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He did not notice the look of reawakened suspicion which flickered in Strangeways' eyes. "You won't go far with them; the moment you camp and that yellow-faced beast gets his chance, he'll chew your four dogs to pieces. That's what he's there for, it's my belief he's playing Spurling's game. He'll take you fifty or a hundred miles from Murder Point, and there leave you stranded."
There still remained details to be enlarged upon before Palford himself returned to Lincoln's Inn and left Mr. Temple Barholm to the care of the steward of his estate. It was not difficult to talk to him when the sole subject of conversation was of a business nature. Before they parted for the night the mystery of the arrangements made for Strangeways had been cleared. In fact, Mr.
'I'm afraid that has something to do with it, Harvey replied, trying to speak naturally. 'I'm sorry. They're both of them too good for ordinary society. I wish to God we could all four of us go out to a place I know in Tasmania, and live honest, clean, rational lives! Can't be managed. Your wife has her music; Sibyl has her books and so on 'By-the-bye, you know Mrs. Strangeways?
Panic seized him lest Strangeways should drive away without telling him the name of this thing, which was not a man, which Spurling had murdered, and whether the deed had been done in the Klondike. Also he was curious to see for himself what it was that he had found in the snow down there, which made him so eager to set out.
You're better provided now; but come to luncheon any day. I am sure to be at home at half-past one; and I want so much to hear of your mother and sisters." And with a universal bow and smile she nourished her whip, her ponies jangled their bells, and the ladies vanished. "Stunning pair that!" was young Strangeways' exclamation.
It was dated from the hotel which Dymes had mentioned, and it asked Alma to call there. A simple, friendly invitation, suggestive of tea and chat. Alma did not speak of it, and for an hour or two thought she could disregard it altogether. But that evening she talked to Harvey of shopping she had to do in town, and the following afternoon she called upon Mrs. Strangeways.
If he was to be hanged to-morrow for Strangeways' death, that was no reason why he should disturb himself to-day; if that was to happen, it would come to pass in any case, nothing that he might do or say could prevent it.
Granger set to work to prepare a meal, while Strangeways talked to him of the Cornmarket, the Turl, and the Hinkseys, running over the familiar geography for the sheer pleasure of recalling kindly Oxford names. Presently he asked him if he remembered the little maid who had served in the river-inn of the King's Arms at Sanford.
'It's fortunate, said Alma, as the carriage bore her away, 'that we had this adventure with a gentleman. The remark sounded surprising to Mrs. Strangeways. 'I'm so glad you have quite got over your annoyance, dear, she replied. 'It was as bad for you as for me, under the circumstances. But I'm sure Mr. Redgrave won't give it another thought.
One of them was that his summing up of Miss Alicia was that she had had trouble enough to think over all her little life, and the thing for a fellow to do for her, if he liked her, was to give her a good time and make her feel as if she was at a picnic right straight along not let her even hear of a darned thing that might worry her. He had said comparatively little to her about Strangeways.
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