brought his poison bottles of late, but thank you for not wanting me to die just now. I do not know of any treasure in Bluar Boor, but I refer you to the enclosed letter which tells something of treasure elsewhere. I hope your search on Wecanicut, my dear sir, will be richly rewarded.
Please note that I refer to natives, not savages. There is a vasty difference; more than you perhaps might suppose.
May I inscribe myself your most humble servant,
The Bottle Man.
P. S. I'm so glad your Bones are still where they belong.
Greg was counting elaborately on his fingers, and said :
"I believe he answered everything in my letter, but please let me have it, because there are some things I need to work out myself."
"Now for the business," Jerry said. "This must be the whole sad story of his life,—there's pages of it. Coil yourself
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