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Chapter 5

           Thefrankandgenerouscharacterofmyoldchum‘Boffles’seemedtodarkensuddenlyinmyeyeswhycouldhenothavetoldmeofhisgoodfortuneinhisletter?WasheafraidImighttroublehimforfurtherloans?Isupposemylooksexpressedmythoughts,forRimânez,whohadobservedmeintently,presentlyadded

           "Didhenottellyouofhisluck?ThatwasnotveryfriendlyofhimbutasIremarkedlastnight,moneyoftenspoilsaman."

           "OhIdaresayhemeantnoslightbytheomission,"Isaidhurriedly,forcingasmile"Nodoubthewillmakeitthesubjectofhisnextletter.Nowastothisfivehundred"

           "Keepit,man,keepit"heinterposedimpatiently"Whatdoyoutalkaboutsecurityfor?Haven’tIgotyouassecurity?"

           Ilaughed."Well,Iamfairlyreliablenow"Isaid"AndI’mnotgoingtorunaway."

           "Fromme?"hequeried,withahalfcoldhalfkindglance;"NoIfancynot!"

           Hewavedhishandlightlyandleftme,andI,puttingtheleathercaseofnotesinmyinnerbreast-pocket,hailedahansomandwasdrivenoffrapidlytoBasinghallStreetwheremysolicitorsawaitedme.

           Arrivedatmydestination,Isentupmyname,andwasreceivedatoncewiththeutmostrespectbytwosmallchipsofmeninrustyblackwhorepresented‘thefirm.Atmyrequesttheysentdowntheirclerktopayanddismissmycab,whileI,openingLucio’spocketbook,askedthemtochangemeaten-poundnoteintogoldandsilverwhichtheydidwithreadygood-will.Thenwewentintobusinesstogether.

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