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"You could have filled your pockets with twenty-five cent Havanas, and nobody would have said nothing!" declared Mr. Schwab, and his friends who never had enjoyed his chance to study at such close quarters the truly rich, nodded enviously. At six o'clock Mr. Schwab led Winthrop into the big library and asked for his ticket of leave. "They'll be counting the votes soon," he begged.
"Thank you," I replied hurriedly, "I'm not smoking this passage." "Don't be alarmed," he answered, "I meant merely as an argument. Now one of these would make you wretched for a week." I admitted his premise. "Very well," he continued. "Now I, as you know, smoke them all day long, and enjoy them. Why? Because I have got into the habit. Years ago, when I was a young man, I smoked expensive Havanas.
I stretched myself on the grass, drew out my cigar-case, and asked the man with the blunderbuss if he had a tinder-box on him. The unknown, without speaking, produced his tinder-box, and hastened to strike a light for me. In return I gave him one of my best Havanas, for which he thanked me with an inclination of the head.
"Fire away," said I, struggling with a collar. "I have a box of Havanas over at the custom house that I forgot to bail out." "No!" said I joyfully. A Havana, and one of Scharfenstein's! "I've an idea that they would go well with the dinner. So, if you don't mind, I'll trot over and get 'em." "Be sure and get around to Müller, at half-past eight, then," said I. "I'll be there."
When I reached Alexandria I went at once to the Ice House, for that was the odd name given to the hotel, where I soon found Brogan; and having had a good shake of the hand and a few drinks, we sat down for a social chat about old times, beguiling away the time with choice Havanas.
He turned to a small mahogany drawer and extracted a thin, fresh box of Havanas. "Let us forget," he said, as he pried open the fragrant lid. "Be tolerant, Billy be tolerant even of scoundrels," and he struck a match for the trapper. The news of Bergstein's discharge demoralized the gang at the lower shanty. They no sooner heard of it than Thayor became a target for their unwarranted abuse.
Soon afterwards he presented me with a box of cigars and a very pretty amber mouthpiece. The cigars were real Havanas, such as I had not smoked for years, and must have cost a great deal. "You may not be aware, Sor Cornelio," he said one evening, as he mixed the oil and vinegar with the salad, at supper, "that I am now a rich man, or soon shall be.
Ole placed the flat box with Havanas before him and asked again: "A little glass? An 1812?" "Well, thank you, yes. But never mind; it is too much trouble; you have to go down-stairs for it." "Nonsense; no trouble at all!" Ole brought the bottle from the cellar; it was impossible to tell what it was; the bottle appeared to be made of some coarse cloth, so deeply covered with dust was it.
If the princess hadn't turned around, and if Max hadn't wanted that box of Havanas! When I arrived at Müller's I found my boys in a merry mood. They were singing softly from Robin Hood with fine college harmony, and as I entered they swarmed about me like so many young dogs. Truth to tell, none of them was under twenty, and two or three were older than myself.
The two friends then went off, and soon were comfortably seated in the rooms of Harry Rivers, with some flasks of wine and Havanas to help along the evening hours. Harry Rivers was of about the same age as Ashby, but totally different in appearance. He was of medium height, very well knit in his frame, and very well dressed.
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