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planted Nicholas with his back to some area railings, and gave him
to understand that he was to wait there, without moving hand or
foot, until it was satisfactorily ascertained that the coast was clear.
This done, Noggs limped away with great alacrity; looking over his
shoulder every instant, to make quite certain that Nicholas was
obeying his directions; and, ascending the steps of a house some
half-dozen doors off, was lost to view.

After a short delay, he reappeared, and limping back again,
halted midway, and beckoned Nicholas to follow him.

‘Well?’ said Nicholas, advancing towards him on tiptoe.
‘All right,’ replied Newman, in high glee. ‘All ready; nobody at
home. Couldn’t be better. Ha! ha!’

With this fortifying assurance, he stole past a street-door, on
which Nicholas caught a glimpse of a brass plate, with
‘BOBSTER,’ in very large letters; and, stopping at the area-gate,
which was open, signed to his young friend to descend.

‘What the devil!’ cried Nicholas, drawing back. ‘Are we to sneak
into the kitchen, as if we came after the forks?’

‘Hush!’ replied Newman. ‘Old Bobster--ferocious Turk. He’d
kill ’em all--box the young lady’s ears--he does--often.’

‘What!’ cried Nicholas, in high wrath, ‘do you mean to tell me
that any man would dare to box the ears of such a--’

He had no time to sing the praises of his mistress, just then, for
Newman gave him a gentle push which had nearly precipitated
him to the bottom of the area steps. Thinking it best to take the
hint in good part, Nicholas descended, without further
remonstrance, but with a countenance bespeaking anything rather
than the hope and rapture of a passionate lover. Newman
followed--he would have followed head first, but for the timely


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