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`` Put them spectacles on wot I lent you , and it would n't be a bad idea if you tied your face up in a piece o ' red flannel . '' `` I know wot I 'm going to do without you telling me , '' said Mr. Gibbs , nodding . `` I 'll bet you pots round that you do n't either of you reckernize me tomorrow night . '' The bet was taken at once , and from eight o'clock until ten minutes to nine the following night Messrs. Kidd and Brown did their best to win it . Then did Mr. Kidd , turning to Mr. Brown in perplexity , inquire with many redundant words what it all meant . -LSB- Illustration : `` Gone ! '' exclaimed both gentlemen .