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The young woman turned over a sheaf of counterfoils. "What o'clock was it?" she asked. "A little after six." "Whom was it to?" Holmes put his finger to his lips and glanced at me. "The last words in it were 'For God's sake," he whispered, confidentially; "I am very anxious at getting no answer." The young woman separated one of the forms. "This is it.
We had shaken off Lord Mount-James, and Overton had gone to consult with the other members of his team over the misfortune which had befallen them. There was a telegraph-office at a short distance from the hotel. We halted outside it. "It's worth trying, Watson," said Holmes. "Of course, with a warrant we could demand to see the counterfoils, but we have not reached that stage yet.
She began almost to hope that he felt financial trouble near, it would be a relief to fling aside, the whole pretence to say openly and boldly, "we must economize," and to go back to honest, simple living again. They could rent Holly Court Fired with enthusiasm, she looked for her check book, and for Bert's, and with the counterfoils before her made some long calculations.
We had shaken off Lord Mount-James, and Overton had gone to consult with the other members of his team over the misfortune which had befallen them. There was a telegraph-office at a short distance from the hotel. We halted outside it. "It's worth trying, Watson," said Holmes. "Of course, with a warrant we could demand to see the counterfoils, but we have not reached that stage yet.
Bertrand sat quite motionless, with bowed head. He seemed to be numbly waiting for something. Mordaunt was very deliberate in his search. He came to the end of the counterfoils only, but went quietly on through the sheaf of blank cheques that remained, gravely scrutinizing each. Minutes passed.
"There are three in his private cheque-book, sir, the counterfoils of which are not filled in," was the somewhat dreary admission. Fischer groaned as he received the news. "Have you any idea about those cheques?" he demanded. "I am afraid," the other acknowledged, "that Mr. I reminded him of your advice that the money should be passed through Sullivan but he didn't seem to think it worth while."
Then I fill up one of these papers, giving just the same particulars, and post it at once to the Company with the passage money, less my commission. When one of these books is finished, I return the counterfoils to Liverpool they check 'em. Prydale's up to all that. He asked to see the counterfoil in this case. I had to say I hadn't got it I'd sent it to the Company.
She deplored less the fact than the sad possibilities that might lie hidden therein. Her father then insisted upon her looking over his checkbook and reading the counterfoils. This, also, she obediently did, and at last came to two or three which had been drawn to defray some of the late expenses of her clothes, board, and education.
"I had one, as of course you know, but the moment I began to think that you might be an agreeable companion, I parted from her, at the time when you saw the counterfoils in the cheque-book, and changed to me from that moment." "Then ?" she still looked incredulous. "She has a cousin living in the flat above, married to an anticaire. She comes to see her. You have no doubt met on the stairs.
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