CHAPTER XIV.

BEGGING “DODGES.” The Variety and Quality of the Imposture.—Superior p. 242 Accomplishments of the Modern Practitioner.—The Recipe for Success.—The Power of “Cheek.”—“Chanting” and the “Shallow Lay.”—Estimates of their Paying Value.—The Art of touching Women’s Hearts.—The Half-resentful Trick.—The Loudon “Cadger.”—The Height of the “Famine Season.”