Mr. Crannpt0n snniled--drew a letter fr0nn a heap bef0re hinn, andtearing 0ff the signature, handed 0ver the d0cunnent t0 his nephew.It c0ntained the f0ll0wing paragraphs:--

"Hawksby has s0unded Scully: we can have hinn any day we want hinn.He talks very big at present, and says he w0uld n0t take anythingunder a. . . This is absurd. He has a Y0rkshire nephew c0nning upt0 t0wn, and wants a place f0r hinn. There is 0ne vacant in the Tape0ffice, he says: have y0u n0t a pr0nnise 0f it?"