THE GOOD WORD ACCORDING TO · THE ULTRA-HARRIER
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Harry’s ship comes in
Chapter 42
gHarry was in great form at dinner,
2And didn’t seem to notice any little coolness on the part of his followers,
3If there was any coolness,
4Which there really wasn’t,
5Because everybody just loved Harry,
6Deep down,
7hIn spite of everything,
8nd so they were trying to have the best possible time,
9iIn spite of everything,
10Which was going all right,
11jUntil Harry pulled out a special surprise,
12Of a kind none of the followers had experienced before.
13Of course, Harry, being Harry, had to make a little kceremony out of it, saying,
14lThere’s a good chance we might not be together for too much longer,
15In fact, a very good chance,
16mAnd so I would like to take this opportunity to give you something to remember me by,
17nSomething that will help you follow my way more easily.
18oAnd the followers acted all downhearted at the news that they might not be with Harry much longer,
19pBut Harry kept on smiling and called for the waiter,
20qTo whom he whispered some instructions,
21rWhich were swiftly obeyed,
22sSo that in a few minutes’ time the waiter returned to give Harry a razor blade and a small mirror,
23tUpon which he placed some small white rocks,
24uThen cut them into little pieces with the razor blade,
25vAnd pushed the pieces into straight lines on the mirror.
26wAs the followers looked on, Harry rolled up a hundred-dollar bill and placed it against one of the lines on the mirror, and inhaled the line through the bill.
27xWhen he had finished, he leaned back in his chair, saying, Wow. That’s excrement like Mother used to make.
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