Tales of the Long Bow
some time; then he said as 'he rose from his chair:
"I think I will have a talk to our American friend Mr. Oates."
Whether from a sense of humour or a sense of justice, Lord Eden summoned Enoch Oates before the same special jury of three; or summoned them before him, as the case may be. For it was even more difficult than before to read the exact secret of Eden's sympathies or intentions; he talked about a variety of indifferent subjects leading up to that of the letters, which he treated very lightly. Then he said quite suddenly:
"Do you know anything about those letters, by the way?"
The American presented his poker face to the company for some time without reply. Then he said:
"And what makes you think I know anything about them?"
"Because," said Horace Hunter, breaking in with uncontrollable warmth, "we know you're hand and glove with all those lunatics in the League of the Long Bow who are kicking up all this shindy."
"Well," said Oates calmly, "I'll never deny I like some of their ways. I like live
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