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After the Race
Thisknowledgehadpreviouslykepthisbillswithinthelimitsofreasonablerecklessness,andifhehadbeensoconsciousofthelabourlatentinmoneywhentherehadbeenquestionmerelyofsomefreakofthehigherintelligence,howmuchmoresonowwhenhewasabouttostakethegreaterpartofhissubstance!Itwasaseriousthingforhim.
Ofcourse,theinvestmentwasagoodoneandSegouinhadmanagedtogivetheimpressionthatitwasbyafavouroffriendshipthemiteofIrishmoneywastobeincludedinthecapitaloftheconcern.Jimmyhadarespectforhisfather’sshrewdnessinbusinessmattersandinthiscaseithadbeenhisfatherwhohadfirstsuggestedtheinvestment;moneytobemadeinthemotorbusiness,potsofmoney.MoreoverSegouinhadtheunmistakableairofwealth.Jimmysetouttotranslateintodays’workthatlordlycarinwhichhesat.Howsmoothlyitran.Inwhatstyletheyhadcomecareeringalongthecountryroads!Thejourneylaidamagicalfingeronthegenuinepulseoflifeandgallantlythemachineryofhumannervesstrovetoanswertheboundingcoursesoftheswiftblueanimal.
TheydrovedownDameStreet.Thestreetwasbusywithunusualtraffic,loudwiththehornsofmotoristsandthegongsofimpatienttram-drivers.NeartheBankSegouindrewupandJimmyandhisfriendalighted.Alittleknotofpeoplecollectedonthefootpathtopayhomagetothesnortingmotor.
