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"Big as life, dang 'is bloody 'eart. He's bothering 'er, too. Makes love to 'er right afore 'er 'us-band's eyes. It's it's out-rage- ious" Miss Noakes forgot her story and her resentment. She leaned forward, her black eyes fairly snapping, her fingers clenched.
I understand, then, that you will be quite content if you get these IOUs back again; those given to Emerson and Flash are, of course, worthless. After what has happened, they could not be presented, but probably you might have trouble about the others, for, though I have no doubt that the whole of the men were in league together, we have no means of absolutely proving it."
They went into the study. The lieutenant shut the door, and he paced for a long time up and down before he began to speak. "Something's happened, my dear fellow," he began, "that I don't know how to tell you about. You wouldn't believe it . . ." And blushing, faltering, not looking at his cousin, he told what had happened with the IOUs.
Cotter does not desire to pursue the case; he will, however, refuse absolutely to pay those IOUs, and in doing so he will have the approval of all honorable men. That being so, the IOUs are absolutely useless to you, and if you will agree to my tearing them up now, he has most kindly consented to let the matter drop in your cases."
"Yes, to watch, and to bring me word of anything you may observe. You see, without making a public scandal, if it could be found that a man was discovered cheating, and the way in which he was doing it, one would be able to put so strong a pressure on him, that not only might he be forced to abstain from going to any club, but would be frightened into giving up any IOUs he might hold."
Instead of thinking about the IOU he began for some reason recalling with a sort of relish his cousin's stories of the Jewess's romantic adventures, of her free way of life, and these reminiscences only provoked him to greater audacity. Impulsively he sat down beside the Jewess and thinking no more of the IOUs began to eat. . . . "Will you have vodka or wine?" Susanna asked with a laugh.
I shan't go away from here until I get the IOUs!" "Ah, so much the better," laughed Susanna. "If you stay here for good, it will make it livelier for me." Excited by the struggle, the lieutenant looked at Susanna's laughing, insolent face, at her munching mouth, at her heaving bosom, and grew bolder and more audacious.
And altogether I fancy I'm not much like a Jewess. Does my accent give me away much, eh?" "What shall I say?" mumbled the lieutenant. "You speak good Russian, but you do roll your r's." Susanna laughed and put the little key in the lock of the portfolio. The lieutenant took out of his pocket a little roll of IOUs and laid them with a notebook on the table.
Of course I impound them with the other IOUs as proof of a conspiracy between you. Now, sirs, am I to tear them up or not?"
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