“MayIaskforyourexplanationoryourexcuse？““
“Youcancallitanexplanationoranexcuse，whicheveryoulike，“
Hamelrepliedsteadily，“butthefactisthatthislittlebuilding，whichsomeoneelseseemstohaveappropriated，ismine。IfIhadnotbeenagood-naturedperson，Ishouldbeengaged，atthepresentmoment，inturningoutitsfurnitureontothebeach。“
“Whatisyourname？“Mr。Fentolinaskedsuddenly。
“MynameisHamel-RichardHamel。“