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Amherst sighed, crossing the passage to the kitchen. AT the manager's door Amherst was met by Mrs. Truscomb, a large flushed woman in a soiled wrapper and diamond earrings. "Mr. Truscomb's very sick. He ought not to see you. The doctor thinks " she began. Dr. Disbrow, at this point, emerged from the sitting-room.
Disbrow, should take an optimistic view of the case." "Natural? I don't know " "Don't you think it's natural that a man should be influenced by his wife?" "Not where his professional honour is concerned." Amherst smiled. "That sounds very young if you'll excuse my saying so.
Katherine tould their names, saying Goody Clawson, Mercy Disbrow, Goody Miller, & a woman & a gail, five of you. Then she sd Kate spoke to the gail whom she caled Sarah, & sayd is Sarah Staples your right name; I am aferd you tell me a lye; tell me your rite name; & soe uged it much; & then stoped & sayd, tell; yeas I must tell my master & Capt. Selleck if they aske me but Ile tell noe body els.
We knew that something was brewing, and that it must come to a head soon. "I belong to Company C. Our little mess now reduced to three by the loss of two of our best soldiers and cooks, Disbrow and Sulier, killed behind head-logs in front of Atlanta, by sharpshooters had one fellow that we called 'Observer, because he had such a faculty of picking up news in his prowling around headquarters.
"For the best of reasons because Disbrow has nothing to gain by distorting the facts, whereas this young Amherst, as Tredegar pointed out, has the very obvious desire to give Truscomb a bad name and shove himself into his place." Mrs. Ansell contemplatively turned the rings upon her fingers.
"Marcy Disbrow ye wife of Thomas Disbrow of Fairfield was sometimes lately accused by Catren Branch servant to Daniell Wescoat off tormenting her whereupon sd Mercy being sent for to Stanford and ther examined upon suspecion of witchcraft before athaurity and fro thnce conueyed to ye county jaile and sd Mercy ernestly desireing to be tryed by being cast into ye watter yesterday wch was done this day being examind what speciall reason she had to be so desiring of such a triall her answer was yt it was to vindicate her innocency allso she sd Mercy being asked if she did not say since she was duckt yt if she was hanged shee would not be hanged alone her answer was yt she did say to Benje Duning do you think yt I would be such a fooll as to be hanged allone.
She spoke this morning of going to the hospital to see Dillon." "She did go to the hospital: I went with her. But as Dillon was sleeping, and as the matron told us he was much better a piece of news which, I am happy to say, Dr. Disbrow has just confirmed she did not go up to the ward." Amherst was silent, and Mr.
Disbrow has just told us that he will probably get off with the loss of a finger; and I need hardly say that, whatever may have been Dillon's own share in causing the accident and as to this, as you admit, opinions differ Mrs. Westmore will assume all the expenses of his nursing, besides making a liberal gift to his wife." Mr. Tredegar laid down his cigar and drew forth a silver-mounted note-case.
"We make it worth Disbrow's while to do it. We go to him and say, 'Mr. Disbrow, you manage the politics for the Mojave railroad, and what you say goes with your Board of Directors. We want you to adopt our candidate for Railroad Commissioner for the third district. How much do you want for doing it? I KNOW we can buy Disbrow. That gives us one Commissioner. We need not bother about that any more.
For a moment or two they walked on silently through the quiet street; then she said, in a voice still stirred with feeling: "As I told you this afternoon, Dr. Disbrow has said nothing in my hearing." "And Mrs. Ogan?" "Oh, Mrs. Ogan " Her voice broke in a ripple of irony. "Mrs.
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