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As Bascoe calmly announced the fact that Connie was his wife, there was an easy assurance about him and a smile so different to his usual truculent air that Jimmy was conscious of a feeling of deep uneasiness. If the man had blustered or bullied or tried any bluff of that sort, then Jimmy would have felt more sure of his ground. But as it was, he was at a disadvantage and, moreover, Bascoe was aware of the fact.
"Yes," the latter went on in the same smooth, easy way. "What I am telling you, is nothing but the truth, though there is no reason why I should take you into my confidence at all. I did not like your manner just now, Marrable, and I tell you so frankly. But you and I have been pretty good friends and there are reasons why we should not quarrel."