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“Pullyourchairuptothetable，andI’lltellyou。“
RhodaGraytiltedherchair，instead，nonchalantlybackagainstthewall-itwasquitelightenoughwhereshewas！
“Icanhearyoufromhere，“shesaidcoolly。“I’mnotdeaf，andI
guessMatty’ssuiteissafeenoughsothatyouwon’thavetowhisperallthetime！“
Thedeformedcreatureatthetablechortledagain。
Danglarscowled。
“Damnyou，Bertha！“heflungoutsavagely。“Icouldwringthatneckofyourssometimes，and-“
“Iknowyoucould，Pierre，“sheinterposedsweetly。“That’swhatI
likeaboutyou-you’resoconsiderateofme！Butsupposeyougetdowntocases。What’sthestoryaboutthosesparklers？Andwhat’sthegamethat’sgoingtoletmeshedthisGypsyNanstuffforkeeps？“
“I’lltellher，Pierre，“grinnedthedeformedone。“It’llkeepyoutwofromspittingatoneanother；andneitherofyouhavegotallnighttostickaroundhere。“Heswunghiswitheredhandsuddenlyacrossthetable，andassuddenlyallfacetiousnesswasgonebothfromhisvoiceandmanner。“Say，youlistenhard，Bertha！WhatPierre’stellingyouisstraight。Youandhimcankissandmakeupto-morroworthenextday，orwheneveryoudamnedplease；butto-nightthereain’tanymoretimeforscrapping。Now，listen！
Ihandedyouarapaboutbeatingitwiththeemptymoney-beltthenightyoucroakedDeemerwithanoverdoseofknockoutdropsintheprivatedining-roomupattheHotelMarwitz，butyouforgetthat！Iain’tforstartinganyargumentaboutthat。Noneofusblamesyou。Wethoughtthestuffwasinthebelt，too。Andnoneofusblamesyouformakingamistakeandgoingtoostrongwiththedrops，either；anybodymightdothat。AndI’llsaynowthatItakemyhatofftoyouforthewayyoulockedCloranintotheroomwiththedeadman，andmadeyourescapewhenCloranhadyoudeadtorightsforthemurder；andI’llsay，too，thatthewayyou’veplayedGypsyNanandsavedyourskin，andourstoo，isasslickapieceofworkashaseverbeenpulledintheunderworld。Thatputsusstraight，youandme，don’tit，Bertha？“
RhodaGrayblinkedatthemanthroughherspectacles；herbrainwaswhirlinginamadturmoil。“Ialwayslikedyou，Matty，“shewhisperedsoftly。
Danglarwaslollingbackinhischair，blowingsmokeringsintotheair。Shecaughthiseyesfixedquizzicallyuponher。
“Goon，Matty！“heprompted。“You’llhaveherinagoodhumor，ifyou’renotcareful！“
“Wewereplayingmoreorlessblindafterthat。“Thewitheredhandtracedanaimlesspatternonthetablewithitscrookedandhalf-closedfingers，andtheman’sfacewaspuckeredintoashrewd，reminiscentscowl。“Thepaperscouldn’tgetaleadonthemotiveforthemurder，andthepoliceweren’ttalkingforpublication。NotawordabouttheRajah’sjewels。Washingtonsawtothat！Ayoungpotentate’sson，practicallytheguestofthecountry，touringaboutinaspecialforthesakeofhiseducation，anddashednear’endingitintheriveroutWestifithadn’tbeenfortherescueyouknowabout，wouldn’tlookwellinprint；sotherewasn’tanythingsaidabouttheslatherofgemsthatwastherewardofheroismfromagratefulnabob，andwedidn’tgetanyhelpthatway。AllweknewwasthatDeemercameEastwiththejewels，presumablytocashinonthem，anditlookedasthoughDeemer“wereprettyclever；that
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