Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: August 17, 2024
'That's all right, laughed Hale as he took his leave. At half-past three Podgers was waiting for me, and opened the front door as I came up the steps, thus saving me the necessity of ringing. The house seemed strangely quiet. The French cook was evidently down in the basement, and we had probably all the upper part to ourselves, unless Summertrees was in his study, which I doubted.
'And collected a pound from him? 'Yes, sir. 'In October, 1893, you sold Lord Semptam a carved antique table for fifty pounds? 'Quite right, sir. 'When you were here last week you gave me Ralph Summertrees as the name of a gentleman living in Park Lane. You knew at the time that this man was your employer? Macpherson was now looking fixedly at me, and on this occasion made no reply.
'In troth, and ye may say sae, madam, answered the laird; 'for poor Harry Redgauntlet, that suffered at Carlisle, was hand and glove with me; and yet we parted on short leave-taking. 'Aye, Summertrees, said the provost; 'that was when you played Cheat-the-woodie, and gat the by-name of Pate-in-Peril. I wish you would tell the story to my young friend here.
He stated, however, that he had no evil intentions towards the laird, as they called him, but was only the bearer of a letter to him on particular business, from Mr. Maxwell of Summertrees. 'Aye, aye, said Job, 'that may be well enough; and if Mr.
'He has left a brother, said Summertrees, 'Edward Hugh Redgauntlet, who has now the representation of the family. And well it is; for though he be unfortunate in many respects, he will keep up the honour of the house better than a boy bred up amongst these bitter Whigs, the relations of his elder brother Sir Henry's lady.
'If, said he, 'you thought you could do so without breach of confidence, I wish you would have the goodness to show me the letter of Mr. Maxwell of Summertrees. I desire to look particularly at the address. Seeing no cause to decline this extension of his confidence, Alan, without hesitation, put the letter into his hand.
Summertrees, and say to him that Mr Macpherson wants the encyclopaedia for 1893. Do you get that? Yes, encyclopaedia. Oh, he'll understand what it is. Mr. Macpherson. No, don't mention my name at all. Just say Mr. Macpherson wants the encyclopaedia for the year 1893, and that you are to bring it. Yes, you may tell him that Mr. Macpherson is at Imperial Flats, but don't mention my name at all.
'No indeed, said Fairford; 'I am utterly ignorant of what you allude to. 'Now, by Jove! said Nanty Ewart, 'thou art either the deepest or the shallowest fellow I ever met with or you are not right after all. I wonder where Summertrees could pick up such a tender along-shore. Will you let me see his letter?
'Nay, then, said Ewart, 'I can try it another way, as well as the hypocritical old rascal Turnpenny himself could do. 'Have I touched you now, sir? 'You are as far off as ever, replied Fairford. 'What the devil! and you a repeating frigate between Summertrees and the laird! Tell that to the marines the sailors won't believe it.
'If you wish my assistance, it is yours. 'Very good. Not to put too fine a point upon it, I do. 'In that case, my dear Podgers, you will return to the residence of our friend Summertrees, and get together for me in a bundle all of yesterday's morning and evening papers, that were delivered to the house. Can you do that, or are they mixed up in a heap in the coal cellar? 'I can do it, sir.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking