A Fair Fraud — page 110: what you’re looking at

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A Fair Fraud 99 caught sight of me, and I saw recognition plainly written in his eyes, so I thought it wiser policy to bow. He bowed back again quite politely— the brute—and then I saw him smile—ugh|! ’ ‘I—I suppose he knows our real name?’ ‘Of course, he does, or did. He may have forgotten that, but it’s not likely. He's too clever! that man’s brain is a sort of savings bax —everything put into it remains there.’ ‘What do you suppose he'll do?’ ‘How can [ tell! Something horrible, pro- bably, The thing for us to do is to forestall him, so that when he does fire his shot it may fall comparatively harmless.’ ‘How do you mean?’ ‘Why, you must come to an understanding with Captain Drury at once—to-morrow, for certain, Mind, not an open engagement; that would never do. It must be kept a secret till this man is gone, or else he is certain to _ speak out. You see he has only come down for two days, just for this pheasant drive to- morrow and the next day, then he will have to go back to town; he is a busy man and cant be away long. What he'll probably do is to hold his tongue and watch me whilst he is here, but the moment he has got back to London he will write to Mr Drury and tell him we are impostors, and all about your wretched father,’ GOMMGIOO <S (GO)