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Mayo's outlook on his own strictly personal affairs was as dismal as

his view of the Razee project in which his associates were concerned He

went to the hotel merely because he had proarding any intended departure He

despondently reflected that if Fogg and Burkett had agreed again, the

coainst him still existed If they were persistently on the

outs, Burkett was ent whose word, without proofs,

could be as easily brushed away as his connection with Fogg in the'

ht find

association with Burkett dangerous, because demands for consideration

can be twisted into semblance of blackard to any assistance from Burkett that

he was rather relieved to discover that the uest at

the hotel

"Has he left town?"

"I suppose there's no secret about the thing," explained the clerk "Mr

Fogg had thewords and actions