第17章
"Iunderstand，"hesaid。"Ihaveheardaboutyou，Mr。Paine。
This，however，isadifferentmatter。Wearenothogs，Mr。Paine，butbusinessmen。Ifourplansgothrough，Denborowillbegratefultousandtoyou。"
"IFtheygothrough？Ithoughtyouwerecertainoftheirgoingthrough。"
"Certainly，certainly。Thereis，ofcourse，an’if’inallhumanplans，butourparticular’if’isasmallone。Ihopeyouwillnameyourfigurenow，atonce。Don’tbeafraid。Wearedisposedtobeliberal。And，understand，thisisentirelyacashtransaction。Youshallhavethemoneyinonehandasyousignthecontractwiththeother。Ha！ha！Whatisthepricetobe？"
ButIwouldnotnameaprice。IseemedtofeelasunreasonablyreluctanttoclosewiththeBayShoreDevelopmentCompanyasIhadbeenwithCaptainJedorColton。
"ShallImakeabid？"askedKeene。
"No，notyetatanyrate。Tellme，this：Whoselandhaveyoualreadybought？"
Heshookhishead。"That，ofcourse，"hesaid，withthesamegracioussmile，"Icanhardlytelleventoyou。Someofthedealsarenotyetclosed，and，asabusinessmanyourself，Mr。Paine，you——"
"Iamnotabusinessman，"Iinterrupted，impatiently。"Atleast，notmuchofaone。Yousaytherearecapitalistsbehindyourscheme。Whoarethey？"
Helaidhishandonmyknee。"Why，that，"hesaid，"isasecretnooneissupposedtoknow。Men——financierssuchasweareproudtoserve——permittheirnamestobeknownonlywhenthecorporationisreadytobeginactualoperations。Thatisnaturalenough。IfI
weretomentionnames——well，someofyourYankeeneighborswouldwanttobecomemillionairesbeforeselling。"
Therewastruthinthis。Iimaginethatheguessedhehadmadeanimpression，forhewentontoshouthispraisesofthecompanyandthegreatnessofitsplan。Hetalkedandtalked；infacthetalkedtoomuch。Ididnotliketohearhim。IdidnotlikeHIM，thatwasthetrouble。Hewastoosmoothandvolublealtogether。Andhemadeamistakeinpattingmyknee。
"Verywell，"saidI，risingfrommychair；"I’llthinkitover。"
Hewasplainlydisappointed。"Idon’twishtohurryyou，ofcourse，"hesaid，notmovingfromhischair，"butweareanxioustoclose。Thisistobecash，remember，andIstandreadytomakeanoffer。Iamsurewecanreachanagreement，satisfactorytobothsides，Mr。Paine。"
"Perhaps，butIprefertothinkthematteroverbeforenamingapriceorhearingyouroffer。"
AsamatteroffactIdidnotintendtosell，orconsiderselling，untilIhaddiscussedthewholeaffairwithMother。Buttherewasnoneedtotellhimthat。
"Iamsorry，Iconfess，"hesaid。"Ihopedthisparticulardealmightbeclosed。Wehavesomanyoftheselittledetails，Mr。
Paine，andtimeismoney。However，ifyouinsistuponit，I
presumethecompanywillbewillingtowaitafewdays。"
"Iamafraiditwillhaveto。"
"Verywell，verywell。Ishallbedownagaininadayortwo。Ofcourse，waitingmayhavesomeeffectupontheprice。To—dayIwasempoweredto……Youdon’tcaretohear？Verywell。Sogladtohavemetyou，Mr。Paine。Ofcourseyouwillnotmentionthesubjectofourinterviewtoanyone。Businesssecrets，youknow。
Thankyou，thankyou。AndIwillseeyouagain——Thursday，shallwesay？"
IrefusedtosayThursday，principallybecausehehadsaiditfirst。IsuggestedSaturdayinstead。Heagreed，shookhandsasifIwereanoldfriendfromwhomhepartedwithregret，andleftme。
No，IdidnotlikeMr。Keene。Hewastoopoliteandtoofamiliar。
And，asIthoughtoverhiswords，thewholeprospectusoftheBayShoreDevelopmentCompanyseemedsingularlyvague。Theproposaltobuymylandwasdefiniteenough，buttherestofitwas，apparently，verymuchintheair。Therewastoomuchsecrecyaboutit。Noonewastotellanyoneanything。IwasgladIhadinsistedupontimeforconsideration。Iintendedtoconsiderthoroughly。
