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"Those are brave words," she said "You've come back a harder man Let ht was better Very slowly a frown developed upon her forehead The longer she looked, the less assured she becas in your face I lad of an opportunity of asserting himself

"The fact is scarcely irily "If you will allow ive you a word of advice, you will treat your master with the respect to which his position here entitles him"

Once more the woman blazed up

"Respect! What respect have I for the ainst , perhaps her ladyship will show him what respect an bustling about the luggage and talking at once Mr Mangan took his patron's arm and led him across the hall

"My dear Sir Everard," he said anxiously, "I aht that the woman would probably be sullen, but I had no idea that she would dare to atte"

"She is still, I presume, the only companion whoh

"I fear so," the lawyer admitted "Nevertheless weIt must be understood distinctly that if she is suffered to remain, she adopts an entirely different attitude I never heard anything so preposterous in all my life I shall pay her a visit myself after dinner--You will feel quite at hoan went on, throwing open the door of a very fine apartment on the seaward side of the house "Grand view from these s, especially since we've had a few of the trees cut down I see that Parkins has set out the sherry Cocktails, I'urate down here You'll be grateful to , Sir Everard We've been hard pressed le bottle of wine out of the cellars"

Dolass of sherry which the lawyer had poured out butthe last few an," he asked a little abruptly, "is it the popular belief down here that I killed Roger Unthank?"