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Updated: June 10, 2025
"Which the story, as that young man called it, is not so long as a monkey's tail nor so short as a Manx cat's, gentlemen," said Mrs. Gutch; "but full of meat as an egg. Now, you see, when that Maitland affair at Market Milcaster came off, I was housekeeper to Miss Jane Baylis at Brighton.
Consequently she turned her attention to Sally and asked: "Is your sense of honor equally nice? Which of your classmates played this senseless trick?" Sally remained silent. "Did you hear my question?" "I did, Miss Baylis." "Then why do you not answer me. If you are aware which girl did this silly thing why do you keep silent when you know I am sure to discover sooner or later?"
"I couldn't very well feel any resentment toward you or Miss Conant when I didn't know either of you from Eve, and I'm sorry if I seemed to. The truth is I was lonely and homesick and just ready to light into anybody. Is Miss Woodhull always so high and mighty, and Miss Baylis so like an iceberg?" "Mercy, did you fall into her clutches the first jump? She's the limit!
What Spargo did was to remain in absolute silence, motionless, tense, where he was on the stair, and to trust to the chance that the woman did not look up. But Miss Baylis neither looked up nor down: she reached a landing, turned along a corridor with decision, and marched forward.
"Your people haven't found anything out, then?" asked Spargo. "Nothing beyond the irreproachable history of Mr. Aylmore since he returned to this country, a very rich man, some ten years since," answered Rathbury, smiling. "They've no previous dates to go on. What are you going to do next, Spargo?" "Seek out that Miss Baylis," replied Spargo.
Miss Baylis, on her part, looked Spargo over as if she was half-minded to order him to instant execution. And Spargo was so impressed by her that he made a profound bow and found a difficulty in finding his tongue. "Mr. Spargo?" she said in a deep voice which seemed peculiarly suited to her. "Of, I see, the Watchman? You wish to speak to me?" Spargo again bowed in silence.
"Do you know what a certain lot of people in Market Milcaster say to this day, Miss Baylis? they say that you were in at the game with Maitland; that you had a lot of the money placed in your charge; that when Maitland went to prison, you took the child away, first to Brighton, then abroad disappeared with him and that you made a home ready for Maitland when he came out.
She had long since given up all classes, and now merely presided as the autocrat of the establishment, unloved by any, feared by many, disliked by all. If Miss Stetson and Miss Baylis really did like her they also shared the fear she inspired.
"Electra suppose you return to this world of facts, you seem to be in dreamland at present and tell me who brought a rather unpleasant notoriety upon himself at this period." Electra returned to England and English affairs at a bound. But to which period was Miss Baylis referring? Electra had not the ghost of an idea but would make a stab at it any way.
It is not matter of suspicion, or of idea, or of conjecture, it is fact fact!" Mr. Elphick slowly turned his face to Miss Baylis. He gasped out a few words. "You did not tell me this!" Then Spargo, turning to the woman, saw that she, too, was white to the lips and as frightened as the man. "I didn't know!" she muttered. "He didn't tell me. He only told me this morning what what I've told you."
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