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'You recognised old Darco when you saw him, didn't you? one of them asked. 'Oh yes, said Paul, 'I knew him. What brought him here? I behaved very badly toold Darco. 'Well, to tell you the truth, said the other, 'he said so. "Ant I nefer forgive an incradidude," says he, and proved it by paying the doctor's bill.
'Vod is the madder? Darco cried, rushing towards Paul, and leaning over him with instant solicitude. Darco's collaborateur was smitten with a sudden shame and repentance. 'A kind of spasm, he said breathlessly 'a pain just here. Darco helped him to his feet. 'You are too emotional, tear poy,'he said; 'you are too easily vorked upon.
And I was beastly hungry the day before yesterday. 'I have been there, returned Darco. 'There was an English Duke he is dead now I did a liddle service in Puda Besth. He vanted to bay me. I said "I am Cheorge Dargo. I do not take money excebt in the way of business." Ven I was ruint in the United States I game back to England, and I hat not one benny. I galled on the Duke. He was at bregfasd.
'Veil, said Darco when Paul got back to him, 'you haf seen him? Had he any package and luckage? Paul described Mr. Warr's kit. 'You must puy for him a jeap, useful bordmandeau, and jarge id to me. I shall sdop it out of his wages, which of course he never did. Mr. Warr presented himself at Darco's lodging next morning wrapped in a perfume of gin and cloves.
But when London was reached, and the physical fatigue of travel shaken off, and the tornado of Darco's energies had engulfed him as of old, he found himself another man. Darco was terrible at their earliest interview. 'Led me haf a look at you, he said, dragging Paul to his study-window. 'What haf you peen doing with yourseluf?
'I could not ead twenty. They reached the restaurant, one of those jolly little houses which are all down now short as is the time since that in which they flourished where the host knew almost all his guests, and luxury went hand in hand with a sort of camaraderie which cannot breathe in our new palaces. The chef was a treasure, but as yet no American millionaires strove to coax him across the Atlantic. There were no better wines in the world, there was no better coffee, and, by way of a wonder, there were no better cigars. Darco shook hands with the host, and broke out at him in a brash of Alsatian French, which to Paul's ears was like a rolling of drums. He caught his own name in the torrent of noise, and distinguished the words 'un homme lidéraire, cheune, gomme fous foyez, mais déj
'Have you got an idea to work on? 'My poy, said Darco, 'I am primming with iteas. I am itching all ofer with iteas, as if I were living in a bag of vleas. I am Cheorge Dargo. Ven you find Cheorge Dargo without iteas you may co to the nearest ghemist ant ask for poison. Take your ben ant sit down, ant I will show you if I haf iteas or no.
'Go back to your chair and sit down, said Pauer, laying a hand on Paul's shoulder. 'Don't make mountains out of molehills. The lad allowed himself to be pushed into a seat 'It's all very well for you, you glass-eyed old reprobate, said Pauer, speaking in English. 'I can understand the boy if you can't. 'You! gasped Darco, with a new spurt of laughter. 'You!
That made him feel like a hound, for who had been so good to him as Darco? Who had taken him out of hunger and trouble but Darco? He recalled himself characterless, despairing; he contrasted his old lot with the present. The change was all of Darco's working, and he had grown to love the man, and the man on his side had given proofs enough of liking.
'Yes, said Pauer, 'I. His tone was angry, and his friend, after a humorous glance at him, poured out a glass of beer and drank it, but said no more. 'Stay there till I come back, said Pauer a minute or so later. 'I'll be back in a jiffy. Darco made a renewed onslaught on the cold boiled beef, as if he had been famishing. Paul sat still and stared at the fire.
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