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insinuate anything," said Mr. Bouncer. "Some people have a certain person's luck; and that seemed to be your case. But, it was not so much the aces as the betting. You 're a first-rate hand at laying odds; I 'll
give you credit for that; for I like to give every man his due. And that 's the business that 's brought me here. I think you know a Brazenface man of the name of Verdant Green?"
"A Freshman?"
"Something like one. He is a particular friend of mine."