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When
he
smiled
he
showed
broken
and
discoloured
teeth
.
He
was
a
very
lean
man
,
of
no
more
than
average
height
,
with
gray
hair
cut
short
and
a
stubbly
gray
moustache
.
He
had
not
shaved
for
a
couple
of
days
.
His
face
was
deeply
lined
,
burned
brown
by
long
exposure
to
the
sun
,
and
he
had
a
pair
of
small
blue
eyes
which
were
astonishingly
shifty
.
They
moved
quickly
,
following
my
smallest
gesture
,
and
they
gave
him
the
look
of
a
very
thorough
rogue
.
But
at
the
moment
he
was
all
heartiness
and
good
-
fellowship
.
He
was
dressed
in
a
bedraggled
suit
of
khaki
,
and
his
hands
would
have
been
all
the
better
for
a
wash
.
"
I
knew
Strickland
well
,
"
he
said
,
as
he
leaned
back
in
his
chair
and
lit
the
cigar
I
had
offered
him
.
"
It
’
s
through
me
he
came
out
to
the
islands
.
"
"
Where
did
you
meet
him
?
"
I
asked
.
"
In
Marseilles
.
"
"
What
were
you
doing
there
?
"
He
gave
me
an
ingratiating
smile
.
"
Well
,
I
guess
I
was
on
the
beach
.
"
My
friend
’
s
appearance
suggested
that
he
was
now
in
the
same
predicament
,
and
I
prepared
myself
to
cultivate
an
agreeable
acquaintance
.
The
society
of
beach
-
combers
always
repays
the
small
pains
you
need
be
at
to
enjoy
it
.
They
are
easy
of
approach
and
affable
in
conversation
.
They
seldom
put
on
airs
,
and
the
offer
of
a
drink
is
a
sure
way
to
their
hearts
.
You
need
no
laborious
steps
to
enter
upon
familiarity
with
them
,
and
you
can
earn
not
only
their
confidence
,
but
their
gratitude
,
by
turning
an
attentive
ear
to
their
discourse
.
They
look
upon
conversation
as
the
great
pleasure
of
life
,
thereby
proving
the
excellence
of
their
civilisation
,
and
for
the
most
part
they
are
entertaining
talkers
.
The
extent
of
their
experience
is
pleasantly
balanced
by
the
fertility
of
their
imagination
.
It
cannot
be
said
that
they
are
without
guile
,
but
they
have
a
tolerant
respect
for
the
law
,
when
the
law
is
supported
by
strength
.
It
is
hazardous
to
play
poker
with
them
,
but
their
ingenuity
adds
a
peculiar
excitement
to
the
best
game
in
the
world
.
I
came
to
know
Captain
Nichols
very
well
before
I
left
Tahiti
,
and
I
am
the
richer
for
his
acquaintance
.
I
do
not
consider
that
the
cigars
and
whisky
he
consumed
at
my
expense
(
he
always
refused
cocktails
,
since
he
was
practically
a
teetotaller
)
,
and
the
few
dollars
,
borrowed
with
a
civil
air
of
conferring
a
favour
upon
me
,
that
passed
from
my
pocket
to
his
,
were
in
any
way
equivalent
to
the
entertainment
he
afforded
me
.
I
remained
his
debtor
.
I
should
be
sorry
if
my
conscience
,
insisting
on
a
rigid
attention
to
the
matter
in
hand
,
forced
me
to
dismiss
him
in
a
couple
of
lines
.
