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           "Youdon’tknowhowmuch?"

           "Nosir.Ijusthadafeelinghehadmore."

           "Ifyouknowwhereheis,pleasetellme."

           "IwouldifIknew,Mr.Baker.Maybeyoucouldmakealistoftheplacesandphone."

           "Didheborrowcash?"

           "Yes."

           "Thenthat’snogood.He’dchangehisname."

           "Why?"

           "Theyalwaysdofromgoodfamilies.Ethan,didyougetthemoneyfromMary?"

           "Yes."

           "Shedidn’tmind?"

           "Shedidn’tknow."

           "Nowyou’rebeingsmart."

           "Ilearnedfromyou,sir."

           "Well,don’tforgetit."

           "MaybeI’mlearninglittlebylittle.MostlyI’mlearninghowmuchIdon’tknow."

           "Well,that’shealthy.IsMarywell?"

           "Oh,she’sstrongandtough.WishIcouldtakeheronalittlevacation.Wehaven’tbeenoutoftowninyears."

           "Thatwillcome,Ethan.IthinkI’llgotoMaineovertheFourthofJuly.Ican’ttakethenoiseanymore."

           "Iguessyoubankersaretheluckyones.Weren’tyouinAlbanylately?"

           "Whatgaveyouthatidea?"

           "Idon’tknow—hearditsomeplace.MaybeMrs.BakertoldMary."

           "Shecouldn’t.Shedidn’tknowit.Trytothinkwhereyouheardit."

           "MaybeIonlyimaginedit."

           "Thistroublesme,Ethan.Thinkhardwhereyouheardit."

           "Ican’t,sir.Whatdoesitmatterifitisn’ttrue?"

           "I’lltellyouinconfidencewhyI’mworried.It’sbecauseitistrue.TheGovernorcalledmein.It’saseriousmatter.Iwonderwheretheleakcouldbe."

           "Anyoneseeyouthere?"

           "NotthatIknowof.Iflewinandout.Thisisserious."