&ot;why，yes，rsrobn&ot;

&ot;whatalovelytrip!&ot;

&ot;why，yes，ishouldthkitwouldbeveryenjoyable&ot;

&ot;butyou&39;vebeenabroadbefore?&ot;

&ot;oh，yes，rsrobniwentovertopariswithissvanschuylerlastfallbuti&39;veneverbeentoegyptbefore&ot;

rsrobnhesitated

&ot;idohope-therewon&39;tbeany-trouble&ot;

射hadloweredhervoiceissbowers，however，repliedherualtone:

&ot;oh，no，rsrobn;ishalltakegoodcareofthatikeepaverysharplook-outalways&ot;

buttherewasstillafatshadowonrsrobn&39;sfaceas射slowlyntueddownthestairs

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hisofficedowntownrandrewpenngtonwasopenghispernalailsuddenlyhisfistclencheditselfandcadownonhisdeskwithabang;hisfacecrinedandobigvesstoodoutonhisforeheadhepressedabuzzeronhisdeskandasartlookgstenographerappearedwithndableproptitude&ot;tellrrockfordtostephere&ot;

&ot;yes，rpenngton&ot;

afewuteslater，stedalerockford，penngton&39;spartner，enteredtheofficetheonwerenotunlike-bothtall，spare，withgreyghairandclean-shaven，cleverfaces

&ot;what&39;sup，penngton?&ot;

penngtonlookedupfrotheletterhewasre-readghesaid，&ot;l&39;sarried&ot;

&ot;what?&ot;

&ot;youheardwhatisaid!lridway&39;sarried!&ot;

&ot;how?when?whydidn&39;twehearaboutit?&ot;

penngtonglancedatthecalendaronhisdesk

&ot;射wasn&39;tarriedwhen射wrotethisletter，but射&39;sarriednoworngofthefourththat&39;stoday&ot;

rockforddroppedtoa插ir

&ot;whew!nowarng?nothg?who&39;sthean?&ot;

penngtonreferredagatotheletter

&ot;doylesiondoyle&ot;

&ot;whatrtofafellowishe?everheardofhi?&ot;

&ot;no射doesn&39;tsayuch&ot;hescannedthelesofclear，uprighthandwritg&ot;gotanideathere&39;sthghole-and-rneraboutthebessthatdoesn&39;tatterthewholepotis，射&39;sarried&ot;

theeyesoftheontrockfordnodded

&ot;thisneedsabitofthkgout，&ot;hesaidietly

&ot;whatarewegogtodoaboutit?&ot;

&ot;i&39;askgyou&ot;

theonsatsilentthenrockfordasked，&ot;gotanyplan?&ot;

penngtonsaidslowly:&ot;thenorandiesailstodayoneofuldjtakeit&ot;