His Other Wife: A Novel — page 265: what you’re looking at

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A MIDNIGHT VISITANT. 257 ‘“You are simply to proceed under my instructions, sir, _ leaving consequences to me.” The lawyer rose and prepared to take leave, as there seemed no further discussion of the case required at present.- He had already received his client’s directions concern- ing certain preliminaries. Mr. Croft said : ‘‘Will you do me the kindness to call immediately upon Mrs. Croft; and place in her own hands this letter?” ‘‘Certainly. Do you expect me to bring you a reply?” ‘‘Probably she will desire you todoso. You will, at all events, call again on your return, and report the results of your visit?” ‘‘With pleasure. Is there no other way in which I can serve you, sir?” ‘No cther, I think.” | The advocate withdrew, and again Mathew Croft was left to his solitude, He had taken one false step already, by denying Leda’s knowledge of Rachel's visit to him. He counted on Warren’s silence—if, indeed, the poor fellow should be alive at the time—about having seen the strange woman in company with Leda and -himself; but, even should this fact come out in the testimony, there was still Leda’s denial against Rachel’s assertion of a mutual understanding, for nothing had transpired in presence of Warren. Eomicbooks: (E(@)