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`` I think that instead of getting Crazy Dutch committed you 'd better get to know him , '' Charley went on . `` He 's so well connected in Germany , in spite of his forlorn appearance , he might prove a valuable acquaintance for you . '' Roger , whose wrath against Von Minden had disappeared much to his own astonishment , nodded his head , and once more silence fell between them . It was ten o'clock when Roger next observed the inexorable hand of the alarm clock . `` I wish I 'd never learned to tell time , '' he said as he rose reluctantly , `` and I wish you 'd tell me as much about yourself as I 've told you about me . '' `` There 's so little to tell , '' protested Charley . `` Oh , there 's a great deal to tell , '' contradicted Roger .