text: The Persecution of Bob Pretty, Odd Craft, Part 9
  
  ODD CRAFT 
  
  By W.W. Jacobs 
  
  THE PERSECUTION OF BOB PRETTY 
  
  The old man sat on his accustomed bench outside the Cauliflower.  A generous measure of beer stood in a blue and white jug by his elbow, and little wisps of smoke curled slowly upward from the bowl of his churchwarden pipe.  The knapsacks of two young men lay where they were flung on the table, and the owners, taking a noon-tide rest, turned a polite, if bored, ear to the reminiscences of grateful old age. 
  Poaching, said the old man, who had tried topics ranging from early turnips to horseshoeing--poaching ain't wot it used to be in these 'ere parts.  Nothing is like it used to be, poaching nor anything else; but that there man you might ha' noticed as went out about ten minutes ago and called me "Old Truthfulness" as 'e passed is the worst one I know. Bob Pretty 'is name is, and of all the sly, artful, deceiving men that ever lived in Claybury 'e is the worst--never did a honest day's work in 'is life and never wanted the price of a glass of ale. 
  [Illustration: "Poaching," said the old man, "ain't wot it used to be in these 'ere parts."]
tokens: The Persecution of Bob Pretty , Odd Craft , Part 9 ODD CRAFT By W.W. Jacobs THE PERSECUTION OF BOB PRETTY The old man sat on his accustomed bench outside the Cauliflower . A generous measure of beer stood in a blue and white jug by his elbow , and little wisps of smoke curled slowly upward from the bowl of his churchwarden pipe . The knapsacks of two young men lay where they were flung on the table , and the owners , taking a noon - tide rest , turned a polite , if bored , ear to the reminiscences of grateful old age . Poaching , said the old man , who had tried topics ranging from early turnips to horseshoeing -- poaching ai n't wot it used to be in these ' ere parts . Nothing is like it used to be , poaching nor anything else ; but that there man you might ha ' noticed as went out about ten minutes ago and called me " Old Truthfulness " as ' e passed is the worst one I know . Bob Pretty ' is name is , and of all the sly , artful , deceiving men that ever lived in Claybury ' e is the worst -- never did a honest day 's work in ' is life and never wanted the price of a glass of ale . [ Illustration : " Poaching , " said the old man , " ai n't wot it used to be in these ' ere parts . " ]
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