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Everard
King
came
out
,
and
taking
the
iron
handle
which
I
have
mentioned
,
he
began
to
turn
it
.
As
he
did
so
the
line
of
bars
in
the
corridor
began
to
pass
through
a
slot
in
the
wall
and
closed
up
the
front
of
this
grating
,
so
as
to
make
an
effective
cage
.
When
it
was
in
position
he
opened
the
door
once
more
and
invited
me
into
the
room
,
which
was
heavy
with
the
pungent
,
musty
smell
peculiar
to
the
great
carnivora
.
"
That
’
s
how
we
work
it
,
"
said
he
.
"
We
give
him
the
run
of
the
room
for
exercise
,
and
then
at
night
we
put
him
in
his
cage
.
You
can
let
him
out
by
turning
the
handle
from
the
passage
,
or
you
can
,
as
you
have
seen
,
coop
him
up
in
the
same
way
.
No
,
no
,
you
should
not
do
that
!
"
I
had
put
my
hand
between
the
bars
to
pat
the
glossy
,
heaving
flank
.
He
pulled
it
back
,
with
a
serious
face
.
"
I
assure
you
that
he
is
not
safe
.
Don
’
t
imagine
that
because
I
can
take
liberties
with
him
anyone
else
can
.
He
is
very
exclusive
in
his
friends
—
aren
’
t
you
,
Tommy
?
Ah
,
he
hears
his
lunch
coming
to
him
!
Don
’
t
you
,
boy
?
"
A
step
sounded
in
the
stone
-
flagged
passage
,
and
the
creature
had
sprung
to
his
feet
,
and
was
pacing
up
and
down
the
narrow
cage
,
his
yellow
eyes
gleaming
,
and
his
scarlet
tongue
rippling
and
quivering
over
the
white
line
of
his
jagged
teeth
.
A
groom
entered
with
a
coarse
joint
upon
a
tray
,
and
thrust
it
through
the
bars
to
him
.
He
pounced
lightly
upon
it
,
carried
it
off
to
the
corner
,
and
there
,
holding
it
between
his
paws
,
tore
and
wrenched
at
it
,
raising
his
bloody
muzzle
every
now
and
then
to
look
at
us
.
It
was
a
malignant
and
yet
fascinating
sight
.
"
You
can
’
t
wonder
that
I
am
fond
of
him
,
can
you
?
"
said
my
host
,
as
we
left
the
room
,
"
especially
when
you
consider
that
I
have
had
the
rearing
of
him
.
It
was
no
joke
bringing
him
over
from
the
centre
of
South
America
;
but
here
he
is
safe
and
sound
—
and
,
as
I
have
said
,
far
the
most
perfect
specimen
in
Europe
.
The
people
at
the
Zoo
are
dying
to
have
him
,
but
I
really
can
’
t
part
with
him
.
Now
,
I
think
that
I
have
inflicted
my
hobby
upon
you
long
enough
,
so
we
cannot
do
better
than
follow
Tommy
’
s
example
,
and
go
to
our
lunch
.
"
My
South
American
relative
was
so
engrossed
by
his
grounds
and
their
curious
occupants
,
that
I
hardly
gave
him
credit
at
first
for
having
any
interests
outside
them
.
That
he
had
some
,
and
pressing
ones
,
was
soon
borne
in
upon
me
by
the
number
of
telegrams
which
he
received
.
They
arrived
at
all
hours
,
and
were
always
opened
by
him
with
the
utmost
eagerness
and
anxiety
upon
his
face
.
Sometimes
I
imagined
that
it
must
be
the
Turf
,
and
sometimes
the
Stock
Exchange
,
but
certainly
he
had
some
very
urgent
business
going
forwards
which
was
not
transacted
upon
the
Downs
of
Suffolk
.
During
the
six
days
of
my
visit
he
had
never
fewer
than
three
or
four
telegrams
a
day
,
and
sometimes
as
many
as
seven
or
eight
.
I
had
occupied
these
six
days
so
well
,
that
by
the
end
of
them
I
had
succeeded
in
getting
upon
the
most
cordial
terms
with
my
cousin
.
Every
night
we
had
sat
up
late
in
the
billiard
-
room
,
he
telling
me
the
most
extraordinary
stories
of
his
adventures
in
America
—
stories
so
desperate
and
reckless
,
that
I
could
hardly
associate
them
with
the
brown
little
,
chubby
man
before
me
.
In
return
,
I
ventured
upon
some
of
my
own
reminiscences
of
London
life
,
which
interested
him
so
much
,
that
he
vowed
he
would
come
up
to
Grosvenor
Mansions
and
stay
with
me
.
He
was
anxious
to
see
the
faster
side
of
city
life
,
and
certainly
,
though
I
say
it
,
he
could
not
have
chosen
a
more
competent
guide
.
It
was
not
until
the
last
day
of
my
visit
that
I
ventured
to
approach
that
which
was
on
my
mind
.
I
told
him
frankly
about
my
pecuniary
difficulties
and
my
impending
ruin
,
and
I
asked
his
advice
—
though
I
hoped
for
something
more
solid
.
He
listened
attentively
,
puffing
hard
at
his
cigar
.
"
But
surely
,
"
said
he
,
"
you
are
the
heir
of
our
relative
,
Lord
Southerton
?
"
