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Cresswell, frowning and hesitating over the recollection of his errand's purpose, "there was one matter" he paused. Miss Taylor leant forward, all interest. "I hardly know that I ought to mention it, but your school " This charming young lady disarmed his truculent spirit, and the usually collected and determined young man was at a loss how to proceed.
Paul Van Vreck sprang up also, his face paler, his eyes brighter than before. "They've come after me," he said. "Clever trick if they've bribed ruffians from over the border to cover their ends. The real errand's here, inside this house." Annesley's heart faltered. "You must hide," she breathed. "I must save you somehow." "Why should you save me?" Van Vreck asked, sharply.
How much do you think Macquart will give you for him?" The woman wiped her forehead on the back of her hand and hesitated, saying: "How do I know? Perhaps three francs, perhaps four." Chicot exclaimed: "I'll give you five francs and your errand's done! How's that?" The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: "Done!" The two men landed.
"I thought I had only one cousin in the world, Theresa O'Reilly, of Gramercy Park. But " "It sounds like the chorus of a song; 'Theresa O'Reilly, of Gramercy Park," Clo was unable to resist remarking, with her strongest brogue. "Will you please ask me in?" she said. "My errand's very pressing." Mechanically the man stepped aside and let her walk into the room.
How much do you think Macquart will give you for him?" The woman wiped her forehead on the back of her hand and hesitated, saying: "How do I know? Perhaps three francs, perhaps four." Chicot exclaimed: "I'll give you five francs and your errand's done! How's that?" The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: "Done!" The two men landed.
Excuse my frankness," she interjected, with a smile she meant to be friendly; "but you're frank with me; we're not mincing matters; and I have to be careful. He'd have warned you that your errand's practical confession of your knowledge of something incriminating Berne Webster. If you didn't suspect the man even more strongly than I do, you'd never have been driven to this."
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