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Indeed he was sure of this, for the reason that he had carried their bag for them down to the harbour whence the Palermo boat sailed. We pricked up our ears on hearing this. If his story was correct, and Kitwater and Codd had visited Sicily, then without a doubt Hayle must have gone there too. But we had no desire to allow ourselves to be taken in again.
Is Codd Ajax alive, you wonder? the Cistercian lads called these old gentlemen Codds, I know not wherefore I know not wherefore but is old Codd Ajax alive, I wonder? or Codd Soldier? or kind old Codd Gentleman, or has the grave closed over them? A plenty of candles lights up this chapel, and this scene of age and youth, and early memories, and pompous death.
This particular duck case was known long after as "Codd's Puzzle." "First," says Codd, "my client bought the duck and paid for it." He was not the man to be afraid of being asked where. "Second," says Codd, "my client found it; thirdly, it had been given to him; fourthly, it flew into his garden; fifthly, he was asleep, and some one put it into his pocket."
The fact of the matter is we all have our better points, our own innate knowledge of good and evil. Hayle had betrayed Kitwater and Codd in the cruellest fashion possible, and by so doing had condemned them to the most fiendish torture the mind of man could conceive.
"You may resent it or not, as you darned well please," said Hayle doggedly, biting at the butt of his cigar as he spoke. "It don't matter a curse to me; you don't mean to tell me you think I'm fool enough to stand by and see myself " At that moment Codd, who had been away investigating on his own account, and had no idea of the others' quarrel, gave a shout of delight.
Kitwater and Codd had arrived in Paris that morning, and had visited Hayle's lodgings only to find him gone. "What is more important still," he continued, "they have managed to learn that Hayle had gone to Naples, and they will probably leave by the 2.50 train to-morrow morning for that city: It is as well, perhaps, that we arranged to travel by the next."
The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search. For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
As it is, he has a thousand different ways of escape, and unless luck favours me, I shall be unable to prevent him from taking his departure." At that moment there was a tap at the door and my clerk entered the room. "Mr. Kitwater and Mr. Codd to see you, sir." "Show them in," I said, and a moment later the blind man and his companion were ushered into my presence.
When the blind man had been placed on a bed, and his foot attended to as well as the rough surgery of the place would admit, Grantham did something he had not already done, and that was to ask them their names. "My name is Kitwater," said the blind man, "and the name of my friend here is Codd Septimus Codd. He's one of the best and staunchest little fellows in the world.
Kitwater, on the other hand, was dignified, and as impressive as ever. If he were nervous, he certainly concealed it very well. "Good afternoon, Mr. Fairfax," he said, as Codd led him to a seat. "According to the arrangement we came to yesterday afternoon, we have come here to learn your decision which you promised to give us at four o'clock to-day. I trust you have good news for us."
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