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Sartorius is a wealthy landlord, who makes his money from the maintenance of the worst slums in London. Lickcheese is his rent collector, who walks a fine line between pleasing Sartorius and placating the authorities. When Lickcheese shares a carriage ride to Sartorius’ country home with Sartorius’ prospective son-in-law, Sartorius is put on edge at the prospect that Lickcheese has revealed his personal business to the young man, and the interaction between employer and employee goes downhill
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LICKCHEESE. Good morning, sir.
SARTORIUS [harsh and peremptory] Good morning.
LICKCHEESE [taking a little sack of money from his bag] Not much this morning, sir. I have just had the honor of making Dr Trench's acquaintance, sir.
SARTORIUS [looking up from his writing, displeased] Indeed ?
LICKCHEESE. Yes, sir. Dr Trench asked his
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