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The Inner Shrine by Basil King
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"And what made you think I wouldn't object to it, too?"

"Two or three reasons. First, Monsieur Hargous is not an American, and
you are; and I'd been told that Americans always like to help one
another--"

"I don't know who could have put that notion into your head."

"And, then, from the few glimpses I've had of you--I _will_ say it!--I
thought you looked kind."

"Well, now that you've had a better look, you see I don't. How much
money have you got? You haven't told me that yet."

"Here's the memorandum. They said they were mostly bonds, and very good
ones."

[Illustration: DRAWN BY FRANK CRAIG
THE BANKER TOOK A LONGER TIME THAN WAS NECESSARY TO SCAN THE POOR LITTLE
LIST]

With the slip of paper in his hand the banker leaned back in the chair,
and took a longer time than was necessary to scan the poor little list.
In reality he was turning over in his mind the unexpected features of
the case, venturing a peep at Diane as she sat meekly awaiting the end
of his perusal.

"Hasn't it occurred to you," he asked, at last, "that you could leave
your affairs in Hargous' hands, and still turn over to your
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