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鈥淭heuntessalsohasaroodjoininghersuite鈥
鈥淥h鈥
鈥淣oone鈥
鈥淣ooneareyousure鈥
鈥淥ui,nsieurshekeepsitlockedtheidshavebeenorderedtokeepout鈥
apuzzledfroe鈥淵ouhaveapasskey鈥
鈥淥furse鈥andgrangierjulesandgrangieranlikegrangier
andgrangierreaed鈥淗elloanyonehere鈥
afeninevoisangout,鈥淚nthebathillbeinutepleasehelpyourselftoadrink鈥
grangieriliaranyofhisfriendstostayinthehotelhestrolledintothebedrooexpensivejeonadressingtable
鈥淚inute,鈥thevoithebathroo
鈥淣ohurry,baroness鈥
baronessnusty,unusedsllthenciergehadsaidthatnooneoccupieditthehingoddlyoutofplaceaheavyblackelectricalrdattachedtoasnakedalongthelengthoftheflooranddisappearedintoaclosetthedoorenoughtoalloherdtopassthroughcurious,grangierotheclosetdoorandopenedit
aroallprintingpressericancurrencyandapapercutterseveralonehundreddollarbillsthathadbeenunevenlycutteredonthefloor
anangryvoicebehindgrangierdended,鈥淲hatareyoudoinginhere鈥
grangierspunaroundtra
adgrangiersaidsoftly,鈥淐ounterfeityouoney鈥hechedtheexpressionsthatplayedacrossherfacedenial,outrage,andthendefiance
鈥淎llright,鈥tratherealthing鈥
鈥淐on鈥itobeapleasuretodestroythisone
鈥淭hesebillsareasgoodasgold鈥
鈥淩eally鈥thereptingrangiersvoirecloselythey鈥淲hocutthesedies鈥
鈥淲hatsthedifferencelook,icanhavethehundredthousanddollarsreadybyfriday鈥
grangierstaredather,puzzledandshehinking,helaughedaloud鈥淛esus,鈥hesaid鈥淵ourereallystupidtheresnotreasure鈥
traantold鈥斺�
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tracyshrugged鈥淭akeasnyasyoulikeitsonlypaper鈥
grangiergrabbedahandfuloftheaidswalkinhere鈥heasked
鈥淚paytheut,ilockthecloset鈥
shesol,adgrangierthoughtbutitsnotgoingtokeepheralive
鈥淒ontleavethehotel,鈥heordered鈥淚haveafriendieet鈥
adgrangierhadintendedtotutheanovertobrunovibaoney,butnothingnearlyasgoodasthisthediesainedsharpandfixed,eveninfranklinptingidea
hedecidedtoholdoffonbrunovicenteforawhile
earlythefollooingadgrangiersentforzuckeandhandedhineofthehundreddollarbills鈥淕odoothebankandexchangethisforfrancs鈥
鈥淪ure,chief鈥
grangierhurryoutoftheofficethisentforhisstupidityifheanagedtopassthebillsuccessfully鈥illsee,grangierthought
fifteennuteslaterzuckeretuedtotheofficeheuntedoutahundreddollarshoffrenchfrancs鈥淎nythingelse,chief鈥
grangierstaredatthefrancs鈥淒idyouhaveanytrouble鈥
鈥淭roublenowhy鈥
鈥淚ebank,鈥grangierordered鈥淭hisisiyoutosay鈥鈥
adolfzuckeanagersatthistizuckehedangerhehepreferredfacingthatthangrangiersh
鈥淢ayihelpyou鈥thenagerasked
鈥淵es鈥hetriedtonelastnightearicansitatabar鈥hestopped
thebanknageoddedoneyandperhapsakealoan鈥
鈥淣o,鈥zue鈥hepulledoutteafraidthey鈥theyghtbeunterfeit鈥
zuuptothelight
helookedatzuckeandsled鈥淵ouonsieurthesebillsaregenuine鈥
zuckealloselftoexhalethankgodeverythingobeallright
鈥淣oprobletall,chiefhesaidtheyweregenuine鈥
itosttoogoodtobetrueadgrangiersattherethinking,aplanalreadyhalffordinhisnd
鈥淕ogetthebaroness鈥
traapiredesk
鈥淵ouandiaregoingtobepartners,鈥grangierinfordher
tracystartedtor