CHAPTERXIV
WhenIlefttheboathouseIdidnotgodirectlyhome，butwanderedalongthebeach。IhadpuzzledmybrainwithMr。KeeneandhiserranduntilIdeterminednottopuzzleitanylongerthatday。IfmysuspicionswereunfoundedandexistedmerelybecauseofmydislikeoftheBayShoreCompany’srepresentative，thentheywerenotworthworry。IftheywerewellfoundedIhadalmostaweekinwhichtodiscoverthefact。Iwoulddismissthewholematterfrommythoughts。ThequestionastowhetherornotIwouldsellthelandatalltoanybody，whichwas，afterall，therealquestion，I
resolvedtoputoffansweringuntilIhadhadmytalkwithMother。
Iwalkedonbythewater’sedgeuntilIreachedtheLane；turningintothatmuchcovetedstripofterritoryIcontinueduntilIcameoppositetheColtonmansion，where，turningagain，Istrolledhomewardbythepaththroughthegrove。UnconsciouslymywanderingthoughtsstrayedtoMabelColton。ItwasherethatIhadmetherontwooccasions。IhadanoddfeelingthatIshouldmeetherhereagain，thatshewasherenow。Ihadnoreasonforthinkingsuchathing，certainlythewishwasnotfathertothethought，butateverybendinthepath，astheundergrowthhidtheway，Iexpected，asIturnedthecorner，toseehercomingtowardme。
Butthepathwas，saveformyself，untenanted。Iwasalmostatitsend，wherethepinesandbusheswerescatteringandthefieldofdaisies，nowinfullbloom，began，whenIheardaslightsoundatmyleft。Ilookedinthedirectionofthesoundandsawher。Shewasstandingbeneathagnarled，moss—drapedoldpinebythebluffedge，lookingoutoverthebay。
Istopped，involuntarily。ThenImovedonagain，asnoiselesslyasIcould。Butatmyfirststepsheturnedandsawme。Iraisedmyhat。Shebowed，coldly，soitseemedtomysupersensitiveimagination，andIreplacedthehatandcontinuedmywalk。I
thoughtIheardthebushesnearwhichshestoodrustleasifshehadmoved，butIdidnotlookback。
Then，closebehindme，Iheardhervoice。
"Mr。Paine，"shesaid。
Iturned。Shehadfollowedmeandwasstandinginthepath，abitoutofbreath，asifshehadhurried。Iwaitedforhertospeak，butshedidnot。
"Goodafternoon，MissColton，"Isaid，awkwardly。Someonehadtospeak，wecouldnotstandstaringateachotherlikethat。
Shesaid"Goodafternoon，"also。Thentherewasanotherintervalofsilence。
"You——youwishedtospeaktome？"Istammered。
"IDIDspeaktoyou，"withsignificantemphasisonthe"did。""I
thoughtyoumight，possibly，beinterestedtoknowthatDonandI
reachedhomesafelytheotherday。"
ConsideringthatshehadcalleduponMothersince，itseemedtomethatmyknowledgeofherreachinghomesafelymighthavebeentakenforgranted；butIsaid：
"Iamverygladtohearit，MissColton。"
"Wehadnodifficultyinfindingthewayafteryouleftus。"
Thewaybeingalmoststraight，andoverthemaintraveledroads，this，too，wasfairlyobvious。
"Ifeltsureyouwouldhavenotrouble——afterIleftyou，"I
answered，withasignificantemphasisofmyown。
Shedidnotreplyand，asIhadnothingfurthertosay，Iwaitedforhertocontinue，ortobreakofftheinterview。Shedidneither，butstood，asifirresolute，lookingdownandstirringwithherfoottheleavesattheedgeofthepath。Suddenlyshelookedup。
"Mr。Paine，"shesaid，"youaremakingithardformetosaywhatI
intended。ButIthinkIshouldsayit，andsoIwill。IbegyourpardonforspeakingasIdidwhenIlastsawyou。Ihadnorighttojudgeorcriticizeyou，nonewhatever。"
"Youdonotneedtoapologize，MissColton。Whatyoutoldmewasprobablytrueenough。"
