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Hans nodded , and Peter went on : -- `` What I mean is , that nothing can be done in a hurry ; that when we have a man on our side , he can oppose and obstruct , and give delays , picking a hole here and finding a flaw there ; asking for vouchers for this and proofs for that , and then waiting for witnesses that never come , and looking for papers that never existed ; making Chancery of it , Hans , my boy , -- making Chancery of it . '' `` Not here , -- not with us ! '' said Hans , gravely . `` You must answer to this charge to-day , and before four o'clock too , or to-morrow there will be writ of ` contumacy ' against you . You have n't got the money ? '' `` Of course I have n't , nor a ten-pound note towards it . '' `` Then you must provide security . ''