"I don't know, John," he said, "but I ain't sure you couldn't make
good, and pretty good, too, by settlin' here. This section needs a good
lawyer."
"Another good lawyer you mean. Daniels is here, remember. Judging by his
remarks this noon he is very much here."
"Um--yes, I know. If you take his remarks at the value he marks 'em with
he's the whole bank and a safe-deposit vault hove in. But I wouldn't
wonder if those remarks was subject to a discount. Anyhow I know mighty
well there's a lot of folks in this town--good substantial folks,
too--who don't like him. They hire him once in a while because there
ain't another lawyer short of Trumet and that's quite a ways. But maybe
they'd be mighty glad to shift if there was a chance right at hand.
Don't you strike the colors yet awhile. Think it over first."
He insisted upon Kendrick's returning to the High Cliff House that
night. "I want Mrs. Barnes to show you the room she's got vacant," he
said. "Ain't no harm lookin' at a brindle calf, as the feller said; you
don't have to buy the critter unless you want to."
So Mr. Kendrick inspected the rooms and expressed himself as delighted
with them.
"They're all right in every respect, Captain," he declared. "And the
food is more than that. But the price--although it's surprisingly low
considering the value offered--is too steep for me. I'm afraid, if
I should locate here, for a trial trip, I couldn't afford to be
comfortable and I shouldn't expect to.
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