2012, ISBN: 1231192461

[EAN: 9781231192467], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers c… More...

[EAN: 9781231192467], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: .he responded, "as the officers are beginning to assemble for parade, I will take my departure through the back way; by next Monday, when I shall be in TattersalTs yard at ten o'clock, I hope to have some satisfactory intelligence to communicate," before I had time to reply, or offer the eccentric cardseller any refreshment, he was half way across the barrack-yard, having gone round the stables to avoid being recognized. The first step that my intelligent scout took, was to make it right with the waterman of the hackney-coach stand, near my London lodging, but that "Jolly old water or rather brandy and waterman," had so fuddled his skull with liquor, that little could be extracted from it. "Here's a gentleman," said he, addressing a levy of drivers, "wots asking about a job as took up a gentleman, a lady, a child, and some luggage on the tenth of last month, from number 90, Edgeware Road, the 'cove' himself, rayther of the seedy order, called the coach himself." "I knows nothing," responded one. "Nor I," growled another, "I suppose it's an affair of lost luggage, or over-charge for it." "It's no such thing," said Jerry, loud enough to be heard by all, " there's a young lady in the case, an elopement, and a reward of five pounds offered, provided the information is given before Monday morning; on that day at seven o'clock, my female 'pall' will be here, she will conduct the driver to a neighbouring public-house where I shall be, and if all's right, he shall be paid for his morning's work in addition to the reward--remember, it's all ' on the square.'" With this Jerry promised the waterman halfa-crown upon his next visit, and having stood a glass of gin all round, took hi.<

2012, ISBN: 1231192461

[EAN: 9781231192467], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers c… More...

[EAN: 9781231192467], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: .he responded, "as the officers are beginning to assemble for parade, I will take my departure through the back way; by next Monday, when I shall be in TattersalTs yard at ten o'clock, I hope to have some satisfactory intelligence to communicate," before I had time to reply, or offer the eccentric cardseller any refreshment, he was half way across the barrack-yard, having gone round the stables to avoid being recognized. The first step that my intelligent scout took, was to make it right with the waterman of the hackney-coach stand, near my London lodging, but that "Jolly old water or rather brandy and waterman," had so fuddled his skull with liquor, that little could be extracted from it. "Here's a gentleman," said he, addressing a levy of drivers, "wots asking about a job as took up a gentleman, a lady, a child, and some luggage on the tenth of last month, from number 90, Edgeware Road, the 'cove' himself, rayther of the seedy order, called the coach himself." "I knows nothing," responded one. "Nor I," growled another, "I suppose it's an affair of lost luggage, or over-charge for it." "It's no such thing," said Jerry, loud enough to be heard by all, " there's a young lady in the case, an elopement, and a reward of five pounds offered, provided the information is given before Monday morning; on that day at seven o'clock, my female 'pall' will be here, she will conduct the driver to a neighbouring public-house where I shall be, and if all's right, he shall be paid for his morning's work in addition to the reward--remember, it's all ' on the square.'" With this Jerry promised the waterman halfa-crown upon his next visit, and having stood a glass of gin all round, took hi.<

2012, ISBN: 1231192461

[EAN: 9781231192467], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers c… More...

[EAN: 9781231192467], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: .he responded, "as the officers are beginning to assemble for parade, I will take my departure through the back way; by next Monday, when I shall be in TattersalTs yard at ten o'clock, I hope to have some satisfactory intelligence to communicate," before I had time to reply, or offer the eccentric cardseller any refreshment, he was half way across the barrack-yard, having gone round the stables to avoid being recognized. The first step that my intelligent scout took, was to make it right with the waterman of the hackney-coach stand, near my London lodging, but that "Jolly old water or rather brandy and waterman," had so fuddled his skull with liquor, that little could be extracted from it. "Here's a gentleman," said he, addressing a levy of drivers, "wots asking about a job as took up a gentleman, a lady, a child, and some luggage on the tenth of last month, from number 90, Edgeware Road, the 'cove' himself, rayther of the seedy order, called the coach himself." "I knows nothing," responded one. "Nor I," growled another, "I suppose it's an affair of lost luggage, or over-charge for it." "It's no such thing," said Jerry, loud enough to be heard by all, " there's a young lady in the case, an elopement, and a reward of five pounds offered, provided the information is given before Monday morning; on that day at seven o'clock, my female 'pall' will be here, she will conduct the driver to a neighbouring public-house where I shall be, and if all's right, he shall be paid for his morning's work in addition to the reward--remember, it's all ' on the square.'" With this Jerry promised the waterman halfa-crown upon his next visit, and having stood a glass of gin all round, took hi.<