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Penfold rather bewildered. Lydia explained that she too had seen Doctor Undershaw that morning, on his way to the Tower, in Whitebeck village, and he had told her the story. She was particularly interested, because of the little meeting by the river, which she described in a few words. Twenty minutes or so after her conversation with the stranger the accident must have happened. Mrs.
Victoria rose in amazement as Undershaw walked into the room. "A horrible thing has happened. I felt that you must know before anybody with those two poor things in your house. Dixon has told me that Miss Melrose saw her father this afternoon. I have come to bring you the sequel." He told his story. Mother and son turned pale looks upon each other.
Melrose still breathing quick with anger took them unwillingly. With the instinctive gesture of the collector, however, he put up his eyeglass to look at the ring. Undershaw saw him start. "Good heavens!" The voice was that of another man. He looked frowning at Undershaw. "Where did you get this?" "He wore it on his left hand.
"When you were first brought here," Melrose continued "your presence, as Undershaw has no doubt told you of course he has told you, small blame to him was extremely distasteful to me. I am a recluse. I like no women and d d few men. I can do without them, that's all; their intimate company, anyway: and my pursuits bring me all the amusement I require.
Undershaw looked up. "I am very sorry, Mr. Melrose, to have inconvenienced you and your household. But really after such an accident there was nothing else to be done. I am certain you would have done the same yourself. When I first saw him, the poor fellow was in a dreadful state. The only thing to do was to carry him into the nearest shelter and look after him.
The whole thing is monstrous! By G d, sir, what law obliges me to give up my house to a man I know nothing about, and a whole tribe of hangers-on, besides?" And, fairly beside himself, Melrose struck a carved chest, standing within reach, a blow which made the china and glass objects huddled upon it ring again. "Well," said Undershaw slowly, "there is such a thing as a law of humanity.
Dixon and his wife, in a state of pitiable disturbance, went off to look for one, while Undershaw called after them: "And I warn you that to-morrow you'll have to find quarters for two nurses!" Thus, without any conscious action on his own part, and in the absence of its formidable master, was Claude Faversham brought under the roof of Threlfall Tower. On the evening of the following day, Mr.
A deck chair stood on the grass and a garden table beside it, holding an ash-tray and cigarettes. Undershaw, after a pause of wonder, warmly expressed his admiration. Melrose received it ungraciously. "Why, the things were all in the house. Clumsy brutes! Barclay's men would have broken the half of them, if I hadn't been here," he said, morosely. "Now will you tell Mr.
The one nurse now remaining would accompany him, and he, Undershaw, would personally superintend the removal. Melrose looked at him with angry surprise. "And pray what is the reason for such an extraordinary and unnecessary proceeding?" "I understood," said Undershaw, smiling, "that you were anxious to have your house to yourself again as soon as possible."
Faversham stood motionless, the silence booming in his ears. "A fool would put that in his pocket," he said to himself, contemptuously. Then conscious of a new swarm of ideas assailing him, of new dangers, and a new wariness, he returned to the gallery, pacing it till the police appeared. They came in force, within the hour, accompanied by Undershaw.
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