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Our Friend the Charlatan

CHAPTER X
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Miss Bride will keep you posted about everything." The dark eyes, at this moment pain-troubled, were reading his countenance.
"I needn't tell you," Lady Ogram continued, "that Miss Bride has my entire and perfect confidence.

I don't think I'm easily deceived in people, and--even before she spoke to me of you--I had made up my mind that' in some way or other, she must be given a chance of doing something in life.

You know all about her ways of thinking--perhaps better than I do." In the pause which followed, Dyce was on the point of disclaiming this intimacy; but the drift of Lady Ogram's talk, exciting his curiosity, prevailed to keep him silent.

He bent his look and smiled modestly.
"She's one of the few women," went on his friend, "who do more than they promise.

She'll never be what is called brilliant.


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