M. Victor Ronssoy regarded him thoughtfully.

"Monsieur Pettipon," he said, "the sort of man I like is the man who

takes his job seriously. You would not have raised such a devil of a

fuss about so small a thing as this if you were not that sort of man. I

am going to have you made steward of my suite immediately, Monsieur

Pettipon. Now you may toss that thing out of the porthole."

"Oh, no, monsieur!" cried Alphonse Pettipon, great, grateful tears

rushing to his eyes. "Never in this life! Him I shall keep always in my

watch charm."

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