[The Silent House by Fergus Hume]@TWC D-Link bookThe Silent House CHAPTER XVI 6/13
"I only want to use it as evidence." "Ye want to know who the lady is ?" said Rhoda sharply. "Yes, I do.
Can you tell me ?" "No; but you'll find out from that cloak.
I guess why you're taking it." "You are very sharp, Rhoda," said Lucian, rising, with a good-humoured smile, "and well deserve your local reputation.
If I find Mr.Wrent, I may require you to identify him; and Mrs.Bensusan also." "I'll be able to do that, but missus hasn't her eyes much." "Hasn't her eyes ?" repeated Denzil, with a glance at Mrs.Bensusan's staring orbs. "Lawks, sir, I'm shortsighted, though I never lets on.
Rhoda, 'ow can you 'ave let on to the gentleman as I'm deficient? As to knowing Mr. Wrent, I'd do so well enough," said Mrs.Bensusan, tossing her head, "with his long white beard and white 'ead, let alone his black velvet skull-cap." "Oh, he wore a skull-cap ?" "Only indoors," said Rhoda sharply, "but here I'm 'olding the door wide, sir, so if you've done, we're done." "I'm done, as you call it, for the present," replied Denzil, putting on his hat, "but I may come again.
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