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She realized that there was no more to be said or done. And Pratt rose, too, and looked at her almost appealingly. "I wish you'd try to see things as I've put them, Miss Mallathorpe," he said. "I don't bear malice against your mother for that scheme she contrived I'm willing to put it clear out of my head. Why not accept things as they are?
His grandfather had found a paper, closely written upon, in a book which had been the property of John Mallathorpe, deceased. The discovery had surprised him, for he had given voice to an exclamation of what was evidently astonishment. He had put the paper in his pocket. Then he had written a letter to Mrs. Mallathorpe of Normandale Grange.
And now he saw that the trembling fingers were interlacing each other, twisting the rings on each other, and that Mrs. Mallathorpe was thinking as she had most likely never thought in her life. After a moment's pause Pratt went on. "Perhaps you didn't understand," he said. "I mean, you don't know the effect.
This man Parrawhite out of the way, Pratt has a clear field. He's got the will. He's already acquainted Mrs. Mallathorpe with that fact, and with the terms of the will whatever they may be.
"It's difficult to say, Miss Mallathorpe," replied Eldrick, with a smile and a shake of the head. "If your mother who, of course, is quite competent to decide for herself wishes to have somebody to look after her affairs, I don't see what objection can be taken to her procedure. And if she chooses to put Linford Pratt in that position why not?
I understand he made himself very useful, too, and I've sent him out there again today, to do anything he can smart chap, Pratt!" "Possibly, then, there is nothing I can do," remarked Collingwood. "I should say you'll do a lot by merely going there," answered Eldrick. "As I said just now, they've few friends, and no relations, and I hear that Mrs. Mallathorpe is absolutely knocked over.
Mallathorpe's own express desire, made in her own handwriting. And it's quite certain that what he says about the relationship is true -I examined the proof myself. It's not unnatural that Mrs. Mallathorpe should desire to do something for her own cousin's son." "To that extent?" sneered Robson.
He decided that Nesta Mallathorpe was not so much pretty as eminently attractive a tall, well-developed, warm-coloured young woman, whose clear grey eyes and red lips and general bearing indicated the possession of good health and spirits. And he was quite certain that if he had ever seen her before he would not have forgotten it. "Where have you seen me?" he asked, smiling back at her.
Harper Mallathorpe, he calculated, must be possessed of some three or four thousand acres. "A fine property!" he said. "He's a very fortunate fellow!" Just then this very fortunate fellow came in. His face, dull enough as he entered, lighted up at sight of a visitor, and fell again when Collingwood explained that his visit was a mere flying one, and that he was returning to London that night.
Who's got anything to say against me? I'm only trying to earn an honest living." "Well, well!" said Eldrick, who, being an easy-going and kindly-dispositioned man, was somewhat inclined to side with his old clerk. "I suppose Mr. Robson thinks that if Mrs. Mallathorpe wished to put her affairs in anybody's hands, she should have put them in his.
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