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Yes . Did he not tell me that the life and adventures of Jemmy Abershaw would bring in much money to the writer ? Yes , but I knew nothing of that worthy . I heard , it is true , from Mr. Petulengro , that when alive he committed robberies on the hill on the side of which Mr. Petulengro had pitched his tents , and that his ghost still haunted the hill at midnight ; but those were scant materials out of which to write the man 's life . It is probable , indeed , that Mr. Petulengro would be able to supply me with further materials if I should apply to him , but I was in a hurry , and could not afford the time which it would be necessary to spend in passing to and from Mr. Petulengro , and consulting him . Moreover , my pride revolted at the idea of being beholden to Mr. Petulengro for the materials of the history . No , I would not write the history of Abershaw .