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"I'm glad you're going," said Moyne, "and I'm glad you're taking Marion with you. But how did you know? Who told you what ?" "That young man who's Mr. Conroy's secretary," said Lady Moyne. "I forget his name." "Bob Power," I said. "He came in to see Marion, and he told us." Bob must have known beforehand what the committee's decision was to be.
The story of his singlehanded cruise round Ireland in a ten tonner will be told among yachtsmen until his son does something more extravagantly idiotic. The London season always bored him. The atmosphere of Conroy's house in Park Lane stifled him. "Is there any one thing left in this rotten old world," said Conroy, "that's worth doing?"
Mr Conroy's face was red with anger, but he said, "While I'm not needing you to teach me my duty, I will say this, McQueen. You're a good farmer, and I hate to see you do a foolish thing for yourself. If you'll stay on the farm, I'll not raise the rent on you." "You're too late, altogether," said Mr McQueen; "and as you said yourself I'm not the fish to be caught with fine words.
A lively discussion ensued as to whether a "Hill-sider" some one discovered that picturesque description of O'Donovan could become a militant Unionist. The text from the prophet Jeremiah about the spots on the leopard was quoted several times with great effect. McNeice's name was not mentioned, nor was Conroy's. We may suppose that his connection with the University saved McNeice.
There's something going on which I don't understand." "If you don't understand it," I said, "you can't expect me to." "Look here, Excellency, you remember the time that yacht of Conroy's, the Finola, was in here?" "Of course I do. You went and left my cards on Bob Power." "I'm very sorry now that I did. There's something fishy about that yacht. What was she doing on the night she was here?"
Their frugal meal. Remember about the mistake in the valuation when I was in Thom's. Twentyeight it is. Two houses they have. Gabriel Conroy's brother is curate. Ba. Again. Wonder why they come out at night like mice. They're a mixed breed. Birds are like hopping mice. What frightens them, light or noise? Better sit still.
"Very well," I said, "I'll start at once." Bob Power was waiting for me in Conroy's motor when I had packed my bag. The streets were very crowded as we drove through them, and the people cheered us tremendously. It was the first time I had ever been cheered, and I found the sensation agreeable. Besides cheering, the crowd sang a great deal.
I suppose Marion told him about that. He said at the end of the letter that he had no motive in writing it except a sincere wish for Conroy's welfare. This was quite untrue. He had several other motives. His love of meddling was one. Hatred of Crossan was another. Jealousy of Bob Power was a third. "Now is there anything objectionable in that letter?
Godfrey left me, and I went on fidgetting with my papers until luncheon-time. Marion and I were just finishing luncheon when Godfrey came in again. "Well," I said, "have you captured your millionaire?" "He wasn't on board," said Godfrey. "There were two men there, Power, who's Conroy's secretary, and a horrid bounder called McNeice. They were drinking bottled stout in the cabin with Crossan."
He knew it at its worst too, when narrow cunning and unquenchable bitterness transform it. The change passed over Conroy's face and then quickly passed away again. "By God!" said Conroy, "it's a great notion. To buck against the British Lion!" Bob remembered the things which he had heard and half heeded about Conroy's ancestry.
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