However , I hardly think you 'll do much damage . You can keep on fishing there . I 'll give you a written permission , so that if any of my men see you they wo n't interfere with you . As for these trout here , I 'll buy them from you at Mosquito Lake prices , and will say no more about the matter . How will that do ? '' `` Thank you , sir , '' stammered Dan . He could hardly believe his ears . He took the slip of paper Mr. Walters handed to him and rose to his feet . `` Wait a minute , Dan . How was it you came to tell me this ? You might have stopped your depredations , and I should not have been any the wiser . '' `` That would n't have been honest , sir , '' said Dan , looking squarely at him . There was a brief silence . Mr. Walters thrummed meditatively on the table . Dan waited wonderingly . Finally the factory owner said abruptly , `` There 's a vacant place for a boy down here . I want it filled as soon as possible . Will you take it ? '' `` Mr. Walters ! Me !
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