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The man walked along the plain till he came to the side of a dry 

pit�察�when�察�looking round to see that no one was nigh�察�he laid his 

table on the grass�察�and�察�sitting down with his legs over the side 

of the pit�察�he motioned me to do the same。  'So you are in want of 

employ��' said he�察�after I had sat down beside him。



'Yes��' said I�察�'I am very much in want of employ。'



'I think I can find you some。'



'What kind��' said I。



'Why��' said the man�察�'I think you would do to be my bonnet。'



'Bonnet��' said I�察�'what is that��'



'Don't you know�拭 �However�察�no wonder�察�as you had never heard of the 

thimble and pea game�察�but I will tell you。  We of the game are very 

much exposed�察�folks when they have lost their money�察�as those who 

play with us mostly do�察�sometimes uses rough language�察�calls us 

cheats�察�and sometimes knocks our hats over our eyes�察�and what's 

more�察�with a kick under our table�察�cause the top deals to fly off�察�

this is the third table I have used this day�察�the other two being 

broken by uncivil customers�此 �so we of the game generally like to 

have gentlemen go about with us to take our part�察�and encourage us�察�

though pretending to know nothing about us�察�for example�察�when the 

customer says�察 �I'm cheated�察─�the bonnet must say�察 �No�察�you ain't�察�

it is all right;�察�or�察�when my hat is knocked over my eyes�察�the 

bonnet must square�察�and say�察 �I never saw the man before in all my 

life�察�but I won't see him ill´used;�察�and so�察�when they kicks at the 

table�察�the bonnet must say�察 �I won't see the table ill´used�察�such a 

nice table�察�too�察�besides�察�I want to play myself;�察�and then I would 

say to the bonnet�察 �Thank you�察�my lord�察�them that finds�察�wins;�察�and 

then the bonnet plays�察�and I lets the bonnet win。'



'In a word��' said I�察�'the bonnet means the man who covers you�察�even 

as the real bonnet covers the head。'



'I just so��' said the man�察�'I see you are awake�察�and would soon 

make a first´rate bonnet。'



'Bonnet��' said I�察�musingly�察�'bonnet�察�it is metaphorical。'



'Is it��' said the man。



'Yes��' said I�察�'like the cant words ´ '



'Bonnet is cant��' said the man�察�'we of the thimble�察�as well as all 

cly´fakers and the like�察�understand cant�察�as�察�of course�察�must every 

bonnet�察�so�察�if you are employed by me�察�you had better learn it as 

soon as you can�察�that we may discourse together without being 

understood by every one。  Besides covering his principal�察�a bonnet 

must have his eyes about him�察�for the trade of the pea�察�though a 

strictly honest one�察�is not altogether lawful�察�so it is the duty of 

the bonnet�察�if he sees the constable coming�察�to say�察�The gorgio's 

welling。'



'That is not cant��' said I�察�'that is the language of the Rommany 

Chals。'



'Do you know those people��' said the man。



'Perfectly��' said I�察�'and their language too。'



'I wish I did��' said the man�察�'I would give ten pounds and more to 

know the language of the Rommany Chals。  There's some of it in the 

language of the pea and thimble�察�how it came there I don't know�察�

but so it is。  I wish I knew it�察�but it is difficult。  You'll make 

a capital bonnet�察�shall we close��'



'What would the wages be��' I demanded。



'Why�察�to a first´rate bonnet�察�as I think you would prove�察�I could 

afford to give from forty to fifty shillings a week。'



'Is it possible��' said I。



'Good wages�察�ain't they��' said the man。



'First´rate��' said I�察�'bonneting is more profitable than 

reviewing。'



'Anan��' said the man。



'Or translating�察�I don't think the Armenian would have paid me at 

that rate for translating his Esop。'



'Who is he��' said the man。



'Esop��'



'No�察�I know what that is�察�Esop's cant for a hunchback�察�but 

t'other��'



'You should know��' said I。



'Never saw the man in all my life。'



'Yes�察�you have��' said I�察�'and felt him too�察�don't you remember the 

individual from whom you took the pocket´book��'



'Oh�察�that was he�察�well�察�the less said about that matter the better�察�

I have left off that trade�察�and taken to this�察�which is a much 

better。  Between ourselves�察�I am not sorry that I did not carry off 

that pocket´book�察�if I had�察�it might have encouraged me in the 

trade�察�in which had I remained�察�I might have been lagged�察�sent 

abroad�察�as I had been already imprisoned�察�so I determined to leave 

it off at all hazards�察�though I was hard up�察�not having a penny in 

the world。'



'And wisely resolved��' said I�察�'it was a bad and dangerous trade�察�I 

wonder you should ever have embraced it。'



'It is all very well talking��' said the man�察�'but there is a reason 

for everything�察�I am the son of a Jewess�察�by a military officer' ´ 

and then the man told me his story。  I shall not repeat the man's 

story�察�it was a poor one�察�a vile one�察�at last he observed�察�'So that 

affair which you know of determined me to leave the filching trade�察�

and take up with a more honest and safe one�察�so at last I thought 

of the pea and thimble�察�but I wanted funds�察�especially to pay for 

lessons at the hands of a master�察�for I knew little about it。'



'Well��' said I�察�'how did you get over that difficulty��'



'Why��' said the man�察�'I thought I should never have got over it。  

What funds could I raise�拭 �I had nothing to sell�察�the few clothes I 

had I wanted�察�for we of the thimble must always appear decent�察�or 

nobody would come near us。  I was at my wits' ends�察�at last I got 

over my difficulty in the strangest way in the world。'



