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Chapter 19

           PerhapsyouareyourselfinterestedinMissPoindexter,notwithstandingyourpretensionstobeconsideredaJoseph?Now,IcouldunderstandyourbeingjealousifitwerehandsomeHancockhere,orCrossmansupposinghimtobedisengaged.Butasforacommonmustangerpohpoh!"

           "He’sanIrishman,major,thismustanger;andifhebewhatIhavesomereasontosuspect"

           "Whateverhebe,"interruptedthemajor,castingasideglancetowardsthedoor,"he’stheretoanswerforhimself;andashe’sasufficientlyplain-spokenfellow,youmaylearnfromhimallaboutthematterthatseemstobeofsomuchinteresttoyou."

           "Idon’tthinkyouwill,"mutteredSloman,asHancockandtwoorthreeothersturnedtowardsthenew-comer,withthedesignofcarryingoutthemajor’ssuggestion.

           Silentlyadvancingacrossthesandedfloor,themustangerhadtakenhisstandatanunoccupiedspaceinfrontofthecounter.

           "Aglassofwhiskyandwater,ifyouplease?"wasthemodestrequestwithwhichtosalutedthelandlord.

           "Viskyundvachter!"echoedthelatter,withoutanyshowofeagernesstowaituponhisnewguest."Ya,woe,viskyundvachter!Itishtwopicayunshtheglass."

           "Iwasnotinquiringtheprice,"repliedthemustanger,"Iaskedtobeservedwithaglassofwhiskyandwater.Haveyougotany?"

           "Yeshyesh,"respondedtheGerman,renderedobsequiousbythesharprejoinder."Plentyplentyofviskyundvachter.Hereitish."

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