ABSTRACT
PAYED WITH GOLD. 207 He made Mrs. Burt his banker, and whenever he could scrape to-
gether sixpence, he paid it into her very large hands. Had he tried to keep it himself, he knew he must spend it, for he was a reckless young scamp with his wealth ; a strong yearning for fruit-pies and a passion for pitch-and-toss were his ruin. When he had accumulated the seventeen shillings, he begged a day of Mr. Sparkler, and before seven o'clock in the morning he was ringing at Miss Tomsey's area bell, already enjoying in advance the look of astonishment he felt certain Bertha would give when he handed back the loan.
