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"I think a young lady called here early in the day, did she not?" "Yes; a young lady came this afternoon." "Exactly; I come on the same business. Did she see Mr. Huxtable?" "No, sir; he has been away all day. The young lady told me she would come back at eight o'clock." "Just so. I will call and see Mr. Huxtable at the same time." "Any name, sir?"
"I always have looked upon her I always shall look upon her in the light of a niece." Where was the adopted relative at that moment? In other words, how was a young lady in Magdalen's critical position likely to while away the hours until Mr. Huxtable 's return? If there was an obstructive gentleman in the background, it would be mere waste of time to pursue the question.
Huxtable, that spy will find you out. There is my brief abstract of your present position. What do you think of it?" "I think it has one defect," said Magdalen. "It ends in nothing." "Pardon me," retorted the captain. "It ends in an arrangement for your safe departure, and in a plan for the entire gratification of your wishes in the direction of the stage.
"It is a princely offer," said Holmes. "Watson, I think that we shall accompany Dr. Huxtable back to the North of England. And now, Dr. Huxtable, when you have consumed that milk you will kindly tell me what has happened, when it happened, how it happened, and, finally, what Dr.
"Yes, yes, you had better go. Now, Mr. Holmes, what have you to say?" My friend waited until the door had closed behind the retreating secretary. "The fact is, your Grace," said he, "that my colleague, Dr. Watson, and myself had an assurance from Dr. Huxtable that a reward had been offered in this case. I should like to have this confirmed from your own lips." "Certainly, Mr. Holmes."
"It was really rather silly of you to bring the action." "How, silly?" "Well, you can't have had much of a case, or you wouldn't have lost it like this in an hour's hearing." "Stuff and nonsense! I'd a valiant case, if only that fool, Edward Huxtable, hadn't been anxious to show how many hard words he knew, instead of just telling the judge about my improvements and that."
She'll be after young Edward Huxtable, or maybe Parson himself, him having neglected to keep himself married." "Ha! Ha! It ud be valiant to see her married to liddle Parson she'd forget herself and pick him up under her arm, same as she picks up her sister. But anyways I don't think she'll get much by flying high.
Thorneycroft Huxtable, of the Priory School, near Mackleton, has to do with the matter, and why he comes three days after an event the state of your chin gives the date to ask for my humble services." Our visitor had consumed his milk and biscuits. The light had come back to his eyes and the colour to his cheeks as he set himself with great vigour and lucidity to explain the situation.
In his efforts to substantiate an almost hopeless case Edward Huxtable had coiled most of the 1910 Finance Act round himself, and the day's proceedings consisted of the same being uncoiled and stripped off him, exposing his utter nakedness in the eyes of the law.
Godden seemed a poor thing compared to all this might of Inland Revenue Commissioners, spreading about her in passage and hall and tower.... The law had suddenly become formidable, as it had never been in Edward Huxtable's office.... However, she was fortunate in finding him, with the help of one or two policemen, and the sight of him comforted her with its suggestion of home and Watchbell Street, and her trap waiting in the sunshine outside the ancient door of the Huxtable dwelling.
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