12/17 "You wanted me to play a game with you, and I agreed, providin' you behaved yourself. And you didn't. Do you blame me any ?" "No," said the boy. "Name's Watson, ain't it." "Silas Watson, sir, at your service," said the lawyer, smiling. "And this must be John Merrick, who I understand has arrived at Elmhurst during my absence." "Exactly," said Uncle John, and the two men shook hands cordially. |