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`` I believe you , '' said Jimmie , patting the young man on the shoulder . `` Cheer up now and we 'll breakfast together presently , and meanwhile I 'll send a man round to your rooms for some morning togs . Then I 'll leave you here while I go down to the city to see my bankers . I 'll be back before noon , and bring a solicitor with me ; I want the thing done ship-shape . '' With that , Jimmie retired to the bedroom , where he was soon heard splashing in his tub . An hour later , when breakfast was over , he hurried away . He returned at half-past twelve , accompanied by an elderly gentleman of legal aspect , Mr. Grimsby by name .