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           Wecanannounceittodaybeforethatcrazyfringegetsset."

           "I’llhavetoconsideritfromkeelsontoskys’l."

           "There’snotime."

           "Whohadyouthoughtofbefore?"

           "Beforewhat?"

           "Beforethecouncilburned.I’lltalktoyoulater.Saturdaywasabigday.Icouldhavesoldthescales."

           "Youcanmakeanicethingofthisstore,Ethan.Iadviseyoutobuilditupandsellit.You’regoingtobetoobigtowaitoncustomers.IsthereanywordatallaboutDanny?"

           "Notyet.Notsofar."

           "Youshouldn’thavegivenhimmoney."

           "Perhapsnot.IthoughtIwasdoingagooddeed."

           "Ofcourseyoudid.Ofcourseyoudid."

           "Mr.Baker,sir—whathappenedtotheBelle-Adair?"

           "Whathappened?Why,sheburned."

           "Intheharbor—howdiditstart,sir?"

           "Funnytimetoask.IonlyknowwhatIheard.Iwastoolittleeventoremember.Thoseoldshipsgotoil-soaked.Isupposesomesailordroppedamatch.Yourgrandfatherwasmaster.Ithinkhewasashore.Justcamein."

           "Badvoyage."

           "That’swhatIheard."

           "Anytroublecollectingtheinsurance?"

           "Well,theyalwayssendinvestigators.No,asIremember,ittooksometimebutwecollected,HawleysandBakers."

           "Mygrandfatherthoughtshewassetafire."

           "Why,forheaven’ssake?"

           "Togetthemoney.Thewhalingindustrywasgone."

           "Ineverheardthathesaidthat."

           "Youneverheardit?"

           "Ethan—whatareyougettingat?Whyareyoubringingupsomethingthathappenedsolongago?"

           "It’sahorriblethingtoburnaship.