Part 2 of 6 5/19 We never even asked him his price. This man--our lackey, our servant, our unquestioning slave though he was--was still a gentleman--we could see that--while of the other two one was coarse and awkward and the other was a born pirate. We asked our man Friday's name. He drew from his pocketbook a snowy little card and passed it to us with a profound bow: A.BILLFINGER, Guide to Paris, France, Germany, Spain, &c., &c. The atrocious name grated harshly on my ear, too. |