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鈥淭heuntessalsohasaroodjoininghersuite鈥
鈥淥h鈥
鈥淣oone鈥
鈥淣ooneareyousure鈥
鈥淥ui,nsieurshekeepsitlockedtheidshavebeenorderedtokeepout鈥
apuzzledfroe鈥淵ouhaveapasskey鈥
鈥淥furse鈥andgrangierjulesandgrangieranlikegrangier
andgrangierreaed鈥淗elloanyonehere鈥
afeninevoisangout,鈥淚nthebathillbeinutepleasehelpyourselftoadrink鈥
grangieriliaranyofhisfriendstostayinthehotelhestrolledintothebedrooexpensivejeonadressingtable
鈥淚inute,鈥thevoithebathroo
鈥淣ohurry,baroness鈥
baronessnusty,unusedsllthenciergehadsaidthatnooneoccupieditthehingoddlyoutofplaceaheavyblackelectricalrdattachedtoasnakedalongthelengthoftheflooranddisappearedintoaclosetthedoorenoughtoalloherdtopassthroughcurious,grangierotheclosetdoorandopenedit
aroallprintingpressericancurrencyandapapercutterseveralonehundreddollarbillsthathadbeenunevenlycutteredonthefloor
anangryvoicebehindgrangierdended,鈥淲hatareyoudoinginhere鈥
grangierspunaroundtra
adgrangiersaidsoftly,鈥淐ounterfeityouoney鈥hechedtheexpressionsthatplayedacrossherfacedenial,outrage,andthendefiance
鈥淎llright,鈥tratherealthing鈥
鈥淐on鈥itobeapleasuretodestroythisone
鈥淭hesebillsareasgoodasgold鈥
鈥淩eally鈥thereptingrangiersvoirecloselythey鈥淲hocutthesedies鈥
鈥淲hatsthedifferencelook,icanhavethehundredthousanddollarsreadybyfriday鈥
grangierstaredather,puzzledandshehinking,helaughedaloud鈥淛esus,鈥hesaid鈥淵ourereallystupidtheresnotreasure鈥
traantold鈥斺�
鈥淎ndyoubelievedhiha,baroness鈥hestudiedthebillinhishandagain鈥淚lltakethis鈥
tracyshrugged鈥淭akeasnyasyoulikeitsonlypaper鈥
grangiergrabbedahandfuloftheaidswalkinhere鈥heasked
鈥淚paytheut,ilockthecloset鈥
shesol,adgrangierthoughtbutitsnotgoingtokeepheralive
鈥淒ontleavethehotel,鈥heordered鈥淚haveafriendieet鈥
adgrangierhadintendedtotutheanovertobrunovibaoney,butnothingnearlyasgoodasthisthediesainedsharpandfixed,eveninfranklinptingidea
hedecidedtoholdoffonbrunovicenteforawhile
earlythefollooingadgrangiersentforzuckeandhandedhineofthehundreddollarbills鈥淕odoothebankandexchangethisforfrancs鈥
鈥淪ure,chief鈥
grangierhurryoutoftheofficethisentforhisstupidityifheanagedtopassthebillsuccessfully鈥illsee,grangierthought
fifteennuteslaterzuckeretuedtotheofficeheuntedoutahundreddollarshoffrenchfrancs鈥淎nythingelse,chief鈥
grangierstaredatthefrancs鈥淒idyouhaveanytrouble鈥
鈥淭roublenowhy鈥
鈥淚ebank,鈥grangierordered鈥淭hisisiyoutosay鈥鈥
adolfzuckeanagersatthistizuckehedangerhehepreferredfacingthatthangrangiersh
鈥淢ayihelpyou鈥thenagerasked
鈥淵es鈥hetriedtonelastnightearicansitatabar鈥hestopped
thebanknageoddedoneyandperhapsakealoan鈥
鈥淣o,鈥zue鈥hepulledoutteafraidthey鈥theyghtbeunterfeit鈥
zuuptothelight
helookedatzuckeandsled鈥淵ouonsieurthesebillsaregenuine鈥
zuckealloselftoexhalethankgodeverythingobeallright
鈥淣oprobletall,chiefhesaidtheyweregenuine鈥
itosttoogoodtobetrueadgrangiersattherethinking,aplanalreadyhalffordinhisnd
鈥淕ogetthebaroness鈥
traapiredesk
鈥淵ouandiaregoingtobepartners,鈥grangierinfordher
tracystartedtor
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