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" It's getting near to three. " "Plenty of time, plenty of time, " said the lieutenant. " Let's have another bottle. " "As many as you like, " returned Van Horn in. A voice so chilling that it arrested Alcott's hand outstretched toward the bell. " Only it would be better afterward. " 174 THE SENATOR'S WIFE The hand dropped to the lieutenant's side, and he came back with a badly affected swagger. " Oh, see here, Van Horn, " said he, " you're not such a chump as to sup pose " " One moment ! " Van... Horn interposed, his face and voice expressive of the most con centrated bitterness. " If you fail to carry out our agreement after I have carried out mine and saved you from ruin, who is the chump? Answer me that !" He seized his hat and stick, flung his overcoat over his arm, and walked toward the door. Without another word, meekly, but with shame crim son on his cheeks, Alcott followed his ex ample. The coupe" drew up within a block of the doll's house, and the two men approached and entered it in silence, and they had not exchanged a word since they left Carl's, for they had nothing in common to chat about.
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