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Ali was by no means distressed

"To-morrow there shall come to you a beautiful book for the master's

surprise and joyousness I myself will settle account satisfactorily

from emolu his head Presently he

grew calht, after all Sooner or later

those poeer

audience He saw blind Fate working through his servitor's act The

matter had been taken out of his hands now

"What made you do it, you silly old josser?" he asked

"Master, one gentleaged in printery, possessing ht came into Bones's head

"What was his name?" he asked

Ali fumbled in the capacious depths of his trousers pocket and produced

a soiled card, which he handed to Bones Bones read with a groan: MESSRS SEEPIDGE & SOOMES,

Printers to the Trade

"Now, you've done it," he said hollowly, and threw the card back again

It fell behind Ali, and he turned his back on Bones and stooped to pick

up the card It was a target which, in Bones's then agitated

condition, he could scarcely be expected to resist

Bones spent a sleepless night, and was at the office early By the

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