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He waved Mr Fred to a chair and wrote furiously This frantic

pressure of as a phenomenon which invariably coincided with the

arrival of a visitor It was, I think, partly due to nervousness and

partly to his dislike of strangers Presently he finished, blotted the

paper, stuck it in an envelope, addressed it, and placed it in his

drawer Then he took up the card

"Mr Pole?" he said

"Mr Pole," repeated that gentleman

"Mr Fred Pole?" asked Bones, with an air of surprise

"Mr Fred Pole," admitted the other soberly

Bones looked froh he could not

believe his eyes

"We have a letter fro the desk

"Ah, here it is!" (It was, in fact, the only doculad to ain and coughed Then he

took up the ivory paper-knife to chew, coughed again as he detected the

lapse, and put it doith a bang

"I thought I'd like to coentle voice; "we are so to speak, associated in business"

"Indeed?" said Bones "In-deed?"