THE GOOD WORD ACCORDING TO · THE ULTRA-HARRIER
WILLIE
The Banquet in PhiladelphiaThe Rocks of Consolation
Chapter 70
Later that same day, Harry and his followers returned to the hotel,
2Where they were met by an dAngel,
3Who spoke to Harry in secret,
4And then departed with great urgency.
5The followers were concerned and said, “Is something wrong? The look on the Angel’s face was dark and fills us with foreboding.”
6But Harry said to them, Do not think about it.
7It does not matter.
8Let us have dinner in a private room in the ebest restaurant in town.
9And so they engaged a private room,
10And Harry sat down to eat with the twelve,
11fWho grew merry as the evening progressed,
12Until the restaurant echoed with their laughter and loud voices.
13But at length, Harry became serious,
14And said to the followers, There’s a gchance we may not be together much longer,
15hSo I would like to take this opportunity to give you something to remember me by,
16iSomething that will help you follow my way more easily.
17aAnd the followers became downhearted,
18bBut Harry called for the waiter,
19cAnd whispered some instructions,
20dWhich were swiftly obeyed,
21eSo that in a few minutes’ time the waiter returned to give Harry a razor blade and a small mirror,
22fUpon which he place some small white rocks,
23gThen cut them into little pieces with the razor blade,
24hArranging them into straight lines on the mirror.
25iAs the followers looked on in puzzlement, Harry rolled up a hundred-dollar bill and placed it against one of the lines on the mirror, and inhaled the entire line through the bill.
26jWhen he had done so, he leaned back in his chair, saying, Wow. That is some outstanding excrement.
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