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No, gentlemen, I will give you my theory of this case; I will render to you what this man has told me, and if it be not a common-sense view of it, no logic no metaphysics then discard every word uttered and condemn this man. You will remember that she contradicts herself, and stated that she had had no transactions with Hemmings after the alleged larceny.
Hemmings gasped. "Come!" he said, "this is monstrous!" "What help did I get from London when I first came here? What help have I ever had?"
"There is nothing the carnal mind dislikes so much as prayer meetings," said Miss Hemmings. "There is a house in Grove Street, if Miss Wentworth is looking for a house. I don't know much about the kitchen-range, but I know it belongs to a very pious family, and they wish so much to let it. My sister and I would be so glad to take you there. It is not in the gay world, like Grange Lane."
It is uncertain what Soames expected to get out of this interview. Apart from that somewhat mysterious awe in which Forsytes in general held old Jolyon, due to his philosophic twist, or perhaps as Hemmings would doubtless have said to his chin, there was, and always had been, a subtle antagonism between the younger man and the old.
His diplomatic eyes flattered Scorrier, who passed a hand over his brow and said: "Of course." "Pippin doesn't hit it off with them. Between ourselves, he's a leetle too big for his boots. You know what it is when a man in his position gets a sudden rise!" Scorrier caught himself searching on the floor for a sight of Hemmings' boots; he raised his eyes guiltily.
It added that if we were prepared to render an ample written apology and to pay 50 pounds compensation, they would advise their client, Miss Matilda Hemmings, to allow the matter to drop; otherwise criminal proceedings would at once be commenced against us. We took the letter to our own solicitors and explained the circumstances to them.
It was just then that the youngest Miss Hemmings saw Mrs Morgan, and crossed over to speak to her. Miss Hemmings had left five-and-thirty behind a long time ago, and thought the Rector's wife a happy woman in the bloom of youth.
Thinking of these things he answered curtly: "When shall I start?" "Down-by-the-starn" Hemmings replied with a sort of fearful sprightliness: "There's a good fellow! I will send instructions; so glad to see you well." Conferring on Scorrier a look fine to the verge of vulgarity he withdrew.
We now rose to take our leave, when Hemmings, desiring us to pause a moment, said, "To-be-sure, in the utmost strictness of the terms of our promise, the reward was to be paid by the person who received the papers; but it must be owned that your claim, at any rate, is equitable. I have money of the deceased Mr. Maurice in my hands. These very bills are now in my possession.
Bethune on the 17th of November, being nearly one month after the date the ear-rings were pledged. Mrs. Lynch proved that the ear-rings were her property, and that she had loaned them to Mrs. Bethune. Mrs. Bethune now took the witness stand, and she was asked by Mr. Howe how long she had known Hemmings, the prisoner at the bar? Mrs. Bethune: About twelve years. Mr.
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