55802 Then suddenly he plunged forward, wrung my hand, and congratulated me warmly on my success.
55803 '"It would be injustice to hesitate," said he.
55804 "You will, however, I am sure, excuse me for taking an obvious precaution."
55805 With that he seized my hair in both his hands, and tugged until I yelled with the pain.
55806 "There is water in your eyes," said he, as he released me.
55807 "I perceive that all is as it should be.
55808 But we have to be careful, for we have twice been deceived by wigs and once by paint.
55809 I could tell you tales of cobbler's wax which would disgust you with human nature."
55810 He stepped over to the window, and shouted through it at the top of his voice that the vacancy was filled.
55811 A groan of disappointment came up from below, and the folk all trooped away in different directions, until there was not a red head to be seen except my own and that of the manager.
55812 '"My name," said he, "is Mr. Duncan Ross, and I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor.