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You have always been so kind to me may I count on your kindness still?" Doctor Allday relapsed into silence. "May I at least ask," she went on, "if you know anything of persons " She paused, discouraged by the cold expression of inquiry in the old man's eyes as he looked at her. "What persons?" he said. "Persons whom I suspect." "Name them."
Emily named the landlady of the inn at Zeeland: she could now place the right interpretation on Mrs. Rook's conduct, when the locket had been put into her hand at Netherwoods. Doctor Allday answered shortly and stiffly: he had never even seen Mrs. Rook. Emily mentioned Miss Jethro next and saw at once that she had interested him. "What do you suspect Miss Jethro of doing?" he asked.
Was he too busy to spare even a few minutes of his time? Or had the handsome little gentleman, after promising so fairly, failed to perform his errand? This last doubt wronged Mirabel. He had engaged to return to the doctor's house; and he kept his word. Doctor Allday was at home again, and was seeing patients. Introduced in his turn, Mirabel had no reason to complain of his reception.
Mirabel understood her. "I will not forget to caution him. Kindly tell Miss Emily I called my name is Mirabel. I will return to-morrow." He hastened away on his errand only to find that he had arrived too late. Doctor Allday had left London; called away to a serious case of illness. He was not expected to get back until late in the afternoon.
"I am ashamed to say I don't remember it," Mirabel answered. "Ah, very likely I'm wrong! I'll call on Miss Emily, sir, you may depend on it." Left in his consulting-room, Doctor Allday failed to ring the bell which summoned the next patient who was waiting for him. He took his diary from the table drawer, and turned to the daily entries for the past month of July.
Whatever my doubts may be, all further effort on my part to justify them all further inquiries, no matter in what direction are at an end: I made the sacrifice, for your sake. No! I must repeat what you said to me just now; I deserve no thanks. What I have done, has been done in deference to Doctor Allday against my own convictions; in spite of my own fears.
This can have reference only to the "Three Glorious Days" of Revolution, 27th to 29th July 1830, during which Charles X. lost, and Louis-Philippe gained, a throne. In 1826 John had gone to Mexico, then looked upon as a land of promise for young Englishmen, who might expect to find fortunes in its silver mines. Allday, brother of Roger Kerrison, was there, and John Borrow determined to join him.
Ignoring the doctor's little outbreak of humor, she waited in grave surprise, until it was his pleasure to explain himself. Doctor Allday, on his side, ignored the ominous change in Emily; he went on as pleasantly as ever. "Mr. Morris and I have had a long talk about you, my dear. Mr. Morris is a capital fellow; I recommend him as a sweetheart. I also back him in the matter of Mrs. Rook.
Ellmother has written something on it." She had written these words: "No discoveries made by Mr. Mirabel, up to this time. Sir Jervis Redwood is dead. The Rooks are believed to be in Scotland; and Miss Emily, if need be, is to help the parson to find them. No news of Miss Jethro." "Now you have got your information," Doctor Allday resumed, "let me have a look at you.
Can I be of any use?" "Of the greatest use, if you can give me Miss Jethro's address." "Oh! You mean to begin in that way, do you?" "Yes. You know that Miss Jethro visited me at Netherwoods?" "Go on." "She showed me your answer to a letter which she had written to you. Have you got that letter?" Doctor Allday produced it. The address was at a post-office, in a town on the south coast.
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