The 26-year-old has proved a revelation since his £10m move from Freiburg, with his 11 goals in 10 matches hauling Newcastle above Spurs, who went down to Adel Taarabt's goal in Saturday's late kick-off at Loftus Road.

His track record as a snitch was good enough to get a search warrant from a judge, after some time was spent convincing him that I, as a government agent, didn't solicit the trash-pull.

It was a fine arrangement for Henry Crawford, who was close to Fanny, and with his hands full of business, having two persons['] cards to manage as well as his own—for though it was impossible for Fanny not to feel herself mistress of the rules of the game in three minutes, he had yet to inspirit her play, sharpen her avarice, and harden her heart, […]

They honestly thought they were doing good with it, and so they were — with what was left after the publicity man and the printer and the première danseuse had been paid.