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"If Spurge comes into Scarhaven," observed Copplestone, "he'll be promptly collared by the police. They want him for poaching." "Then they can get him when the proceedings are over," retorted the old lawyer, dryly. "They daren't touch him while he's giving evidence and that's all we want. Perhaps he won't come? Oh he'll come all right if we make it worth his while.
Copplestone," replied Spurge, coming to the table a little doubtfully. "Though I hadn't meant to tell nobody but you what I've got to tell. However, I can see that things is in such a pretty pass that this here ain't no one-man job it's a job as'll want a lot o' men! And I daresay lawyers and such-like is as useful men in that way as you can lay hands on no offence to you, Mr.
By-and-by, the path emerging from the wood shelved along a green hillside, where bracken and golden spurge clothed the little hollows, while wild wall-flower, Jacob's Ladder, and a large purple cranes-bill brightened the slopes where happy cattle, but lately released from their winter's imprisonment, were feeding greedily on the young green grass.
As we wander through the silent woods we see patches of anemones, white and blue, lying upon the leaf-strewn ground, and beside them in many places are tufts of the pale starry primroses; coarse spurge, and lush masses of the hellebore with its large pale green flowers and dark leaves are common enough on all sides.
"All right," said Copplestone. "If I want you, I'll tell him. By-the-bye, have you told this to anybody?" "Not to a soul, guv'nor," replied Spurge. "Not even to Jim. No I kept it dark till I could see you. Considering, of course, that you are left in charge of things, like." Copplestone presently went away and returned slowly to Scarhaven, meditating deeply on what he had heard.
That was all very suspicious, to say the least of it, taken in relation to Oliver's undoubted disappearance but it was only suspicion; it afforded no direct proof. However, it gave material for a report to Sir Cresswell Oliver, and he determined to write out an account of his dealings with Spurge that afternoon, and to send it off at once by registered letter.
Though the evidence already given might be esteemed to be sufficient for our purpose, I should like to introduce a few more examples; two of them pertain to American plants. The Ipecac spurge or Euphorbia Ipecacuanha occurs from Connecticut to Florida, mainly near the coast, preferring dry and sandy soil. It is often found by the roadsides.
"Almost as soon as you'd gone," answered Copplestone. "Ten minutes ago!" sighed Spurge. "Guv'nor they've done us! They're off! I see it she must ha' caught sight o' me, nosing round, and she came here and gave the others the office, and they bucked out at the back.
Crimson stalks and leaves of herb Robert stretch across the little cavities of the mound; lower, and rising almost from the water of the ditch, the wild parsnip spreads its broad fan. Yellowish green cup-like leaves are forming upon the brown and drooping heads of the spurge, which, sheltered by the bushes, has endured the winter's frosts.
"Good heavens, man, with all these complications arising the gold gone, the Squire dead why, there'll have to be a pretty deep consultation, of course. We'd better get back to it." But Spurge shook his head. "Not me, guv'nor!" he said resolutely. "I ain't no opinion o' consultations with lawyers and policemen plain clothes or otherwise.
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