A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 142: what you’re looking at

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140 A LADY BACHELOR. question, ‘‘ What do you know?’’ but instead he said, in tones of wonderful calmness: | “* Tf you know all, you can perceive why I refuse to ac- cept this fortune, and I ask now that you never mention the fact of the inheritance to a living soul; I ask that you forget that George Edicott Everest lives. Can you do this—will you?’’ °° No. ”’ , There came a fierce gleam in his eyes, and his voice trembled as he said: ** Then you are an enemy.”’ ** George,’’ I said, **‘ you are laboring under a terrible mistake. * : ‘*T am laboring under a terrible mistake?’’ he re- peated. ** You are; 1 am not your enemy.’” — ** Oh! that is my mistake?’’ Tews ** What then??? ** For years you have been the victim of a mistake.” I can never portray the look he flashed upon me, and I did not wait for him to ask me a question. 1 said: ' There were two gentlemen named George Everest. One was a noble man of fairest character and highest lineage, the other was an unfortunate man, and there was a taint in his blood.’’ George Edicott reeled toward me. His eyes were like a madman’s, his face was ghastly in its pallor, and his whole frame trembled as he laid his hand on my shoulder, and, in a husky voice, asked: | Gomichbooks