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"Before all else we must consider your mother," he answered. For the first time Kesiah spoke. "I am quite willing to take the girl when Reuben dies," she said, "but why in the world did he put in that foolish clause about her living with Jonathan and myself?" Without looking at her Mr. Chamberlayne answered almost sharply.
"It was all so unnecessary," she said, "that is the worst of it. It might just as easily not have happened." "I wish I could be of some use," he answered. "Perhaps Mr. Chamberlayne has thought of something he would like me to do?" "He is in the library. Uncle Abednego will show you." He put out his hand, "Then good-bye, Molly," he said gently.
He was a shrewd, keen young fellow; he got some suspicion, somehow, about Maitland, and he insisted on the other partners consenting to a special investigation, and on their making it suddenly. And Maitland was caught before he had a chance. But we're talking about Chamberlayne." "Yes, about Chamberlayne," agreed Spargo. "Well, now, Maitland was arrested one evening," continued Mr. Quarterpage.
They knew what Myerst did not know that the stamps of which he spoke were lying in Spargo's breast pocket, where they had lain since he had picked them up from the litter and confusion of Chamberlayne's floor. "Why," asked Breton, after a pause, "why did you never accuse Cardlestone, or Chamberlayne, of the murder?" "I did!
The old gentleman paused and, taking a sip at his sherry, smiled at some reminiscence which occurred to him. "Well," he said, presently going on, "of course, on that came all the Maitland revelations, and Maitland vowed and declared that Chamberlayne had not only had nearly all the money, but that he was absolutely certain that most of it was in his hands in hard cash. But Chamberlayne, Mr.
That was why be transferred his abilities to Market Milcaster." "You can prove all this, I suppose?" remarked Spargo. "Every word every letter! But about the Market Milcaster affair: Your father, Breton, was right in what he said about Chamberlayne having all the money that was got from the bank.
If, therefore, the lord of such a manor would pledge it for a hundred years to the Land Bank, the Land Bank might, on that security, instantly issue notes for a hundred thousand pounds. On this subject Chamberlayne was proof to ridicule, to argument, even to arithmetical demonstration. He was reminded that the fee simple of land would not sell for more than twenty years' purchase.
Chamberlayne will tell you about it when he comes down to-morrow to talk over business with Kesiah. They keep all such things away from me out of consideration for my heart. But I've never doubted for an instant that your uncle did everything that was just and generous in the matter.
"Because," replied Myerst, with a cunning grin, "I helped to carry out his mock death and burial I was a solicitor in those days, and my name was something else. There were three of us at it: Chamberlayne's nephew; a doctor of no reputation; and myself. We carried it out very cleverly, and Chamberlayne gave us five thousand pounds apiece for our trouble.
Chamberlayne she represented merely an attractive object of charity; to Kesiah she appeared as an encroaching member of the inferior order; to Mrs. Gay she embodied the tragic disillusionment of her life.
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