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"You've said that before," said her sister tartly

At six o'clock that evening Bones went ho-rooh shts--when Hamilton

burst in upon hi

and thrust it under his blotting-pad It was a good poeuerite!

And Bones was, not unreasonably, annoyed at this interruption to his

ill

"Bones," said Hara," said Bones, with an irritated "tut-tut," "really,

dear old creature, at this tiht--your friends in

Dundee--really, my dear old boy----"

"Shall I read it?" said Hamilton, with sinister cal an airy hand and

sitting back with resignation written on every line of his countenance

"Here it is," said Haent'"

"That ," said Bones, nodding

"And it goes on to say," said Ha the interruption

"'Your purchase at the present price of jute is disastrous Jute will

never again touch the figure at which your friend tendered, Ministry

have been trying to find afor years to buy their jute, half of

which is spoilt by bad warehousing, as I could have told you, and I

reckon you have made a loss of exactly half the amount you have paid'"