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"You're back pretty pronto," drawled the gambler, by way of an opening remark. "Found something too big to keep hidden?"
"That reservation is a false alarm, as Billy and the others will tell you," answered Bostwick, referring to McCoppet's chosen prospectors. "The rush will prove a farce."