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Chapter 28

           Gilessays,itisn’tourplacetocontradicthim.No,no,Iknowmysitiwation!Thankmystars,Iknowmysitiwation.Totellthetruth,thelittlemanDIDseemtoknowhissituation,andtoknowperfectlywellthatitwasbynomeansadesirableone;forhisteethchatteredinhisheadashespoke.

           ‘Youareafraid,Brittles,’saidMr.Giles.

           ‘Ian’t,’saidBrittles.

           ‘Youare,’saidGiles.

           ‘You’reafalsehood,Mr.Giles,’saidBrittles.

           ‘You’realie,Brittles,’saidMr.Giles.

           Now,thesefourretortsarosefromMr.Giles’staunt;andMr.Giles’staunthadarisenfromhisindignationathavingtheresponsibilityofgoinghomeagain,imposeduponhimselfundercoverofacompliment.Thethirdmanbroughtthedisputetoaclose,mostphilosophically.

           ‘I’lltellyouwhatitis,gentlemen,’saidhe,‘we’reallafraid.

           ‘Speakforyourself,sir,’saidMr.Giles,whowasthepalestoftheparty.

           ‘SoIdo,’repliedtheman.‘It’snaturalandpropertobeafraid,undersuchcircumstances.Iam.

           ‘SoamI,’saidBrittles;‘onlythere’snocalltotellamanheis,sobounceably.

           ThesefrankadmissionssoftenedMr.Giles,whoatonceownedthatHEwasafraid;uponwhich,theyallthreefacedabout,andranbackagainwiththecompletestunanimity,untilMr.Giles(whohadtheshortestwindoftheparty,aswasencumberedwithapitchfork)mosthandsomelyinsistedonstopping,tomakeanapologyforhishastinessofspeech.

           ‘Butit’swonderful,’saidMr.

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