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Business would suit you better , and you and Ed would make a capital partnership . Devlin , Minot , & Co. sounds well , hey , Gus ? '' `` Very , but they are such good-natured chaps , they 'd never get rich . By the way , Ed came home at noon to-day sick . I met him , and he looked regularly knocked up , '' answered Gus , in a sober tone . `` I told him he 'd better not go down Monday , for he was n't well Saturday , and could n't come to sing Sunday evening , you remember . I must go right round and see what the matter is ; '' and Jack jumped up , with an anxious face .