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Chapter 3

           Butifwemustfightwe’llfight!Lethimhaveashotatme,byallmeans;Ishouldratherlikeit.Ha,ha,ha!Iknowhowtoloadapistolnow;doyouknowhowtoloadapistol,Keller?First,youhavetobuythepowder,youknow;itmustn’tbewet,anditmustn’tbethatcoarsestuffthattheyloadcannonswithitmustbepistolpowder.Thenyoupourthepowderin,andgetholdofabitoffeltfromsomedoor,andthenshovethebulletin.Butdon’tshovethebulletinbeforethepowder,becausethethingwouldn’tgooffdoyouhear,Keller,thethingwouldn’tgooff!Ha,ha,ha!Isn’tthatagrandreason,Keller,myfriend,eh?Doyouknow,mydearfellow,Ireallymustkissyou,andembraceyou,thisverymoment.Ha,ha!Howwasityousosuddenlypoppedupinfrontofmeasyoudid?Cometomyhouseassoonasyoucan,andwe’llhavesomechampagne.We’llallgetdrunk!DoyouknowIhaveadozenofchampagneinLebedeff’scellar?LebedeffsoldthemtomethedayafterIarrived.Itookthelot.We’llinviteeverybody!Areyougoingtodoanysleepingtonight?”

           “Asmuchasusual,princewhy?”

           “Pleasantdreamsthenha,ha!”

           Theprincecrossedtheroad,anddisappearedintothepark,leavingtheastonishedKellerinastateofludicrouswonder.Hehadneverbeforeseentheprinceinsuchastrangeconditionofmind,andcouldnothaveimaginedthepossibilityofit.

           “Fever,probably,”hesaidtohimself,“forthemanisallnerves,andthisbusinesshasbeenalittletoomuchforhim.

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