countenance; and said, with a little impatience,
‘Now, sir, you come in consequence of having seen the advertisement?’
‘Yes, sir,’ said Mr. Bumble.
‘And you ARE a beadle, are you not?’ inquired Mr. Grimwig.
‘I am a porochial beadle, gentlemen,’ rejoined Mr. Bumble proudly.
‘Of course,’ observed Mr. Grimwig aside to his friend, ‘I knew he was. A beadle all over!’
Mr. Brownlow gently shook his head to impose silence on his friend, and resumed:
‘Do you know where this poor boy is now?’
‘No more than nobody,’