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too--all saved but honour; his assets were nil, but he gave me what he
had, poor gentleman, and along with the rest--the key of his chambers.
It's there that I propose to leave the piano and, shall we say,
Cleopatra?'
'It seems very wild,' said Pitman. 'And what will become of the poor
young gentleman whom you know by sight?'
'It will do him good,'--said Michael cheerily. 'Just what he wants to
steady him.'
'But, my dear sit, he might be involved in a charge of--a charge of
murder,' gulped the artist.
'Well, he'll be just where we are,' returned the lawyer. 'He's
innocent, you see. What hangs people, my dear Pitman, is the unfortunate
circumstance of guilt.'
'But indeed, indeed,' pleaded Pitman, 'the whole scheme appears to me so
wild. Would it not be safer, after all, just to send for the police?'
'And make a scandal?' enquired Michael. '"The Chelsea Mystery; alleged
innocence of Pitman"? How would that do at the Seminary?'
'It would imply my discharge,' admitted the drawing--master. 'I cannot
deny that.'
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