10/12 Will you do me the favour to become my tenant? It was some moments before there was any reply. Then Mr.Markland raised his eyes from the floor, and said, in a low voice, that slightly trembled-- "I saw a house advertised for rent in the city, to-day, which I thought would suit us. It was small, and the rent three hundred dollars. On learning the owner's name, I found that he was an old business friend, with whom I had been quite intimate, and so called upon him. |