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Chapter 25

           "NowdearoldZeb,youwilltakethistoMrGerald?It’sonlysomelittlethingsthatFlorindahasputup;somecordialsandjelliesandthelike,suchassickpeopleattimeshaveacravingfor.Theyarenotlikelytobekeptinthehotel.Don’ttellhimwheretheycomefromneitherhim,noranyoneelse.Youwon’t?Iknowyouwon’t,youdeargoodgiant."

           "HemaydependonZebStumpforthet,MissLewaze.Nobodyairagoin’tobeabitthewiseraboutwhosentthesehyurdelekissies;though,forthemattero’cakesankickshaws,anallthatsorto’thing,themowstangerhain’thadmuchreezuntocomplain.Hehevbeenserpliedwi’enufo’themtohevfilledthebellieso’ahulschoolo’shugar-babbies."

           "Ha!Suppliedalready!Bywhom?"

           "Wal,thettheerthischilecan’tinformye,MissLewaze;notbe-knowin’ithisself.Ion’yhyurdtheywurfetchedtothetaverninbaskets,bysomesorto’asarving-manasairaMexikin.I’veseedthemanmyself.Fact,I’vejestthisminnitmethim,ridin’arterawumansotstridylegsinherseddle,asmosto’theseMexikinweemenride.Ireck’nhebehersarvingt,ashewarkeepin’agoodwaysahint,andtoatin’abasketjestlikeoneo’themMauricehedgotarready.Likeenufitairanotherloto’Rickshawstheywurtakin’tothetavern."

           TherewasnoneedtotroubleZebStumpwithfurthercross-questioning.Awholehistorywassuppliedbythatsinglespeech.Thecasewaspainfullyclear.

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