No wondher for us to be poor at sich a rate of doin' things as
that. Walk in, if you plaise, sir."
They accordingly entered the room, and the stranger, after they had
taken seats, resumed,
"I was going to say, Corbet, that nothing can convince me that you don't
know more about the disappearance of Lady Gourlay's heir than you are
disposed to acknowledge."
The hard, severe, disagreeable expression returned once more to his
features, as he replied,
"Troth, sir, it appears you will believe so, whether or not. But now,
sir, in case I did, what would you say? I'm talkin' for supposition's
sake, mind. Wouldn't a man desarve something that could give you
information on the subject?"
"This avaricious old man," thought the stranger, pausing as if to
consider the proposition, "was holding us out all along, in order to
make the most of his information. The information, however, is already
in our possession, and he comes too late. So far I am gratified that we
are in a position to punish him by disappointing his avarice.
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