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Rocksworth forgot his dignity. "Hate 'em?" he cried, his eyes rolling. "I just love 'em!" "Orson!" said his wife, transfixing him with a glare. "What will people think of you?" "I like 'em too," admitted Mr. Riley-Werkheimer, perceiving at once whom she meant by "people." He puffed out his chest.
Without much ado, I wrested the cane from him and sent it scuttling after Harold. "Now, get out!" I roared. "You shall pay for this!" he sputtered, quite black in the face. "Grab him, you infernal cowards!" But the four porters slunk away, and Mr. Rocksworth faced me alone. Rudolph and Max, thoroughly fed and most prodigious, were bearing down upon us, accounting for the flight of the mercenaries.
Riley-Werkheimer walked past me to take a closer look at the seat, almost treading on my toes rather than to give an inch to me. "How can you prove that it's the genuine article?" he demanded curtly. "You have my word for it, sir," I said quietly. "Pish tush!" said he. Mr. Rocksworth turned in the direction of the banquet hall. "Carrie!" he shouted. "Come here a minute, will you?"
Rocksworth, that is the very hall-seat that Pontius Pilate sat in when waiting for an audience with the first of the great Teutonic barons. The treaty between the Romans and the Teutons was signed on that table over there, the one you have so judiciously selected, I perceive. Of course, you know that this was the Saxon seat of government. Charlemagne lived here with all his court."
Rocksworth was very angry and put out. He is a power, as you know." "I think you are quite safe, sir," said he. "I've been waiting outside since two o'clock to tell you something, sir, but hated to disturb you. "Thank you, Britton, my head was aching dreadfully." "Yes, sir. Quite so. Shortly before two, sir, one of the porters from the hotel came over to recover a gold purse Mrs.
"If you can show me statistics and the proper proof that this is the genuine table, young man, I'll " "Pray rest easy, sir," I said. "We can take it up later on. The facts are " "And this Pontius Pilate seat," interrupted Rocksworth, biting off the end of a fresh cigar. "What about it? Got a match?"
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