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Chapter 1. Sun and Shadow

           

           ‘Cavalletto,’saidMonsieurRigaud,suddenlywithdrawinghisgazefromthisfunneltowhichtheyhadbothinvoluntarilyturnedtheireyes,‘youknowmeforagentleman?’

           ‘Surely,surely!’

           ‘Howlonghavewebeenhere?’

           ‘I,elevenweeks,to-morrownightatmidnight.You,nineweeksandthreedays,atfivethisafternoon.’

           ‘HaveIeverdoneanythinghere?Evertouchedthebroom,orspreadthemats,orrolledthemup,orfoundthedraughts,orcollectedthedominoes,orputmyhandtoanykindofwork?’

           ‘Never!’

           ‘Haveyoueverthoughtoflookingtometodoanykindofwork?’

           JohnBaptistansweredwiththatpeculiarback-handedshakeoftherightforefingerwhichisthemostexpressivenegativeintheItalianlanguage.

           ‘No!Youknewfromthefirstmomentwhenyousawmehere,thatIwasagentleman?’

           ‘ALTRO!’returnedJohnBaptist,closinghiseyesandgivinghisheadamostvehementtoss.Thewordbeing,accordingtoitsGenoeseemphasis,aconfirmation,acontradiction,anassertion,adenial,ataunt,acompliment,ajoke,andfiftyotherthings,becameinthepresentinstance,withasignificancebeyondallpowerofwrittenexpression,ourfamiliarEnglish‘Ibelieveyou!’

           ‘Haha!Youareright!AgentlemanIam!AndagentlemanI’lllive,andagentlemanI’lldie!It’smyintenttobeagentleman.It’smygame.

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