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The old woman was of course ready with offers of assistance, but a word from Richard sufficed to keep her away. The examination was quickly made, and they returned as they had come, without exchanging a word on the way. They went upstairs again to the boudoir. 'Sit down, Mutimer said briefly. He himself continued to stand, again examining the will.
Her voice was quite steady through this explanation. The surprise seemed to have enabled her to regard him unmoved, almost with curiosity. 'I suppose he's constantly there at the Westlakes'? 'That was his first visit. We met him a few evenings before at the Boscobels', at dinner. It was then he made Mrs. Westlake's acquaintance. Mutimer moved his head as if to signify indifference.
As he was paying the driver another hansom went by; he by chance saw the occupant, and it was Hubert Eldon. At least he felt convinced of it, and he was in no mind to balance the possibilities of mistake. The hansom had come from the street which Mutimer was just entering. He found Adela engaged in cooking the dinner; she wore an apron, and the sleeves of her dress were pushed up.
Tell him as he'd ought to have a bit more thought. It's wait, wait, wait, and likely to be if things go on like this. Speak up and tell him as 'Oh, I couldn't do that! murmured Emma. 'Dick knows best. She stopped to listen; there was a noise above as of people entering the house. 'Here they come at last, said Mrs. Mutimer. 'Hear him laughin'? Now, don't you be so ready to laugh with him.
'No, no; Rodman and I have done for the present, said Mutimer, cheerfully. 'By-the-by, he added, as his right-hand man moved to the door, 'don't forget to drop a line to Slater and Smith. And, I say, if Hogg turns up before two o'clock, send him here; I'll be down with you by half-past. Mr. Rodman gave an 'All right, nodded to Hubert, who paid no attention, and took his departure.
A shadow across the still features told her of another's presence. Starting back, she saw a lady from whose pale, beautiful face a veil had just been raised. The stranger, who was regarding her with tenderly compassionate eyes, said: 'I am Mrs. Mutimer. Emma rose to her feet and drew a little apart. Her face fell.
Waltham in the course of the latest such conversation, 'that Adela has never given me an hour's serious uneasiness. The dear child has, I believe, no will apart from her desire to please me. Her instincts are so beautifully submissive. To a man situated like Mutimer this tone is fatal. In truth it seemed to make offer to him of what he supremely desired.
An inexplicable shame kept Mutimer silent and motionless. Adela, when the shock of repugnance had passed over, almost forgot the subject of their conversation in vain endeavours to understand this man in whose power she was. His passion was mysterious, revolting impossible for her to reconcile with his usual bearing, with his character as she understood it.
Yottle, the solicitor; thirdly, of an annuity of one hundred and seven pounds to the testator's great-nephew, Richard Mutimer, such sum being the yearly product of a specified investment.
'I really cannot promise, mother, to give special attention to Mr. Mutimer's hands. Mrs. Waltham glanced at the girl, who had laid down a book she was trying to read, and, with lowered eyes, seemed to be collecting herself for further utterance. 'Why are you so prejudiced, Adela? 'I am not prejudiced at all. I have no interest of any kind in Mr. Mutimer.
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