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Chapter 23

           North,therearefriendsofyoursgoingto-morrowontheFranceMisterwhatisthisnameandSlimPearson.MisterI’llthinkofittallwithanewbeard."

           "Yardly,"Abesupplied.

           "Mr.Yardly.They’rebothgoingontheFrance."

           HewasonhiswaytohisdutiesbutAbetriedtodetainhim:"IfIdidn’thavetogobywayofCherbourg.Thebaggagewentthatway."

           "GetyourbaggageinNewYork,"saidPaul,receding.

           ThelogicofthesuggestionfittedgraduallyintoAbe’spitchhegrewratherenthusiasticaboutbeingcaredfor,orratherofprolonginghisstateofirresponsibility.

           Otherclientshadmeanwhiledriftedintothebar:firstcameahugeDanewhomAbehadsomewhereencountered.TheDanetookaseatacrosstheroom,andAbeguessedhewouldbetherealltheday,drinking,lunching,talkingorreadingnewspapers.Hefeltadesiretoout-stayhim.Ateleventhecollegeboysbegantostepin,steppinggingerlylesttheytearoneanotherbagfrombag.ItwasaboutthenhehadthechasseurtelephonetotheDivers;bythetimehewasintouchwiththemhewasintouchalsowithotherfriendsandhishunchwastoputthemallondifferentphonesatoncetheresultwassomewhatgeneral.FromtimetotimehismindrevertedtothefactthatheoughttogooverandgetFreemanoutofjail,butheshookoffallfactsaspartsofthenightmare.

           Byoneo’clockthebarwasjammed;amidsttheconsequentmixtureofvoicesthestaffofwaitersfunctioned,pinningdowntheirclientstothefactsofdrinkandmoney.

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