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           Iwouldnotevenseethat,sohefiredhislastshot. Hedrewnear,andwhisperedhoarsely: 

           "I’vegotacoupleofskullsdowninthecrypt,"hesaid;"comeandseethose. Oh,docomeandseetheskulls! Youareayoungmanoutforaholiday,andyouwanttoenjoyyourself. Comeandseetheskulls!" 

           ThenIturnedandfled,andasIspedIheardhimcallingtome: 

           "Oh,comeandseetheskulls;comebackandseetheskulls!" 

           Harris,however,revelsintombs,andgraves,andepitaphs,andmonumentalinscriptions,andthethoughtofnotseeingMrs.Thomas’sgravemadehimcrazy. HesaidhehadlookedforwardtoseeingMrs.Thomas’sgravefromthefirstmomentthatthetripwasproposed—saidhewouldn’thavejoinedifithadn’tbeenfortheideaofseeingMrs.Thomas’stomb. 

           IremindedhimofGeorge,andhowwehadtogettheboatuptoSheppertonbyfiveo’clocktomeethim,andthenhewentforGeorge. WhywasGeorgetofoolaboutallday,andleaveustolugthislumberingoldtop-heavybargeupanddowntheriverbyourselvestomeethim? Whycouldn’tGeorgecomeanddosomework? Whycouldn’thehavegotthedayoff,andcomedownwithus? Bankbeblowed! Whatgoodwasheatthebank? 

           "Ineverseehimdoinganyworkthere,"continuedHarris,"wheneverIgoin. Hesitsbehindabitofglassallday,tryingtolookasifhewasdoingsomething. What’sthegoodofamanbehindabitofglass? Ihavetoworkformyliving. Whycan’thework. Whatuseishethere,andwhat’sthegoodoftheirbanks? Theytakeyourmoney,andthen,whenyoudrawacheque,theysenditbacksmearedalloverwith‘Noeffects,’‘Refertodrawer.’ What’sthegoodofthat?