Initials Only

第42章

Explainthedevice。””Iwilldrawit。””Youcan?””AsIseeit。””Asyouseeit!””Yes。It’sabrilliantidea;Icouldneverhaveconceivedit。””Youbelieve-””Iknow。””Sithere。Let’sseewhatyouknow。”

Sweetwatersatdownatthetabletheotherpointedout,anddrawingforwardapieceofpaper,tookupapencilwithaneasyair。

Brothersonapproachedandstoodathisshoulder。Hehadtakenuphispistolagain,whyhehardlyknew,andasSweetwaterbeganhismarks,hisfingerstightenedonitsbutttilltheyturnedwhiteinthemurkylamplight。”Yousee,”cameineasytonesfromthestoopingdraughtsman,”I

haveanimaginationwhichonlyneedsaslightfillipfromamindlikeyourstosenditinthedesireddirection。Ishallnotdrawanexactreproductionofyouridea,butIthinkyouwillseethatIunderstanditverywell。How’sthatforastart?”

Brothersonlookedandhastilydrewback。Hedidnotwanttheothertonotehissurprise。”Butthatisaportionyouneversaw,”heloudlydeclared。”No,butIsawthis,”returnedSweetwater,workingbusilyonsomecurves;”andthesegavemethefillipImentioned。Therestcameeasily。”

Brotherson,indreadofhisownanger,threwhispistoltotheotherendoftheshed:”Youknave!Youthief!”hefuriouslycried。”Howso?”askedSweetwatersmilingly,risingandlookinghimcalmlyintheface。”Athiefisonewhoappropriatesanotherman’sgoods,or,letussay,anotherman’sideas。Ihaveappropriatednothingyet。I’veonlyshownyouhoweasilyIcoulddoso。Mr。Brotherson,takemeinasyourassistant。Iwillbefaithfultoyou,Iswearit。

Iwanttoseethatmachinegoup。””Forhowmanypeoplehaveyoudrawnthoselines?”thunderedtheinexorablevoice。”Fornobody;notformyselfeven。Thisisthefirsttimetheyhavelefttheirhiding-placeinmybrain。””Canyousweartothat?””Icanandwill,ifyourequireit。Butyououghttobelievemyword,sir。Iamsquareasadieinallmattersnotconnected-well,notconnectedwithmyprofession,”hesmiledinaburstofthatwhimsicalhumour,whichnoteventheseriousnessofthemomentcouldquitesuppress。”AndwhatsuretyhaveIthatyoudono

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