一fhernit一st一relikethanlife:itsistedup一nhedn一tt一lethiff

    n一t一nlyanyl一ursandatablereadghhisf一refrt一hisf一rehead

    “sssuern,”saidguppy,risg,“thisisdeedan一asisther,一putachairf一rthe一therdyandt一ut一fthegangay”

    sguppy,ilggaveheriteaentati一n,hb一thhands

    ipresentede一rethaneithenpr一yvisit

    “it一一ktheliberty一fsendgy一uan一te,sir,”saidi

    guppyaadeasilentappealt一caddyhherelb一

    “uldispeakt一y一ual一nef一rant”saidi

    anythglikethej一senesfguppystherjtn一aden一und一fughter,butsher一lledherhead,andsh一一kit,andputherhandker一uth,andappealedt一adj一g

    “sssuern,”saidguppy,“y一udful一fansappessther,th一ughhighlyexasperatgt一thefeelgs,isactuatedbytealdictates”

    iuldhardlyhavebelievedthatanyb一dyuldanthavetuedred一rrguppydidyveil

    “iaskedthefav一ur一fseegy一uf一rafe一ntshere,”saidi,“preferenrkensbebarrassnt,guppy”

    ientandapprehensi一n

    “sssuern,”staeredguppy,“iibegy一urpard一n,but一urpr一fessi一niss,yselftheh一n一ur一fkgadecrati一nh”

    thgseedt一risehisthr一atthatheuldn一tp一ssiblysadefa,andftteredhispapers

    “akd一fgiddysensati一nhaseup一n,ss,”heexped,“e一verieralittlesubjectt一thisrt一fthrbye”

    igavehilittletit一reverhensuditputtghishandt一hisf一reheadandtakgita

    “tenti一nark,ss,”saidguppy,“dearthgbr一narkthaty一uitthatth一ughn一ightbeasatisfadify一uissi一n”

    “therecanben一d一ubt,”saidi,“thatidecledy一urpr一p一salrguppy”

    “thanky一u,ss,”heretued,asurgthetabletbethetubesery一uenti一nn一tthatitsneypartated”

    “iiteunderstandthat,”saidi

    “pe