Theconventionalanswertothiswouldhavebeenahalf—hearteddenialofmystatement。IpresumeIexpectedsomethingofthesort。Butthisgirlwasnotconventional。
"Yes，"shesaid，thoughtfully，"Ithinkitwas。IfIhadnotthoughtsoIshouldnothavesaidit。Butthatmakesnodifference。
YouandIarestrangers，almost，andIhadnorighttospeakasI
did。Iamimpulsive，Iknowit，andIoftendoandsaythingsonimpulsewhichIamsorryforafterward。Ioffendedyou。"
"Ohno，no，"Iputin，hurriedly。Shehadoffendedme，butthisfrankconfessiontouchedmemorethantheoffensehadhurt。Shewasdoingahardthinganddoingithandsomely。
"Yes，Ioffendedyou，"sherepeated，firmly。"Ihaveconsideredthematteragooddealsincethen，anditseemstomethatyouwererighttofeeloffended。YouhadbeenverykindtomeonseveraloccasionsandIhadbeenyour"——withahalfsmile——"yourguestthatday。Ishouldnothavehurtyourfeelings。Willyouacceptmyapology？"
"Why，yes，ofcourse，sinceyouinsist，MissColton。"
"Thankyou。"
Shewasturningtogo；andIcouldnotlethergothus。Althoughshehadapologizedforspeakingherthoughtshehadnotretractedthethoughtitself。Iwasseizedwithadesireforjustificationinhereyes。Iwantedtoexplain；forgettingforthemomentthatexplanationswereimpossible。
"MissColton，"Isaid，impulsively。
"Yes？"
"MayI——mayIsayaword？"
"Certainly，ifyouwish。"
Sheturnedagainandfacedme。
"MissColton，I——I——"Ibegan，andpaused。
"Well？"shesaid，patiently，"Whatisit？"
"MissColton，"Iblunderedon，"youshouldnothaveapologized。
Youwereright。Yourestimateofmewasprettynearlycorrect。I
realizedthatwhenyougaveitandIhavebeenrealizingiteversince。IdeservedwhatIgot——perhaps。ButIshouldnotwishyoutothink——thatis，I——well，Ihadreasons，theyseemedtomereasons，forbeingwhatIwas——whatIam。Idoubtiftheywerealtogethergoodreasons；Iaminclinednowtothinktheywerenot。
ButIhadcometothinkthemgood。Yousee，I——I——"
Istopped，facetofacewiththefactthatIcouldnotgivethosereasonstoheroranyoneelse。Shewaslookingatmeexpectantly，andwith，soitseemedtome，anexpressionofreal，almosteagerinterest。Ifaltered，triedtogoon，andthensurrendered，absolutely，tothehopelessnessofthesituation。
"Itisnouse，"Isaid，"Ican’ttellyouwhatthosereasonswere。"
IturnedasIsaidit。Ididnotcaretoseeherexpressionchange。IknewwhatshemustbethinkingandIhadnodesiretoreadthethoughtinhereyes。Istoodthere，waitingforhertoleaveindisgust。
"Ican’ttellyou，"Irepeated，stubbornly。
"Verywell。"HertonewasascoldlyindifferentasIhadanticipated。"Wasthatallyouwishedtosaytome，Mr。Paine？"
"MissColton，IshouldliketoexplainifIcould。ButIcannot。"
"Praydon’ttroubleyourself。IassureyouIhadnointentionsofaskingforyour——reasons。Goodafternoon。"
Iheardherskirtsbrushtheleavesattheborderofthepath。Shewasgoing；andthecontemptuoussluratmy"reasons"provedthatshedidnotbelievethemexistent。Shebelievedmetobealiar。
"MissColton，"Isaid，sharply；"wait。"
Shekepton。
"Wait，"Isaidagain。"Listentome。"
Sheseemedtohesitateandthenturnedherhead。
"Iamlistening，"shesaid。"Whatisit？"
"Youhavenorighttodisbelieveme。"
"Idisbelieveyou？WhyshouldyouthinkIdisbelieveyou？Iamnotsufficientlyinterestedtobelieveordisbelieve，Iassureyou。"
"Butyoudo。Youjudgeme——"
"_I_judgeyou！Youflatteryourself，Mr。Paine。"
"Butyoudo。Youapologizedjustnowforjudgingmewithoutahearingtheotherday。Youacknowledgedthatyoushouldnothavedoneit。Youaredoingthesamethingnow。"
