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Chapter 25

           Andhedidnotknowthatinreservewastheboatmanwhowasstilltotestifythathehadnotstoppedtoaskthepriceoftheboat.AndMasoncontinued:

           "Oh,itwas,wasit?Theboatmantoldyouthat,didhe?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "Wellnow,don’tyourecallthatyouneveraskedtheboatmanatall?Itwasnotthirty-fivecentsanhour,butfiftycents.Butofcourseyoudonotknowthatbecauseyouwereinsuchahurrytogetoutonthewaterandyoudidnotexpecttohavetocomebackandpayforitanyway.Soyouneverevenasked,yousee.Doyousee?Doyourecallthatnow?"AndhereMasonproducedabillthathehadgottenfromtheboatmanandwaveditinfrontofClyde."Itwasfiftycentsanhour,"herepeated."TheychargemorethanatGrassLake.ButwhatIwanttoknowis,ifyouaresofamiliarwiththeseotherfigures,asyouhavejustshownthatyouare,howcomesitthatyouarenotfamiliarwiththisfigure?Didn’tyouthinkoftheexpenseoftakingheroutinaboatandkeepingtheboatfromnoonuntilnight?"TheattackcamesoswiftlyandbitterlythatatonceClydewasconfused.Hetwistedandturned,swallowedandlookednervouslyatthefloor,ashamedtolookatJephsonwhohadsomehowfailedtocoachhimastothis.

           "Well,"bawledMason,"anyexplanationtomakeastothat?Doesn’titstrikeevenyouasstrangethatyoucanremembereveryotheritemofallyourexpendituresbutnotthatitem?"Andnoweachjurorwasoncemoretenseandleaningforward.

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