Inaquarterofanhour’stimeMr。Darkjoinedme，anddranktomyhealth，happinessandprosperityinthreeseparatetumblers。
Afterperformingthisceremony，hewaggedhisheadandchuckledwithanappearanceofsuchexcessiveenjoymentthatIcouldnotavoidremarkingonhishighspirits。
\"It’sthecase，William——it’sthebeautifulneatnessofthecasethatquiteintoxicatesme。Oh，Lord，whatahappinessitistobeconcernedinsuchajobasthis！\"criesMr。Dark，slappinghisstumpyhandsonhisfatkneesinasortofecstasy。
Ihadaverydifferentopinionofthecaseformyownpart，butI
didnotventureonexpressingit。IwastooanxioustoknowhowMr。JamesSmithhadbeendiscoveredandproducedattheexaminationtoenterintoanyarguments。Mr。Darkguessedwhatwaspassinginmymind，and，tellingmetositdownandmakemyselfcomfortable，volunteeredofhisownaccordtoinformmeofallthatIwantedtoknow。