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Chapter 19

           Fixcaughthimbythearm,andsaid,"Waitamoment."

           "Whatfor,Mr.Fix?"

           "Iwanttohaveaserioustalkwithyou."

           "Aserioustalk!"criedPassepartout,drinkingupthelittlewinethatwasleftinthebottomofhisglass."Well,we’lltalkaboutitto-morrow;Ihaven’ttimenow."

           "Stay!WhatIhavetosayconcernsyourmaster."

           Passepartout,atthis,lookedattentivelyathiscompanion.Fix’sfaceseemedtohaveasingularexpression.Heresumedhisseat.

           "Whatisitthatyouhavetosay?"

           FixplacedhishanduponPassepartout’sarm,and,loweringhisvoice,said,"YouhaveguessedwhoIam?"

           "Parbleu!"saidPassepartout,smiling.

           "ThenI’mgoingtotellyoueverything"

           "NowthatIknoweverything,myfriend!Ah!that’sverygood.Butgoon,goon.First,though,letmetellyouthatthosegentlemenhaveputthemselvestoauselessexpense."

           "Useless!"saidFix."Youspeakconfidently.It’sclearthatyoudon’tknowhowlargethesumis."

           "OfcourseIdo,"returnedPassepartout."Twentythousandpounds."

           "Fifty-fivethousand!"answeredFix,pressinghiscompanion’shand.

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