? ? ? ? "I hope you are well, Mr. Pettigrew."
? ? ? ? "Thank you, I am very well."
? ? ? ? "I hope you are enjoying yourself. I should be glad to show you the sights. Have you been to Grants Tomb?"
? ? ? ? "Not yet."
? ? ? ? "I should like to take you there."
? ? ? ? "Thank you, but I have a competent guide."
? ? ? ? "Won't you introduce me to the young gentleman?"
? ? ? ? "I don't require any introduction to you, Mr. Wheeler," said Rodney.
? ? ? ? "Where have I met you before?" asked Wheeler abruptly.
? ? ? ? "In the cars. I had a box of jewelry with me," answered Rodney significantly.
? ? ? ? Louis Wheeler changed color. Now he remembered Rodney, and he was satisfied that he owed to him the coolness with which the Western man had treated him.
? ? ? ? "I remember you had," he said spitefully, "but I don't know how you came by it."
? ? ? ? "It isn't necessary that you should know. I remember I had considerable difficulty in getting it out of your hands."
? ? ? ? "Mr.
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