Thelattershookhandsheartilywiththeyoungman。
“Iknewyourfatherquitewell，“heannounced。“Queerthing，heusedtohangoutformonthsatatimeatthatlittleshantyonthebeachthere。Hardestworkintheworldtogethimaway。Hecameovertodinewithusonceortwice，butwesawscarcelyanythingofhim。Ihopehissonwillnotprovesoobdurate。“
“Youareverykind，“Hamelmurmured。
“Mr。Hamelcameintothesepartstoclaimhisfather’sproperty，“
Mr。Fentolinsaid。“However，Ihavepersuadedhimtospendadayortwoupherebeforehetransformshimselfintoamisanthrope。