'What was that��'



'By an old thing which I had picked up some time before ´ a book。'



'A book��' said I。



'Yes�察�which I had taken out of your lordship's pocket one day as 

you were walking the streets in a great hurry。  I thought it was a 

pocket´book at first�察�full of bank´notes�察�perhaps��' continued he�察�

laughing。  'It was well for me�察�however�察�that it was not�察�for I 

should have soon spent the notes�察�as it was�察�I had flung the old 

thing down with an oath�察�as soon as I brought it home。  When I was 

so hard up�察�however�察�after the affair with that friend of yours�察�I 

took it up one day�察�and thought I might make something by it to 

support myself a day with。  Chance or something else led me into a 

grand shop�察�there was a man there who seemed to be the master�察�

talking to a jolly�察�portly old gentleman�察�who seemed to be a 

country squire。  Well�察�I went up to the first�察�and offered it for 

sale�察�he took the book�察�opened it at the title´page�察�and then all 

of a sudden his eyes glistened�察�and he showed it to the fat�察�jolly 

gentleman�察�and his eyes glistened too�察�and I heard him say ;How 

singular� ─�and then the two talked together in a speech I didn't 

understand ´ I rather thought it was French�察�at any rate it wasn't 

cant�察�and presently the first asked me what I would take for the 

book。  Now I am not altogether a fool�察�nor am I blind�察�and I had 

narrowly marked all that passed�察�and it came into my head that now 

was the time for making a man of myself�察�at any rate I could lose 

nothing by a little confidence�察�so I looked the man boldly in the 

face�察�and said�察 �I will have five guineas for that book�察�there 

ain't such another in the whole world。;  ;Nonsense�察─�said the first 

man�察 �there are plenty of them�察�there have been nearly fifty 

editions�察�to my knowledge�察�I will give you five shillings。;  ;No�察─�

said I�察 �I'll not take it�察�for I don't like to be cheated�察�so give 

me my book again;�察�and I attempted to take it away from the fat 

gentleman's hand。  ;Stop�察─�said the younger man�察 �are you sure that 

you won't take less�拭─  �Not a farthing�察─�said I�察�which was not 

altogether true�察�but I said so。  ;Well�察─�said the fat gentleman�察 �I 

will give you what you ask;�察�and sure enough he presently gave me 

the money�察�so I made a bow�察�and was leaving the shop�察�when it came 

into my head that there was something odd in all this�察�and�察�as I 

had the money in my pocket�察�I turned back�察�and�察�making another bow�察�

said�察 �May I be so bold as to ask why you gave me all this money 

for that 'ere dirty book�拭 �When I came into the shop�察�I should have 

been glad to get a shilling for it�察�but I saw you wanted it�察�and 

asked five guineas。;  Then they looked at one another�察�and smiled�察�

and shrugged up their shoulders。  Then the first man�察�looking at 

me�察�said�察 �Friend�察�you have been a little too sharp for us�察�

however�察�we can afford to forgive you�察�as my friend here has long 

been in quest of this particular book�察�there are plenty of 

editions�察�as I told you�察�and a common copy is not worth five 

shillings�察�but this is a first edition�察�and a copy of the first 

edition is worth its weight in gold。;'



'So�察�after all�察�they outwitted you��' I observed。



'Clearly��' said the man�察�'I might have got double the price�察�had I 

known the value�察�but I don't care�察�much good may it do them�察�it has 

done me plenty。  By means of it I have got into an honest�察�

respectable trade�察�in which there's little danger and plenty of 

profit�察�and got out of one which would have got me lagged�察�sooner 

or later。'



'But��' said I�察�'you ought to remember that the thing was not yours�察�

you took it from me�察�who had been requested by a poor old apple´

woman to exchange it for a Bible。'



'Well��' said the man�察�'did she ever get her Bible��'



'Yes��' said I�察�'she got her Bible。'



'Then she has no cause to complain�察�and�察�as for you�察�chance or 

something else has sent you to me�察�that I may make you reasonable 

amends for any loss you may have had。  Here am I ready to make you 

my bonnet�察�with forty or fifty shillings a week�察�which you say 

yourself are capital wages。'



'I find no fault with the wages��' said I�察�'but I don't like the 

employ。'



'Not like bonneting��' said the man�察�'ah�察�I see�察�you would like to 

be principal�察�well�察�a time may come ´ those long white fingers of 

yours would just serve for the business。'



'Is it a difficult one��' I demanded。



'Why�察�it is not very easy�此 �two things are needful ´ natural 

talent�察�and constant practice�察�but I'll show you a point or two 

connected with the game'�察�and�察�placing his table between his knees 

as he sat over the side of the pit�察�he produced three thimbles�察�and 

a small brown pellet�察�something resembling a pea。  He moved the 

thimble and pellet about�察�now placing it to all appearance under 

one�察�and now under another�察�'Under which is it now��' he said at 

last。  'Under that��' said I�察�pointing to the lowermost of the 

thimbles�察�which�察�as they stood�察�formed a kind of triangle。  'No��' 

said he�察�'it is not�察�but lift it up'�察�and�察�when I lifted up the 

thimble�察�the pellet�察�in truth�察�was not under it。  'It was under 

none of them��' said he�察�'it was pressed by my little finger against 

my palm'�察�and then he showed me how he did the trick�察�and asked me 

if the game was not a funny one�察�and�察�on my answering in the 

affirmative�察�he said�察�'I am glad you like it�察�come along and let us 

win some money。'



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