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His purpose, whatever it was, compelled him to remain for the present in the mournful, tragic house. HIS PURPOSE WHATEVER IT WAS COMPELLED HIM TO REMAIN FOR THE PRESENT IN THE MOURNFUL TRAGIC HOUSE
han you. He wants to be paid. I asked Rawlins to drive me back, but he rushed from the courthouse, probably to telephone his rotund superior. Fact is, this fellow wants five dollars--an outrageous rate. I've told him so--but it doesn't do any good. So will you lend me Bobby--" Bobby handed him a banknote. He didn't miss Graham's meaning glance. Paredes gave the money to the butler. "Pay him, will you, Jenkins? Thanks." He surveyed the remains of Bobby's breakfast. He sat down. "May I? My breakfast was early, and prison food, when you're not in the habit--" Bobby tried to account for Paredes's friendly manner. That he should have come back at all was sufficiently strange, but it was harder to understand why he should express no resentment for his treatment yesterday, why he should fail to refer to Bobby's questions at the moment of his arrest, or to the openly expressed enmity of Graham. Only one theory promised to fit at all. It was necessary for the Panamanian to return to the Cedars.  OUTSIDE WHO IS EVEN MORE SUSPICIOUS THAN YOU HE WANTS TO BE PAID I ASKED RAWLINS TO DRIVE ME BACK BUT HE RUSHED FROM THE COURTHOUSE PROBABLY TO TELEPHONE HIS ROTUND SUPERIOR FACT IS THIS FELLOW WANTS FIVE DOLLARS AN OUTRAGEOUS RATE I'VE TOLD HIM SO BUT IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD SO WILL YOU LET ME BOBBY BOBBY HANDED HIM A BANK NOTE HE DIDN'T MISS GRAHAM'S MEANING GLANCE PAREDES GAVE THE MONEY TO THE BUTLER PAY HIM WILL YOU JENKINS THANKS HE SURVEYED THE REMAINS OF BOBBY'S BREAKFAST AND SAT DOWN MAY I MY BREAKFAST WAS EARLY IN PRISON FOOD WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN THE HABIT BOBBY TRIED TO ACCOUNT FOR PAREDES'S FRIENDLY MANNER THAT HE SHOULD HAVE COME BACK AT ALL WAS SUFFICIENTLY STRANGE BUT IT WAS HARDER TO UNDERSTAND WHY HE SHOULD EXPRESS NO RESENTMENT FOR HIS TREATMENT YESTERDAY WHY HE SHOULD FAIL TO REFER TO BOBBY'S QUESTIONS AT THE MOMENT OF HIS ARREST OR TO THE OPENLY EXPRESSED ENMITY OF GRAHAM ONLY ONE THEORY PROMISED TO FIT AT ALL IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE PANAMANIAN TO RETURN TO THE CEDARS
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