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Updated: June 15, 2025
"A girl who lives here. We call her Carrie." "And her other name?" His tone betrayed his suspicions. Mrs. Higgs shrugged her shoulders. "What does that matter to you? She is your half-sister, but I don't suppose you wish to claim relationship?" "Does she know anything?" "Something, perhaps. Not too much, I think. But it doesn't matter.
When 'e came back he'd got the fust week's money for Bob Pretty; but he said he left Walter Bell carrying on like a madman, and, as for Sam Jones, he was that upset 'e didn't believe he'd last out the night. Mr. Higgs, jeweller, sat in the small parlour behind his shop, gazing hungrily at a supper-table which had been laid some time before.
They passed through the little wash-house into the inner room, and Mrs. Higgs seated herself by the fire, and gave her visitor another nod to imply that he might be seated also. But Dudley was not in a friendly mood. He would not even come near the hearth, but remained close to the door by which he had entered, and gave searching look round the room.
Higgs and Dudley had then left the house together, while she was too sick with fright to move. How she had remained outside the house until she saw Max; and how, when he was gone, and Mrs. Higgs had come back, she found that the manner of the supposed old woman had changed toward her and grown unbearably cruel and harsh.
By now I, who had a long start of Orme, was quite close, say within thirty yards, though fire I dared not as yet, fearing lest, should I do so, I might kill my friend. At this moment the lioness, recovering her nerves, squatted down on the prostrate Higgs, and though he hit at her with his fists, dropped her muzzle, evidently with the intention of biting him through the head.
Then Oliver took out his watch, which was a repeater, and struck it. "Higgs told me," he said, "that he was to be thrown to the lions two hours after moonrise, which is within fifteen minutes or so. Sergeant, I think we had better be getting ready."
According to the map this should be shorter, and Higgs advocated it strongly, as I discovered afterwards because he thought there might be more archæological remains in that direction.
Plumb had announced that Higgs would begin the bowling, the terror of the neighbourhood had not allowed us to see how fast he bowled. There was an air of mystery about Higgs, which the nine of us who were not at the wickets found very entertaining, though Dennison, who was in next, looked anxious.
Occasionally he would nudge Fenn to draw his attention to some good bit of dialogue which was approaching. He was obviously enjoying himself. The advent of Mr Higgs completed his satisfaction, for the audience greeted the comedian with roars of applause.
"Oh, well, you know best." Dudley turned away, muttering something under his breath. But the next moment he faced her again. "And you are waiting to take my answer back?" "Mrs. Higgs said there would be no answer." "Then what are you waiting for?" "To see whether there is one or not."
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