The Mission of Poubalov — page 218: what you’re looking at

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214 HIDE AND SEEK. replied Clara, gently; ‘‘I shall come to see yout daughter if she would like to have me.”’ “aq ‘‘T am sure she would, Miss Hilman. Must you I ur rT, Every minute seemed so precious to Clara ‘almost begrudged the brief interval spent in thie 4 change of courtesies. On the way to Bulfinch Place ; told Paul again that she should manage to watch 1 tavern during the afternoon, ‘‘but,’’ she added, ‘‘you most likely to meet important developments, and you ¥ know where to find me, either near the tavern, or at n uncle’s. I shall try to watch the tavern in such a way not to frighten off Poubaloy should he wish to go in, b once he should enter, I shall follow him, you mare sure.”’ “At the lodging-house Clara made herself known to t occupant of the front hall room, who was at the time I for luncheon. Clara talked with her apart at length, telling her ir general way of her troubles, but not indicating her pla in detail. “5 | The young woman had not come in contact with Po balov at all, it seemed. She hardly knew that he was a lodger in the hons and the upshot of it was that her sympathies aroused, and Paul was installed in her room, where 1 could keep watch upon the roadway through the slats. the closed blinds. So once more Clara bade him goc and set forth on her own task. Paul did not venture to keep himself awake by smoki in the young lady’s room, and he therefore had a drea fully hard time of it, for the entire afternoon passed ¥ out an event of any kind to break the monotony oth watch. The young lady returned at six o’clock, and look in fora moment before going to dinner. After that « sat gossiping with the landlady. ‘The sun set and twilight gathered, ané Tui jasase