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Black Dog Appears and Disappears

           Iaskedhimwhatwasforhisservice,andhesaidhewouldtakerum; butasIwasgoingoutoftheroomtofetchit,hesatdownuponatableandmotionedmetodrawnear. IpausedwhereIwas,withmynapkininmyhand. 

           "Comehere,sonny,"sayshe. "Comenearerhere." 

           Itookastepnearer. 

           "IsthisheretableformymateBill? "heaskedwithakindofleer. 

           ItoldhimIdidnotknowhismateBill,andthiswasforapersonwhostayedinourhousewhomwecalledthecaptain. 

           "Well,"saidhe,"mymateBillwouldbecalledthecaptain,aslikeasnot. Hehasacutononecheekandamightypleasantwaywithhim,particularlyindrink,hasmymateBill. We’llputit,forargumentlike,thatyourcaptainhasacutononecheekandwe’llputit,ifyoulike,thatthatcheek’stherightone. Ah,well!Itoldyou. Now,ismymateBillinthisherehouse?" 

           Itoldhimhewasoutwalking. 

           "Whichway,sonny? Whichwayishegone?" 

           AndwhenIhadpointedouttherockandtoldhimhowthecaptainwaslikelytoreturn, andhowsoon, andansweredafewotherquestions, "Ah,"saidhe,"this’llbeasgoodasdrinktomymateBill." 

           Theexpressionofhisfaceashesaidthesewordswasnotatallpleasant,andIhadmyownreasonsforthinkingthatthestrangerwasmistaken,evensupposinghemeantwhathesaid. Butitwasnoaffairofmine,Ithought; andbesides,itwasdifficulttoknowwhattodo. 

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