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"IтАЩm referring to that account which we kept in your name. You might remember that the transaction
with Servey, Ltd., showed some profit that could not be shown in your books."



"You mystify me, Adams."



"I canтАЩt see why you shouldnтАЩt understand that. Have you ever wondered why you escaped a prison
sentence at that time? Have you ever asked yourself why Homer G. Adams refused to make a statement
that, although it would not have exonerated him, would nevertheless have helped to have Hiram Barry
sentenced for a long stretch of time? Do you seriously believe that I wanted to protect you so that you
could spend my money? No, sir. The reason I let you escape was so that you could protect my money,
and today I have returned to get my money back-including interest. If you deduct the cost for the suit, the
amount should be about 24,000 pounds. In case you have speculated with my money, it might have even
increased to two million pounds, but that doesnтАЩt interest me at all. All I need is, the 24,000 pounds, and
you can keep whatever you have earned with my capital in the meantime. I donтАЩt think that I am praising
myself, Barry, if I say that I have treated you quite generously. You should rather have expected a much
harsher reaction."Barry hesitated with his answer. His fingers were grasping the edge of the table. "You
know very well, Adams, that 24,000 pounds is a great deal of money, especially for someone like me. I
have never lived in as grand a style as you did."
 "It is, of course, anyoneтАЩs privilege to live in the, style he wants. You are a small crook, and no one
has ever hindered you from becoming a big one. Besides, you seem to confuse two different things. If I
ever swindled somebody out of twelve million pounds, I did it only with money that belonged to
somebody else. My big deal that went into the billions had no personal avarice as a motive. I did it, let us
say, because I like that kind of a game. I place great importance, Barry, on being considered an amateur
and an idealist. I want to be recognized in the eyes of the world as a selfless servant for great things."



"Still to this day?" asked Barry.



Homer G, Adams nodded slowly. "Still today. DonтАЩt you believe for a moment that I will retire from
the scene while I am still in the best years. of my life. I Shall return. I had a great deal of time to think,
Barry, and I have heard quite a few things. But that would not really interest you too much. Give me the
suit and the money, and then I will no longer bother you."Hiram Barry seemed to have come to a
decision. "Come up to my bedroom with me, Adams. YouтАЩll have half an hour to inspect my closets and
look at my clothes."Adams did not need half an hour to do that. It took him exactly three minutes to
make up his mind.



"IтАЩll take this one," he said. "You are hardly any taller than I am, and therefore, the jacket should fit me
all right. IтАЩll have to turn up the trouser cuffs a couple of inches, but nobody would notice that in the
darkness, and tomorrow I will take the suit to a tailor. Where can I change clothes?"