Should She Have Left Him? — page 239: what you’re looking at

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226 SHOULD SHE HAVE LEFT HIM? he turned from Seventh Avenue into Fortieth Street he had the satisfaction of seeing the blazing lights of the house and the long line of carriages. Signaling the driver to stop, he dismissed him, and sauntering up the street on the side opposite to the opera house, peered into every carriage. He had not met Lord Buttontrave, but he was certain he would know him. Find him he must, if he fol- lowed him all night. The Champagne sailed at six the next morning and Buttontrave must sail with it. He reached Broadway without finding hisman. On the corner he stopped tothink. If, he thought, it was arranged that in joining him it was to appear as if Hilda was leaving the opera, then Buttontrave would be near the main entrance where he could watch for her coming. Acting upon this thought he crossed the street and walked rapidly down to that entrance. Near the covered way he saw a coach about which there was an air of mystery. The curtains were drawn over the side windows. He approached it. The man he was looking for was within it. | ‘My lord,” he said as he opened the door without ado, ‘‘permit me to present myself. Iam Mr. Tres- cotte.”” , The nobleman was congealed haughtiness. “Your intrusion is unpardonably impertinent,” he replied. “I think not,” returned Trescotte steadily, with a tone of severity that made the other stare hard into the eyes of him who had so unceremoniously thrust i... CONnIICOO @ cS (GO)