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My companion smiled an enigmatical smile. "That's just his little peculiarity," he said. "A good many people have wanted to know how he finds things out." "Oh! a mystery is it?" I cried, rubbing my hands. "This is very piquant. I am much obliged to you for bringing us together. 'The proper study of mankind is man,' you know." MY COMPANION SMILED AN ENIGMATIC SMILE THAT'S JUST HIS LITTLE PECULIARITY HE SAID A GOOD MANY PEOPLE HAVE WANTED TO KNOW HOW HE FINDS THINGS OUT OH A MYSTERY IS IT I CRIED RUBBING MY HANDS THIS IS VERY PIQUANT I'M MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER THE PROPER STUDY OF MANKIND IS MAN YOU KNOW
ther.” I laughed at this cross-examination. “I keep a bull pup,” I said, “and I object to rows because my nerves are shaken, and I get up at all sorts of ungodly hours, and I am extremely lazy. I have another set of vices when I’m well, but those are the principal ones at present.” “Do you include violin-playing in your category of rows?” he asked, anxiously. “It depends on the player,” I answered. “A well-played violin is a treat for the gods—a badly-played one——” “Oh, that’s all right,” he cried, with a merry laugh. “I think we may consider the thing as settled—that is, if the rooms are agreeable to you.” “When shall we see them?” “Call for me here at noon to-morrow, and we’ll go together and settle everything,” he answered. “All right—noon exactly,” said I, shaking his hand. We left him working among his chemicals, and we walked together towards my hotel. “By the way,” I asked suddenly, stopping and turning upon Stamford, “how the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan?” KNOW THE WORST OF ONE ANOTHER BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO LIVE TOGETHER I LAUGHED AT THIS CROSS EXAMINATION I KEEP A BULL PUP I SAID AND I OBJECT TO ROWS BECAUSE MY NERVES ARE SHAKEN AND I GET UP AT ALL SORTS OF UNGODLY HOURS AND I AM EXTREMELY LAZY I HAVE ANOTHER SET OF VICES WHEN I'M WELL BUT THOSE ARE THE PRINCIPAL ONES AT PRESENT DO YOU INCLUDE VIOLIN PLAYING IN YOUR CATEGORY OF ROWS HE ASKED ANXIOUSLY IT DEPENDS ON THE PLAYER I ANSWERED A WELL PLAYED VIOLIN IS A TREAT FOR THE GODS A BADLY PLAYED ONE OH THAT'S ALL RIGHT HE CRIED WITH A MERRY LAUGH I THINK WE MAY CONSIDER THE THING AS SETTLED THAT IS IF THE ROOMS ARE AGREEABLE TO YOU WHEN SHALL WE SEE THEM CALL FOR ME HERE AT NOON TO MORROW AND WE'LL GO TOGETHER AND SETTLE EVERYTHING HE ANSWERED ALL RIGHT NOON EXACTLY SAID I SHAKING HIS HAND WE LEFT HIM WORKING AMONG HIS CHEMICALS AND WE WALKED TOGETHER TOWARDS MY HOTEL BY THE WAY I ASKED SUDDENLY STOPPING AND TURNING UPON STAMFORD HOW THE DEUCE DID HE KNOW THAT I HAD COME FROM AFGHANISTAN
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