Penny Blood Serial Fiction — page 183: what you’re looking at

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166 REYNOLDS’ WORKS you must suffer me to take certain immediate steps in respect to yourselves.” “ Do what you will, Mr. Gunthorpe,”’ said Lady Bess, ‘for we are in your hands.”’ At this moment Adolphus and Frank entered the room, and were much delighted to find Mr. Gunthorpe there. Warm greetings were exchanged, and refreshments being placed upon the table, the old gentleman gladly accepted a glass of wine, for he had evidently passed threuzh a sad _ and exciting ordeal while listening to Elizabeth’s history. By the time luncheon was over, his carriage drew up in front of the cottage. ‘Now,’ said Mr. Gunthorpe, “‘ you are all three about to quit this place and remove to my residence. Do not look upon me thus with so much astonishment; I am perfectly serious. Yes, for many, many reasons must: you all three come and take up your abode beneath my roof. Let your preparations be hastily made. Some of my servants shall come in the course of the day and fetch away your boxes. Adolphus, Frank, go to your raoms and get in readiness. Elizabeth, remain here with me.’ The two young men hesitated not to obey Mr. Cruneleanalla S directions, and when they had quitted the apartment, he turned ton sed the lady, saying, ‘‘ You will permit me to dispose as I choose of your furniture and such matters beneath this roof. I can assure you, Elizabeth, you will never require them again. Now go and send back to Miss Marshall the carrier-pigeons which she gave you, and if you choose to forward by one of them a little billet, to the effect that altered circumstances on your part preclude the possibility of your ever more needing these feathered agents, it will perhaps be as well. You understand me, Elizabeth? Go, my dear girl. And tell Rosa — for that I think is your servant’s name — to come hither, as I wish to speak to her.”’ Elizabeth obeyed these instructions as deferentially as Adolphus and Frank had hastened to fulfil those which they on their part had received, and Rosa came into the presence of Mr. Gunthorpe. “My good young woman,”’ said he, “‘ your mistress, her brother, and their guest are about to leave this abode. I am well aware that you are acquainted with much, too much, concerning Mrs. Chandos. I am not, however, going cS (E(0) Gomichoo