of goodness�拭─�

     ;Why�察─�said I�察 �we only came in by the merest chance。; 

     At this word there was another tremendous roar�此                �and it is a positive 

fact�察  �that   every   man    of   the  eighteen     had   said   he  came    by   chance� �

However�察  �chance   gave   us   a   very   jovial   night�察  �and   that   hospitable   Bob 

Swinney paid every shilling of the score。 

     ;Gentlemen� ─�says he�察�as he paid the bill�察 �I'll give you the health of 

John Brough�察�Esquire�察�and thanks to him for the present of 21L。 5s。 which 

he    made    me   this  morning。      What     do   I  say21L。    5S。�拭   �That    and   a 

month's salary that I should have had to pay forfeitdown on the nail�察�by 

Jingo� �for leaving the shop�察�as I intended to do to´morrow morning。                    I've 

got a placea tip´top place�察�I tell you。         Five guineas a week�察�six journeys 

a year�察�my own horse and gig�察�and to travel in the West of England in oil 

and spermaceti。       Here's confusion to gas�察�and the health of Messrs。 Gann 

and Co。�察�of Thames Street�察�in the City of London� ─�

     I  have    been   thus   particular   in  my   account    of   the  West   Diddlesex 

Insurance Office�察 �and   of Mr。  Brough�察 �the managing director   ��though the 

real names are neither given to the office nor to the chairman�察�as you may 

be   sure���察 �because   the   fate   of   me   and   my  diamond   pin   was   mysteriously 

bound up with both�此        �as I am about to show。 

     You   must   know   that   I   was   rather   respected   among   our   gents   at   the 

West Diddlesex�察�because I came of a better family than most of them�察�had 

received   a   classical   education�察  �and   especially  because   I   had   a   rich   aunt�察�

Mrs。 Hoggarty�察�about whom�察�as must be confessed�察�I used to boast a good 

deal。    There is no harm in being respected in this world�察�as I have found 

out�察  �and   if   you   don't   brag   a   little   for   yourself�察  �depend   on   it   there   is   no 



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person of your acquaintance   who will tell the   world of your merits�察 �and 

take the trouble off your hands。 

     So that when I came back to the office after my visit at home�察�and took 

my   seat   at   the   old   day´book   opposite   the   dingy   window   that   looks   into 

Birchin   Lane�察  �I   pretty   soon   let   the   fellows   know   that   Mrs。   Hoggarty�察�

though she had not given me a large sum of money�察�as I expectedindeed�察�

I   had   promised     a  dozen    of  them    a  treat  down    the  river�察 �should    the 

promised riches have come to meI let them know�察�I say�察�that though my 

aunt had not given me any money�察�she had given me a splendid diamond�察�

worth   at   least   thirty   guineas�察  �and   that   some   day   I   would   sport   it   at   the 

shop。 

     ;Oh�察�let's see it� ─�says Abednego�察�whose father was a mock´jewel and 

gold´lace merchant in Hanway Yard�察�and I promised that he should have a 

sight of it as soon as it was set。         As my pocket´ money was run out too 

��by coach´hire to and from home�察�five shillings to our maid at home�察�ten to 

my aunt's maid and man�察�five´ and´twenty shillings lost at whist�察�as I said�察�

and fifteen´and´six paid for a silver scissors for the dear little fingers of 

Somebody���察�Roundhand�察 �who   was very  good´natured�察 �asked me   to   dine�察�

and advanced me 7L。 1S。 8D。�察�a month's salary。                 It was at Roundhand's 

house�察�Myddelton Square�察�Pentonville�察�over a fillet of veal and bacon and 

a glass of port�察�that I learned and saw how his wife ill´treated him�察�as I 

have told before。       Poor fellow��we under´clerks all thought it was a fine 

thing to sit at a desk by oneself�察�and have 50L。 per month�察�as Roundhand 

had�察  �but   I've   a   notion   that   Hoskins   and   I�察  �blowing   duets   on   the   flute 

together in our second floor in Salisbury Square�察�were a great deal more at 

ease than our headand more IN HARMONY�察�too�察�though we made sad 

work of the music�察�certainly。 

     One day Gus Hoskins and I asked leave from Roundhand to be off at 

three o'clock�察�as we had PARTICULAR BUSINESS at the West End。                          He 

knew it was about the great Hoggarty diamond�察�and gave us permission�察�

so off we set。       When we reached St。 Martin's Lane�察�Gus got a cigar�察�to 

give himself as it were a distingue air�察�and pulled at it all the way up the 

Lane�察 �and   through   the   alleys   into   Coventry  Street�察  �where   Mr。   Polonius's 

shop is�察�as everybody knows。 



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     The   door   was   open�察  �and   a   number   of   carriages   full   of   ladies   were 

drawing      up   and    setting   down。     Gus     kept   his   hands    in  his   pockets 

trousers were worn very full then�察�with large tucks�察�and pigeon´ holes for 

your boots�察�or Bluchers�察�to come through ��the fashionables wore boots�察�but 

we chaps in the City�察�on 80L。 a year�察�contented ourselves with Bluchers���察�

and as Gus stretched out his pantaloons as wide as he could from his hips�察�

and kept blowing away at his cheroot�察�and clamping with the iron heels of 

his   boots�察  �and   had   very   large   whiskers   for   so   young   a   man�察  �he   really 

looked quite the genteel thing�察�and was taken by everybody to be a person 

of consideration。 

     He would not come into the shop though�察�but stood staring at the gold 

pots   and    kettles   in  the   window   outside。       I   went   in�察  �and   after   a  little 

hemming   and   hawingfor   I   had   never   been   at   such   a   fashionable   place 

beforeasked one of the gentlemen to let me speak to Mr。 Polonius。 

     ;What   can   I   do   for   you�察  �sir�拭─  �says   Mr。   Polonius�察  �who   was   standing 

close   by�察  �as   it   happened�察  �serving   three   ladies��a   very   old   one   and   two 

young ones�察�who were examining pearl necklaces very attentively。 

     ;Sir�察─  �said   I�察  �producing   my  jewel   out   of   my   coat´pocket�察   �this   jewel 

has�察�I believe�察�been in your house before�此               �it belonged to my aunt�察�Mrs。 

Hoggarty�察�of Castle Hoggarty。;             The old lady standing near looked round 

as I spoke。 

     ;I sold her a gold neck´chain and repeating watch in the year 1795�察─�

said   Mr。   Polonius�察  �who   made   it   a   point   to   recollect   everything�察   �and   a 

silver punch´ladle to the Captain。            How is the MajorColonelGeneral 

eh�察�sir�拭─�

     ;The General�察─�said I�察 �I am sorry to say;though I was quite proud 

that this man of fashion should address me so。;Mr。 Hoggarty isno more。 

My aunt has made me a present�察�however�察�of thisthis trinketwhich�察�as 

you   see�察  �contains   her   husband's   portrait�察  �that   I   will   thank   you�察  �sir�察  �to 

preserve   for   me   very   carefully�察  �and   she   wishes   that   you   would   set   this 

diamond neatly。; 

     ;Neatly and handsomely�察�of course�察�sir。; 

     ;Neatly�察  �in   the   present   fashion�察  �and   send   down   the   account   to   her。 

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