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           "Youmustbehaveyourself,dear.Mr.MaloneisaPressman.Hewillhaveitallinhisragtomorrow,andsellanextradozenamongourneighbors.‘Strangestoryofhighlife’youfeltfairlyhighonthatpedestal,didyounot?Thenasub-title,‘Glimpseofasingularmenage.He’safoulfeeder,isMr.Malone,acarrioneater,likeallofhiskindporcusexgregediaboliaswinefromthedevil’sherd.That’sit,Malonewhat?"

           "Youarereallyintolerable!"saidI,hotly.

           Hebellowedwithlaughter.

           "Weshallhaveacoalitionpresently,"heboomed,lookingfromhiswifetomeandpuffingouthisenormouschest.Then,suddenlyalteringhistone,"Excusethisfrivolousfamilybadinage,Mr.Malone.Icalledyoubackforsomemoreseriouspurposethantomixyouupwithourlittledomesticpleasantries.Runaway,littlewoman,anddon’tfret."Heplacedahugehanduponeachofhershoulders."Allthatyousayisperfectlytrue.IshouldbeabettermanifIdidwhatyouadvise,butIshouldn’tbequiteGeorgeEdwardChallenger.Thereareplentyofbettermen,mydear,butonlyoneG.E.C.Somakethebestofhim."Hesuddenlygaveheraresoundingkiss,whichembarrassedmeevenmorethanhisviolencehaddone."Now,Mr.Malone,"hecontinued,withagreataccessionofdignity,"thisway,ifYOUplease."

           Were-enteredtheroomwhichwehadleftsotumultuouslytenminutesbefore.TheProfessorclosedthedoorcarefullybehindus,motionedmeintoanarm-chair,andpushedacigar-boxundermynose.

           "RealSanJuanColorado,"hesaid."Excitablepeoplelikeyouarethebetterfornarcotics.Heavens!don’tbiteit!Cutandcutwithreverence!

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