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And such,' said he, with a hiccup, 'such is Paris.'
Pooh!' said Dick, who was tired of the performance.
'
The Admiral hung an ear, and looked up sidelong with a
glimmer of suspicion.
'Good night,' said Dick; 'I'm tired.'
'
So English!' cried Van Tromp, clutching him by the hand.
So English! So BLASE! Such a charming companion! Let me
'
see you home.'
'Look here,' returned Dick, 'I have said good night, and now
I'm going. You're an amusing old boy: I like you, in a
sense; but here's an end of it for to-night. Not another
cigar, not another grog, not another percentage out of me.'
'
'
I beg your pardon!' cried the Admiral with dignity.
Tut, man!' said Dick; 'you're not offended; you're a man of
the world, I thought. I've been studying you, and it's over.
Have I not paid for the lesson? AU REVOIR.'
Van Tromp laughed gaily, shook hands up to the elbows, hoped
cordially they would meet again and that often, but looked
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