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第12章 猴爪2(第3页)

"andcoughedgentlyasherhusbandenteredtheroom,followedbyatallburlyman,beadyofeyeandrubicundofvisage。

"Sergeant-MajorMorris,

"hesaid,introducinghim。

Thesergeant-majorshookhands,andtakingtherofferedseatbythefire,watchedcontentedlywhilehishostgotoutwhiskyandtumblersandstoodasmallcoerkettleonthefire。

Atthethirdglasshiseyesgotbrighter,andhebegantotalk,thelittlefamilycircleregardingwitheagerinterestthisvisitorfromdistantarts,ashesquaredhisbroadshouldersinthechairandsokeofstrangescenesanddoughtydeeds;ofwarsandlaguesandstrangeeoles。

"Twenty-oneyearsofit,

"saidMr。White,noddingathiswifeandson。

"Whenhewentawayhewasasliofayouthinthewarehouse。Nowlookathim。

"

"Hedontlooktohavetakenmuchharm,

"saidMrs。White,olitely。

"IdliketogotoIndiamyself,

"saidtheoldman,

"justtolookroundabit,youknow。

"

"Betterwhereyouare,

"saidthesergeant-major,shakinghishead。Heutdowntheemtyglass,andsighingsoftly,shookitagain。

"Ishouldliketoseethoseoldtemlesandfakirsandjugglers,

"saidtheoldman。

"Whatwasthatyoustartedtellingmetheotherdayaboutamonkeysaworsomething,Morris?

"

"Nothing,

"saidthesoldierhastily。

"Leastways,nothingworthhearing。

"

"Monkeysaw?

"saidMrs。Whitecuriously。

"Well,itsjustabitofwhatyoumightcallmagic,erhas,

"saidthesergeant-majoroff-handedly。

Histhreelistenersleanedforwardeagerly。Thevisitorabsentmindedlyuthisemtyglasstohislisandthensetitdownagain。Hishostfilleditforhim。

"Tolookat,

"saidthesergeant-major,fumblinginhisocket,

"itsjustanordinarylittleaw,driedtoamummy。

"

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