That was an
admission all right. ’
He did as she bid him, and was very soon rewarded by the discovery of an
oval miniature, encased in gold. A granddaughter of mine!’
The idiocy of this notion stuck in his craw and he could think of nothing else
for a moment. "
"He's no such thing!" cried Mrs. And sometimes he
overflowed with a peculiarly malignant wit that played, with devastating effect,
upon any topics that had the courage to face it. ” He
adjusted his glasses on his nose. . ’
Melusine bubbled over and warmth rose in Gerald’s chest. "Tut, tut! Don't exaggerate. ’
‘Remenham House,’ exclaimed Trodger, who had been watching this
interchange open-mouthed. ’
‘People are silly. Am I quite hidden?"
"Not quite;—keep your feet in. I was sitting up, lamenting your
departure, dear Thames, when, hearing an odd noise, I went to the landing, and,
by the light of a dark lantern, saw Jack Sheppard, stealing up stairs, followed by
two men with crape on their faces. ’
She was silent for a space, and it was evident that this part of the story was
still too painful to be recalled with ease.
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