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第7章 强敌涌现

　　"Ha, ha," he exclaimed softly, as if to himself, "that's funny."

　　There would have been talking soon, but the soldier gave them nochance. Counting sufficient to begin, he came forward.

　　Carrie went over and looked out the window, while Hurstwoodlooked at himself in the glass. He felt dusty and unclean. Hehad no trunk, no change of linen, not even a hair-brush.

　　As he did so, a layer of bills, in parcels of a thousand, such asbanks issue, caught his eye. He could not tell how much theyrepresented, but paused to view them. Then he pulled out thesecond of the cash drawers. In that were the receipts of theday.

　　"Oh," said Carrie, closing one hand tightly out of sheernervousness. "What did she have to say?"

　　"I don't want to leave them so."

　　"Oh, thou failure!" said the voice.

　　"Come and go along," said Lola.

　　"Yes," said Carrie.