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"
Mining
engineer
,
"
I
said
.
"
I
've
made
my
pile
cleanly
and
I
've
had
a
good
time
in
the
making
of
it
.
"
"
Not
a
profession
that
weakens
the
nerves
,
is
it
?
"
I
laughed
.
"
Oh
,
as
to
that
,
my
nerves
are
good
enough
.
"
I
took
down
a
hunting-knife
from
a
stand
on
the
wall
,
and
did
the
old
Mashona
trick
of
tossing
it
and
catching
it
in
my
lips
.
That
wants
a
pretty
steady
heart
.
He
watched
me
with
a
smile
.
"
I
do
n't
want
proofs
.
I
may
be
an
ass
on
the
platform
,
but
I
can
size
up
a
man
.
You
're
no
murderer
and
you
're
no
fool
,
and
I
believe
you
are
speaking
the
truth
.
I
'm
going
to
back
you
up
.
Now
,
what
can
I
do
?
"
"
First
,
I
want
you
to
write
a
letter
to
your
uncle
.
I
've
got
to
get
in
touch
with
the
Government
people
sometime
before
the
15th
of
June
.
"
He
pulled
his
moustache
.
"
That
wo
n't
help
you
.
This
is
Foreign
Office
business
,
and
my
uncle
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
it
.
Besides
,
you
'd
never
convince
him
.
No
,
I
'll
go
one
better
.
I
'll
write
to
the
Permanent
Secretary
at
the
Foreign
Office
.
He
's
my
godfather
,
and
one
of
the
best
going
.
What
do
you
want
?
"
He
sat
down
at
a
table
and
wrote
to
my
dictation
.
The
gist
of
it
was
that
if
a
man
called
Twisdon
(
I
thought
I
had
better
stick
to
that
name
)
turned
up
before
June
15th
he
was
to
entreat
him
kindly
.
He
said
Twisdon
would
prove
his
bona
fides
by
passing
the
word
"
Black
Stone
"
and
whistling
"
Annie
Laurie
"
.
"
Good
,
"
said
Sir
Harry
.
"
That
's
the
proper
style
.
By
the
way
,
you
'll
find
my
godfather
--
his
name
's
Sir
Walter
Bullivant
--
down
at
his
country
cottage
for
Whitsuntide
.
It
's
close
to
Artinswell
on
the
Kennet
.
That
's
done
.
Now
,
what
's
the
next
thing
?
"
"
You
're
about
my
height
.
Lend
me
the
oldest
tweed
suit
you
've
got
.
Anything
will
do
,
so
long
as
the
colour
is
the
opposite
of
the
clothes
I
destroyed
this
afternoon
.
Then
show
me
a
map
of
the
neighbourhood
and
explain
to
me
the
lie
of
the
land
