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Then he joined Bowman , who was wholly unsuspicious of the disaster that had befallen him . `` I should like to go over to Sinclair 's , '' thought Fred , `` but I suppose Bowman will expect me to keep him company . '' But in this he was agreeably disappointed . At seven o'clock the landlord drove round , and Bowman sprang into the buggy . `` Sorry to leave you , Fred , '' he said , `` but we are going to Vaudry on a little business . Hope you wo n't be lonely . '' `` Never mind me , Mr. Bowman .