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"You have been over ten minutes in this room," he broke out. "Can you, or can you not, tell me in plain English what you want?" "I wish to say, sir," he answered, "that your opinion in this matter is my opinion too. I believe there is something wrong in Miss Gwilt's past life which she keeps concealed from everybody, and I want to be the man who knows it."
Faint as the light was, the spy saw what was coming in his face, and, turning instantly, leaped the ditch by the road-side. Before Midwinter could follow, Miss Gwilt's hand was on his shoulder. "No," she said, "you don't know who his employer is." Midwinter stopped and looked at her. "Strange things have happened since you left us," she went on.
Is it really true that you are in some way concerned in Miss Gwilt's leaving Major Milroy's service?" There was another pause. The disturbance which had begun to appear in Allan's manner palpably increased. "It's rather a long story," he began. "I have been taken in, Midwinter.
There was another moment of silence silence so profound that nothing was audible in the room but the rapid click of Miss Gwilt's needle through her work. "Go on," she said; "you haven't done yet." "True!" said the doctor. "Having put my question, I have my measure of precaution to impress on you next.
Well, turning it over in my mind, it struck me that the major might be able to put me on the right tack. It is quite possible that he might have been informed of Miss Gwilt's family circumstances before he engaged her, isn't it?" "It is possible, Allan, certainly." "Just my feeling again! My notion is to speak to the major.
"I was so struck," the passage ran, "by the grace and distinction of Miss Gwilt's manners that I took an opportunity, when she was out of the room, of asking how she first came to be governess. 'In the usual way, I was told. 'A sad family misfortune, in which she behaved nobly.
And on the same day she probably wrote to her reference, for yesterday there came a letter from that lady to Major Milroy, full of virtuous indignation, and courting the fullest inquiry. The letter has been shown publicly, and has immensely strengthened Miss Gwilt's position. She is now considered to be quite a heroine.
He knocked at the house door. "I have got a note for Miss Gwilt," he said, walking into the passage, the moment the door was opened. "She's gone," answered the servant. "She went away last night." Bashwood the younger wasted no more words with the servant. He insisted on seeing the mistress. The mistress confirmed the announcement of Miss Gwilt's departure on the previous evening.
Allan had pleaded hard for a second sentence, explaining that he only declined Miss Gwilt's request from a conviction that an interview would be needlessly distressing on both sides. But his legal adviser firmly rejected the proposed addition to the letter. "When you say No to a woman, sir," remarked Pedgift Senior, "always say it in one word.
He saw her in the passage, and identified her in an instant. You're in luck, I can tell you. Miss Gwilt's a public character. If we had had a less notorious woman to deal with, she might have cost us weeks of inquiry, and you might have had to pay hundreds of pounds. A day did it in Miss Gwilt's case; and another day put the whole story of her life, in black and white, into my hand.
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