\"FrederickSmith!\"
\"Here,Mr。Sagittarius!\"criedtheyounglibrarian,appearingwithsuspiciouscelerityupontheparlourthreshold。
\"Drawthecorkofthesecondbottle,FrederickSmith,\"saidMalkiel,impressively。\"Thisgentlemanisabouttotakethepledge\"——onhearingthisironicparadoxtheProphetstoodup,verymuchintheattitudeformerlyassumedbyMalkielwhenabouttododgeinthelibrary——\"thatI
shallputtohim,\"concludedMalkiel,alsostandingup,andassumingthelibrarypostureoftheProphet。
IndeedthesituationofthelibraryseemedabouttobeaccuratelyreversedintheparlourofJellybrand’s。