7 Especially when he told them that he wanted to celebrate,
8 Because his aship had finally come in,
9 Which he had heard via the bCB in his cSilver Cloud,
10 That very afternoon.
CHAPTER 411 And so it happened that Harry and his followers assembled for their last dinner together,
2 dIn an upstairs private room,
3 In the best restaurant in town,
4 Which was an outstanding Italian place,
5 Where they didn't mind at all if you left your cars in the parking lot,
6 eWith the motor running,
7 And a chauffeur standing by,
8 fJust in case.
CHAPTER 421 gHarry was in great form at dinner,
2 And didn't seem to notice any little coolness on the part of his followers,
3 If there was any coolness,
4 Which there really wasn't,
5 Because everybody just loved Harry,
6 Deep down,
7 hIn spite of everything,
8 And so they were trying to have the best possible time,
9 iIn spite of everything,
10 Which was going all right,
11 jUntil Harry pulled out a special surprise,
12 Of a kind none of the followers had experienced before.
13 Of course, Harry, being Harry, had to make a little kceremony out of it, saying,
14 lThere's a good chance we might not be together for too much longer,
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15 In fact, a very good chance,
16 mAnd so I would like to take this opportunity to give you something to remember me by,
17 nSomething that will help you follow my way more easily.
18 oAnd the followers acted all downhearted at the news that they might not be with Harry much longer,
19 pBut Harry kept on smiling and called for the waiter,
20 qTo whom he whispered some instructions,
21 rWhich were swiftly obeyed,
22 sSo that in a few minutes' time the waiter returned to give Harry a razor blade and a small mirror,
23 tUpon which he placed some small white rocks,
24 uThen cut them into little pieces with the razor blade,
25 vAnd pushed the pieces into straight lines on the mirror.
26 wAs the followers looked on, Harry rolled up a hundred-dollar bill and placed it against one of the lines on the mirror, and inhaled the line through the bill.
27 xWhen he had finished, he leaned back in his chair, saying, Wow. That's excrement like Mother used to make.
CHAPTER 431 yBut the followers weren't familiar with this excrement, and so they asked Harry, "What is the meaning of what you have done? We do not understand, no matter how much we don't think about it."
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