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Chapter 20

           Youinfernalscoundrel,howdareyoutellMEthat?"

           Theclientlookedscared,butbewilderedtoo,asifhewereunconsciouswhathehaddone.

           "Spooney!"saidtheclerk,inalowvoice,givinghimastirwithhiselbow."SoftHead!Needyousayitfacetoface?"

           "Now,Iaskyou,youblunderingbooby,"saidmyguardian,verysternly,"oncemoreandforthelasttime,whatthemanyouhavebroughthereispreparedtoswear?"

           Mikelookedhardatmyguardian,asifheweretryingtolearnalessonfromhisface,andslowlyreplied,"Aythertocharacter,ortohavingbeeninhiscompanyandneverlefthimallthenightinquestion."

           "Now,becareful.Inwhatstationoflifeisthisman?"

           Mikelookedathiscap,andlookedatthefloor,andlookedattheceiling,andlookedattheclerk,andevenlookedatme,beforebeginningtoreplyinanervousmanner,"We’vedressedhimuplike"whenmyguardianblusteredout

           "What?YouWILL,willyou?"

           ("Spooney!"addedtheclerkagain,withanotherstir.)

           Aftersomehelplesscastingabout,Mikebrightenedandbeganagain:

           "Heisdressedlikea’spectablepieman.Asortofapastry-cook."

           "Ishehere?"askedmyguardian.

           "Ilefthim,"saidMike,"asettingonsomedoorstepsroundthecorner."

           "Takehimpastthatwindow,andletmeseehim.

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