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We must put the screw on, Bellby" he would have all his work cut out to keep Winifred up to the scratch. "Mr. Dreamer will see you now, sir." They filed in, Mr. Bellby going first, and Soames escorting Winifred after an interval of one minute by his watch.
"Quite," said Soames in a suitably low voice, "but we shall have to begin again to get evidence. He'll probably try the divorce it will look fishy if it comes out that we knew of misconduct from the start. His questions showed well enough that he doesn't like this restitution dodge." "Pho!" said Mr. Bellby cheerily, "he'll forget! Why, man, he'll have tried a hundred cases between now and then.
Now, can we rely on the cabled refusal, or must we wait till after Christmas to give him a chance to have written that's the point, isn't it?" "The sooner...." Soames began. "What do you say, Bellby?" said Dreamer, coming round his corner. Mr. Bellby seemed to sniff the air like a hound. "We won't be on till the middle of December. We've no need to give um more rope than that."
Dreamer growled softly: "Delighted. Good evening!" And let fall the protection of his gown. They filed out. Winifred went down the stairs. Soames lingered. In spite of himself he was impressed by Dreamer. "The evidence is all right, I think," he said to Bellby. "Between ourselves, if we don't get the thing through quick, we never may. D'you think he understands that?" "I'll make um," said Bellby.
Now, can we rely on the cabled refusal, or must we wait till after Christmas to give him a chance to have written that's the point, isn't it?" "The sooner...." Soames began. "What do you say, Bellby?" said Dreamer, coming round his corner. Mr. Bellby seemed to sniff the air like a hound. "We won't be on till the middle of December. We've no need to give um more rope than that."
Here the waiter arrived with three plates balanced on one arm, and the remark: "I 'urried up the pudden, sir. You'll find plenty o' lark in it to-day." Mr. Bellby applauded his forethought with a dip of his nose.
Dreamer growled softly: "Delighted. Good evening!" And let fall the protection of his gown. They filed out. Winifred went down the stairs. Soames lingered. In spite of himself he was impressed by Dreamer. "The evidence is all right, I think," he said to Bellby. "Between ourselves, if we don't get the thing through quick, we never may. D'you think he understands that?" "I'll make um," said Bellby.
His thoughts were on Holly and what he must do before her brother showed her this thing in to-morrow's paper. When Val had left them Soames and Winifred made their way to the Cheshire Cheese. He had suggested it as a meeting place with Mr. Bellby. At that early hour of noon they would have it to themselves, and Winifred had thought it would be 'amusing' to see this far-famed hostelry.
Having ordered a light repast, to the consternation of the waiter, they awaited its arrival together with that of Mr. Bellby, in silent reaction after the hour and a half's suspense on the tenterhooks of publicity. Mr. Bellby entered presently, preceded by his nose, as cheerful as they were glum. Well! they had got the decree of restitution, and what was the matter with that!
Besides, he's bound by precedent to give ye your divorce, if the evidence is satisfactory. We won't let um know that Mrs. Dartie had knowledge of the facts. Dreamer did it very nicely he's got a fatherly touch about um!" Soames nodded. "And I compliment ye, Mrs. Dartie," went on Mr. Bellby; "ye've a natural gift for giving evidence. Steady as a rock."
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