andthatmorewouldbeawasteofmoney。ThePrincipalandinstrumentsoondroveofftogethertoastable-yardinHighHolborn，wherearemarkablyfinegreygelding，worth，atthelowestfigure，seventy-fiveguineasnottakingintoaccountthevalueoftheshothehadbeenmadetoswallowfortheimprovementofhisform，wastobepartedwithforatwenty-poundnote，inconsequenceofhishavingrunawaylastweekwithMrsCaptainBarbaryofCheltenham，whowasn’tuptoahorseofhiscourage，andwho，inmerespite，insistedonsellinghimforthatridiculoussum：or，inotherwords，ongivinghimaway。Plornish，goingupthisyardaloneandleavinghisPrincipaloutside，foundagentlemanwithtightdrablegs，aratheroldhat，alittlehookedstick，andablueneckerchiefCaptainMaroonofGloucestershire，aprivatefriendofCaptainBarbary；whohappenedtobethere，inafriendlyway，tomentiontheselittlecircumstancesconcerningtheremarkablyfinegreygeldingtoanyrealjudgeofahorseandquicksnapper-upofagoodthing，whomightlookinatthataddressasperadvertisement。Thisgentleman，happeningalsotobethePlaintiffintheTipcase，referredMrPlornishtohissolicitor，anddeclinedtotreatwithMrPlornish，oreventoendurehispresenceintheyard，unlessheappearedtherewithatwenty-poundnote：inwhichcaseonly，thegentlemanwouldaugurfromappearancesthathemeantbusiness，andmightbeinducedtotalktohim。Onthishint，MrPlornishretiredtocommunicatewithhisPrincipal，andpresentlycamebackwiththerequiredcredentials。
ThensaidCaptainMaroon，’Now，howmuchtimedoyouwanttomaketheothertwentyin？Now，I’llgiveyouamonth。’ThensaidCaptainMaroon，whenthatwouldn’tsuit，’Now，I’lltellwhatI’lldowithyou。Youshallgetmeagoodbillatfourmonths，madepayableatabanking-house，fortheothertwenty!’ThensaidCaptainMaroon，whenTHATwouldn’tsuit，’Now，come；Here’sthelastI’vegottosaytoyou。Youshallgivemeanothertendown，andI’llrunmypencleanthroughit。’ThensaidCaptainMaroonwhenTHATwouldn’tsuit，’Now，I’lltellyouwhatitis，andthisshutsitup；hehasusedmebad，butI’lllethimoffforanotherfivedownandabottleofwine；andifyoumeandone，saydone，andifyoudon’tlikeit，leaveit。’FinallysaidCaptainMaroon，whenTHATwouldn’tsuiteither，’Handover，then!’——Andinconsiderationofthefirstoffer，gaveareceiptinfullanddischargedtheprisoner。
’MrPlornish，’saidArthur，’Itrusttoyou，ifyouplease，tokeepmysecret。Ifyouwillundertaketolettheyoungmanknowthatheisfree，andtotellhimthatyouwereemployedtocompoundforthedebtbysomeonewhomyouarenotatlibertytoname，youwillnotonlydomeaservice，butmaydohimone，andhissisteralso。’
’Thelastreason，sir，’saidPlornish，’wouldbequitesufficient。
Yourwishesshallbeattendedto。’