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That cry, which she but half understood, was still ringing in her ears, when the door was of a sudden flung open, and across the threshold a very daintily arrayed young gentleman stepped briskly, the expostulating landlord following close upon his heels.
-"I tell thee, lying dog," he cried, "I saw him ride into the yard, and, "fore George, he shall give me the chance of mending my losses. Be off to your father, you Devil's natural."