for it if you say so i dare say it s correct sir said mr without exhibiting the least confusion and if i did buy it off mr he s a respectable party and ain t likely to have come by it by ic a game of bluff i never said he did what will you take for the thing well just look at the work in it they don t turn out the like o that nowadays dutch that is what they used for to put their milk and such like in damn it said completely losing his temper i know what it was used for will you tell me what you want for it i couldn t let a curiosity like that go a penny under thirty shillings said mr affectionately it would be myself i ll give you a sovereign for it � there said you know best what profit that represents that s my last word my last word to that sir is good said the worthy man good evening then said and walked out of the shop rather to bring mr to terms than because he really meant to abandon the bottle for he dared not go back without it and he had nothing about him just then on which he could raise the extra ten shillings supposing the dealer refused to trust him for the balance � and the time was growing short fortunately the well worn succeeded for mr ran out after him and laid an upon his coat sleeve don t go he said i like to do business if i can though my word by ic the brass bottle and honour a sovereign for a work o art like that well just for luck and bein my birthday we ll call it a deal handed over the coin which left him with a few pence there ought to be a lid or of some sort he said suddenly what have you done with that no sir there you re you are indeed i do assure you you never see a pot of this pattern with a lid to it never oh don t you though said i know better never mind he said as he recollected that the seal was in s possession i ll take it as it is don t trouble to wrap it up i m in rather a hurry it was almost dark when he got back to his rooms where he found the shaking with mingled rage and apprehension no welcome to thee he cried dog that thou art thou delayed another minute i would have called down some calamity upon thee well you need not trouble yourself to do that now returned here s your bottle and you can creep into it as soon as you please but the seal shrieked the what hast thou done with the seal which was upon the bottle why you ve got it yourself of course said in one of your pockets by ic a game of bluff thou of base howled shaking out his flowing how should i have the seal this is but a fresh device of thine to undo me don t talk rubbish retorted you made the professor give it up to you yesterday you must have lost it somewhere or other never mind i ll get a large cork or which will do just as well and i ve lots of wax i will have no seal but the seal of declared the for with no other will there be security verily i believe that that accursed sage thy friend hath contrived by some cunning to get the seal once more into his hands i will go at once to his abode and compel him to restore it i wouldn t said feeling extremely uneasy for it was evidently a much thing to let a out of a bottle than to get him in again he s quite incapable of taking it and if you go out now you ll only make a fuss and attract the attention of the press which i thought you rather wanted to avoid i shall attire myself in the garments of a mortal � even those i assumed on a former occasion said and as he spoke his outer robes into a frock coat thus shall i escape attention wait one moment said what is that in your breast pocket by ic the brass bottle of a truth said the looking relieved but not a little foolish as he extracted the object it is indeed the seal you re in such a hurry to think the worst of everybody you see said now do try to carry away with you into your seclusion a better opinion of human nature to all the people of this age cried re assuming his green robe and for i now put no faith in human beings and would them all were not the lord mayor on whom be peace than i therefore while it is yet time take thou the and swear that after i am in this bottle thou wilt seal it as before and cast it into deep waters where no eye will look upon it more with all the pleasure in the world said only you must keep your part of the bargain first you will kindly all recollection of yourself and the brass bottle from the minds of every human being who has had anything to do with you or it not so objected the for thus thou forget thy compact oh very well leave me out then said not that anything could make me forget you swept his right hand round in a half circle it is accomplished he said all recollection of myself and yonder bottle is now from the memories of every one but by ic a game of bluff but how about my said i can t afford to lose him you know he 