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whispered the older man . ` I see no reason why he should not , ' he said . All the same , there was an anxious look in his eyes as he went away . In spite of my excitement , I slept heavily and late , and when I awoke I found that it was past ten o'clock . Dressing hurriedly , I rushed to Edgecumbe 's bedroom and found him not only awake , but jubilant . ` It 's all right , old man , ' he said . ` I am a new man .