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Chapter XXVII. When Waters Engulf Us We Reach For A Star

           

           “I’llspeaktoMayhewaboutthisto-morrow,”hethought.

           Thelatterhadcertainlyimaginedupongoingoutahalf-hourbeforethathehadturnedtheknobonthedoorsoastospringthelock.Hehadneverfailedtodosobefore.Butto-nightMayhewhadotherthoughts.Hehadbeenrevolvingtheproblemofabusinessofhisown.

           “I’lllookinhere,”thoughtthemanager,pullingoutthemoneydrawers.Hedidnotknowwhyhewishedtolookinthere.Itwasquiteasuperfluousaction,whichanothertimemightnothavehappenedatall.

           Ashedidso,alayerofbills,inparcelsofathousand,suchasbanksissue,caughthiseye.Hecouldnottellhowmuchtheyrepresented,butpausedtoviewthem.Thenhepulledoutthesecondofthecashdrawers.Inthatwerethereceiptsoftheday.

           “Ididn’tknowFitzgeraldandMoyeverleftanymoneythisway,”hismindsaidtoitself.“Theymusthaveforgottenit.”

           Helookedattheotherdrawerandpausedagain.

           “Countthem,”saidavoiceinhisear.

           Heputhishandintothefirstoftheboxesandliftedthestack,lettingtheseparateparcelsfall.Theywerebillsoffiftyandonehundreddollarsdoneinpackagesofathousand.Hethoughthecountedtensuch.

           “Whydon’tIshutthesafe?”hismindsaidtoitself,lingering.“Whatmakesmepausehere?”

           Foranswertherecamethestrangestwords:

           “Didyoueverhavetenthousanddollarsinreadymoney?”

           Lo,themanagerrememberedthathehadneverhadsomuch.Allhispropertyhadbeenslowlyaccumulated,andnowhiswifeownedthat.

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