When London Sleeps — page 60: what you’re looking at

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DISINHERITED. -~ 5S mixed with only the lower strata of society. She would be dazzled by her accession to wealth. She would need an adviser in the new rank she was entering. Why should not that adviser be himself? He thought of his successes with women and smiled confidently. Surely he would be able to. win her. That would be an easy victory. He had always had ~ an aversion to matrimony, but in this case the stakes were worth the sacrifice. Once her husband and the fortune was his. His face, which had hitherto been lowering, _ Cleared. , “Do you know where the heiress is?’’ he asked, turning suddenly toward Mr. Fuller. ‘““Certainly,’’ replied the lawyer. ‘‘Next week the circus will be in Blackburn. Ishall go there to announce to her her good fortune. ’’ Haynes rose to his feet. “T will go with you,’’ he said, with a “anile Mr. Fuller started a little. He felt instinctively that there was something behind this declaration, which he could not just at the moment fathom. “Why ??? he asked. “Whyl?? repeated Hayens, laughingly. ‘‘Isn’t she the one blood relation I have on earth? Isn’t it my duty to make her acquaintance ?’’ be 49 ° =: icbooks co