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　　But he had the most extraordinary luck at golf, though he neveradmitted it. He also exercised quite an uncanny influence on hisopponent. I have seen men put completely off their stroke by his goodfortune.
　　I disposed of my man without difficulty. We parted a little coldly. Hehad decapitated his brassy on the occasion of his striking Dorsetshireinstead of his ball, and he was slow in recovering from the complexemotions which such an episode induces.
　　In the club-house I met the professor, whose demeanour was a welcomecontrast to that of my late opponent. The professor had just routedhis opponent, and so won through to the semi-final. He was warm, butjubilant.
　　I congratulated him, and left the place.
　　Phyllis was waiting outside. She often went round the course with him.
　　"Good afternoon," I said. "Have you been round with the professor?""Yes. We must have been in front of you. Father won his match.""So he was telling me. I was very glad to hear it.""Did you win, Mr. Garnet?""Yes. Pretty easily. My opponent had bad luck all through. Bunkersseemed to have a magnetic attraction for him.""So you and father are both in the semi-final? I hope you will playvery badly.""Thank you," I said.
　　"Yes, it does sound rude, doesn't it? But father has set his heart onwinning this year. Do you know that he has played in the final roundtwo years running now?""Really?""Both times he was beaten by the same man.""Who was that? Mr. Derrick plays a much better game than anybody Ihave seen on these links.""It was nobody who is here now. It was a Colonel Jervis. He has notcome to Combe Regis this year. That's why father is hopeful.""Logically," I said, "he ought to be certain to win.""Yes; but, you see, you were not playing last year, Mr. Garnet.""Oh, the professor can make rings round me," I said.
　　"What did you go round in to-day?""We were playing match-play, and only did the first dozen holes; butmy average round is somewhere in the late eighties.""The best father has ever done is ninety, and that was only once. Soyou see, Mr. Garnet, there's going to be another tragedy this year.""You make me feel a perfect brute. But it's more than likely, you mustremember, that I shall fail miserably if I ever do play your father inthe final. There are days when I play golf as badly as I play tennis,Cheap Adidas Jeremy Scott Big Tongue Shoes.
　　You'll hardly believe me."She smiled reminiscently.
　　"Tom is much too good at tennis. His service is perfectly dreadful.""It's a little terrifying on first acquaintance.""But you're better at golf than at tennis, Mr. Garnet. I wish you werenot,jeremy scott adidas.""This is special pleading," I said. "It isn't fair to appeal to mybetter feelings, Miss Derrick.""I didn't know golfers had any where golf was concerned. Do you reallyhave your off-days?""Nearly always. There are days when I slice with my driver as if itwere a bread-knife.""Really?""And when I couldn't putt to hit a haystack.""Then I hope it will be on one of those days that you play father.""I hope so, too," I said.
　　"You hope so,jeremy scott adidas wings?""Yes.""But don't you want to win?""I should prefer to please you.""Really, how very unselfish of you, Mr. Garnet," she replied, with alaugh. "I had no idea that such chivalry existed,jeremy scott wings. I thought a golferwould sacrifice anything to win a game.""Most things.""And trample on the feelings of anybody.""Not everybody," I said.