Ann Veronica brought her luggage in a cab from the hotel; she tipped the hotel
porter sixpence and overpaid the cabman eighteenpence, unpacked some of her
books and possessions, and so made the room a little homelike, and then sat
down in a by no means uncomfortable arm-chair before the fire. "Please tell me whenever I am at fault. “Your coffee’s too good to refuse. You see, we travelled
second class, and we are in the least known quarter of Paris. I have said that I am but a nun now. The man’s statement was
explicit, and spoken with confidence. “No, no,” she cried. "Shortly after your last
visit to Dollis Hill, my father was one evening waylaid by a man, who informed
him that he had something to communicate respecting Thames, and had a large
sum of money, and some important documents to deliver to him, which would be
given up, provided he would undertake to procure your liberation. But the five per cent. How will I protect myself if you do not?’
‘If you will only confide in me, I will be happy to protect you,’ Gerald said
cheerfully. Neither Charvill nor his heir
know anything of your presence in England.
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