CHAPTER VI 

THE ECHO OF A CRIME 

"Macheson, by Jove! Where on earth have you sprung from?" 

Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands. Macheson drew a long sigh of relief. 

"From the pigsties, Dick. Whew! It's good to see you again--to be here!" 

Holderness surveyed his friend critically. 

"What have you been up to?" he asked. "Look washed out, as though you'd had a fever or something. I've been expecting to see you every day." 

"I've been on a pleasure trip to Paris," Macheson answered. "Don't talk about it, for God's sake." 

Holderness roared with laughter. 

"You poor idiot!" he exclaimed. "Been on the razzle-dazzle, I believe. I wish I'd known. I'd have come." 

"It's all very well to laugh," Macheson answered. "I feel like a man who's been living in a sewer." 

"Are you cured?" Holderness asked abruptly. 

Macheson hesitated. As yet he had not dared to ask himself that question. Holderness watched the struggle in his face. 

"I'm sorry I asked you that," he said quietly. "Look here! I know what you've come to me for, and I can give it you. You can start at once if you like." 

"Work?" Macheson asked eagerly. "You mean that?" 

"Of course! Tons of it! Henwood's at his wits' end in Stepney. He's started lecturing, and the thing's taken on, but he can't go on night after night. We don't want anything second-rate either. Then I want help with the paper." 

"I'll help you with the paper as soon as you like," Macheson declared. "I'd like to go to Stepney, too, but could we hit it, Henwood and I?" 

