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wanttodiscusswithyou。“
“Anotherevening，ifyoudon’tmind，“Hamelbegged。“To-nightI
mustaskyoutoexcusemyhurryingaway。“
Mr。Fentolinlookedupfromunderneathhiseyelids。Hisglancewasquickandpenetrating。
“Whythishaste？“
Hamelshruggedhisshoulders。
“Totellyouthetruth，“headmitted，“IhadanideawhileIwasreadinganarticleoncantileverbridgesthismorning。Iwanttoworkitout。“
Mr。Fentolinglancedbehindhim。Thedoorofthedining-roomwasclosed。Theservantshaddisappeared。Meekinsalone，lookingmorelikeaprizefighterthaneverinhissombereveningclothes，hadtakentheplaceofthebutlerbehindhismaster’schair。
“Weshallsee，“Mr。Fentolinsaidquietly。
Mr。Fentolinpointedtothelittlepileofbooksuponthetable，thedeepeasy-chair，thegreen-shadedlamps，thedecanterofwine。
Hehadinsisteduponavisit，howeverbrief，tothelibrary。
“Itisastudent’sappealwhichImaketoyou，Mr。Hamel，“hesaid，withawhimsicalsmile。“Hereweareinmystudy，withthedoorclosed，secureagainstinterruption，abrightfireinthegrate，abowlingandever-increasingwindoutside。LetusgotogetheroverthegroundofyourlastwonderfulexpeditionovertheAndes。YouwillfindthatIamnotaltogetherignorantofyourprofession，orofthoseveryinterestinggeologicalproblemswhichyouspokeofinconnectionwiththatmarvellousrailwayscheme。Wewilldiscussthemsidebysideassybarites，hangourselvesaroundwithcigarettesmoke，drinkwine，andpresentlycoffee。Itisnecessary，isitnot，formanyreasons，thatwebecomebetteracquainted？Yourealisethat，Iamsure，andyouwillnotpersistinreturningtoyourselfishsolitude。“
Hamel’seyeswerefixedalittlelonginglyuponsomeofthevolumeswithwhichthetablewascovered。
“Youmustnotthinkmeungratefulorchurlish，Mr。Fentolin，“hebegged。“IhaveahabitofkeepingpromiseswhichImaketomyself，andto-nightIhavemademyselfapromisethatIwillbebackattheTowerbyteno’clock。“
“Youareobdurate？“Mr。Fentolinaskedsoftly。
“IamafraidIam。“
Mr。Fentolinbusiedhimselfwiththehandleofhischair。
“Tellme，“heinsisted，“isthereanyotherpersonsaveyourselftowhomyouhavegiventhismysteriouspromise？“
“Noone，“Hamelrepliedpromptly。
“Iamapersonverysensitivetoatmosphere，“Mr。Fentolincontinuedslowly。“SincetheunfortunatevisitofthismanDunster，Iseemtohavebeenconsciousofacertainsuspicion，alittlecloudofsuspicionunderwhichIseemtoliveandmove，evenamongthemembersofmyownhousehold。Mysister-in-lawi
