CHAPTER 1
The Tragedy of Giuseppi Antonio Tolmenicino
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"Ullo, Scratcher! " cried Bindle as the swing doors of The Yellow Ostrich were pushed open, giving entrance to a small lantern-jawed man, with fishy eyes and a chin obviously intended for a face three sizes larger. "Fancy meetin' you! Wot 'ave you been doin'?"
Bindle was engaged in fetching the Sunday dinner-beer according to the time-honoured custom.