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Fladgate, 'very pleasant on both sides. Success hasn't spoilt him in the least you won't find him at all stuck up! 'No, agreed Vincent, 'I don't think I shall. And now perhaps you will have no objection to give me his present address, and then I need trouble you no longer at present. 'I see you would naturally like to congratulate him!
It was not until this very week, however, that my agents definitely discovered Fladgate to be Flood, and that through the investigations about Flood Folliot was found to be Wraye. Today, in London, where I met old Harker at the bank at which Brake had lodged the money he had brought from Australia, the whole thing was made clear by the last agent of mine who has had the searching in hand.
'About the title now? said Mr. Fladgate, when the terms had been reduced to a formal memorandum. 'I don't think I quite like your present one; too moonshiny, eh? Mark owned that it did sound a little moonshiny. 'I think, too, I rather think, there's something very like it out already, and that may lead to unpleasantness, you know.
Fladgate seemed convinced of its merit, as he would evidently take anything alleged to come from the same source without a very severe scrutiny, there was nothing for it but to risk this contingency.
'We are, &c., 'CHILTON & FLADGATE. Mark ran hurriedly through this letter with a feeling, first of incredulous wonder, then of angry protest against the bull-headed manner in which Fortune had dealt out this favour.
Fladgate smiled, too, making a little gesture of his hand, thinking very possibly that few precautions could be proof against his sagacity, and they parted. Mark went down the stairs and through the clerks' room into the street, with a dazed and rather awestruck feeling upon him.
Fladgate, "father of the Garrick," who was then aged 86. The veteran displayed astonishing resources of memory and talked most instructively about the actors of the Kemble period. He declared John Philip Kemble to have been the greatest of actors, and said that his best impersonations were Penruddock, Zanga, and Coriolanus. Mrs.
Caffyn had lied, but with a purpose, and as the result confirmed his suspicions he changed the subject, and was amused at Mark's evident relief. Towards the end of the evening Mr. Fladgate came up in his amiable way and laid his hand jocularly on Caffyn's shoulder. 'Let me give you a word of advice, he said laughing; 'don't talk to Mr. Ashburn here about his book.
Now, can you suggest something else which will give a general idea of the nature of the book? As Mark had absolutely no idea what the book was about, he could not. 'Well, Mr. Blackshaw suggested something like "Enchantment," or "Witchery." 'I don't care about either of those, said Mark, who found this sort of dissembling unexpectedly easy. 'No, said Mr. Fladgate, 'No. I think you're right.
'But you like the subject? pursued Mark. Mr. Chilton coughed. 'I can express no opinion, he said. 'I don't profess to be a judge of these matters. Fladgate has read the book; he will tell you what he thinks about it. But Mr. Fladgate remained silent, and Mark, much as he longed to press him, was too proud to do so.
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