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stop his supper -- and his bed -- and gas . '' `` And Robinson ? '' `` Oh , give him no supper at all -- and no breakfast -- not even bread and water , d'ye hear . And at noon I 'll put him with his empty belly in the black-hole -- that will cow him down to the ground -- there , be off ! '' Next morning Mr. Hawes sat down to breakfast in high spirits . This very day he was sure to humiliate his adversary , most likely get rid of him altogether . Mr. Eden , on the contrary , wore a somber air .