Thetwostoodupandfacedeachother，grippinghands。Itwasagreatmoment；evenMcTeaguefeltthedramaofit。
Whatafinethingwasthisfriendshipbetweenmen！thedentisttreatshisfriendforanulceratedtoothandrefusespayment；thefriendreciprocatesbygivinguphisgirl。
Thiswasnobility。Theirmutualaffectionandesteemsuddenlyincreasedenormously。ItwasDamonandPythias；itwasDavidandJonathan；nothingcouldeverestrangethem。
Nowitwasforlifeordeath。
“I’mmuchobliged，“murmuredMcTeague。Hecouldthinkofnothingbettertosay。“I’mmuchobliged，“herepeated；