The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 54: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES. 45 His mother was a proud, arrogant woman, and had brought him up badly. He was sent to expensive schools on the Continent, and had a good education, but had false ideas of his own importance; these were owing to the fact that his mother had misrepresented her position to him until circumstances forced the truth from her. When Hall first realized the fact that he was the illegiti- mate son of the Earl of Cuthbert he was furious. Instead of being humbled he grew sour and morose, bit- terly reproached his mother, and went away from her house, which he did not enter again for two years. ‘hen he re- turned to deémand—money! He bitterly hated the brother who now reigned at Montrose Hall, where he should be—in his own opinion. ‘‘Well, I am off, McLean,” said Hate rising and light- ing his cigar. ‘By the, way,” he added, ‘‘can you give me any idea how much money my mother has?” ‘She is not poor,” said the steward, dryly. A frown darkened Hall’s face still more. ‘‘T thought as much,” he said, with an oath. ‘‘ Well, good-night, McLean. You did better than I expected in getting off so quietly from Skene.” ‘Yes, when I went down and found that my gamekeeper had disappeared I thought it was time to go.” ‘‘Good-night again. Ill see you early to-morrow.” «‘ Archy, is—is it safe?” asked McLean, timidly. ‘<Safe asa church. Why, on that depends our fortune,” said Hall, with a laugh. So the worthy friends parted. Gomicbooks mi