Part 18 (1/2)
He handed her a cheque for thirty-one pounds, ten shi+llings, and read the agreened, after a moment's hesitation,
A PELLISSIER
”I will send you a copy,” Mr Earles said, rubbing his hands together, ”by post Noill you dowith me, Miss Pellissier?”
Anna hesitated
”Perhaps,” he queried, ”you wish to avoid being seen about with any one--er--connected with the profession, under present circumstances
If so, do not hesitate to tellyou, Miss Pellissier I aiven ood, Mr Earles,” Anna said ”I think, perhaps if you will excuse me, that ill defer the luncheon”
”Just as you wish,” Mr Earles declared good-hulass of wine to our success”
He plunged into one of his drawers, and brought up a sold-foiled bottle The cork ca how it must sound to the patient little crowd outside She drank her glass of wine, however, and clanked glasses good-naturedly with Mr Earles
”You must leave o
She wrote it down He looked at it with uplifted eyebrows, but made no remark
”I shall probably want you to co any new songs you may have”
Anna nodded, and Mr Earles attended her obsequiously to the door She descended the stairs, and found herself at last in the street--alone
It was a brief solitude, however A youngup and down on the opposite side of the way, canized Mr Brendon
_Chapter XIII_
”HE WILL NOT FORGET!”
The external changes in Brendon following on his alteration of fortune were sufficiently noticeable Froarb of the young man of the ht slouch which had bent his shoulders had altogether disappeared He ca, walked by her side
”Now I should like to know,” she said, looking at hi here? It is not a particularly inspiring neighbourhood for walking about by yourself”
”I plead guilty, Miss Pellissier,” he answered at once ”I saw you go into that place, and I have been waiting for you ever since”
”I am not sure whether I feel inclined to scold or thank you,” she declared ”I think as I feel in a good huedly
”Miss Pellissier,” he said, ”I a to take a liberty”
”You alar
”Don't think that I have been playing the spy upon you,” he continued
”Neither Sydney nor I would think of such a thing But we can't help noticing You have been going out everyhoive , have you not, for some employment?”
”Quite true!” she answered ”I have found out at last what a useless person I am--fro”