“Yes, sir. On my very counter, sir,” said he. “What we pay rates and taxes for I don’t know, when any ruffian can come in and break one’s goods. Yes, sir, it was I who sold Dr. Barnicot his two statues. Disgraceful, sir! A Nihilist plot⁠—that’s what I make it. No one but an anarchist would go about breaking statues. Red republicans⁠—that’s what I call ’em. Who did I get the statues from? I don’t see what that has to do with it. Well, if you really want to know, I got them from Gelder & Co. , in Church Street, Stepney. They are a well-known house in the trade, and have been this twenty years. How many had I? Three⁠—two and one are three⁠—two of Dr.