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were munching their simple fare,--and little of
that in the bargain--Jack could hear him muttering
to himself and chuckling from time to
time as though he managed to squeeze more or
less pleasure in simply mulling over a multitude
of his favorite dishes until one would have
imagined it was a waiter in a cheap eating joint
down on the Bowery enumerating what the
ocr>   house offered for dinner--_a, la_ O. Henry.
fix>   house offered for dinner--_a la_ O. Henry.

Later on Perk gave signs of being what he
called dopey, whereupon Jack asked whether he
felt inclined to start out again or should it be left
ocr>   to just one of them--meaning himself, of course,
fix>   to just one of them--meaning himself, of course,--to
ocr>   _i_--to undertake the further job of spying.
fix>   undertake the further job of spying.

"Not much you don't monopolize the fun,"
Perk told him point blank. "I'm bound to step
along with you even if there'd be a legion o' them
rattlebugs lyin' in the trail awaitin' to sting us.
ocr>   [When I get started on anything I gen'rally keeps
fix>   When I get started on anything I gen'rally keeps
right on with it, even if I have to wade through
ocr>   'hell-fire. An' that goes, partner, see?"
fix>   hell-fire. An' that goes, partner, see?"

"I knew you'd say that, brother," Jack assured
ocr>   'him, seeing Perk act as though hurt by the
fix>   him, seeing Perk act as though hurt by the
insinuation that anything would tempt him to let
his pal meet the danger alone. "If you feel a bit
empty down below, just rub your tummy briskly,
then pull in your belt a notch or two and
it'll make you imagine you're full-up to the brim.

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