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Your only mistake was that the dents were made by my son John, and not Willie; but even there I cannot but wonder at you, for John and Willie are twins, and so much alike that it sometimes baffles even their mother to tell them apart. YOUR ONLY MISTAKE WAS THAT THE DEBTS WERE MADE BY MY SON JOHN AND NOT WILLIE BUT EVEN THERE I CANNOT BUT WONDER AT YOU FOR JOHN WILLY OUR TWINS AND SO MUCH ALIKE THAT IT SOMETIMES BAFFLES EVEN THEIR MOTHER TO TELL THEM APART
e 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. 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.  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 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
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