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Updated: May 19, 2025
I meant to ha' come along and took a spell at water-grindin', but in w'itin' for them swines to all go to sleep I went to sleep myself, and never woke up agine until five minutes ago." "Quite so," said I drily. "But, if you really intended to have relieved me, why have waited until the rest were asleep?" "Well, ye see, sir, it was this way," answered the man.
I thought I'd wait and hear if anybody had anything else to say about it afore comin' aft to relieve you; and it was while I was w'itin' that I dropped asleep." "Thank you, Harry, for affording me this very important item of information," said I. "You are a good sort of fellow, and you may depend upon it that I will not forget the service you have done me.
Then he hastily brushed from the sleeve of his coat the telltale billiard chalk, whose presence reminded him that a general survey might be a wise precaution. He was rubbing a white streak from his trousers' leg when the door flew open and the butler admitted him to the hallway. This personage relieved him of his hat, coat and stick and announced: "Miss Vernon is w'itin' for you, sir."
"Your mouth is full of sounds and fury, but till you tell us more you'll have told us nothing." The face of Thirteen grew darker still, and for a moment he seemed to meditate an angry retort; but he thought better of it, contenting himself with an impatient movement and a mutter: "All in good time; Number One is not here yet." "W'y wyste time w'itin' for 'im?" demanded the Englishman.
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