The Mission of Poubalov — page 87: what you’re looking at

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CORROBORATIVE DETAIL. 83 ‘““Dexter,’? exclaimed Mr. Pembroke, ‘‘I think you’re ‘ the worst villain unhung!”’ ‘‘H’m, h’m, h’m,’’ muttered Dexter, ‘‘you’re a fool, Mat Pembroke. I think you’re a fool!”’ — i -_— = il The front door closed loudly and Mr. Pembroke strode _ into the dining-room, where the young ladies were look- ing at each other with astonished eyes. Mr. Pembroke _ was flushed, and he bit his lip with added vexation as he - noticed that his daughter and niece had heard the last " <. . ’ _ words of his conversation with Dexter. ‘*T am sorry——”’ he began, his voice still shaking with anger. He did not complete his remark, but sat down and tried to eat. After a moment Clara rose and put her arms softly about his neck. *‘T am sorry, too, uncle dear, ”’ she said, ‘‘that you have so much popaiic ayeat me. Of course that vile man was _ speaking of me.’ Mr. Pembroke shuddered violently at her first touch. _ He released her arms abruptly and stood up. “No, don’t!’’ he said with an expression of the deepest _ pain; “you continue your search in your own way, child. _ Don’t mind about me or anybody else, least of all that— _ that meddlesome Dexter."’ “Twas going to tell you some of the information I learned yesterday, uncle.’’ now. Forgive me, child; Ia - ters and cannot attend to it n _ Good-by.’”’ es AN ‘‘No, no! no, no! I don’t want to hear. it—that is, not ma ‘disturbed by ‘business mat- ; “This evening if you like. He hastened from the room, more agitated than when he had come in. ‘It’s a shame,’’ said Clara, bitterly, ‘‘that any one who is in trouble has to annoy all those who are near to her.”’ “I wouldn’t think of it that way, dear,’’ responded Louise; ‘‘papa is as sympathetic as can be, and I am sure _ that when he gets over his anger at this Mr. Dexter’s in- _ terference, there will be nothing to regret. He said him- GoOmil (G (O)CO ) ‘Ss