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Surely nothing, thought the captain, will convince the old rascal now; and he moved off in disgust.

Now a sudden rage filled me against this old rascal.

That was about the end of the old rascal.

The old rascal was saying that he would raid the temple treasury for him.

Typical of the old rascal not to give warning!

So go and tell the police you did, you old rascal.

Now, we'll have one more, and tell the damned old rascal that I'll expect him in the morning.

What you failed to explain is why the devil I should put myself out for the old rascal.

Incidentally, what happened to those two old rascals in the end?

It's still there, hidden wherever that old rascal put it.