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The Wrong Box

CHAPTER IX
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And a very good glass of wine; it's the only respectable feature in the Finsbury family, this wine; rarer thing than a title--much rarer.

Now a man with glass wine like this in cellar, I wonder why won't compromise ?' 'Well, YOU wouldn't compromise before, you know,' said the smiling Morris.

'Turn about is fair play.' 'I wonder why _I_ wouldn' compromise?
I wonder why YOU wouldn' ?' enquired Michael.

'I wonder why we each think the other wouldn'?
'S quite a remarrable--remarkable problem,' he added, triumphing over oral obstacles, not without obvious pride.

'Wonder what we each think--don't you ?' 'What do you suppose to have been my reason ?' asked Morris adroitly.
Michael looked at him and winked.


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