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“quitetrue.”
“takebackhyou.”
“haupleofchildren”
“no.onlyoney”
“youuldnthelp,ifidid.”
“rry,andihelpyoutoafortune.”
heeyedherattentivelyandsahatshe.“doyoucallafortune”heasked.
“fivethousandpounds,”sheanswered.
hiseyesopened;hisuthopened;hescratchedhishead.evenhisierablenatureprovedtobecapableofreceivingashock.fivethousandpoundsheaskedfaintlyfor“adropofbrandy.”
shehadabottleofbrandyreadyforhi
“youlookquiteovere,”shesaid.
heark.selfhedisposedtobelieveinthefivethousandpounds.
“heproofofit”hesaid,stely.
sheproducedherhusbaer.“didyoureadthetrialoferfieldforcastingawayhisship”sheasked.
“iheardofit.”
“thisletter”
“isitlong”
“yes.”
“thensupposeyoureaditto.”
helistenedondsiftheyuldonlybefounddidnottroubleeitheroftheitohepreciousstonessuggestedadoubtthatstillind.
“hoheyrehfivethousandpounds”heinquired.
“youdearoldstupiddoesntselfsaysoinhisletter”
“readthatbitagain.”
shereaditagain:“afterthetitiesofthelossoftheship,andthedisappearanondstheselastbeingvaluedatfivethousandpoundsiretuedtoengland.”
satisfiedsofar,he,onthedayarry.”
heputtheslipofpaperintohispocket.“noit,”hesaid,“supposeikeepit”
aanaidatapublichouseisaannoteasilyfoundattheendofherresources.
“inthatyhusbandseloyersinliverpool.”
hehahecipherback.“iwasjoking,”hesaid.
“sowasi,”sheanswered.
theylookedateaeti,jaskepthisoerestssteadilyiedtheobviousobjetothecipher.expertshadalreadytriedtointerpretthesigns,andhadfailed.
“quitetrue,”sheadded,“butotherpeopleysucceed.”
“ho”
“leavetotry.eafhtfrooday”
“allright.anythingelse”
“ohitherriageliseatonce.”
“why”
“toshohatyouarei.”
heburstoutlaughing.“itghtntbeericyourethesortofanihelise.goodnight.”
asherosetogo,there.
“doyouotheraskedsharply.
sydheldoutasllthinhand,pleditupinherpoesasked.“anythingaboutthediands,forinstance”
“yhusband,”shesaid,“andthenyouybeasinquisitiveasyouplease.”heraablesark.duringtheyearthathadpassed,shetoohadtriedherluatedhisserviadetodisverthesteryofthecipher,anddeinvain.
jasbellbridgehadhisntsofgoodhur,andused.heeyedtheindifitakeyoutogoingtobeburdenedhbothyourchildren.isthatgirltheoneyouleavebehindyou”
s.iledsly,andanswered:“yes,dear.”
beforethestory7thecipher
aisentintheneondsadesoandsforpreviousdisappointnt.itofferedreferenen,esselvesasuffieday.
hispersonalappearaneanroodtobekheroingnoraskedhertotakeaseat.ptedtoeoexplanatioingtohererrand,herudelyinterruptedher.
“shoeyourisetostudyitunlessifinditywhile.”
s.erfielded.
“doyouanthatyouofney”sheasked.
“ianthatidontytioneasyciphersiedbyfools.”
shelaidtheslipofpaperonhisdesk.
“eonthat,”shesaidsatirically,“andseeho”
heexafirstdeyes;thenagnifyingglass.theonlyexpressionofopinionthatescapedhidbyhisas.hesh
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