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what he   should   wear on   his   vacation   was upon his   mind。 When   I  said   I 

thought   it   was   nothing   to   worry   about�察  �he   snorted   indignantly。     ;YOU 

wouldn't� ─�he said。        ;If I'D been brought up in a catboat�察�and had a tan 

like a red Indian�察�and hair like a Broadway blonde�察�I wouldn't worry either。 

Mrs。 Shaw says you look exactly like a British peer in disguise。;                     I had 

never seen a British peer�察�with or without his disguise�察�and I admit I was 

interested。 

     ;Why are the girls in this house�察─�demanded Kinney�察 �always running 

to your room to borrow matches�拭            �Because they admire your CLOTHES�拭�

If they're crazy about clothes�察�why don't they come to ME for matches�拭─�

     ;You are always out at night�察─�I said。 

     ;You know that's not the   answer�察─�he protested。               ;Why do the type´ 

writer girls at the office always go to YOU to sharpen their pencils and tell 

them how to spell the hard words�拭             �Why do the girls in the lunch´rooms 

serve you first�拭      �Because they're hypnotized by your clothes�拭               �Is THAT 

it�拭─�



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     ;Do they�拭─�I asked�察 �I hadn't noticed。; 

    Kinney snorted and tossed up his arms。            ;He hadn't noticed� ─�he kept 

repeating。     ;He    hadn't   noticed� ─   �For    his  vacation   Kinney     bought    a 

second´hand suit´case。        It was covered with labels of hotels in France and 

Switzerland。 

     ;Joe�察─�I said�察 �if you carry that bag you will be a walking falsehood。; 

    Kinney's      name    is  Joseph   Forbes    Kinney�察   �he  dropped     the  Joseph 

because he said it did not appear often enough in the Social Register�察�and 

could be found only in the Old Testament�察�and he has asked me to call him 

Forbes。     Having first known him as ;Joe�察─�I occasionally forget。 

     ;My name is NOT Joe�察─�he said sternly�察 �and I have as much right to 

carry   a   second´hand   bag   as   a   new   one。 The   bag   says   IT   has   been   to 

Europe。     It does not say that I have been there。; 

     ;But�察�you probably will�察─�I pointed out�察 �and then some one who has 

really visited those places; 

     ;Listen� ─�commanded Kinney。            ;If you want adventures you must be 

somebody of importance。          No one will go shares in an adventure with Joe 

Kinney�察    �a  twenty´dollar´a´week      clerk�察 �the  human     adding   machine�察   �the 

hall´room boy。      But Forbes Kinney�察�Esq。�察�with a bag from Europe�察�and a 

Harvard ribbon round his hat; 

     ;Is that a Harvard ribbon round your hat�拭─�I asked。 

     ;It is� ─�declared Kinney�察 �and I have a Yale ribbon�察�and a Turf Club 

ribbon�察�too。     They come on hooks�察�and you hook 'em on to match your 

clothes�察�or the company you keep。          And�察�what's more�察─�he continued�察�with 

some heat�察 �I've borrowed a tennis racket and a golf bag full of sticks�察�and 

you take care you don't give me away。; 

     ;I see�察─�I returned�察 �that you are going to get us into a lot of trouble。; 

;I was thinking�察─�said Kinney�察�looking at me rather doubtfully�察 �it   might 

help a lot if for the first week you acted as my secretary�察�and during the 

second week I was your secretary。; 

     Sometimes�察�when Mr。 Joyce goes on a business trip�察�he takes me with 

him as his private stenographer�察�and the change from office work is very 

pleasant�察�but I could not see why I should spend one week of my holiday 



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writing letters for Kinney。 

     ;You   wouldn't   write   any   letters�察─  �he   explained。     ;But   if   I   could   tell 

people you were my private secretary�察�it would naturally give me a certain 

importance。; 

     ;If it will make you any happier�察─�I said�察 �you can tell people I am a 

British peer in disguise。; 

     ;There   is   no   use   in   being   nasty   about   it�察─  �protested   Kinney。  ;I   am 

only trying to show you a way that would lead to adventure。; 

     ;It surely would� ─�I assented。          ;It would lead us to jail。; 

     The last week in August came�察�and�察�as to where we were to go we still 

were undecided�察�I suggested we leave it to chance。 

     ;The first thing�察─�I pointed out�察 �is to get away from this awful city。 

The second thing is to get away cheaply。              Let us write down the names of 

the   summer   resorts   to   which   we   can   travel   by   rail   or   by   boat   for   two 

dollars and put them in a hat。          The name of the place we draw will be the 

one   for   which   we   start   Saturday   afternoon。      The   idea�察─  �I   urged�察   �is   in 

itself full of adventure。; 

     Kinney agreed�察�but reluctantly。            What chiefly disturbed him was the 

thought that the   places  near   New York   to   which one   could   travel   for   so 

little money were not likely to be fashionable。 

     ;I have a terrible fear�察─�he declared�察 �that�察�with this limit of yours�察�we 

will wake up in Asbury Park。; 

     Friday     night   came     and   found    us   prepared     for   departure�察   �and    at 

midnight we held our lottery。           In a pillow´case we placed twenty slips of 

paper�察�on each of which was written the name of a summer resort。                      Ten of 

these    places    were    selected    by   Kinney�察   �and    ten   by   myself。     Kinney 

dramatically   rolled   up   his   sleeve�察  �and�察  �plunging   his   bared   arm   into   our 

grab´bag�察�drew out a slip of paper and read aloud�此 �New Bedford�察�via New 

Bedford Steamboat Line。;            The choice was one of mine。 

     ;New      Bedford� ─    �shouted    Kinney。     His    tone   expressed     the   keenest 

disappointment。        ;It's   a   mill   town� ─  �he   exclaimed。    ;It's   full   of   cotton 

mills。; 

     ;That   may   be�察─  �I   protested。     ;But   it's   also   a   most   picturesque   old 



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seaport�察�one of the oldest in America。              You can see whaling vessels at the 

wharfs there�察�and wooden figure´heads�察�and harpoons; 

     ;Is this an expedition to dig up buried cities�察─�interrupted Kinney�察 �or a 

pleasure      trip�拭  �I   don't   WANT       to  see   harpoons�      �I   wouldn't    know     a 

harpoon if you stuck one into me。             I prefer to see hatpins。; 

     The Patience did not sail until six o'clock�察�but we were so anxious to 

put New York behind us that at five we were on board。                    Our cabin was an 

outside     one    with   two    berths。    After    placing    our   suit´cases     in  it�察 �we 

collected   camp´chairs   and   settled   ourselves   in   a   cool   place   on   the   boat 

deck。     Kinney   h
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