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It is all as clear as any thing can be now . '' `` What is clear , Pearl ? '' asked the landlord . `` The boy who was with my father last night has just purchased the Goldwing , poor Lapham 's boat ; and very likely she will drown the boy before noon , as she did Lapham . '' `` What has all this to do with the robbery ? I would rather have given a hundred and fifty dollars than have the thing happen in my house . What has the boat to do with the money lost , Pearl ? ''