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"Look here, Sammy! " I exclaimed, when we were together in our little den a few minutes later, "what's the good of beating about the bush? Why don't you tell me straight out what you have against her?"
"My dear fellow! surely it isn't for me to cast a slur upon any lady's character. I merely warn you that she has a very queer reputation -- that's all. " And he stretched out his legs and blew a cloud of smoke from his lips.