text: The Bequest, Ship's Company, Part 6
  
  SHIP'S COMPANY 
  
  By W.W. Jacobs 
  
  THE BEQUEST 
  
  R. Robert Clarkson sat by his fire, smoking thoughtfully.  His lifelong neighbour and successful rival in love had passed away a few days before, and Mr. Clarkson, fresh from the obsequies, sat musing on the fragility of man and the inconvenience that sometimes attended his departure. 
  His meditations were disturbed by a low knocking on the front door, which opened on to the street.  In response to his invitation it opened slowly, and a small middle-aged man of doleful aspect entered softly and closed it behind him. 
  "Evening, Bob," he said, in stricken accents.  "I thought I'd just step round to see how you was bearing up.  Fancy pore old Phipps!  Why, I'd a'most as soon it had been me.  A'most."
tokens: The Bequest , Ship 's Company , Part 6 SHIP 'S COMPANY By W.W. Jacobs THE BEQUEST R. Robert Clarkson sat by his fire , smoking thoughtfully . His lifelong neighbour and successful rival in love had passed away a few days before , and Mr. Clarkson , fresh from the obsequies , sat musing on the fragility of man and the inconvenience that sometimes attended his departure . His meditations were disturbed by a low knocking on the front door , which opened on to the street . In response to his invitation it opened slowly , and a small middle - aged man of doleful aspect entered softly and closed it behind him . " Evening , Bob , " he said , in stricken accents . " I thought I 'd just step round to see how you was bearing up . Fancy pore old Phipps ! Why , I 'd a'most as soon it had been me . A'most . "
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