book, with a gold pencil-case, and theother gentleman entered it also, in another little book withanother gold pencil-case. 　　‘I see there’s a notice up this morning about Boffer,’ observedMr. Simmery. ‘Poor devil, he’s expelled the house!’ 　　‘I’ll bet you ten guineas to five, he cuts his throat,adidas predator,’ said WilkinsFlasher,nike mercurial vapor pas cher, Esquire. 　　‘Done,’ replied Mr. Simmery. 　　‘Stop! I bar,’ said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, thoughtfully. 　　‘Perhaps he may hang himself.’ 　　‘Very good,’ rejoined Mr. Simmery, pulling out the gold pencil-case again. ‘I’ve no objection to take you that way. Say, makesaway with himself.’ 　　‘Kills himself, in fact,’ said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 　　‘Just so,’ replied Mr. Simmery, putting it down. ‘“Flasher―tenguineas to five, Boffer kills himself.” Within what time shall wesay?’ 　　‘A fortnight?’ suggested Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 　　‘Con-found it, no,’ rejoined Mr. Simmery, stopping for aninstant to smash a fly with the ruler. ‘Say a week.’ 　　‘Split the difference,’ said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. ‘Make it tendays.’ 　　‘Well; ten days,’ rejoined Mr. Simmery. 　　So it was entered down on the little books that Boffer was to killhimself within ten days, or Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, was to handover to Frank Simmery, Esquire, the sum of ten guineas; and thatif Boffer did kill himself within that time, Frank Simmery,Esquire,mercurial superfly iii, would pay to Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, five guineas,instead. 　　‘I’m very sorry he has failed,’ said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. 　　‘Capital dinners he gave.’ 　　‘Fine port he had too,’ remarked Mr. Simmery. ‘We are going tosend our butler to the sale to-morrow,nike mercurial vapor v, to pick up some of thatsixty-four.’ 　　‘The devil you are!’ said Wilkins Flasher