I told Mr. Henry
that."
"However did the Naylors get at Mr. Henry?"
"Through horses, sir. Mr. Henry loves horses, and he hes an idea that he
knows all about them. I heard Fred Naylor had sold him two racers. He
didn't sell them for nothing--you may be sure of that."
"Do you know what Mr. Henry paid for them, Jonathan?"
"Not I, sir. But I do know Fred Naylor; he never did a honest day's
work. He is nothing but a betting book in breeches. He bets on
everything, from his wife to the weather. I often heard your father say
that betting is the argument of a fool--and Jonathan Greenwood is of the
same opinion."
"Have you any particular dislike to the Naylors?"
"I dislike to see Mr. Henry evening himself with such a bad lot; every
one of them is as worthless as a canceled postage stamp."
"They are rich, I hear."
"To be sure they are. I think no better of them for that. All they hev
has come over the devil's back. I hev taken the measure of them three
lads, and I know them to be three poor creatures.
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