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Chapter 18

           Iwasutterlycrushedundertheruinsofmycastle,butofcourseIwroteasdesired.Beforetheendoftheyearmynewchartertookmethatway,andIhadanopportunityofseeinghim.

           ‘HewasstillwithEgstrom&Blake,andwemetinwhattheycalled“ourparlour”openingoutofthestore.Hehadthatmomentcomeinfromboardingaship,andconfrontedmeheaddown,readyforatussle.“Whathaveyougottosayforyourself?”Ibeganassoonaswehadshakenhands.“WhatIwroteyounothingmore,”hesaidstubbornly.“Didthefellowblaborwhat?”Iasked.Helookedupatmewithatroubledsmile.“Ohno!Hedidn’t.Hemadeitakindofconfidentialbusinessbetweenus.HewasmostdamnablymysteriouswheneverIcameovertothemill;hewouldwinkatmeinarespectfulmannerasmuchastosay‘Weknowwhatweknow.’Infernallyfawningandfamiliar——andthatsortofthing...Hethrewhimselfintoachairandstareddownhislegs.“Onedaywehappenedtobealoneandthefellowhadthecheektosay,‘Well,Mr.James’IwascalledMr.JamesthereasifIhadbeentheson‘herewearetogetheroncemore.Thisisbetterthantheoldshipain’tit?’...Wasn’titappalling,eh?Ilookedathim,andheputonaknowingair.‘Don’tyoubeuneasy,sir,’hesays.‘IknowagentlemanwhenIseeone,andIknowhowagentlemanfeels.Ihope,though,youwillbekeepingmeonthisjob.Ihadahardtimeofittoo,alongofthatrottenoldPatnaracket.’Jove!Itwasawful.

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