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wished him to be His manner, I aan, "I a

to say, of course, but I was fussed "However, I happen to be a neighbor

of yours, and I have here a letter of introduction froht I ood

friends"

"Indeed!" said the captain

He held out his hand for the letter, as though it were evidence at

a court- I hadn't co its nature While I waited,

standing by his desk--he hadn't asked me to sit down--I looked about

the room It wason the third floor it was farther froarden, consequently

Walters reached there seldoain This was

decidedly e down, I happened to see on his desk

an odd knife, which I fancy he had brought froerously sharp, the hilt of gold, carved to represent soure