The Freemason's Daughter: A Novel — page 79: what you’re looking at

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70 THE FREEMASONS DAUGHTER. Jimesse convinced him they could not be the papers he sought ; he therefore boldly answered in the negative. “No matter,” said Gilbert ; “‘ doubtless we shall find - them.” And Tim’s Dick took leave. ** Shall I proceed to his lodgings,” demanded Henry, as soon as the weaver was gone, “and search for them?” - “It would be useless,” said his uncle, drily, who was determined on using other means to obtain them, now that he was satisfied they really were in the poor weaver’s custody. There was a second party in the firm, also, who hoped to obtain them—Mr. Small, who, during the weaver’s interview, had listened at the outward door to every word of the conversation. ‘‘ Papers and India!” he muttered; “ with a finer clue I will trace out a greater mystery. I shall have him yet,” he added ; “I shall have him yet.” That same day Mr. Marjoram, the well-known police officer, received two notes, each marked private. The first was signed ‘‘Grindem,” and requested that the intelligent police officer would call upon the writer at the Royal Hotel that evening, at seven o’clock, on par- ticular business; the second, to a similar effect, was signed “ Small,” naming his own private house as the place of meeting, and the time an hour sooner. “ Humph!” said the man of law, after perusing and reperusing the two notes, and finding himself still in COniiclooecl SS (SO mn