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Like a wise man, however, he made no reference whatever to the conversation of the preceding night, for which Adrien was exceedingly grateful, as he felt ashamed of having exposed his real feelings, even to his father. Instead, therefore, Lord Barminster endeavoured to find out the true state of the case from his sister Penelope.
Harker continued: "Fortunately, I am able to avert this, because I have brought the forged bills with me; and I will explain all fully, if your lordship will hear me through. It will take some little time, but I ask your patience." Lord Barminster nodded and said quietly: "Go on." With a dry cough, Mr.
Lord Barminster controlled his feelings, recognising the good sense of the suggestion, and turning coldly to the inspector, said: "Perhaps it would be best, Inspector. Kindly come this way." At the end of a small passage outside the anteroom, the door opened into a smaller room, which at one time had been used as a study, and was noted for its impenetrability as to sound.
"I have been so bothered with various business matters, and have had so many engagements " "But yet had the time to go to the theatre with that awful creature," she retorted. "Then you have been spending a day or two at Barminster." She bit her lip savagely in her jealous pain and wounded vanity. "Adrien," she entreated, "tell me it isn't true." "To what do you refer?" he asked steadily.
"How bright the course looks this morning!" she said, with a charitable wish to change the subject, for Lord Barminster was apt at times to wax caustic over his sister's small weaknesses. "Yes," he said grimly; "like all things dangerous, it is pleasant to the eye. I hate that strip of green it is the grave of many a Leroys' best hope. The turf has always been a fatal snare to our race.
Permit me, gentlemen, to invite you to partake of what we have. What say you?" "Confound you, sir, I I " but his brave effort failed him. He staggered and would have fallen had not the duke caught him from behind. "Thanks, old chap," said Barminster to Shaw. "We will come in for a moment. I say, perhaps you could give us a dry dud or two. Bazelhurst is in a bad way and so is the count.
"I would suggest," he said quietly, as the car rolled through the quiet country lanes, "that we wait together in London until the court opens; and when I have delivered up my charge, you can go before the magistrate, and obtain bail, in whatever amounts are required. Mr. Leroy would then be able to return to Barminster until the actual trial if, of course, such should be necessary."
This kindly thought completely turned the scale of Ada's gratitude in his favour. Rejoicing at the blow which she knew this would be to Mr. Vermont, and in ignorance of his last treachery to Adrien, she determined to show him up in his true colours at the first opportunity. Meanwhile, as the day of the trial approached, Lord Barminster and Mortimer Shelton became more and more anxious.
Mortimer looked at him steadily; then he said in a voice which was hard as steel: "Mr. Vermont, Lord Barminster has kindly allowed me to speak first. We have every reason to believe that you have had some connection with this affair of Harker's notwithstanding your profession of friendship for Adrien." Mr. Vermont drew himself up proudly. "I?" he said indignantly.
Lord Barminster drew a long breath, but still hoping against his better judgment that the affair was what its originators considered, a practical joke, he restrained all appearance of anger. "Come," he said, "this may be an excellent jest; but whoever is responsible for it must surely realise that it has gone far enough."
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