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"'Let me take your hat,' I said, little thinking that my courtesy would reveal the true state of affairs. The mere mention of the word hat brought about a terrible change in my visitor; his knees trembled, his face grew ghastly, and he clutched the brim of his beaver until it cracked. LET ME TAKE YOUR HAT I SAID LITTLE THINKING THAT MY COURTESY WOULD REVEAL THE TRUE STATE OF AFFAIRS THE MERE MENTION OF THE WORD HAT BROUGHT ABOUT A TERRIBLE CHANGE IN MY VISITOR HIS KNEES TREMBLED HIS FACE GREW GHASTLY AND HE CLUTCHED THE BRIM OF HIS FEVER TILL IT CRACKED
e narrowly for a moment, and then he smiled. ‘You grow more marvellous at every step. That was indeed the number. Are you a demon?’ “‘No,’ I replied. ‘Only something of a mind-reader.’ “Well, to be brief, the bargain was struck. I was to look for a watch that I knew he hadn’t lost, and was to receive £200 if I found it. It seemed to him to be a very good bargain, as, indeed, it was, from his point of view, feeling, as he did, that there never having been any such watch, it could not be recovered, and little suspecting that two could play at his little game of deception, and that under any circumstances I could foist a ten-shilling watch upon him for two hundred pounds. This business concluded, he started to go. “‘Won’t you have a little Scotch?’ I asked, as he started, feeling, with all that prospective profit in view, I could well afford the expense. ‘It is a stormy night.’ “‘Thanks, I will,’ said he, returning and seating himself by my table—still, to my surprise, keeping his hat on.  COURSE THE NUMBER OF MY OWN WATCH HE GAZED AT ME NARROWLY FOR A MOMENT AND THEN HE SMILED YOU GROW MORE MARVELLOUS AT EVERY STEP THAT WAS INDEED THE NUMBER ARE YOU A DEMON NO I REPLIED ONLY SOMETHING OF A MIND READER WELL TO BE BRIEF THE BARGAIN WAS STRUCK I WAS TO LOOK FOR A WATCH THAT I KNEW HE HADN'T LOST AND WAS TO RECEIVE TWO HUNDRED POUNDS IF I FOUND IT IT SEEMED TO HIM TO BE A VERY GOOD BARGAIN AS INDEED IT WAS FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW FEELING AS HE DID THAT THERE NEVER HAVING BEEN ANY SUCH WATCH COULD NOT BE RECOVERED AND LITTLE SUSPECTING THAT TWO COULD PLAY AT HIS LITTLE GAME OF DECEPTION THAT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES I COULD FORCE A TEN SHILLING WATCH UPON HIM FOR TWO HUNDRED POUNDS THIS BUSINESS CONCLUDED HE STARTED TO GO WON'T YOU HAVE A LITTLE SCOTCH I ASKED AS HE STARTED FEELING WITH ALL THAT PERSPECTIVE PROFIT IN VIEW I COULD WELL AFFORD THE EXPENSE IT IS A STORMY NIGHT THANKS I WILL SAID HE RETURNING AND SEATING HIMSELF BY MY TABLE STILL TO MY SURPRISE KEEPING HIS HAT ON
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