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Chapter 39

           But,Isawnothingthatintheleastexplainedhim.Onthecontrary,Isawhimnextmoment,oncemoreholdingoutbothhishandstome.

           "Whatdoyoumean?"saidI,halfsuspectinghimtobemad.

           Hestoppedinhislookingatme,andslowlyrubbedhisrighthandoverhishead."It’sdisapintingtoaman,"hesaid,inacoarsebrokenvoice,"arterhavinglookedfor’ardsodistant,andcomesofur;butyou’renottoblameforthatneitheronusistoblameforthat.I’llspeakinhalfaminute.Givemehalfaminute,please."

           Hesatdownonachairthatstoodbeforethefire,andcoveredhisforeheadwithhislargebrownveinoushands.Ilookedathimattentivelythen,andrecoiledalittlefromhim;butIdidnotknowhim.

           "There’snoonenigh,"saidhe,lookingoverhisshoulder;"isthere?"

           "Whydoyou,astrangercomingintomyroomsatthistimeofthenight,askthatquestion?"saidI.

           "You’reagameone,"hereturned,shakinghisheadatmewithadeliberateaffection,atoncemostunintelligibleandmostexasperating;"I’mgladyou’vegrow’dup,agameone!Butdon’tcatchholdofme.You’dbesorryarterwardstohavedoneit.

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