Chapter 22

           BALDINIWATCHEDhimgo,shufflingacrossthebridgetotheisland,small,bent,bearinghisrucksacklikeahunchback,lookingfromtherearlikeanoldman.Onthefarside,wherethestreetmadeadoglegatthePalaisdeParlement,helostsightofhimandfeltextraordinarilyrelieved.Hehadneverlikedthefellow,hecouldfinallyadmititnow.Hehadneverfeltcomfortablethewholetimehehadhousedhimunderhisroofandplunderedhim.Hefeltmuchaswouldamanofspotlesscharacterwhodoessomeforbiddendeedforthefirsttime,whousesunderhandedtrickswhenplayingagame.True,theriskthatpeoplemightcatchupwithhimwassmall,andtheprospectsforsuccesshadbeengreat;butevenso,hisnervousnessandbadconsciencewereequallygreat.Infact,notadayhadpassedinallthoseyearswhenhehadnotbeenhauntedbythenotionthatinsomewayorotherhewouldhavetopayforhavinggotinvolvedwiththisman.Ifonlyitturnsoutallright!-thathadbeenhiscontinualanxiousprayer-ifonlyIsucceedinreapingtheprofitsofthisriskyadventurewithouthavingtopaythepiper!IfonlyIsucceed!WhatI’mdoingisnotright,butGodwillwinkHiseye,I’msureHewill.Hehaspunishedmehardenoughmanytimesinmylife,withoutanycause,sothatitwouldonlybejustifHewoulddealgraciouslywithmethistime.WhatwronghaveIactuallydone,iftherehasbeenawrong?AttheworstIamoperatingsomewhatoutsideguildregulationsbyexploitingthewonderfulgiftsofanunskilledworkerandpassingoffhistalentasmyown.

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