Tales of Terror and Mystery

The Man with the Watches

           He’sonlyjustfindingoutthatyouareamanaswellashe.’

           "Itwasthosewordsofhiswhichsetmetalkingbitterly.WehadleftWillesden,youunderstand,forallthistooksometime.Mytempergotthebetterofme,andforthefirsttimeinmylifeIletmybrotherseetheroughsideofme.PerhapsitwouldhavebeenbetterhadIdonesoearlierandmoreoften.

           "’Aman!’saidI.’Well,I’mgladtohaveyourfriend’sassuranceofit,fornoonewouldsuspectittoseeyoulikeaboarding-schoolmissy.Idon’tsupposeinallthiscountrythereisamorecontemptible-lookingcreaturethanyouareasyousittherewiththatDollypinaforeuponyou.’Hecolouredupatthat,forhewasavainman,andhewincedfromridicule.

           "’It’sonlyadust-cloak,’saidhe,andheslippeditoff.’Onehastothrowthecoppersoffone’sscent,andIhadnootherwaytodoit.’Hetookhistoqueoffwiththeveilattached,andheputbothitandthecloakintohisbrownbag.’Anyway,Idon’tneedtowearituntiltheconductorcomesround,’saidhe.

           "’Northen,either,’saidI,andtakingthebagIslungitwithallmyforceoutofthewindow.’Now,’saidI,’you’llnevermakeaMaryJaneofyourselfwhileIcanhelpit.Ifnothingbutthatdisguisestandsbetweenyouandagaol,thentogaolyoushallgo.’

           "Thatwasthewaytomanagehim.Ifeltmyadvantageatonce.Hissupplenaturewasonewhichyieldedtoroughnessfarmorereadilythantoentreaty.Heflushedwithshame,andhiseyesfilledwithtears.ButMacCoysawmyadvantagealso,andwasdeterminedthatIshouldnotpursueit.

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