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"So far that I now share with Muriel Tredworth the suspicion of knowing all about the tragedy." "Hardly that," Gifford replied with a smile. "There can be no cause for that fear. By the way," he added more seriously, "I owe you an account of my failure to gain any information for you with regard to Mr. Gervase Henshaw's plans." "He is not communicative?" Miss Morriston suggested casually.
Pope had stood while his so-called wife was inscribing their names in the register, and bidding him to remain in the background while I had a few words at the desk, all in his brother's interests of course, I succeeded in secretly directing Mr. Henshaw's attention towards him. The start which he gave and the exclamation he uttered were unequivocal.
Your songs could not help reaching somebody's heart. There's nothing wonderful in that." "Sweet flatterer!" "But I mean it. They are beautiful; and so is Mr. Henshaw's music." "Yes, it is," murmured Billy, abstractedly. There was a long pause, then Marie asked with shy hesitation: "Do you think, Miss Billy that he would care? I listened yesterday when he was playing to you.
"I suppose we shall see you towards midnight," he said lightly as he passed Gifford, his tone clearly suggesting his utter indifference in the matter. "I dare say," Gifford replied, and as he went upstairs he heard an order given for "Mr. Henshaw's fire in number 9 to be kept up against his return." Alone in the oak-panelled sitting-room Gifford settled down to wait for his clothes.
Henshaw," the girl returned coldly. Henshaw's face darkened. "I really must ask you to grant me an interview without delay," he retorted insistently, as though secure in his sense of power over the girl. "I am sure Mr. Gifford will permit " "Mr. Gifford will do nothing of the sort," came the bold and rather startling reply from the person alluded to.
An intuition told him what it was before he looked round to see Henshaw, with his characteristic, rather stealthy walk, coming towards them. Gifford set his teeth hard as the two faced round and awaited Henshaw's approach. "This man shall not annoy you," he said in an undertone.
"My own," Gifford repeated steadfastly. "May one ask what you mean by that?" Henshaw's contemptuous incredulity was by no means diminished even by the other's confident attitude. Gifford gave a short laugh. "Naturally you do not take my meaning. Obviously you think I am not a competent witness, that I know nothing except by hearsay. You are, extraordinary as it may seem, quite wrong.
My mother evidently disapproved of Aunt Henshaw's proposal, and my father drawing me towards him affectionately, said: "I am afraid we could not part with our little madcap we should miss her noise sadly."
It was a natural and most unfortunate propensity which displayed itself everywhere; as well with Mammy in the precincts of the nursery, as when roaming about at Aunt Henshaw's. "But the ear-rings?" said I. "You will give them to me now, will you not? I should so much like to have them!" "And so you shall have them, dear," replied Aunt Henshaw.
"Yes," Gifford responded mechanically, "of course it removes any serious suspicion from Miss Tredworth." "And," said Kelson eagerly, "it divides the odium, if there is any. In fact, to my mind, it reduces the whole suspicion to an absurdity. For that both girls could have been concerned in Henshaw's death is absolutely incredible."
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