"Of course! what else did you expect? Only the man should have worded
his telegram differently, for I do not suppose he would accept the book
with pleasure if he had to lay out his own cash upon it. 'Accept money
for publishing book with pleasure' should have been the true message of
the wire. Well, what are you going to do?"
"I shall see about this at once"--I answered, feeling a thrill of
satisfaction that at last the time of vengeance on certain of my enemies
was approaching--"The book must be hurried through the press as quickly
as possible,--and I shall take a particular pleasure in personally
attending to all the details concerning it. For the rest of my plans,--"
"Leave them to me!" said Rimânez laying his finely shaped white hand
with a masterful pressure on my shoulder; "Leave them to me!--and be
sure that before very long I shall have set you aloft like the bear who
has successfully reached the bun on the top of a greased pole,--a
spectacle for the envy of men, and the wonder of angels!"