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"And randfather's breakfast hour will suitfurther, sir-"

"That's all;-and Bates-"

"Yes, Mr Glenarm"

"Of course you understand that I didn't reallyyou not to mention it, Mr Glenarht on the subject, let me know"

"Certainly, sir"

"But I believe, Bates, that we'd better keep the shades

down at night These duck hunters hereabouts are apparently

reckless And youhereafter"

I wound my watch as he obeyed I admit that in my

heart I still half-suspected the fellow of coh the dining-room

It was rather odd, I reflected, that the shades

should have been open, though I ht account for this

by the fact that this curious unfinished establish orderly

housekeeping Bates was evidently aware ofdown the last of the

plain green shades: "Mr Glenar

of his, if I may repeat his words, that he liked the open

These are eastern s, and he took a quiet pleasure

in letting the light waken him It was one of his oddities,

sir"

"To be sure That's all, Bates"

He gravely bade ht, and I followed hihted by a single candle that he had produced from

his pocket