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第40章 掘墓盗尸人8（第1页）
rewasaninstantshesitation，andthediewascast。Macfarlanecouldnotsuressanervoustwitch，theinfinitesimalmarkofanimmenserelief，ashefeltthekeybetweenhisfingers。Heoenedthecuboard，broughtoutenandinkandaaer-bookthatstoodinonecomartment，andsearatedfromthefundsinadrawerasumsuitabletotheoccasion。
"Now，lookhere，
"hesaid，
"thereistheaymentmade—firstroofofyourgoodfaith:firststetoyoursecurity。Youhavenowtoclinchitbyasecond。Entertheaymentinyourbook，andthenyouforyourartmaydefythedevil。
"
ThenextfewsecondswereforFettesanagonyofthought;butinbalancinghisterrorsitwasthemostimmediatethattriumhed。AnyfuturedifficultyseemedalmostwelcomeifhecouldavoidaresentquarrelwithMacfarlane。Hesetdownthecandlewhichhehadbeencarryingallthistime，andwithasteadyhandenteredthedate，thenature，andtheamountofthetransaction。
"Andnow，
"saidMacfarlane，
"itsonlyfairthatyoushouldocketthelucre。Ivehadmysharealready。Bythebye，whenamanoftheworldfallsintoabitofluck，hasafewshillingsextrainhisocket—Imashamedtoseakofit，buttheresaruleofconductinthecase。Notreating，nourchaseofexensiveclass-books，nosquaringofolddebts;borrow，dontlend。
"
"Macfarlane，
"beganFettes，stillsomewhathoarsely，
"Ihaveutmyneckinahaltertoobligeyou。
"
"Toobligeme?
"criedWolfe。
"Oh，come!Youdid，asnearasIcanseethematter，whatyoudownrighthadtodoinself-defence。SuoseIgotintotrouble，wherewouldyoube?Thissecondlittlematterflowsclearlyfromthefirst。Mr。GrayisthecontinuationofMissGalbraith。Youcantbeginandthensto。Ifyoubegin，youmustkeeonbeginning;thatsthetruth。Norestforthewicked。
"
Ahorriblesenseofblacknessandthetreacheryoffateseizedholduonthesouloftheunhaystudent。
"MyGod!
"hecried，
"butwhathaveIdone?andwhendidIbegin?Tobemadeaclassassistant—inthenameofreason，wherestheharminthat?Servicewantedtheosition;Servicemighthavegotit。WouldhehavebeenwhereIamnow?
"
"Mydearfellow，
"saidMacfarlane，
"whataboyyouare!WhatharmHAScometoyou?WhatharmCANcometoyouifyouholdyourtongue?Why，man，doyouknowwhatthislifeis?Therearetwosquadsofus—thelionsandthelambs。Ifyourealamb，youllcometolieuonthesetableslikeGrayorJaneGalbraith;ifyourealion，youllliveanddriveahorselikeme，likeK，likealltheworldwithanywitorcourage。Yourestaggeredatthefirst。ButlookatK!Mydearfellow，youreclever;youhaveluck。Ilikeyou，andKlikesyou。Youwereborntoleadthehunt;andItellyou，onmyhonourandmyexerienceoflife，threedaysfromnowyoulllaughatallthesescarecrowslikeaHighSchoolboyatafarce。
"
AndwiththatMacfarlanetookhisdeartureanddroveoffuthewyndinhisgigtogetundercoverbeforedaylight。Fetteswasthusleftalonewithhisregrets。Hesawthemiserableerilinwhichhestoodinvolved。Hesaw，withinexressibledismay，thattherewasnolimittohisweakness，andthat，fromconcessiontoconcession，hehadfallenfromthearbiterofMacfarlanesdestinytohisaidandhellessaccomlice。Hewouldhavegiventheworldtohavebeenalittlebraveratthetime，butitdidnotoccurtohimthathemightstillbebrave。ThesecretofJaneGalbraithandthecursedentryintheday-bookclosedhismouth。
Hoursassed;theclassbegantoarrive;themembersoftheunhayGrayweredealtouttooneandtoanother，andreceivedwithoutremark。Richardsonwasmadehaywiththehead;andbeforethehouroffreedomrangFettestrembledwithexultationtoerceivehowfartheyhadalreadygonetowardsafety。
Fortwodayshecontinuedtowatch，withincreasingjoy，thedreadfulrocessofdisguise。
OnthethirddayMacfarlanemadehisaearance。Hehadbeenill，hesaid;buthemadeuforlosttimebytheenergywithwhichhedirectedthestudents。ToRichardsoninarticularheextendedthemostvaluableassistanceandadvice，andthatstudent，encouragedbytheraiseofthedemonstrator，burnedhighwithambitioushoes，andsawthemedalalreadyinhisgras。
BeforetheweekwasoutMacfarlanesrohecyhadbeenfulfilled。Fetteshadoutlivedhisterrorsandhadforgottenhisbaseness。Hebegantolumehimselfuonhiscourage，andhadsoarrangedthestoryinhismindthathecouldlookbackontheseeventswithanunhealthyride。Ofhisaccomlicehesawbutlittle。Theymet，ofcourse，inthebusinessoftheclass;theyreceivedtheirorderstogetherfromMr。K。Attimestheyhadawordortwoinrivate，andMacfarlanewasfromfirsttolastarticularlykindandjovial。Butitwaslainthatheavoidedanyreferencetotheircommonsecret;andevenwhenFetteswhiseredtohimthathehadcastinhislotwiththelionsandforswornthelambs，heonlysignedtohimsmilinglytoholdhiseace。
