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we came back to the Savoy. We were putting a fine edge on that appetite with some oysters when I observed that Chelubai seemed thoughtful and absent-minded, and asked him what ailed him.
"It's the trade-mark," he said. "We never fixed on a trade-mark. It's most important, a good trade-mark for a company."
"How would a blood-stained hatchet and the motto 'Advance Humanity' do?" said I.
"Excellent," said Chelubai. "Excellent. You do have good ideas, Roger." And he became at once bright and cheerful.
