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`` Of course I can , Mr. Worth . There 's nothing for me to do in the way of preparation but to pack my knapsack and lock my door , '' answered this `` Rough and Ready . '' `` Very well , then , professor , I like your promptitude . Meet me at Brudenell Hall on Saturday morning at seven o'clock , and in the meantime I will find a conveyance for you . '' `` All right ; thank you , sir ; I will be ready . '' And Ishmael shook hands with the professor and departed , leaving him hopeful and happy . At the dinner-table that day , being questioned by his father , Ishmael told him of the retainer he had engaged .