The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 100: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES. peru ge Hall was delighted ; he thought his mother was becom- ing reconciled to the match between the steward’s daughter and himself. After chatting a little longer with her son, Mrs. Hall dressed herself for the street, and ordered a carriage. Jean McLean was very much surprised, and not a little flattered, when her visitor was announced. ‘‘T am glad to see you,” she said, respectfully. “Tl thank you. I have come to talk with you very se- riously.” ‘«¢ Yes, madam?” “Yes. Are you alone, and likely to be for the next hour or two?” | ‘Yes; my father has gone out. He is going to meet your son on some business.” ‘< Very well; my son tells me that you are ambitious. Yes or no—are you?’ Jean looked at the woman as if she was not quite sure of her sanity. | ‘<7 suppose every one is, ma’am,” she stammered. ‘No, every one is not; poor, weak-minded people are not; sentimental fools are not.” | ‘¢T do not think I am either weak-minded or sentimen- tal,” said Jean, still very much puzzled by her visitor’s strange manner. ‘“No; I don’t think you are either, and that is why I come to see you to-day. Do you want to have me show you how you can obtain a rank, wealth, and position you have never dreamed of?” Jean now felt certain that Mrs. Hall had taken leave of her senses. ‘‘T don’t understand you,” she said. «T never expected you would till I had explained myself,” replied the elder lady, coolly. «< Well, I will be much obliged if you will give me good comic ,00KS (ee)