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? ? ? ? 'McCready & Swanson, sir,' the boy corrected, his eyes burning with a bitter light.

? ? ? ? 'Who got the advance money?'

? ? ? ? 'They did, sir.'

? ? ? ? 'I thought as much. And devilish glad you were to let them have it. Couldn't make yourself scarce too quick, with several gentlemen you may have heard of looking for you.'

? ? ? ? The boy metamorphosed into a savage on the instant. His body bunched together as though for a spring, and his face became as an infuriated beast's as he snarled, 'It's a-'

? ? ? ? 'A what?' Wolf Larsen asked, a peculiar softness in his voice, as though he were overwhelmingly curious to hear the unspoken word.

? ? ? ? The boy hesitated, then mastered his temper. 'Nothin', sir. I take it back.'

? ? ? ? 'And you have shown me I was right.' This with a gratified smile. 'How old are you?'

? ? ? ? 'Just turned sixteen, sir.'

? ? ? ? 'A lie.


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