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But a woman can always get the better of a bad-tempered man unless he happens to be one of the lower classes who uses his boots. If he is a gentleman you have him utterly at your mercy. Have you a sharp tongue?" "I flatter myself I can be pretty blistering on occasions," Littimer said, grimly. "How delightful! So can I. You and I will have some famous battles later on.
The engraving forms the cipher of the house of Littimer, If Henson has the real ring, if we can find it, the tragedy goes out of our lives for ever." "I should like to hear the story," said Steel. Enid paused and lowered the lamp as a step was heard outside. But it was only Williams. "Mr. Henson is in his bedroom still," he said. "I've just taken him the cigars.
"'Pon my word, he is a chance acquaintance that one would ask to dinner without the slightest hesitation. And the girl " "Is his daughter," Chris said. "The likeness is very strong." "It is," Littimer admitted. "A singularly pretty, refined girl, with quite the grand air. It is an air that mere education seldom gives; but it seems to have done so in yonder case.
By birth he must have been born a gentleman, Littimer did not doubt for a moment. But there was one soft spot in the man, and that was his love for his daughter. For her sake he had been travelling all over the world for years; for years he had despaired of seeing her live to womanhood. But she was gradually growing better; indeed, if she had not walked so far to-day nothing would have happened.
Oh, I know what you are going to say; I know what you think. And some day I shall break out and defy you to do your worst." Henson smiled as one might do at the outbreak of an angry child. His eyes flashed and his tongue spoke words that Littimer fairly cowed before. And yet he did not show it. He was like a boy who has found a stone for the man who stands over him with the whip.
Bell arrived here, and in due course I shall show you the thief. Lord Littimer, I implore you to be silent and discreet in this matter. Have a little patience. Quite by accident I have made an important discovery, but this is hardly the place to discuss it. Before daylight I hope to be able to prove beyond question that you have greatly wronged Dr. Bell."
"Please don't go away," he said. "Mr. Merritt will think that he has alarmed you. Miss Lee, this is my very good friend and co-worker in the field, the Reverend James Merritt." "Is Mr. Merritt a friend of Lord Littimer's?" Chris asked, demurely. "Littimer hates the cloth," Henson replied "Indeed, he has no sympathy whatever with my work.
I was only a poor, ambitious young man then, with my way to make in the world. And if that money were not forthcoming in the next few days I was utterly ruined." "The following morning the great discovery was made. The Van Sneck I have alluded to was an artist, a dealer, a man of the shadiest reputation, whom my patron, Lord Littimer, had picked up.
And Littimer had refrained from asking any awkward questions. From the window she could see Bell and Merritt walking up and down the terrace, the latter talking volubly and worrying at a big cigar as a dog might nuzzle at a bone. Chris saw Littimer join the other two presently and fall in with their conversation. His laugh came to the girl's ear more than once.
Did I not tell you never to show your face here again?" The young man said nothing. He stood there looking down, dogged, quiet, like one tongue-tied. Littimer thundered out his question again. He crossed over, laying his hands on his son's shoulders and shaking him as a terrier might shake a rat. "Did you come for anything?" he demanded. "Did you expect any mercy from "
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