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It was Steelman's humour, in some of his moods, to take Smith into his confidence, as some old bushmen do their dogs.
"You're nearly as good as an intelligent sheep-dog to talk to, Smith -- when a man gets tired of thinking to himself and wants a relief. You're a bit of a mug and a good deal of an idiot, and the chances are that you don't know what I'm driving at half the time -- that's the main reason why I don't mind talking to you. You ought to consider yourself honoured; it ain't every man I take into my confidence, even that far."