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Chapter 22

           IfIdon’tmistaketherewasasmashedmirror,orclockdial,orsomethingofthekind."

           "Abiglookin’-glass,masther;anacrystalsomethin’,thatwassetovertheclock.Theysaytwohunderddollars.Idon’tbelavetheywereworthwanhalfavthemoney."

           "Evenso,itisaseriousmattertomejustatthiscrisis.Ifear,Phelim,youwillhavetomakeajourneytotheAlamo,andfetchawaysomeofthehouseholdgodswehavehiddenthere.TogetclearofthisscrapeIshallhavetosacrificemyspurs,mysilvercup,andperhapsmygun!"

           "Don’tsaythat,masther!Howarewetolive,ifthegungoes?"

           "Aswebestcan,mabohil.Onhorseflesh,Isuppose:andthelazowillsupplythat."

           "BeJapers!itwudn’tbemuchworsethanthemateOwldDuffersitsaforeus.ItgivesmethebellyacheiverytimeIateit."

           Theconversationwashereinterruptedbytheopeningofthechamberdoor;whichwasdonewithoutknocking.Aslatternlyservantwhosesexitwouldhavebeendifficulttodeterminefromoutwardindicesappearedinthedoorway,withabasketofpalmsinnetheldextendedattheterminationofalongsinewyarm.

           "Fwhatisit,Gertrude?"askedPhelim,who,fromsomepreviousinformation,appearedtobeacquaintedwiththefemininecharacteroftheintruder.

           "Ashentlemansprotthis."

           "Agentleman!Who,Gertrude?"

           "Notknow,meinherr;hewashastrangershentlemans."

           "Broughtbyagentleman.Whocanhebe?Seewhatitin,Phelim."

           Phelimundidthefasteningsofthelid,andexposedtheinteriorofthebasket.

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