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My father seemed to be much of Jim Horscroft's opinion; for he was not / over warm to this new guest and looked him up and down with a very / questioning eye. He set a dish of vinegared herrings before him, / however, and I noticed that he looked more askance than ever when my / companion ate nine of them, for two were always our portion. When at / last he had finished Bonaventure de Lapp's lids were drooping over his / eyes, for I doubt that he had been sleepless as well as foodless for / these three days. It was but a poor room to which I had led him, but he / threw himself down upon the couch, wrapped his big blue cloak around / him, and was asleep in an instant. He was a very high and strong / snorer, and, as my room was next to his, I had reason to remember that / we had a stranger within our gates.
When I came down in the morning, I found that he had been beforehand / with me; for he was seated opposite my father at the window-table in the / kitchen, their heads almost touching, and a little roll of gold pieces / between them. As I came in my father looked up at me, and I saw a light / of greed in his eyes such as I had never seen before. He caught up the / money with an eager clutch and swept it into his pocket.