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Updated: June 18, 2025
At eight o'clock they had left the throbbing body of the city behind them, and at half-past eight they were speeding along the deserted suburban road leading to Venner's rather isolated homestead.
If any arrangement could be made, he would send word to Squire Venner's folks. "Miss Darley," said Silas Peckham, "the' 's a message from Squire Venner's that his daughter wants you down at the mansion-house to see her. She's got a fever, so they inform me. If it's any kind of ketchin' fever, of course you won't think of goin' near the mansion-house.
Can't remember very well for an hour or two will come right by to-morrow!" Dick Venner's shoulder was out of joint, the doctor found; he replaced it in a very few minutes. That night the doctor drove Dick forty miles at a stretch, out of the limits of the state. He had implored them to let him go, and Mr. Bernard was quite willing that no further proceedings should be taken.
Uncle Venner's eulogium, if it appear rather too high-strained for the person and occasion, had, nevertheless, a sense in which it was both subtile and true. There was a spiritual quality in Phoebe's activity.
"Let the women-folks and the deacons go home, if they're scared, and put the fellah's j'int in as quick as you like. I 'll resk him, j'int in or out." "I want one of you to go straight down to Dudley Venner's with a message," the Doctor said. "I will have the young man's shoulder in quick enough."
"Cervera must find shelter somewhere, and it's very likely she will go to Venner's house. That must be our next point, and we will lose no time. Possibly we yet may land her before she finds cover." "We can give it a try," cried Chick. "Help me extinguish these lights, and then we'll be off again." "I'm with you." "What sent you into the house so suddenly?"
Venner was still pondering over his problem when the master door opened, and Vera came out so hurriedly as almost to fall into Venner's arms. She turned pale as she saw him; and as she closed the big door hurriedly behind her, Venner could see that she had in her hand the tiny Yale key which gave entrance to the suite of rooms.
"They are all engaged. There is only one thing for it you must take a room here, and stay till the morning. I've no doubt I can fit you up in the way of pyjamas and the things necessary." Gurdon fell in readily enough with the suggestion. Indeed, there was nothing else for it. He took his number and key from the sleepy clerk in the office, and made his way upstairs to Venner's bedroom.
Then she left them without a word, and returned to the great chamber, where she snatched up an immense rope of pearls and resumed her seat on the edge of the table. There she sat, giving them no glance, when the three men came back, hastily, uneasily, one behind the other, with Tomlin bringing up the rear, scowling at Venner's back malevolently.
Venner said sharply. "Is this little box yours, or not?" "Oh, yes, oh yes," Fenwick whined. "You know that perfectly well I mean, you must recognise oh, I don't know what I mean. The fact is, I am really ill to-night. I hardly know what I am doing. Thank you, very much." Fenwick snatched the box from Venner's fingers, and made hastily for the door.
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