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I reached out for the lever, and the exhibition of electricity recommenced. Immediately his tremors were redoubled. 'My lord, I know not of what you talk. 'None of your lies for me. Tell me why, at the sight of the thing on that sheet of paper, Paul Lessingham went green and yellow. 'Ask him, my lord. 'Probably, later on, that is what I shall do. In the meantime, I am asking you.
"There are times when individuality is a far greater thing than nationality. I am just a human being, born into the same world and warmed by the same sun as you. Nothing can alter the fact that we are fellow creatures." "Dreymarsh once more," Philippa announced, looking out of the window. "And you're a terribly plausible person, Mr. Lessingham.
"You are very wise," she declared. "Mr. Lessingham is a most fascinating person. We are all half in love with him even Helen." "The fellow must have a way with him," Sir Henry conceded grudgingly. "As a rule the people here are not over-keen on strangers, unless they have immediate connections in the neighbourhood.
Nightbirds on their way home flitted by like shadows. Policemen lurked in the shadows of the houses. The few vehicles left crawled about with insufficient lights. Even the warning horns of the taxicab men sounded furtive and repressed. Lessingham, as he marched stolidly along, felt curiously in sympathy with his environment.
"Whether he would be able to," Helen corrected. "It does seem so impossible, doesn't it?" "So does Mr. Lessingham himself," Philippa reminded her. "It isn't exactly a usual thing, is it, to have a perfectly charming and well-bred young man step out of a Zeppelin into your drawing-room." "You really believe, then," Helen asked eagerly, "that he will be able to keep his promise?"
"Yes; I found him after a good deal of going about," replied the other, glad to have done with artificial disregard of the subject. "Does he know that they are going to Capri!" "He evidently hadn't heard of it. I suppose he'll have a note from Mrs. Lessingham this evening or to-morrow." Miriam waited a little, then asked: "What is his own wish? What does he think ought to be arranged?"
"I should prefer it," was the eager reply. "I wish to make this business as little unpleasant to to everybody as possible." Sir Henry softly turned the key, opened the door, and admitted Griffiths. The man seemed to see no one else but Lessingham. He would have hastened at once towards him, but Sir Henry laid his hand upon his arm.
I had dreamed of men like that; but I never encountered one till I met Paul Lessingham. Our friendship was a pleasant one. It became pleasanter and pleasanter. Until there came a time when he told me everything; the dreams he dreamed; the plans which he had planned; the great purposes which, if health and strength were given him, he intended to carry to a great fulfilment.
Her fingers ceased their labours, but she did not look up. "About Mr. Hamar Lessingham," she repeated. "Rather a limited subject, I am afraid." "I am not so sure," he said thoughtfully. "For instance, who is he?" "I have no idea," she replied. "Does it matter? He was at college with Richard, and he has been a visitor at Wood Norton. That is all that we know.
"In a sense, yes," he replied, thrusting it into his waistcoat pocket. "I presume we can consider our late subject of conversation finished with?" "I have nothing more to say," she pronounced. "Very well, then," her husband agreed, "let us select another topic. This time, supposing I choose?" "You are welcome." "Let us converse, then, about Mr. Hamar Lessingham." Philippa had taken up her work.
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