After a time he would give up once more, on the plea that he had not got Cobbs's bill, or Lobbs's, or Nobbs's, as the case might be.

一段时间后，他会再次放弃，理由是他没有收到 Cobbs 的账单，或者 Lobbs 的，或者 Nobbs 的账单，视情况而定。