The Opposite House: A Novel — page 98: what you’re looking at

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Lhe Opposite House. 93 Outside the door she paused, indignantly, to con- sider what she should do. Listen? No, she was too proud for that, so she must submit. She set her little feet on the floor more heavily than usual, cast a few wrathful glances at the closed door, and then rushed up the stairs, fairly trembling with ex- citement and curiosity. ‘ You will wonder why I sent my sister-in-law away,” said Baroness von Rot- terswyl, smiling, secretly amused by the expression of astonishment on Doctor Brand’s face; “but I have something to discuss with you which affects no one except myself, and to which I do not desire to give any publicity. Verja is a lovely woman, but she is gay and talkative.” Brand moved uneasily in his chair; the pene- trating expression of her gray eyes embarrassed him. ‘““T shall be extremely happy to serve you in any way, baroness. You can rely on my discretion.” Frau von Rotterswyl’s smile was peculiar, and the lines around her mouth and eyes were by no means pleasing. “You are a lawyer, and therefore versed in legal affairs ?”’ Brand listened intently. “JT am no longer practicing my profession,” he answered, eagerly; “yet I hope I may be able to aid you by my advice.” Comicboolk<s C@© 5}