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Arms and the Woman

CHAPTER XVII
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"Gold is Aladdin's lamp.

I have to take my chances on getting good tobacco in this country." "Talking about gold--" he began.
"Don't!" I entreated.
"I was about to say that I drew on my bankers for 20,000 pounds this morning." "You intend to go in for a figure abroad, then ?" "Oh, no.

I deposited the money in another bank--in your name." "Mine?
Deposited 20,000 pounds in my name ?" I gasped.
"Just so." "I understood you to say, because you thought me to be a gentleman, that you weren't going to do anything like this?
Have I done something to change your opinion ?" "Of course not.

And I never said that I should not do it.

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