"Iapologizedforpresumingtoofferadvicetoastranger。Ididnotapologizefortheadviceitself。Ithinkitgood。Idonotcaretoarguethematterfurther。"
"Youarenotaskedtoargue。ButyoursneeratmyreasonsprovesthatyoubelievethatIhavenoneandammerelytryingtojustifymyselfwithtrumpedupandlyingexcuses。Youarewrong，andsinceyoupresumedtojudgemethenyoumustlistentomenow。Ihave——
orhad——reasonsforlivingasIhavedone，forbeingtheidlerandgood—for—nothingyoubelievemetobe。Ican’ttellyouwhattheyare；Icantellnoone。ButIdoaskyoutobelievethatIhavethem，thattheyarereal，andthatmybeingwhatyoutermedambitionlessandacountryloaferisnotmyconditionfromchoice。
Itismyrighttoinsistuponyourbelievingthat。Doyoubelieveit？"
AtlastIhadmadeanimpression。Myearnestnessseemedtohaveshakenhercontemptuousindifference。Shelookedatmesteadily，frowningalittle，butregardingmelessasifIwereaclodandmoreandmoreasifIwerethepuzzleshehadoncedeclaredmetobe。Ididnotshunherlooknow，butmetiteyetoeye。
"Doyoubelieveme？"Idemanded。
Slowlyherfrownwasdisappearing。
"Doyoubelieveme？"Isaid，again。"Youmust。"
"Must？"
"Yes，youmust。Ishallmakeyou。Ifnotnow，atsomeothertime。
Youmustbelieveme，MissColton。"
Thefrowndisappearedaltogetherandshesmiled。
"IfyouordermetoIsupposeImust，"shesaid，withashrugofmockresignation。"Ishouldhavelearnedbythistimethatitisuselesstosaynowhenyousayyes，Mr。Paine。"
"Butdoyou？"
Sheturnedaltogetherandfacedme。
"Iamverygladtobelieveyou，"shesaid，withsimpledirectness。
Istammereda"Thankyou"andwassilent。Idarednottrustmyselftospeakatthemoment。Somehowthesincerityofherwordsmovedmefarmorethantheirtriflingimportwarranted。ShehaddeclaredherbeliefthatIwasnotaliar，thatwasall；andyetIstoodtherefightingdownallsortsofridiculousemotions。Thesituationwasdecidedlystrained，but，asusual，shesavedit。
"Itseemstome，"shesaid，withthetwinklewhichIhadlearnedtorecognizeasaforerunnerofmischiefonherpart，"thatyouareinclinedtomakemountainsoutofmole—hills，Mr。Paine。Wasthereanyneedtobequitesofiercelytragic？And，besides，Ithinkthatevennowyouhavenottoldthewholetruth。"
"Thewholetruth？Why，MissColton，Ihavejustexplainedthat——"
"Oh，notthattruth！Yourmysterious’reasons’arenotmyaffair。
AndIhavetoldyouthatIwaswillingtotakethoseontrust。Butyouhavenotbeenquitetruthfulinanotherparticular。Youintimatedthatyouwereanidler。Ihavebeengiventounderstandthatyouarefarfrombeinganidlerjustnow。"
Iwasrelieved。"Oh，Isee！"Iexclaimed。"Youmean——someonehastoldyouofmyemploymentatthebank。"
"Anumberofpersonshavetoldme。SurelyyoudidnotexpecttokeepTHATasecret——inDenboro？"
"Well，scarcely，"Iadmitted，withalaugh。"ThatwasknownalmostbeforeIwassureofitmyself。YoushouldhaveseenEldredge’sfacewhenIannouncedmyintention。AndLute——Mrs。Rogers’
husband——hasn’tcompletelyrecoveredyet。Thesightofme，actuallytryingtoearnaliving，wastoomuchforhim。Youseewhatamiracleworkeryouare，MissColton。"
"DidyoureallyacceptthepositionsimplybecauseofwhatIsaidtoyou？"
"Yes。Thechancehadbeenofferedmebefore，butitwasyourfranknessthatshockedmeintotakingit。"
"Notreally？Youarejoking。"
"No，I’mnot。Youareresponsible。Areyousorry？"
Heranswerwasaquestion。
"Areyou？"sheasked。
"No。Atfirstitseemedridiculousandstrange，eventomyself；
