Three Men and a Maid

gnett's delightful old-world mansion, Windles, in the county of Hampshire. He had gone to his room after lunch, because there seemed nothing else to do. It was still raining hard

was of this order. They had been boys together in the same small town, and had kept together in after years. They had been Damon and Pythias, David and Jonathan. But never till now had they be

air. The room was full of it. It seemed to be coming up through the floor and rolling about in chunks all round

ave, thin, intellectual man who looked like a duke, only mor

mer?" he barked, a

om an absorbing game of penny nap in the housekeeper's room had the power to make

ise going on," snapped Mr. Bennett, "Is Mr. Mortimer pl

's Goodbye. A ch

be-! Tell hi

good

ackwards, but giving the impression of doing so. Mr. Bennett lay in bed and fumed

o inform you, sir," s

es to accede to

aid that,

gist of his r

m I was trying t

to reply that he should worr

I insist on his stopping t

good

like the dove despatched fr

tless, sir. Mr. Mortimer appears

e him my

o tell you that, if you did not like it, you could

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e next trai

sir. Cook, I believ

ant to know. And send

good

he thought that he was

y back and wai

o London," he said,

ondon

ress. Tell him the whole story. Tell him that this man is annoying me in every possible way and ask if he can't be stopped. If you can't see Sir Mallaby himself, see so

train in about an ho

trouble," said Mr. Bennett

e able to do something for you, father dear.

d girl," said