We've both been busy on our own jobs, and there was no way of keeping you wise about my doings, for after I thought I was cured I got worse than hell inside, and, as I told you, had to get the doctor-men to dig into me.

After that I was playing a pretty dark game, and had to get down and out of decent society.

But, holy Mike! I'm a new man.

I used to do my work with a sick heart and a taste in my mouth like a graveyard, and now I can eat and drink what I like and frolic round like a colt.

I wake up every morning whistling and thank the good God that I'm alive, It was a bad day for Kaiser when I got on the cars for White Springs.' 'This is a rum place to meet,' I said, 'and you brought me by a roundabout road.' He grinned and offered me a cigar.
'There were reasons.