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"Sharks, my boy; sharks!" SHARKS MY BOY SHARKS
efit he was deriving from them. He couldn't understand half she said. In consequence, he very cordially detested the people who could--especially that grimacing ass, Kennaston. Altogether, neither Mr. Woods nor Miss Hugonin got much comfort from their luncheon. VII After luncheon Billy had a quiet half-hour with the Colonel in the smoking-room. Said Billy, between puffs of a cigar: "Peggy's changed a bit." The Colonel grunted. Perhaps he dared not trust to words. "Seems to have made some new friends." A more vigorous grunt. "Cultured lot, they seem?" said Mr. Woods. "Anxious to do good in the world, too--philanthropic set, eh?" A snort this time. "Eh?" said Mr. Woods. There was dawning suspicion in his tone. The Colonel looked about him. "My boy," said he, "you thank your stars you didn't get that money; and, depend upon it, there never was a gold-ship yet that wasn't followed." "Pirates?" Billy Woods suggested, helpfully. "Pirates are human beings," said Colonel Hugonin, with dignity. S WELL HAVE BEEN HAILSTONES FOR ALL THE BENEFIT HE WAS DRIVING FROM THEM HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HALF SHE SAID IN CONSEQUENCE HE VERY CORDIALLY DETESTED THE PEOPLE WHO COULD ESPECIALLY THAT GRIMACING ASS CANNASTON ALTOGETHER NEITHER MISTER WOODS NOR MISSUS HUGONAN GOT MUCH COMFORT FROM THEIR LUNCHEON SEVEN AFTER LUNCHEON BILLY HAD A QUIET HALF HOUR WITH THE COLONEL IN THE SMOKING ROOM SAID BILLY BETWEEN PUFFS OF A CIGAR PEGGY'S CHANGED A BIT THE COLONEL GRUNTED PERHAPS HE DARED NOT TRUST TO WORDS SEEMS TO HAVE MADE SOME NEW FRIENDS A MORE VIGOROUS GRUNT CULTURED LOT THEY SEEM SAID MISTER WOODS AIN'T YOU TO DO GOOD IN THE WORLD TO PHILANTHROPIC SAID EH A SNORT THIS TIME EH SAID MISTER WOODS THERE WAS DAWNING SUSPICION IN HIS TONE THE COLONEL LOOKED ABOUT HIM MY BOY SAID HE YOU THANK YOU OLD STALLS YOU DON'T GET THAT MONEY AND DEPEND UPON IT THERE NEVER WAS A GOLDSHIP YET THAT WASN'T FOLLOWED PIRATES BILLY WOOD SUGGESTED HELPFULLY PIRATES ARE HUMAN BEINGS SAID COLONEL HUGONAN WITH DIGNITY
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