\"YoumustdoasIask，\"hedeclaredhoarsely。\"Itdoesn\'tmatteraboutpricesbeingbetter。Iwanttogetaway。Youmusthelpme。\"
Lavericklookedathimsteadily。Morrisonwasanordinaryyoungmanofhistype，somethingofaswaggerer，probablyatheartacoward。Butthiswasnoordinaryfear-noteventheordinaryfearofacoward。Laverick\'sfacebecamegraver。Therewassomethingelse，then！
\"IwillgetyououtofthecountryifIcan，\"saidhe。\"Thereisnodifficultyaboutitatallunlessyouareconcealingsomethingfromme。Youcancatchafaststeamerto-morrow，eitherforSouthAfricaorNewYork，butbeforeImakeanydefiniteplans，hadn\'tyoubettertellmeexactlywhathappenedlastnight？\"
OncemoreMorrison\'slipspartedwithouttheabilitytoframewords。
Thenafeeblemoanescapedhim。Hethrewuphishandsandhisheadfellback。Theghastlinessofhisfacespreadalmosttohislips，andhesankbackamongthepillows。Laverickstrodeacrosstheroomtothedoor。