A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging; . AND BEGGARS AND BEGGING. 655 marched round him, each muttering in his right ear as he passed, first thewords, Remember the club ! then, on the second round, Remember theknife ! and on the third round, Remember the rope ! The bag was now removed, and Chivvy escorted in solemn procession to thetent of the Perfessor, where he was instructed in the different grips, signsand passwords of the brotherhood. Here I must hold up a moment to describe this singular character. The Perfessor was a man of no little importance in the gang. He was
A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging; . AND BEGGARS AND BEGGING. 655 marched round him, each muttering in his right ear as he passed, first thewords, Remember the club ! then, on the second round, Remember theknife ! and on the third round, Remember the rope ! The bag was now removed, and Chivvy escorted in solemn procession to thetent of the Perfessor, where he was instructed in the different grips, signsand passwords of the brotherhood. Here I must hold up a moment to describe this singular character. The Perfessor was a man of no little importance in the gang. He was about fivefeet ten in height, had a large, well-developed Kead, wore his gray hair andbeard long, and a patch over his right eye. His rusty black coat hung downbelow his knees, his pantaloons were tucked into his boots, and he carried ahooked stick under his arm. If you add to this picture a long-limbed, vicious-looking dog, which always slouched at his heels, you will have a good generalidea of the Perfessor. The grip consisted in pressing the nail of the t
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