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THERE was nothing for it but to make the best of Bouncer and Stickfast, who, knowing that there was a considerable amount of money available, gave Gunnery's case their very full and careful attention.
It is perfectly astonishing how a law case, with money in it, grows; how papers and costs accumulate. I felt afraid at last to meet Bouncer in the street, for I am perfectly certain that every time I said "Good day," to him he charged six and eight pence in the bill. As for Stickfast, he is a man with no more conscience than I have soul. He is well named, for once he gets a pull upon anyone there is no shaking him off. I frequently saw Gunnery, and although he was well taken care of in the gaol, for all his meals were taken in from outside, and no necessary comfort was denied him, still he was despondent.