Tummas”seyesburnedtroublously。
“I”vegotreetdowntakenwi”th”otherun，“heanswered。“He”snoangentry，buthe”sth”reetmak”。I——Idunnotbelieveashimaswaskilledhascoomback。”
“NeitherdoI，“Palliseranswered，withamiabletolerance。“TheAmericangentlemanhadbettercomebackhimselfanddisproveit。WhenyouusedtotalkabouttheKlondike，heneversaidanythingtomakeyoufeelasifhedoubtedthattheothermanwasdead？“
“Nothim，“answeredTummas。
“Eh！Tummas，whatartthatalkin”about？“exclaimedMrs。