Answer the following questions:
1. Where has Macheson been?
2. Who is he talking to?
3. What did he offer him?
4. What would he be doing?
5. Who would he be helping in Stepney?
6. Was there lots of work?
7. What was Henwood doing?
8. Was it successful?
9. Was he going to do it?
10. Sorry, was he going to do the work?
11. When would he start?
12. Did he consider Macheson to be first-rate?
13. Did he look well?
14. What did Holderness think he had?
15. How did his trip to Paris make him feel?
16. Where did he feel like he had been?
17. Did Holderness know he was going to Paris?
18. What would he have done had he known?
19. How often did Holderness expect to see him?
20. Why did he go to Paris?
1. Paris
2. Holderness
3. Work.
4. Helping with the paper.
5. Henwood
6. yes
7. lecturing
8. yes
9. unknown
10. yes
11. As soon as Holderness likes.
12. yes
13. no
14. a fever
15. not well
16. in a sewer
17. no
18. Gone with him.
19. every day
20. For a pleasure trip.
KAPITEL VI ECHO AV EN BROTTSLIGHET "Macheson, av Jove! Var i hela friden har du kommit ifrån?» Holderness kastade ner pennan och höll fram båda händerna. Macheson drog en lång suck av lättnad. "Från svinstia, Dick. Whew! Det är skönt att se dig igen - att vara här!" Ägarskap granskade hans vän kritiskt. "Vad har du haft för dig?" frågade han. "Se ut, som om du hade haft feber eller något. Jag har väntat mig att få träffa dig varje dag." »Jag har varit på nöjesresa till Paris», svarade Macheson. "Prata inte om det, för Guds skull." Innehavet brusade av skratt. "Stackars idiot!" utropade han. "Blev på razzle-bländan, tror jag. Jag önskar att jag hade vetat. Jag skulle ha kommit." "Det är mycket bra att skratta", svarade Macheson. "Jag känner mig som en man som har bott i en kloak." »Är du botad?» Innehav frågade abrupt. Macheson tvekade. Ännu hade han icke vågat ställa sig den frågan. Ägarskapet såg kampen i hans ansikte. "Förlåt att jag frågade dig det", sa han tyst. "Titta här! Jag vet vad du har kommit till mig för, och jag kan ge det till dig. Du kan börja på en gång om du vill." "Arbete?" Macheson frågade ivrigt. "Menar du det?" »Naturligtvis! Massor av det! Henwood är på vett och vett i Stepney. Han har börjat föreläsa, och saken är betagen, men han kan inte fortsätta natt efter natt. Vi vill inte ha nåt andra klassens heller. Då vill jag ha hjälp med tidningen." "Jag hjälper dig med tidningen så fort du vill", förklarade Macheson. "Jag skulle också vilja åka till Stepney, men kan vi slå till, Henwood och jag?" Svara på följande frågor: 1. Var har Macheson varit? 2. Vem pratar han med? 3. Vad erbjöd han honom? 4. Vad skulle han göra? 5. Vem skulle han hjälpa i Stepney? 6. Var det mycket arbete? 7. Vad gjorde Henwood? 8. Lyckades den? 9. Tänkte han göra det? 10. Förlåt, tänkte han göra jobbet? 11. När skulle han börja? 12. ansåg han att Macheson var förstklassig? 13. Såg han bra ut? 14. Vad trodde Holderness att han hade? 15. Hur fick hans resa till Paris honom att känna sig? 16. Var kände han sig som om han hade varit? 17. Visste Holderness att han skulle till Paris? 18. Vad skulle han ha gjort om han hade vetat? 19. Hur ofta förväntade sig Holderness att få träffa honom? 20. Varför åkte han till Paris?
CHAPTER VI ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, of Jove! Where on earth have you come from?" Holderness threw the pen down and held both hands out. Macheson drew a long sigh of relief. "From swinestia, Dick. Whew! It's good to see you again - to be here!" Ownership reviewed his friend critically. "What have you been up to?" he asked. "Look like you had a fever or something. I've been expecting to see you every day." "I've been on a pleasure trip to Paris," answered Macheson. "Don't talk about it, for God's sake." The possession was roaring with laughter. "Poor idiot!" he exclaimed. "Became on the razzle dazzle, I think. I wish I'd known. I should have come." "It's very good to laugh," answered Macheson. "I feel like a man who has lived in a sewer." "Are you cured?" Possession asked abruptly. Macheson hesitated. Yet he had not dared to ask himself that question. Ownership saw the fight in his face. "Sorry I asked you that," he said quietly. "Look at this! I know what you've come to me for, and I can give it to you. You can start right away if you want." "Work?" Macheson eagerly asked. "Do you mean that?" "Of course! Lots of it! Henwood's got some sense in Stepney. He has started to lecture, and the matter is presumptuous, but he cannot continue night after night. We don't want a second-class either. Then I want help with the paper." "I'll help you with the paper as soon as you want," Macheson explained. "I'd like to go to Stepney too, but can we hit him, Henwood and I?" Answer the following questions: 1. Where's Macheson been? 2. Who is he talking to? 3. What did he offer him? 4. What would he do? 5. Who would he help in Stepney? 6. Was it a lot of work? 7. What did Henwood do? 8. Did it succeed? 9. Was he going to do it? 10. I'm sorry, was he going to do the job? 11. When would he start? 12. Did he consider Macheson first-class? 13. Did he look good? 14. What did Holderness think he had? 15. How did his trip to Paris make him feel? 16. Where did he feel like he was? 17. Did Holderness know he was going to Paris? 18. What would he have done if he had known? 19. How often did Holderness expect to see him? 20. Why did he go to Paris?
1. Paris 2. Innehavare 3. Jobba. 4. Jag hjälper till med tidningen. 5. Henwood 6. ja 7. föreläser 8. ja 9. okänd 10. ja 11. Så fort Holderness gillar det. 12. ja 13. nej 14. en feber 15. inte väl 16. i en kloak 17. nr 18. Borta med honom. 19. hvarje dag 20. För en nöjesresa.
1. Paris 2. Holder 3. Work. 4. I'll help with the paper. 5. Henwood 6. yes 7. lecturing 8. yes 9. unknown 10. yes 11. As soon as Holderness likes it. 12. yes 13. no 14. a fever 15. not well 16. in a sewer 17. no 18. Gone with him. 19. every day 20. For a pleasure trip.