George, whom we had not seen for a fortnight, looked in just before. tiff. He appeared haggard and "Why not go away for a while?" ye sug "There's really nothing to keep you here, is there? Take a trip to Japan."
"Cholera and. plague," he answered abruptly.
"Cholera here, too, for that mat-tex," we reminded "te T must have cholera, T pre-for to have it here." he ssid. "I believe in patronizing home industries, you know," and he grinned Maman, wicked rin.
2 we want-"Just the hot spel, th me" heat isnot bothering: me pert: 0 say, the you. Come out to dinner with me this evening."
"Nothing doing," we told him, emphatically. "In' the first place, it's too hot to doll up, and besides, we look like a fool in a' mess. jacket. Then there's the question of tempt-Providence by eating doubtful "adapt you better explain your-selt?" we asked, our own curiosity "You can save my interpreter for Male of female?" we demanded ed, unblushingly, "In fact, three fe-and then adi. mites."
"Why you old Sheik! What about He reputation we still pos-"Phon, as an_ afterthought we asked, "What lage are hho answered, "At least their remarks are Greek to me, That's what I want you for."
"See here, George," we reminded him, "the last time we acted as interpreter for you, some idiot took flash-light photo in which appear in the very centre of the foreground, apparently gazing soulfully at the interpretee, while your} [countenance registers horror at our "If it happens this time," he so-Hemnly assured us, "your reputation scholar will only be enhanced.
you won't eat with me, meet in the Persian Garden of the Palamastic at 10." And with that} he wandered off.
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