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Mr Furness then commenced a long flourish about his system of instruction, in which he was stopped by the coroner, who said that it had nothing to do with the business. It was then suggested that Rushbrook and his wife should be examined.
Not a word was spoken; they continued their route over grass-lands and ploughed fields, keeping in the shade of the hedgerows: if Rushbrook stopped for a while to reconnoitre, so did Joey, and so did Mum at their relative distances, until the march was resumed. For three miles and a half did they thus continue, until they arrived at a thick cover.
"I will be happy to see you and your good wife, McShane; health and happiness to you. Stop, while I ring for my little factotum to let you out." "By the bye, a sharp boy that, O'Donahue, with an eye as bright as a hawk. Where did you pick him up?" "In Saint James's Park." "Well, that's an odd place to hire a servant in." "Do you recollect Rushbrook in my company?"
Rushbrook had played his game well in admitting the gun and bag to be his property, as it was of service to him, and no harm to Joey. After summing up the whole evidence, the coroner addressed the jury, and they returned a unanimous verdict of Wilful Murder against Joseph Rushbrook the younger; and the magistrates directed the sum of 200 pounds to be offered for our hero's apprehension.
Rushbrook returned sooner than he expected, but unfortunately, as he always retires early, he has only time to say 'goodnight' to you before he goes." For an instant Grace Nevil was more angry than disconcerted. Then came the conviction that she was stupid not to have suspected the truth before. Who else would that brusque stranger develop into but this rude host? She bowed formally. Mr.
"I really am not prepared to advise; it is a case of great difficulty; I think, however, it would be advisable for you to call upon young Rushbrook, and see what you can obtain from him; after that, if you come here to-morrow morning, I will be better prepared to give you an answer."
"They're gone now," said she, as she turned to her husband. What would have created much astonishment could anybody else have witnessed it, as soon as his wife had spoken, Rushbrook immediately sprang upon his feet, a fine-looking man, six feet in height, very erect in his bearing, and proved to be perfectly sober.
Rushbrook was at the time sitting down, intending quietly to take a pint and walk home, as he had too much respect for the Sabbath to follow his profession of poacher on the morning of that day: he did not intend, therefore, to resort to his usual custom of pretending to be intoxicated; but when the stranger came in, to his great surprise he observed a glance of recognition between him and Byres, after which they appeared as if they were perfect strangers.
He leant upon his gun, with his eyes fixed in the direction where Byres had fallen. Joey stood by him for nearly ten minutes not a word was spoken. At last Rushbrook said "Joey, my boy, I've killed many a man in my time, and I have thought nothing of it; I slept as sound as ever the next night.
I grieve to say that the proteges and parasites of Maecenas deserted him in a body; nay, they openly alleged that it was the true artistic nature and refinement of Somers that had always attracted them, and that a man like Rushbrook, who bought pictures by the yard, equally of the unknown struggling artist and the famous masters, was no true patron of Art.
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