7/11 "And now, if you will give me your orders, they shall be obeyed to the letter." "Thank you, my kind friend," returned Mrs.Allen. "The service you are now about to render me, cannot be estimated in the usual way. To me, it will be far beyond all price." She was agitated, and paused to recover herself. Then she resumed, with her usual calmness of manner-- "Bring the carriage here--driving with as little noise as possible--in half an hour. |