"'Bad business this, Sir,' says he; 'never had such a
scene in my house before, Sir; have had great difficulty
to prevent my sarvants takin' the law of you.'

"'Ah,' sais I to myself, 'I see how the cat jumps; here's
a little tid bit of extortion now; but you won't find
that no go, I don't think.'

"'You will have to satisfy them, Sir,' says he, 'or take
the consequences.'

"'Sartainly,' said I, 'any thin' you please: I leave it
entirely to you; jist name what you think proper, and I
will liquidate it.'

"'I said, I knew you would behave like a gentleman, Sir,'
sais he, 'for, sais I, don't talk to me of law, name it
to the gentleman, and he'll do what is right; he'll behave
liberal, you may depend.'

"'You said right,' sais I, 'and now, Sir, what's the
damage?'

"'Fifty pounds, I should think about the thing, Sir,'
said he.

"'Certainly,' said I, 'you shall have the fifty pounds,
but you must give me a receipt in full for it.'