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"No"

"I ask because the latch is faulty,--like htful Garden of Hatton and the--ah--hot-beds

adjoining there are weeds, sir, of the raiven

opportunity--will ramble anywhere Several of 'em--choice exotics,

too! have found their way up here lately,--one of 'eone,--characteristic

speci, you may have noticed

that Chichester is not altogether--friendly towards you?"

"Chichester?" said Barnabas "Yes!"

"And it would almost seem that he's determined that Barrye lately,--Gaunt's

been pressing hiain worse than ever,--even threatened hi bowl has continually

bri, of course,--and he seems to consider

you his ht to--put

you on your guard"

"You ainst--Barrymaine!"

"Ah!" said Barnabas, chin in hand, "but why?"

"Well, you'll remember that the only time you met him he was

inclined to be--just a l-ee-tle--violent, perhaps?"

"When he attacked hed Barnabas,

"but surely that was only because he was drunk?"

"Y-e-s, perhaps so," said Mr S he--wasn't so drunk as usual"

"Well?"

"And yet he was ainst you like a

maniac"

"But--why?"

"It was just after he had received another of Jasper Gaunt's