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I Meet Sir Henry Curtis

           SirHenryandCaptainGoodlookedateachother,andCaptainGoodnodded. 

           "Mr.Quatermain,"wentontheformer,"Iamgoingtotellyouastory,andaskyouradvice,andperhapsyourassistance. TheagentwhoforwardedmeyourlettertoldmethatImightrelyonitimplicitly,asyouwere,"hesaid,"wellknownanduniversallyrespectedinNatal,andespeciallynotedforyourdiscretion." 

           Ibowedanddranksomewhiskyandwatertohidemyconfusion,forIamamodestmanandSirHenrywenton. 

           "Mr.Nevillewasmybrother." 

           "Oh,"Isaid,starting, fornowIknewofwhomSirHenryhadremindedmewhenfirstIsawhim. Hisbrotherwasamuchsmallermanandhadadarkbeard,butnowthatIthoughtofit,hepossessedeyesofthesameshadeofgreyandwiththesamekeenlookinthem: thefeaturestoowerenotunlike. 

           "Hewas,"wentonSirHenry,"myonlyandyoungerbrother,andtillfiveyearsagoIdonotsupposethatwewereeveramonthawayfromeachother. Butjustaboutfiveyearsagoamisfortunebefellus,assometimesdoeshappeninfamilies. Wequarrelledbitterly,andIbehavedunjustlytomybrotherinmyanger. "HereCaptainGoodnoddedhisheadvigorouslytohimself. Theshipgaveabigrolljustthen,sothatthelooking-glass,whichwasfixedoppositeustostarboard,wasforamomentnearlyoverourheads,andasIwassittingwithmyhandsinmypocketsandstaringupwards,Icouldseehimnoddinglikeanything. 

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