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The Unveiling of the Stranger

           Andinside,intheartificialdarknessoftheparlour,intowhichonlyonethinjetofsunlightpenetrated,thestranger,hungrywemustsuppose,andfearful,hiddeninhisuncomfortablehotwrappings,poredthroughhisdarkglassesuponhispaperorchinkedhisdirtylittlebottles,andoccasionallysworesavagelyattheboys,audibleifinvisible,outsidethewindows. Inthecornerbythefireplacelaythefragmentsofhalfadozensmashedbottles,andapungenttwangofchlorinetaintedtheair. Somuchweknowfromwhatwasheardatthetimeandfromwhatwassubsequentlyseenintheroom. 

           Aboutnoonhesuddenlyopenedhisparlourdoorandstoodglaringfixedlyatthethreeorfourpeopleinthebar. "Mrs.Hall,"hesaid. SomebodywentsheepishlyandcalledforMrs.Hall. 

           Mrs.Hallappearedafteraninterval,alittleshortofbreath,butallthefiercerforthat. Hallwasstillout. Shehaddeliberatedoverthisscene,andshecameholdingalittletraywithanunsettledbilluponit. "Isityourbillyou'rewanting,sir?"shesaid. 

           "Whywasn'tmybreakfastlaid? Whyhaven'tyoupreparedmymealsandansweredmybell? DoyouthinkIlivewithouteating?" 

           "Whyisn'tmybillpaid?"saidMrs.Hall. "That'swhatIwanttoknow." 

           "ItoldyouthreedaysagoIwasawaitingaremittance—" 

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