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Is this fellow's temper so formidable, or what is it? Don't be mealy mouthed about it." "It is not easy to express the inexpressible," he answered with a laugh. IS THIS FELLOW'S TEMPER SO FORMIDABLE OH WHAT IS IT DON'T BE MEALY MOUTHED ABOUT IT IT'S NOT EASY TO EXPRESS THE INEXPRESSIBLE HE ANSWERED WITH A LAUGH
nough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence. How could I meet this friend of yours?” “He is sure to be at the laboratory,” returned my companion. “He either avoids the place for weeks, or else he works there from morning to night. If you like, we shall drive round together after luncheon.” “Certainly,” I answered, and the conversation drifted away into other channels. As we made our way to the hospital after leaving the Holborn, Stamford gave me a few more particulars about the gentleman whom I proposed to take as a fellow-lodger. “You mustn’t blame me if you don’t get on with him,” he said; “I know nothing more of him than I have learned from meeting him occasionally in the laboratory. You proposed this arrangement, so you must not hold me responsible.” “If we don’t get on it will be easy to part company,” I answered. “It seems to me, Stamford,” I added, looking hard at my companion, “that you have some reason for washing your hands of the matter. ET TO STAND MUCH NOISE OR EXCITEMENT I HAD ENOUGH OF BOTH IN AFGHANISTAN TO LAST ME FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY NATURAL EXISTENCE HOW COULD I MEET THIS FRIEND OF YOURS HE IS SURE TO BE AT THE LABORATORY RETURNED MY COMPANION HE EITHER AVOIDS THE PLACE FOR WEEKS OR ELSE HE WORKS THERE FROM MORNING TO NIGHT IF YOU LIKE WE SHALL DRIVE ROUND TOGETHER AFTER LUNCHEON CERTAINLY I ANSWERED AND THE CONVERSATION DRIFTED AWAY INTO OTHER CHANNELS AS WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER LEAVING THE HOLBORN STAMFORD GAVE ME A FEW MORE PARTICULARS ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN WHOM I PROPOSED TO TAKE AS A FELLOW LODGER YOU MUSTN'T BLAME ME IF YOU DON'T GET ON WITH HIM HE SAID I KNOW NOTHING MORE OF HIM THAN I HAVE LEARNED FROM MEETING HIM OCCASIONALLY IN THE LABORATORY YOU PROPOSE THIS ARRANGEMENT SO YOU MUST NOT HOLD ME RESPONSIBLE IF WE DON'T GET ON IT'LL BE EASY TO PART COMPANY I ANSWERED IT SEEMS TO ME STAMFORD I ADDED LOOKING HARD AT MY COMPANION THAT YOU HAVE SOME REASON FOR WASHING YOUR HANDS OF THE MATTER
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