“Jeekie,“hesaid,“youareagreatrascal——“
“Yes,yes,“interruptedJeekie,“greatrascal。Bestthingtobeinthisworld,Major。HonourableSirRobert,Bart。,M。P。,andMr。
Champers-Haswell,D。L。,J。P。,theyfindthatoutlongagoandsitontopoftreeofopulentrenown。JeekiegreatrascalandthereforehaveSavingsBankaccount——goon,Major。“
“Well,Jeekie,becauseifyouarearascalyouarekind-heartedandbecauseIbelievethatyoucareforme——“
“Oh!Major,“brokeinJeekieagain,“thatmost’utterablytrue。HonourbrightIloveyou,Major,betterthananyoneonearth,exceptmylateoldwoman,nowhappilydead,goneandforgotteninbestoakcoffin,£4