The Mission of Poubalov — page 130: what you’re looking at

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126 LOUISE RECEIVES A CALLER, mand; and, uncle, all the expense I have been to thus far has come from my allowance. You will let me pay for a carriage, won’t you?’”’ ‘If you prefer to,’’ said Mr. Pembroke, “and we will engage one in the vicinity of the house as we can reach the place readily by a cross-town line of cars,’’ So they proceeded by street-car, and when they alighted in Second Avenue they were but a short distance from the desired number. Mr. Pembroke signaled to a passing hack and instructed the driver to wait near the house to which they were going. Then they continued their way on foot. Just before they came to the steps leading up to the door their attention was attracted by the noise of a man run- ning behind them, and then a voice panting, ‘‘Miss Hil- man! Miss Hilman!’’ They turned about quickly, and, to her unspeakable sur- prise, Clara saw that it was Litizki. His sallow face was flushed with the exertion of his long run, for he had chased them afoot from the hotel. He could hardly speak for lack of breath when he came up to them, but he = manage to gasp: ‘I’ve seen him, Miss Hilman, this morning!”’ Eomicbooks.com