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Updated: June 1, 2025
He was a powerful figure in the financial inner circle; but he was one of those who frequented De Lancy Scovel's house; and he had, in his own house, a roulette-table and a card-room like a banqueting-hall.
It was more than whispered that he sat too long over his wine, and that his desire for fiery liquid at other than meal-times was not in keeping with the English climate, but belonged to lands of drier weather and more absorptive air. "What damned waste!" was De Lancy Scovel's attempt at wit as Krool dried his face and put the yellow handkerchief back into his pocket.
He would give her this rose as the symbol of his faith and belief in her, and then tell her frankly what he had heard at De Lancy Scovel's house. For the moment it did not occur to him that she might not be at home. It gave him a shock when he opened the door and found her room empty.
Without a word Rudyard waved him away, a sudden and unaccountable fury in his mind. Why did the sight of Krool vex him so? "Come back," he said, angrily, before the door of the bedroom closed. Krool returned. "Weren't there any cables? Why didn't you come to Mr. Scovel's at midnight, as I told you?" "Baas, I was there at midnight, but they all say you come home, Baas. There the cable two."
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