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It's impossible there could be two individuals so absolutely identical I tell you it's not possible." Osborne paused for some moments, thinking. "Berrington," he said suddenly. "Yes? What?" I asked, taken aback at his change of tone. He took a step forward and laid his hand upon my shoulder. "Berrington," he repeated and in his eyes there was a singular expression "I have an idea."
Berrington. 'Think? Bless your soul, she doesn't do that! If she did, the things she says would be unpardonable. 'The things she says? 'That's what makes them so beautiful that they are not spoiled by preparation.
Nobody could have failed to notice that he was greatly disturbed and agitated. With a feeling that he was going to learn something, Berrington turned as if to leave the room. "I am going to save you the trouble of going," he said. Sartoris clasped his hands to his head. He was still throbbing and aching all over from the ill effect of the treatment accorded him by the Burmese visitors.
The captain desired all the party to return with him, and then announced his apprehensions to the ladies. "We will breakfast first, and then pack up the most valuable portion of our property, so that we may decamp if necessary," he said, calmly. His spirit inspired the rest: even Mrs Berrington, who for a wonder had got up, ate some breakfast. The boys set to with a will.
The police officer looked suspiciously at the figure in a slumbering attitude on the seat, and passed before him. "Now, then," he said sharply. "What are you doing here? Come out of that." Berrington came unsteadily to his feet and blinked into the lane of light made by the policeman's lantern. He was rather proud of his disguise and the way in which it was passing scrutiny.
"'Sir Aubrey Belston," Preston answered at once. "Mr. Berrington is not at all unlike Sir Aubrey, in build as well as in feature." "'Baron Poppenheimer' and 'Sir Aubrey Belston," Jack said, "who in private life are Jack Osborne and Michael Berrington.
"He probably knows what he looks like, though," Preston answered, laughing he was thinking of his impersonation of the Earl, and his wonderful make-up. "I am not invited either, professionally or otherwise, so that Mr. Berrington and I had better go to Bedlington and put our heads together there, for something is going to happen at Eldon Hall, Osborne, you may take my word for that.
At last her true nature was revealed to me. It was an awful moment, father awful!" Far into the night the three of us remained talking. At last, when we rose to separate, Albeury turned to me. "I sleep with you in your cabin to-night, Mr. Berrington," he said quietly. "And I have arranged that one of the stewardesses shall share Miss Challoner's cabin.
Mr Berrington told his son "that he would think about the matter," and Hector used to talk to his cousins of the Government appointment he expected soon to obtain. The heat had been very great. Not a cloud was in the sky, and not a breath of wind fanned the topmost boughs of the tallest trees. Captain Berrington had determined on starting to discover what had become of Paul.
Berrington could not be absolutely certain, for the reason that there had been no attempt to rescue him which was Field's obvious duty when he escaped. Yet a great many hours had passed and there had been no attempt of the kind. Very thoughtfully Berrington took paper and pen and ink from the drawer in the table. He was not surprised to see that the paper bore the address "100, Audley Place."
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