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"IamgoingtotalktoyouaboutSouthAmerica,"saidhe."Nocommentsifyouplease.Firstofall,IwishyoutounderstandthatnothingItellyounowistoberepeatedinanypublicwayunlessyouhavemyexpresspermission.Thatpermissionwill,inallhumanprobability,neverbegiven.Isthatclear?"
"Itisveryhard,"saidI."Surelyajudiciousaccount——"
Hereplacedthenotebookuponthetable.
"Thatendsit,"saidhe."Iwishyouaverygoodmorning."
"No,no!"Icried."Isubmittoanyconditions.SofarasIcansee,Ihavenochoice."
"Noneintheworld,"saidhe.
"Well,then,Ipromise."
"Wordofhonor?"
"Wordofhonor."
Helookedatmewithdoubtinhisinsolenteyes.
"Afterall,whatdoIknowaboutyourhonor?"saidhe.
"Uponmyword,sir,"Icried,angrily,"youtakeverygreatliberties!Ihaveneverbeensoinsultedinmylife."
Heseemedmoreinterestedthanannoyedatmyoutbreak.
