21 aWhile visiting the docks.
22 After more drinks, the uncle started talking about South America,
23 And how certain btwo-bit upstart competitors were trying to upstage him,
24 cVia South America,
25 dAnd how very unfortunate that would be for such competitors,
26 Especially if they tried anything in Philadelphia,
27 Where he owned all the judges,
28 Which was all very interesting news to the followers,
29 And maybe explains why they stayed all night with the efriendly uncle,
30 And let his bodyguards drive them back to Philadelphia in the morning,
31 So that he could borrow Harry's fSilver Cloud,
32 For a day or two.
CHAPTER 391 It wasn't long after this pleasant outing at the gshore that Harry returned,
2 Looking very cheerful and tanned,
3 hWith a new Panama hat,
4 iAnd announced that he wanted to stay on in Philadelphia even longer,
5 jBecause he had to be about his business,
6 Which the followers were getting a little bit tired of hearing about,
7 kAlthough they refrained from thinking about it completely,
8 Especially when Harry was around,
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9 Except that every once in a while they couldn't help thinking that maybe there was something suggestive about the fact that Harry was the lOne,
10 Which it seemed that he must be,
11 Because he had done everything that he would do if were the One,
12 Such as take on a bunch of followers,
13 And go all over the place talking to people and telling them the Way to be,
14 And had come back to his homeland,
15 mAnd kept talking on and on about being about his business,
16 And other stuff like that.
17 And so, if he really were the One,
18 nWasn't he supposed to have a Setback of his own,
19 oMaybe even a major, kind of permanent Setback?
20 But the followers hardly ever thought about this,
21 And never talked about it,
22 Unless they were really really drunk.
CHAPTER 401 pBut then came the night when Harry insisted that all the followers get together for dinner,
2 Which they had gotten out of the habit of doing,
3 Lately.
4 qIn fact, there may have been a few disagreements about dinner,
5 And why it was that everybody had to go,
6 But Harry finally persuaded everyone,
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