Jonathan kept his keen eye fixed upon him, as he addressed himself for a
moment to the Hollander. Gentlemen,—Mr. Sheppard. She had exposed the real story behind Peters tragedy,
that dark, handsome Chuck had killed himself by leaving
the car running in the garage, not from a “heart attack” as
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claimed the party line. "
"Well, Sir, his name?"
"Jonathan Wild. With me
behaving as if everything was infinitely matter-of-fact, what could he do? And
just then Heaven sent old Manningtree—I didn’t tell you before of the fortunate
intervention of Manningtree, did I? He was looking quite infernally
distinguished, with a wide crimson ribbon across him—what IS a wide crimson
ribbon? Some sort of knight, I suppose. "
"Wear that to-night, then. ’
‘Is she now? And what would you be wanting of her, may I ask?’
‘Because she knows something that may make this fool understand that I am
the mistress of—’ She broke off. There will be
long stretches of idleness, heat, and enervation; and always the odour of drying
coconut. Everything seemed designed to unhinge the mind and make the cat wretched. She had a few acquaintances, English
gentlemen, but she lived with her sister—was a lady. "
The manager made a negative sign.
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