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However, in view of his rank, I deemed it well to fall in with his humour. 'Oh, as for that,' I replied, 'that is a part of my business. HOWEVER IN VIEW OF HIS RANK I DEEMED IT WELL TO FALL IN WITH HIS HUMOUR OH AS FOR THAT I REPLIED THAT IS A PART OF MY BUSINESS
d. “Such penetration strikes me as marvellous.” “I didn’t know it,” replied the stranger, with a smile. “What I said was intended to be jocular, and to put Brokedale at his ease. The Americans present, with their usual astuteness, would term it bluff. It was. I merely rattled on. I simply did not wish to offend the gentleman by letting him know that I had penetrated his disguise. Imagine my surprise, however, when his eye brightened as I spoke, and he entered my room with such alacrity that half the powder which he thought disguised his beard was shaken off on to the floor. Sitting down in the chair I had just vacated, he quietly remarked: “‘You are a wonderful man, sir. How did you know that I had lost my watch?’ “For a moment I was nonplussed; more than that, I was completely staggered. I had expected him to say at once that he had not lost his watch, but had come to see me about the tiara; and to have him take my words seriously was entirely unexpected and overwhelmingly surprising. RATION STRIKES ME AS MARVELLOUS I DIDN'T KNOW IT REPLIED THE STRANGER WITH A SMILE WHAT I SAID WAS INTENDED TO BE JOCULAR AND TO PUT BROKEDALE AT HIS EASE THE AMERICANS PRESENT WITH THEIR USUAL ASTUTENESS THE AMERICANS PRESENT WITH THEIR USUAL ASTUTENESS WOULD TERM IT BLUFF IT WAS I MERELY RATTLED ON I SIMPLY DID NOT WISH TO OFFEND THE GENTLEMAN BY LETTING HIM KNOW THAT I HAD PENETRATED HIS DISGUISE IMAGINE MY SURPRISE HOWEVER WHEN HIS EYE BRIGHTENED AS I SPOKE AND HE ENTERED MY ROOM WITH SUCH ALACRITY THAT HALF THE POWDER WHICH HE THOUGHT DISGUISED HIS BEARD WAS SHAKEN OFF ON TO THE FLOOR SITTING DOWN IN THE CHAIR I HAD JUST VACATED HE QUIETLY REMARKED YOU ARE A WONDERFUL MAN SIR HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT I HAD LOST MY WATCH FOR A MOMENT I WAS NONPLUSSED MORE THAN THAT I WAS COMPLETELY STAGGERED I HAD EXPECTED HIM TO SAY AT ONCE THAT HE HAD NOT LOST HIS WATCH BUT HAD COME TO SEE ME ABOUT THE TIARA AND TO HAVE HIM TAKE MY WORD SERIOUSLY WAS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED AND OVERWHELMINGLY SURPRISING
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