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He wassuffering from advanced tuberculosis, a retarded consequence of hisgas
poisoning.
Ive been stuck so tight in my job down south that Ivegotten out of
touch with my friends. He began to suffer from night sweats which left him
veryfeeble in the morning. Is that worry ortoo much iced water, I wonder?
As he
thought oftheir warm companionship he could not check a sudden wave
ofregret.
Ritson listened to him with a wrinkled brow andtroubled eyes.
You
have been akind master to me, sir, and Im proud to have served you.
Certainly
not Simon, though hes his business partner.
He roselanguidly, struggled through
the day, and went to bed exhausted. Blenkiron stopped as if he expected some
kind of reply. Ever since a littleboy hes been set on doctoring and nothing
would change him. He had a plain sagaciousface, a friendly mouth, and deep-set
eyes, luminous and masterful.
Yes, he told his hostess, you are getting the
kind of face Ilike.
Leithen yawned and said his plans for the immediate future
wereuncertain. It had added much to thepleasures of life.
And theres just
theone man I know that fills the bill.
There is no one at thistable who hasnt
steady nerves and a vast deal of common sense.
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He remembered,too, much that he had
heard about him from Sandy and Dick Hannay.
Leithenremembered him clearly as
his client in a big case. A bit older and maybe a bit wiser and settlingdown
into good citizens.
Yes, he told his hostess, you are getting the kind of face
Ilike.
As he thought oftheir warm companionship he could not check a sudden
wave ofregret.
He is in Town for the nightand suggests that you might dine with
him.
Lawrence; from an adjacent well another trickle flowed north on theArctic
watershed.
There is no one at thistable who hasnt steady nerves and a vast deal
of common sense. He could not endure to thinkof their anxious eyes. His mind,
which had been dragging apathetically along, suddenlyawoke into vigour.
Tell me
who the people are, he said, to cover her embarrassment.
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