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" This hearty indorsation clinched the
proposal; Johnson agreed to produce Nares before six
the following morning; and Black Tom, being called into
the consultation, promised us four smart hands for the
same hour, and even (what appeared to all of us
excessive) promised them sober.
The streets were fully lighted when we left Black
Tom's: street after street sparkling with gas or
electricity, line after line of distant luminaries
climbing the steep sides of hills towards the over-
vaulting darkness; and on the other hand, where the
waters of the bay invisibly trembled, a hundred riding
lanterns marked the position of a hundred ships. The
sea-fog flew high in heaven; and at the level of man's
life and business it was clear and chill. By silent
consent we paid the hack off, and proceeded arm-in-arm
towards the "Poodle Dog" for dinner.
At one of the first hoardings I was aware of a bill-
sticker at work: it was a late hour for this
employment, and I checked Pinkerton until the sheet
should be unfolded. This is what I read:--
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.


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