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No, I'll belay, and let my betters get a word in now." "You are more merciful than most story-tellers, sir," said Talboys. Eve tossed her head and looked at Lucy, who with a word could have the story go on again. That young lady's face expressed general complacency, politeness, and tout m'est egal. Eve could have beat her for not taking David's part. "Doubleface!" thought she.
"What's that one per cent?" he asked. "Well, you said,...... there is not a single high-collared guy who with smooth face entraps innocent people......." "Yes." "A 'high-collared guy' isn't enough." "Then what should I say?" "Better say, 'a high-collared guy; swindler, bastard, super-swanker, doubleface, bluffer, totempole, spotter, who looks like a dog as he yelps."
But she gave the required promise, and offered to go and tell Camille Josephine was coming to visit him. But Josephine declined this. "No," said she; "give me every advantage; I must think beforehand every word I shall say; but take him by surprise, coward and doubleface that I am." Rose knocked at the door. A faint voice said, "Come in." The sisters entered the room very softly.
If you had been a Hillsborough hand, you would insist upon a brain-fever, and a trip to the lunatic asylum, just to vex me, and hinder me of my hobby." Henry stared. This was too eccentric for him to take it all in at once. "What!" said Dr. Amboyne, observing his amazement, "Did you never hear of Dr. Doubleface?" "No, sir."
Maggie turned away her head; there was a sincere ring to his voice; could it be possible that he really cared for her, loved her, Maggie Windsor? Ah, no; she remembered Mrs. Carey, and said nothing. "Miss Windsor Maggie," he said, "I know that I have no right to ask you to marry me, save that I love you with a single heart." "Oh, Mr. Doubleface," she thought, "how fair you talk!"
That is it precisely; and for nearly two weeks I've been trying to solve that very thing." After a pause he asked: "Have you ever read Reade's Singleheart and Doubleface?" "Yes. But what bearing has it upon our discussion?" "None that you would understand," evasively. His tongue had nearly tripped him. "Are you sure?" "Of this, that I shall never understand women." "Do not try to," she advised.
This simple cry went through many a rough heart; a loud gulp or two were heard soon after, and more than one hard and coaly cheek was channeled by sudden tears. But now a burly figure came rolling in; they drew back and silenced each other. "The Doctor!" This was the remarkable person they called Jack Doubleface.
"Then I ask your pardon. I did not dream " "There you go, spoiling it all! I I quite liked you for it. Don't you remember, I, too, was a cave-woman, brandishing the whip over your head? "But I am not done with you yet, Sir Doubleface, even if you have dropped out of the battle." Her eyes were sparkling mischievously, and the wee laughter-creases were forming on her cheek.
But many hands grabbed at him, and the grinder Reynolds caught him by the shoulder, and they rolled on the ground together, very little the worse for that tumble. "Well done! well done!" cried Cheetham. "Let him lie, lads, he is best there for a while; and run for a doctor, one of you." "Ay, run for Jack Doubleface," cried several voices at once. "Now, make a circle, and give him air, men."
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