Her heart in her mouth, she heard his foot scrape on the floorboard and knew from his expression that Gosse had heard it too. You told me just now that you wished to speak a few words to me in private, concerning Thames Darrell, and for that purpose I have left my father below with Mr. ’ Charvill eyed the girl with resentment. I too, Anna, have watched and read of your success with—I must confess it—some misgiving. " The object of this discussion sat motionless. The person, shortly afterwards ushered into the room, seemed by the imperfect light,—for the evening was advancing, and the chamber darkened by heavy drapery,—to be a middle-sized middle-aged man, of rather vulgar appearance, but with a very shrewd aspect. Startled by this circumstance, he looked around, and perceived that the trap-door,—which has been mentioned as communicating with a secret staircase,—was open. “Do you think that it is kind of you, Miss Pellissier,” he said, almost roughly, “to ignore your friends so? In your heart you know quite well that you could pay Sydney or me no greater compliment than to give us just a little of your confidence. Several arrests of importance have been intrusted to him; but, forewarned, forearmed, we have constantly baffled his schemes;—ha! ha! Jonathan's a devilish clever fellow. ” He paused, with his eyes studying her gravely. ‘I must get a handkerchief. But she wished she could put the thing she had done in some way to them so that it would not hurt them so much as the truth would certainly do.
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