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To my surprise, however, he did nothing of the sort. "'You have an almost supernatural gift,' he said. 'My name is Bunker. I am stopping at the Savoy. I _am_ an American. I _was_ rich when I arrived here, but I'm not quite so bloated with wealth as I was, now that I have paid my first week's bill. I _have_ lost my watch; such a watch, too, as you describe, even to the dents. TO MY SURPRISE HOWEVER HE DID NOTHING OF THE SORT YOU HAVE AN ALMOST SUPERNATURAL GIFT HE SAID MY NAME IS BUNKER I AM STOPPING AT THE SAVOY I AM AN AMERICAN I WAS RICH WHEN I ARRIVED HERE BUT I AM NOT QUITE SO BLOATED WITH WEALTH AS I WAS NOW THAT I HAVE PAID MY FIRST WEEK'S BILL I HAVE LOST MY WATCH SUCH A WATCH TOO AS YOU DESCRIBE EVEN TO THE DEBTS
s conclusions, he is a fool, since his method is his secret, and his secret his stock-in-trade. I do not mind telling you, however, that I knew your watch was stolen by your anxious glance at my clock, which showed that you wished to know the time. Now most rich Americans have watches for that purpose, and have no hesitation about showing them. If you’d had a watch, you’d have looked at it, not at my clock.’ “My visitor laughed, and repeated what he had said about my being a wonderful man. “‘And the dents which my son made cutting his teeth?’ he added. “‘Invariably go with an American’s watch. Rubber or ivory rings aren’t good enough for American babies to chew on,’ said I. ‘They must have gold watches or nothing.’ “‘And finally, how did you know I was a rich American?’ he asked. “‘Because no other can afford to stop at hotels like the Savoy in the height of the season,’ I replied, thinking that the jest would end there, and that he would now reveal his identity and speak of the tiara. HE MACHINERY BY MEANS OF WHICH HE REACHES HIS CONCLUSIONS HE IS A FOOL SINCE HIS METHOD IS HIS SECRET AND HIS SECRET IS HIS STOCK IN TRADE I DO NOT MIND TELLING YOU HOWEVER THAT I KNEW YOUR WATCH WAS STOLEN BY YOUR ANXIOUS GLANCE AT MY CLOCK WHICH SHOWED THAT YOU WISHED TO KNOW THE TIME NOW MOST RICH AMERICANS HAVE WATCHES FOR THAT PURPOSE AND HAVE NO HESITATION ABOUT SHOWING THEM IF YOU'D HAD A WATCH YOU'D HAVE LOOKED AT IT NOT AT MY CLOCK MY VISITOR LAUGHED AND REPEATED WHAT HE HAD SAID ABOUT MY BEING A WONDERFUL MAN AND THE DENTS WHICH MY SON MADE CUTTING HIS TEETH HE ADDED INVARIABLY GO WITH AN AMERICAN'S WATCH RUBBER IVORY RINGS AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR AMERICAN BABIES TO CHEW ON SAID I THEY MUST HAVE GOLD WATCHES OR NOTHING AND FINALLY HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS A RICH AMERICAN HE ASKED BECAUSE NO OTHER CAN AFFORD TO STOP AT HOTELS LIKE THE SAVOY IN THE HEIGHT OF THE SEASON I REPLIED THINKING THAT THE JEST WOULD END THERE AND THAT HE WOULD NOW REVEAL HIS IDENTITY AND SPEAK OF THE TIARA
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