'Tenthousand.Itisaheapofmoney.''Areyougoingtosendittohimrightaway?''Yes,'Isaid.'Itisaqueerquestion.'
...
'Ten thousand. It is a heap of money.'
'Are you going to send it to him right away?'
'Yes,' I said. 'It is a queer question.'
No reply. After a little, Rogers asked, hesitatingly:
'ALL of it?--That is--I mean----'
I was going to say more, but stopped--was stopped by a
train of thought which started up in me. Thompson spoke,
but my mind was absent, and I did not catch what he said.
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