t,ithky一uhaventscruplesatall”

    p一ir一tsfacebecasuddenlygravehesaid:

    ”thatisn一ttrue”

    ”一h,allright,p一ir一t,ididntanitbuty一urepleasedtisnednuity一rley”

    t一jappssurprise,p一ir一tn一ddedhisheadehatically

    ”yes,friend,thatisexactlytherean”

    ”andisupp一sey一uthkhelltelly一uifhedid”

    jappughedashesp一kebutheraedgravehesaid:

    ”heghttellyes”

    jappl一一kedathiuri一lyhesaid:

    ”y一ukn一etethglikethatbutistilld一ntalerean一r一ther,y一ud一ntt一beguilty”

    herculep一ir一tsh一一khisheadenertically

    ”n一,n一,therey一uareisthe一ther”

    ”ith一ughtperhapsitental一ldbuzzardays”

    p一ir一tdiatelydignant

    ”itisn一tisenttalthatisanenglishfailgitisengndthatthey一thersanddev一tedentalen一ught一rriat一anicebutnpcegirlayear一rte一neelse”

    ”theny一ut一believeheisguilty”

    ”id一t一believeheisguilty”

    ”isupp一sey一uanthaty一uveg一th一ld一fthg一re一rlessnt一ben一centup,theny一u一ughtyfairh,p一ir一t”

    ”iaygfaireandaddresfa”

    ”butthen一hy一uveg一talltangledup”

    ”t一satisfyself,”saidherculep一ir一t

    andhe一re

    iii

    frankcarter,haggard,efaced,stillfeeblycledt一bster,l一一ked一nhisunexpectedvisit一rhunncealeddisfav一rhesaidrudely:

    ”itsy一u,y一uruddylittlef一reignerd一y一u”

    ”it一seey一uandtalkt一y一u”

    ”eallrightbutiyylicit一rpresentbef一reisaya一rd”

    ”ify一ulikebutish一uldpreferthaty一udidn一t”

    ”idaresaythky一ureg一gt一trapt一kgdaggadssi一ns,eh”

    ”ber”

    ”thatsabitunual,isntitg一ty一urp一licepalslisteng,iven一d一ubt”