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But
,
unfortunately
,
the
pudding
was
served
with
a
sauce
that
he
abhorred
—
a
thick
,
gruel
-
like
,
colourless
mixture
,
made
from
plain
water
and
sugar
.
Before
he
could
interfere
,
the
Chinaman
had
poured
a
quantity
of
it
upon
his
plate
.
“
Faugh
!
”
exclaimed
Annixter
.
“
It
makes
me
sick
.
Such
—
such
SLOOP
.
Take
it
away
.
I
’
ll
have
mine
straight
,
if
you
don
’
t
mind
.
”
“
That
’
s
good
for
your
stomach
,
Buck
,
”
observed
young
Osterman
;
“
makes
it
go
down
kind
of
sort
of
slick
;
don
’
t
you
see
?
Sloop
,
hey
?
That
’
s
a
good
name
.
”
“
Look
here
,
don
’
t
you
call
me
Buck
.
You
don
’
t
seem
to
have
any
sense
,
and
,
besides
,
it
ISN
’
T
good
for
my
stomach
.
I
know
better
.
What
do
YOU
know
about
my
stomach
,
anyhow
?
Just
looking
at
sloop
like
that
makes
me
sick
.
”
A
little
while
after
this
the
Chinaman
cleared
away
the
dessert
and
brought
in
coffee
and
cigars
.
The
whiskey
bottle
and
the
syphon
of
soda
-
water
reappeared
.
The
men
eased
themselves
in
their
places
,
pushing
back
from
the
table
,
lighting
their
cigars
,
talking
of
the
beginning
of
the
rains
and
the
prospects
of
a
rise
in
wheat
.
Broderson
began
an
elaborate
mental
calculation
,
trying
to
settle
in
his
mind
the
exact
date
of
his
visit
to
Ukiah
,
and
Osterman
did
sleight
-
of
-
hand
tricks
with
bread
pills
.
But
Princess
Nathalie
,
the
cat
,
was
uneasy
.
Annixter
was
occupying
her
own
particular
chair
in
which
she
slept
every
night
.
She
could
not
go
to
sleep
,
but
spied
upon
him
continually
,
watching
his
every
movement
with
her
lambent
,
yellow
eyes
,
clear
as
amber
.
Then
,
at
length
,
Magnus
,
who
was
at
the
head
of
the
table
,
moved
in
his
place
,
assuming
a
certain
magisterial
attitude
.
“
Well
,
gentlemen
,
”
he
observed
,
“
I
have
lost
my
case
against
the
railroad
,
the
grain
-
rate
case
.
Ulsteen
decided
against
me
,
and
now
I
hear
rumours
to
the
effect
that
rates
for
the
hauling
of
grain
are
to
be
advanced
.
”
When
Magnus
had
finished
,
there
was
a
moment
’
s
silence
,
each
member
of
the
group
maintaining
his
attitude
of
attention
and
interest
.
It
was
Harran
who
first
spoke
.
“
S
.
Behrman
manipulated
the
whole
affair
.
There
’
s
a
big
deal
of
some
kind
in
the
air
,
and
if
there
is
,
we
all
know
who
is
back
of
it
;
S
.
Behrman
,
of
course
,
but
who
’
s
back
of
him
?
It
’
s
Shelgrim
.
”
Shelgrim
!
The
name
fell
squarely
in
the
midst
of
the
conversation
,
abrupt
,
grave
,
sombre
,
big
with
suggestion
,
pregnant
with
huge
associations
.
