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Updated: May 28, 2025
She must see Errington at once, and with the strictest secrecy. Her thoughts cleared as, bit by bit, her plan unfolded itself in her busy brain. Then she made up her mind. Touching the check-string, she desired the driver to stop at a small fancyware and stationer's shop near Miss Payne's house. Arrived there, she dismissed the carriage, saying she would walk home.
Then, looking at him earnestly, he asked: "Is it agreed?" Serge hesitated for a moment, and then bowed his head, saying: "It is agreed." Herzog pulled the check-string communicating with the coachman and alighted. "Good-by," said he to Panine. He slipped into his own carriage, which had followed closely behind, and drove off. From that day, even Jeanne had a rival.
Ruminating to this effect on the brilliant future in reserve for him, David by the help of his check-string kept himself on the alert to seize the time of earliest dawn for his rising and departure.
"That was the name of the man who was supposed to be selling plans to the German Government. Poor Renshaw was in a terrible stew about it. Sabin! An uncommon name." He had ordered the coachman to drive to the House of Commons. Suddenly he pulled the check-string. "Call at Dorset House," he directed. Mr. Sabin lingered till nearly the last of the guests had gone.
Benjy at the same instant hauled sharply on the check-string, intending to tilt the kite well forward, and start in a slow, stately manner, but there was a hitch of some sort somewhere, for the string would not act. The kite acted, however, with its full force.
He saw us, and pulling his check-string, alighted, and coming up to us, with the colour mounting to his forehead with emotion, returned the salute of the major and me. "Major," said he, "you will excuse me, but I am anxious to have some conversation with Mr Newland: perhaps," continued his lordship, addressing me, "you will do me the favour to take a seat in my carriage?" Fully prepared.
Again she lowered her veil, and withdrew her hand from the check-string; but the coachman had felt the touch, and halted. "Drive on," said Beatrice, "as you were directed." Both were now long silent, Violante with great difficulty recovering from her emotion, Beatrice breathing hard, and her arms folded firmly across her breast.
Then there was silence in the cab; but the undutiful Clara was squeezing her friend's hand in the dark, whilst her lord and master fumed for five minutes in his corner. After that, he pulled the check-string. "What are you going to do?" said Clara. "Going back again," he said. "You women understand some things better than we do.
The car which Peter Ruff had been following was drawn up before a plain, solid-looking house, unlit and of gloomy appearance. The little lady with the wonderful eyes was already halfway up the flagged steps. Hastily lifting the flap and looking behind as they passed, her pursuer saw her open the door with a latchkey, and disappear. Peter Ruff pulled the check-string and descended.
I am not, it is true, the person whom you have supposed; but Nay, I implore you...." She here uttered a quick cry, and darted forward for the check-string. Arresting her hand half way, respectfully but firmly, I went on: "How I came here, I will explain presently. I am a gentleman; and upon the word of a gentleman, Madame, am innocent of any desire to offend or alarm you.
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