But on arriving in the tattered saloon where he and Melusine had hidden, a shock awaited Gerald. " "Two can play at that game, my blood," replied Sheppard, rising, and putting himself into a posture of defence. "You are complimentary, Sir Rowland," returned the other, with a grim smile. You never can tell. He stood back, smiling with an air of proprietorship, and looking about him at the business-like equipment of the room. Turning off again on the left, down Seacoal Lane, they arrived at the mouth of a dark, narrow alley, into which they plunged; and, at the farther extremity found a small yard, overlooked by the blank walls of a large gloomy habitation. It had a tiny flaw, most bizarre. Arrived at the audience-chamber, he set down the light upon a stand, threw open the door, and announced in a loud voice, but with the perfect intonation of the person he represented,—"Sir Rowland Trenchard. There was no past, no future, only this exhilarating present. ’ ‘Yes, it’s all my fault,’ he agreed soothingly, ‘and you may rail at me presently as much as you please. His heir is dead, yes, and his name and title available to me. \"Hey, don't be a stranger, Lucy. ‘I have said that I will tell you nothing of this soi-disant Valade. A hush descended across the audience as instruments tuned, creating small ladders of fifths that collapsed abruptly, snatches of solos that disappeared and reappeared like gags in a house of mirrors.
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