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           Well,heremainedouthere,aperfectnuisance,everlastinglyshippedandunshipped,unabletokeepaberthverylong;prettynighwentthrougheveryengine-roomafloatbelongingtothecolony.Thensuddenly,“Whatdoyouthinkhappened,Harry?”

           CaptainWhalley,whoseemedlostinamentaleffortasofdoingasuminhishead,gaveaslightstart.Hereallycouldn’timagine.TheMaster-Attendant’svoicevibrateddullywithhoarseemphasis.ThemanactuallyhadthelucktowinthesecondprizeintheManillalottery.Alltheseengineersandofficersofshipstookticketsinthatgamble.Itseemedtobeaperfectmaniawiththemall.

           Everybodyexpectednowthathewouldtakehimselfoffhomewithhismoney,andgotothedevilinhisownway.Notatall.TheSofala,judgedtoosmallandnotquitemodernenoughforthesortoftradeshewasin,couldbegotforamoderatepricefromherowners,whohadorderedanewsteamerfromEurope.Herushedinandboughther.Thismanhadnevergivenanysignsofthatsortofmentalintoxicationthemerefactofgettingholdofalargesumofmoneymayproduce—nottillhegotashipofhisown;butthenhewentoffhisbalanceallatonce:camebouncingintotheMarineOfficeonsometransferbusiness,withhishathangingoverhislefteyeandswitchingalittlecaneinhishand,andtoldeachoneoftheclerksseparatelythat“Nobodycouldputhimoutnow.Itwashisturn.Therewasnooneoverhimonearth,andthereneverwouldbeeither.

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