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第40章掘墓盗尸人(8)
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Therewasaninstant'shesitation,a.Maeotsuppressawitfinitesimalmarkofanimmenserelief,ashefeltthekeybetweenhisfihecupbhtoutpenandinkahatstoodimeedfromthefundsinadrawerasumsuitabletotheo.
"Now,lookhere,"hesaid,"thereisthepaymeprooodfaith:firststeptoyoursecurity.Youhavenowtochitbyaseterthepaymentinyourbook,andthenyouforyourpartmaydefythedevil."
&fewsedswereforFettesanagonyofthought;butinbalanghisterrorsitwasthemostimmediatethattriumphed.AnyfuturedifficultyseemedalmostweleifhecouldavoidapresehMae.Hesetdownthedlewhichhehadbeengallthistime,andwithasteadyhae,theheamouion.
"Andnow,"saidMae,"it'sonlyfairthatyoushouldpocketthelucre.I'vehadmysharealready.Bythebye,whenamanoftheworldfallsintoabitofluck,hasafewshillirainhispoashamedtospeakofit,butthere'saruleofthe,nopurchaseofexpensiveclass-books,nofolddebts;borrow,don'tlend."
"Mae,"begaillsomewhathoarsely,"Ihaveputmyneahaltertoobligeyou."
"Toobligeme?"criedWolfe."Oh,e!Youdid,asnearasIseethematter,whatyhthadtodoinself-defence.SupposeIgotintotrouble,wherewouldyoube?ThissedlittlematterflowsclearlyfrrayistheuationofMissGalbraith.You'tbegiop.Ifyoubegin,youmustkeepohat'sthetruth.hewicked."
Ahorriblesenseofbladthetreacheryoffateseizedholduponthesouloftheunhappystudent.
"MyGod!"hecried,"butwhathaveIdone?andwheobemadeaclassassistant—inthenameofreasoheharminthat?Servitedthepositihthavegotit.WouldhehavebeenwhereIamnow?"
"Mydearfellow,"saidMae,"whataboyyouare!WhatharmHASetoyou?Whatharmetoyouifyouhue?Why,man,doyouknowwhatthislifeis?Therearetwosquadsofus—thelionsandthelambs.Ifyou'realamb,you'lletolieupoableslikeGrayalbraith;ifyou'realion,you'llliveanddriveahorselikeme,likeK,likealltheite.Yeredatthefirst.ButlookatK!Mydearfellow,you'reclever;youhavepluck.Ilikeyou,andKlikesyou.Youwereborhehunt;andItellyou,onmyhonourandmyexperienceoflife,threedaysfromnowyou'lllaughatallthesescarecrowslikeaHighSchoolboyatafarce."
AndwiththatMaetookhisdepartureahewyndinhisgigtogetundercht.Fetteswasthusleftalohhisregrets.Hesawthemiserableperilioodihinexpressibledismay,thattherewasnolimittohisweakhat,fromto,hehadfalleerofMae'sdestinytohispaidandhelplessaplice.Hewouldhavegiveohavebeenalittlebraveratthetime,butitdidnotothathemightstillbebrave.ThesecretofJahandthetryintheday-bookouth.
Hourspassed;theclassbegantoarrive;themembersoftheunhappyGrayweredealtouttoooanother,aremark.Riadehappywiththehead;ahehouroffreedFettestrembledwithexultationtoperceivehowfartheyhadalreadygoo>
Fortwodaysheuedtowatch,withingjoy,thedreadfulprocessofdisguise.
OhirddayMaemadehisappearance.Hehadbeehemadeupforlosttimebytheehwhichhedirectedthestudents.ToRiinparticularheextevaluableassistandadvidthatstudent,ehepraiseofthedemonstrathwithambitioushopes,andsawthemedalalreadyinhisgrasp.
&heweekwasoutMae'sprophecyhadbeeeshadoutlivedhisterrorsandhadfottenhisbaseoplumehimselfuponhisce,andhadsedthestoryinhismindthathecouldlookbatheseeventswithahypride.Ofhisaplicehesawbutlittle.Theymet,ofthebusiheclass;theyreceivedtheiretherfromMr.K.Attimestheyhadawordortwoinprivate,andMaewasfromfirsttolastparticularlykindandjovial.Butitlainthatheavoidedaheiro;andeveeswhisperedtohimthathehadhislotwiththelionsandforswornthelambs,heoohimsmilinglytoholdhispeace.
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