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of suspicion, and when the waiter came 

 in he spoke to him, and then walked 

 out apparently very much displeased. On 

 asking the waiter what the gentleman 

 had said to him, he replied that he 

 wanted to know what business we had 

 there, as it was a subscription-room. 



This was before dinner; in the evening 

 we went in again to the room, where sat 

 the old gentleman reading the paper 

 that had arrived by that day's post. 

 Observing that he took his eyes off the 

 paper to look at us, I accosted him, " I am 

 afraid we are unwelcome intruders." 



He replied with a grunt, and con- 

 tinued the perusal of his paper. "When 

 you have done with the paper I should 

 be much obliged if you would allow me 

 to see it," I said. He made no answer, 

 but when he had finished, he got up, 

 deliberately rolled up the paper, and put 

 it in his pocket, and was walking away, 

 when he was stopped by another who 



