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"And cantaloupe, sir. Yes, sir, I quite remember everything now,
sir."
Twenty minutes later, R. Schmidt, seated in the Ritz restaurant,
happened to look fairly into the eyes of the loveliest girl he had
ever seen, and on the instant forgave the extraordinary delinquency
of the hitherto infallible Hobbs.


CHAPTER IX
THE PRINCE MEETS MISS GUILE

Later on R. Schmidt sat alone in a sheltered corner of the promenade
deck, where chairs had been secured by the forehanded Hobbs. The thin
drizzle now aspired to something more definite in the shape of a
steady downpour, and the decks were almost deserted, save for the few
who huddled in the unexposed nooks where the sweep and swish of the
rain failed to penetrate. There was a faraway look in the young man's
eyes, as of one who dreams pleasantly, with little effort but
excellent effect. His pipe had gone out, so his dream must have been
long and uninterrupted. Eight bells sounded, but what is time to a
dreamer? Then came one bell and two, and now his eyes were closed.


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