butnowIlikethework。Itislikeoldtimes。"
"Oldtimes？"
Iwasforgettingmyselfagain；talkingtoomuchwasadangeroustrain——forme。Ilaughed，withpretendedcarelessness。
"Why，yes；Iwasemployedinabankatonetime。IthinkItoldyouthat。Haveyoubeenmotoringmuchoflate，MissColton？"
"Yes。Tellme，please：Youreallylikeyourwork？"
"Yes，Ido。"
"ThenIwillansweryourquestion。Iamnotabitsorry。IamgladIwasimpertinentandintrusive，especiallynowthatIhaveapologizedandyouhaveacceptedtheapology。IamverygladI
toldyouyoushoulddosomethingworthwhile。"
"EvenifitwerenothingmorethantofollowThophNewcomb’sexampleandsellfish。"
"Yes，"laughingly，"eventhat。IWASimpertinent，wasn’tI！I
don’twonderyouwereoffended。"
"Ineededtheimpertinence，Iguess。Butfrankly，MissColton，I
can’tseewhyyoushouldbegladbecauseIhavegonetowork。I
can’tseewhatdifferencemyworkingoridlingcanpossiblymaketoyou。"
"Oh，itdoesn’t，ofcourse——exceptongeneralprinciples。Iamadreadfulidlermyself；butthen，Iamawoman，andidlenessisawoman’sright。"
IthoughtofDorindaandoftheotherhousewivesofDenboroandhowlittleofthatparticular"right"theyenjoyed；whichthoughtbroughtagainandforciblytomymindthedifferencebetweenthisgirl’slifeandtheirs——andMother’s——andmyown。
"Aman，"continuedMissColton，sagely，"shouldnotidle。Heshouldworkandworkhard——sothattherestofusmaybeasgoodfornothingasweplease。Thatisphilosophy，isn’tit？"
"Yes。"
"Youweregoodenoughnottosaywhatsortofphilosophy。Thankyou。Butseriously，Mr。Paine，Iamfondofyourmother——veryfond，consideringourshortacquaintance——andwhenIsawherlyingthere，sopatient，anddeprivedofthelittleluxuriesandconvenienceswhichsheneeds，andwhichalittlemoremoneymightbringtoher，itseemedtome……Gracious！whatalotofnonsenseIamtalking！Whatisthematterwithmethisafternoon？
Dolet’schangethesubject。Haveyousoldyourlandyet，Mr。
Paine？Ofcourseyouhaven’t！Thatismorenonsense，isn’tit。"
Ithinkshehadagainspokenmerelyontheimpulseofthemoment；
doubtlesstherewasnodeliberateintentiononherparttobringmetoarealizationofmyposition，thepositionIoccupiedinherthoughts；butifshehadhadsuchanintentshecouldnothavedoneitmoreeffectively。ShebelievedmetohavebeenneglectingMother，andherinterestinmy"doingsomethingworthwhile"wasinspiredmerelybecauseshewishedMothertobesuppliedwiththose"luxuriesandconveniences"shehadmentioned。Well，myquestionwasanswered；thiswasthedifferencemyworkingoridlingmadetoher。And，foraminuteortwo，Ihadbeenfoolishenoughtofancyherinterested，asafriend，inmysuccessorfailureinlife。I
mighthaveknownbetter。Andyet，becauseofthenoveltyofthething，becauseIhadsofewfriends，Ifeltapangofdisappointment。
ButIresolvedsheshouldnotknowshehaddisappointedme。I
mighthavebeenafool，butIwouldkeepmyfoolishnessasecret。
"No，MissColton，"Isaid，withasmile，"Ihaven’tsoldyet。"
"Fathersaidhesawyouatthebank。Didhesayanythingabouttheland？"
"Hesaidhisofferwasstillopen，thatwasall。"
"Youareresolvednottosell。"
"Tohim？Yes，Iamresolved。Ithinkheknowsit。Itriedtomakeitplain。"
"Yousaytohim。Areyouthinkingofsellingtoanyoneelse？Tothetown？"
"No。Probablynottoanyone。Certainlynottoyourfatherorthetown。"
Shelookedatme，withanoddexpression，andseemedtohesitate。
"Mr。Paine，"shesaid，slowly，"wouldyouresentmygivingyouanotherbitof——advice？"
"Notatall。Whatisitthistime？"
