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Melrose's house and look after him, till he is fit to be moved farther, or you'll be guilty of his death, and I shall give evidence accordingly!" said the doctor, with energy, as he raised himself from the injured man. "Theer's noa place for him i' t' Tower, Mr. Undershaw, an' I'll take noa sich liberty!" "Then I will. Where's Mr. Melrose?" "I' London till to-morrow.
She walked in a blind anguish of self-knowledge and self-scorn. She who had plumed herself on the poised mind, the mastered senses! She moaned to herself. "Why didn't he tell me warn me! To sell himself to that man to act for him defend him apologize for him and for those awful, awful things! An agent must." And she thought of some indignant talk of Undershaw, which she had heard that morning.
"He is a queer chap," said Undershaw thoughtfully. "I've been as mad with him as anybody but somehow don't know. Suppose we wait a bit. Melrose's life is a bad one." But Barton refused to wait, and went off storming. The facts, he vowed, were more than enough. The weeks passed on. Duddon knew no longer what Green Cottage was doing.
He was due at a consultation at Keswick, and had no time to waste with this old madman. Melrose, still grumbling to himself, took a bunch of keys out of his pocket, and fitted one to the last door in the passage. It opened with difficulty. Undershaw saw dimly a large room, into which the light of a rainy June day penetrated through a few chinks in the barred shutters.
The words were formal. He sank heavily into his chair, as though wishing to end the interview. Tatham departed. The inquest opened in the evening. Faversham and the Dixons gave their evidence. So did Undershaw and the police. The jury viewed the body, and leave to bury was granted. Then the inquiry adjourned.
Harry's behaviour seemed to him sentimental. Faversham, Boden, and Harry Tatham left the inn together and were joined by Undershaw outside. They walked silently through the irregular village street where groups stood at the cottage doors to see them pass. As they emerged upon the high road the three others perceived that they were alone. Faversham had disappeared.
Then Melrose said slowly, as he rose from his chair: "I have a rather important proposition to make to you. That fellow Undershaw would attack me if I began upon it now. Moreover, it will want a fresh mind. Will it suit you if I come to see you at eleven o'clock to-morrow?"
"A Londoner, picked up badly hurt on the road, by Undershaw, I understand, and carried into the lion's den," said Andover, in answer to Barton. "And now they say he is obtaining the most extraordinary influence over the old boy." "And the house turned into a perfect palace!" said the rector, throwing up his hands.
For to-night, I consent for to-night only, mind you reserving entirely my liberty of action for to-morrow." Undershaw nodded, and they left the room together. Dixon and Mrs. Dixon were both waiting in the passage outside, watching for Melrose, and hanging on his aspect.
Undershaw told me last week he must get him away, as soon as possible, into decent quarters. He doesn't get on very fast." "He's been awfully ill!" said Lydia, with a soft concern in her voice, which made the splendid young fellow beside her envious at once of the invalid. "Well, good-bye! for the moment. We have ordered the pony in half an hour."
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