29/39 He is the very best man alive, I am sure." "You two are great friends, then ?" "Great friends! He is the only friend I possess in the world." "What! Is that quite accurate ?" "Oh, quite. Of course, Mr.Jenks, I can never forget how much I owe to you. I like you immensely, too, although you are so--so gruff to me at times. But--but--you see, my father and I have always been together. I have neither brother nor sister, not even a cousin. |