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The whip-man
hesaid,"Youshouldn’tbelieveeverythingtheytellyou,it’sthefearofbeingbeaten,it’salreadymadethemabitweakinthehead.Thisonehere,forinstance,"hepointedatWillem,"allthathetoldyouabouthiscareerprospects,it’sjustridiculous.Lookathim,lookhowfatheis-thefirststrokesofthecanewilljustgetlostinallthatfat.Doyouknowwhatitisthat’smadehimsofat?He’sinthehabitof,everyonethatgetsarrestedbyhim,heeatstheirbreakfast.Didn’theeatupyourbreakfast?Yeah,Ithoughtasmuch.Butamanwithabellylikethatcan’tbemadeintoawhip-manandneverwillbe,thatisquiteoutofthequestion.""Therearewhip-menlikethat,"Willeminsisted,whohadjustreleasedthebeltofthistrousers."No,"saidthewhip-man,strikinghimsuchablowwiththecaneonhisneckthatitmadehimwince,"youshouldn’tbelisteningtothis,justgetundressed.""Iwouldmakeitwellworthyourwhileifyouwouldletthemgo,"saidK.,andwithoutlookingatthewhip-managain-assuchmattersarebestcarriedonwithbothpairsofeyesturneddown-hepulledouthiswallet."Andthenyou’dtryandputinacomplaintagainstme,too,"saidthewhip-man,"andgetmeflogged.No,no!""Now,dobereasonable,"saidK.,"ifIhadwantedtogetthesetwopunishedIwouldnotnowbetryingtobuytheirfreedom,wouldI.Icouldsimplyclosethedoorherebehindme,gohomeandseeorhearnothingmoreofit.