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My

first

impulse

was

to

throttle

the

old

ruffian

and

make

for

the

open

air

.

He

seemed

to

anticipate

my

intention

,

for

he

smiled

gently

,

and

nodded

to

the

door

behind

me

.

I

turned

,

and

saw

two

men-servants

who

had

me

covered

with

pistols

.

He

knew

my

name

,

but

he

had

never

seen

me

before

.

And

as

the

reflection

darted

across

my

mind

I

saw

a

slender

chance

.

"

I

do

n't

know

what

you

mean

,

"

I

said

roughly

.

"

And

who

are

you

calling

Richard

Hannay

?

My

name

's

Ainslie

.

"

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"

So

?

"

he

said

,

still

smiling

.

"

But

of

course

you

have

others

.

We

wo

n't

quarrel

about

a

name

.

"

I

was

pulling

myself

together

now

,

and

I

reflected

that

my

garb

,

lacking

coat

and

waistcoat

and

collar

,

would

at

any

rate

not

betray

me

.

I

put

on

my

surliest

face

and

shrugged

my

shoulders

.

"

I

suppose

you

're

going

to

give

me

up

after

all

,

and

I

call

it

a

damned

dirty

trick

.

My

God

,

I

wish

I

had

never

seen

that

cursed

motor-car

!

Here

's

the

money

and

be

damned

to

you

,

"

and

I

flung

four

sovereigns

on

the

table

.

He

opened

his

eyes

a

little

.

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"

Oh

no

,

I

shall

not

give

you

up

.

My

friends

and

I

will

have

a

little

private

settlement

with

you

,

that

is

all

.

You

know

a

little

too

much

,

Mr

Hannay

.

You

are

a

clever

actor

,

but

not

quite

clever

enough

.

"

He

spoke

with

assurance

,

but

I

could

see

the

dawning

of

a

doubt

in

his

mind

.

"

Oh

,

for

God

's

sake

stop

jawing

,

"

I

cried

.

"

Everything

's

against

me

.

I

have

n't

had

a

bit

of

luck

since

I

came

on

shore

at

Leith

.

What

's

the

harm

in

a

poor

devil

with

an

empty

stomach

picking

up

some

money

he

finds

in

a

bust-up

motor-car

?

That

's

all

I

done

,

and

for

that

I

've

been

chivvied

for

two

days

by

those

blasted

bobbies

over

those

blasted

hills

.

I

tell

you

I

'm

fair

sick

of

it

.

You

can

do

what

you

like

,

old

boy

!

Ned

Ainslie

's

got

no

fight

left

in

him

.

"

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