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Chapter 28

           "

           "Twoonepoundnotes,orfriends?"

           "Twoonepoundnotes.I’dsellallthefriendsIeverhadforone,andthinkitablessedgoodbargain.Well?Sohesays—?"

           "Sohesays,"resumedtheconvictIhadrecognized"itwasallsaidanddoneinhalfaminute,behindapileoftimberintheDock-yard‘You’reagoingtobedischarged?’Yes,Iwas.WouldIfindoutthatboythathadfedhimandkephissecret,andgivehimthemtwoonepoundnotes?Yes,Iwould.AndIdid."

           "Morefoolyou,"growledtheother."I’dhavespent’emonaMan,inwittlesanddrink.Hemusthavebeenagreenone.Meantosayheknowednothingofyou?"

           "Notaha’porth.Differentgangsanddifferentships.Hewastriedagainforprisonbreaking,andgotmadeaLifer."

           "AndwasthatHonor!theonlytimeyouworkedout,inthispartofthecountry?"

           "Theonlytime."

           "Whatmighthavebeenyouropinionoftheplace?"

           "Amostbeastlyplace.Mudbank,mist,swamp,andwork;work,swamp,mist,andmudbank."

           Theybothexecratedtheplaceinverystronglanguage,andgraduallygrowledthemselvesout,andhadnothinglefttosay.

           Afteroverhearingthisdialogue,Ishouldassuredlyhavegotdownandbeenleftinthesolitudeanddarknessofthehighway,butforfeelingcertainthatthemanhadnosuspicionofmyidentity.

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