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第13章 the￡1000000 banknte（第4页）
"Mr。LloydHastings。
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Themomenttheusualcivilitieswereover，Hastingscaughtsightofme，andcamestraightwithcordiallyoutstretchedhand;thenstoedshortwhenabouttoshake，andsaid，withanembarrassedlook:
"Ibegyourardon，sir，IthoughtIknewyou。
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"Why，youdoknowme，oldfellow。
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"No。Areyouthe-the-
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"Vest-ocketmonster?Iam，indeed。Don&aos;tbeafraidtocallmebymynickname;I&aos;musedtoit。
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"Well，well，well，thisisasurrise。OnceortwiceI&aos;veseenyourownnamecouledwiththenickname，butitneveroccurredtomethatyoucouldbetheHenryAdamsreferredto。Why，itisn&aos;tsixmonthssinceyouwereclerkingawayforBlakeHokinsinFriscoonasalary，andsittingunightsonanextraallowance，helingmearrangeandverifytheGouldandCurryExtensionaersandstatistics。TheideaofyourbeinginLondon，andavastmillionaire，andacolossalcelebrity!Why，it&aos;stheArabianNightscomeagain。Man，Ican&aos;ttakeitinatall;can&aos;trealizeit;givemetimetosettlethewhirlinmyhead。
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"Thefactis，Lloyd，youarenoworseoffthanIam。Ican&aos;trealizeitmyself。
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"Dearme，itisstunning，nowisn&aos;tit?Why，it&aos;sjustthreemonthstodaysincewewenttotheMiners&aos;restaurant-
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"No;theWhatCheer。
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"Right，itwastheWhatCheer;wentthereattwointhemorning，andhadachoandcoffeeafterahardsix-hoursgrindoverthoseExtensionaers，andItriedtoersuadeyoutocometoLondonwithme，andofferedtogetleaveofabsenceforyouandayallyourexenses，andgiveyousomethingoverifIsucceededinmakingthesale;andyouwouldnotlistentome，saidIwouldn&aos;tsucceed，andyoucouldn&aos;taffordtolosetherunofbusinessandbenoendoftimegettingthehangofthingsagainwhenyougotbackhome。Andyethereyouare。Howodditallis!Howdidyouhaentocome，andwhateverdidgiveyouthisincrediblestart?
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"Oh，justanaccident。It&aos;salongstory-aromance，abodymaysay。I&aos;lltellyouallaboutit，butnotnow。
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"When?
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"Theendofthismonth。
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"That&aos;smorethanafortnightyet。It&aos;stoomuchofastrainonaerson&aos;scuriosity。Makeitaweek。
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"Ican&aos;t。You&aos;llknowwhy，byandby。Buthow&aos;sthetradegettingalong?
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Hischeerfulnessvanishedlikeabreath，andhesaidwithasigh:
"Youwereatruerohet，Hal，atruerohet。IwishIhadn&aos;tcome。Idon&aos;twanttotalkaboutit。
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"Butyoumust。Youmustcomeandstowithmetonight，whenweleavehere，andtellmeallaboutit。
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"Oh，mayI?Areyouinearnest?