"Why，nothing。Imustnotgiveyouanyadviceatall。Iwon’t。
InsteadI’llgiveyouoneofFather’spetproverbs。Itisn’tanelegantone，butheisveryfondofrepeatingit。’Therearemorewaysofkillingacatthanchokingittodeathwithbutter。’
There！youwilladmititisnotelegant。"
"ButMissColton！Killingacat！Whatintheworld？"
"Youmustn’taskme。Ishouldn’thavesaideventhat。Butremember，itisfather’spetproverb。Imustgo。PleasegivemylovetoyourmotherandtellherIshallcallagainsoon。
Good—by。"
Shewalkedbrisklyawayanddidnotlookback。Iwenthome。I
thoughtagreatdealduringtheeveninganduntillatethatnight。
When，atlast，IdidgotobedIhadnotmademuchprogressintheproblemofthecat，butIdidbelievethattherewasaratinthevicinity。Iwasbeginningtoscentone。IfIwasnotmistakenitcalleditselftheBayShoreDevelopmentCompany。
IsaidnothingtoMotherofthenewproposaltobuyourland，butnextmorningatthebankIwrotealettertothecashierofabankinBoston，oneofourcorrespondents，andwithwhichourlittleinstitutionwasonveryfriendlyterms。IaskedthecashiertomakesomeguardedinquiriesconcerningtheBayShoreCompany，tofindout，ifpossible，whowasbehinditandalsotoinquireconcerningBarclayandKeene，therealestatebrokersofMilkStreet。
ThereplytomyletterreachedmeonFriday。Itwassatisfactory，eminentlyso。Andwhen，onSaturdayafternoon，Mr。Keene，blandandsmilingasever，madehisappearanceatthehouse，Iwasreadyforhim。Istoodonthestepandmadenomovetoinvitehimwithin。"Well，Mr。Paine，"hesaid，cordially，"areyoureadytotalkbusiness？"
"Quiteready，"Ianswered。
Hebeamedwithsatisfaction。
"Good！"heexclaimed。"Thenwhatisyourfigure？"
"Myfigureisanaught，"Ireplied，withemphasis。"YoumaytellyouremployerthatIdonotcaretosellthelandtohim，nomatterwhetherhecallshimselfJamesColtonortheBayShoreDevelopmentCompany。Ohyes；and，ifyoulike，youmayaddthatthisparticularcatdeclinestobechoked。"
Mr。Keeneshowedsignsofchoking，himself，andIshutthedoorandlefthimoutside。Lute，whohadbeenlisteningatthedining—roomwindowandhadheardonlyfragmentsofthebriefinterview，wasinastateofaddedincoherence。
"Well，bytime！"hegasped。"What——whatsortoftalkwasthat？
Chokin’acat！Acat！！Weain’tgotnocat。"
"Haven’twe？"Iobserved。"Why，no，sowehaven’t！PerhapsyouhadbetterexplainthattoMr。Keene，Lute。Itmayhelphimtounderstandthesituation。AndaddthatIsuggesthistellingthepersonwhosenthimherethatsoft—soapisnoimprovementonbutter。"
IthinkLutedidtellhimjustthat，doubtlesswithallsortsofexcusesformyinsanity，forthenextday，Sunday，asIwalkedalongthebeach，abigbodycameploughingdownthesandyslopeandjoinedme。
"Hello！"saidColton。
"Goodmorning，"saidI。
"Howareindependenceandpublicspiritthesedays？"
"Verywell，thankyou。HowareDevelopmentCompaniesdeveloping？"
Heputbackhisheadandlaughed。Hedidnotseemabitchagrinedordiscomfited。Thejokewasonhim，buthecouldenjoyit，nevertheless。InspiteofmyantagonismtowardthismanIcouldnothelpadmiringcertaintraitsofhischaracter。Hewasbig，ineveryway。Littlerepulsesorsetbacksdidnottroublehim。
"Say，"hesaid，"howdidyouknowaboutthatcat？"
"Sawhisfootprints，"Ireplied。"Theywerealloverthescheme。
AndyourfriendKeenepurredtooloud。"
"Idon’tmeanthat。Keenewasafool；thatwasplainenoughforanyonetosee。Ihadtousehim；ifBarclayhadn’tbeensickitmighthavebeendifferent。Buthowdidyoucometosendmethatmessageaboutthebutter？Man，thatisoneofmyfavoritesayings——