Denzil Quarrier

id carelessly aside-two men sat facing each other, their looks expressive of anything but mutual confidence. The one (he wore an overcoat, and had muddy boots) was past middle age, bald, round-

heard from you since

eemed natural to him, though it served also to indicate a mood of resentful superiority. His figure was slight, and not

fine accent contrasting with that of the questioner, which had a

d the other, his voice uncertain with strong, angry feeling. "You know qu

the bag and took o

a diary that he kept. Will you explain to me the meaning of this

self-command was not sufficient

as 'E. G.' Please to explain another entry, dated August: 'Lent E. G. two hundred pounds.' And then again, February of this year: 'Le

rnock," replied Glazz

n. "Am I to understand, then, that this is the reason why Harry left no money? You mean to say you have allowed his

ainly am no less so. As your nephew made note of these lendings, wasn't h

him fixedly, and for a

back the

on did you credit me?"

ed, but wore no l

slight; I know very little indeed about you, except what Harry told me. But the man who could deliberately borrow hundreds of pounds from a lad only just of age-a simple, trustful, good-natured country lad, who had little but his own exertions to depen

m. He uncrossed his legs, tapped on the a

try to keep my temper. Please to tell me t

d the book again,

of this

ed to some paper. "On the 1st of June-we were together the whole day-I paid you

of such a transaction. 'With E. G. Much talk about

up the sums ment

it happen, Mr. Glazzard, that you had so

. Charnock, with men who

ell me that Harry learnt

ver had the least sus

me of those notes af

nything I know, you ma

ck rose fr

wing was utterly disgraceful; it shows me that the poor boy had fallen in a trap, instead of meeting with a friend who was likel

ard, but fell back into

and he spent together-the 1st of June-the lad lay dying; yet you could deliberately plan to rob him. Your denial is utterly vain; I would pledge my life on the charge! I read guilt in your face when I entered-you were afraid of me, Mr. Glazzard! I understand now why you never came to see the lad on his deat

zard

rrowed that money; but having paid it back, I can't subm

r I come across any of your acquaintances, they shall know, very plainly, what opinion I

k went hurriedl

distorting the features into all manner of grotesque and ugly expressions. Again the harsh sound escaped him, and again he changed his place as though impelled by a sudden pain. It was a long time before he took a seat; on doing so, he threw up his feet, and rested them against the s

intellect and their gentlest courtiers. Fifteen years had gone to the adorning of this sanctuary; of money, no great sum, for Glazzard had never commanded more than his younger-brother's portion of a yearly five hundred pounds, and all his tastes were far from being represented in the retreat where he spent his hours of highest enjoyment and endeavour.

erving-woman who came to ask if he purposed having lunche

stairs, and reached a door on which was inscribed the name of Mr. Stark, Solicitor. An office-boy at once admitted him to the

the visitor, who had been summo

s friend's arm and led him to a corner of the room, where, res

you to sa

ing I've seen f

mered, with indignant eagerne

y road, with a dung-heap, a duck-pond,

still had an unhealthy pallor, and his eyes looked as if they had

ard! you are too d

howing in face and tone that the connoisseur's dogmati

" he added, with a triumph

cheated. That is no Morland; take my word

ad made Glazzard worse than impolite; his familiar tone of aut

friend. "Let Morland be for the present. I had another rea

oked round

asked, mo

re going down to Polterh

can't talk

politics with the local wiseacres, and-do you

w s

consulted

tes. If you care to sit down, I have a

rossed his legs. His countenance

and twiddling his thumbs, "that they're hoping

of t

ks of coming forward

ably

still more and tapp

certain. To a more promising man he'll yield with pleasure.-St! st! listen to me!-you are that man. Go down; see Toby; see the w

pon Glazzard's lips, but his

asked, mockingly. "For M

ve thought of your taking Welwyn-Baker's place, but there are many reasons against it. You would lose th

oubt

all my reasons. Dine with

ngaged to

d the latter. "T

ill dine

ark ju

ow; there's the voice of a client I

took hi