The Argosy — page 96: what you’re looking at

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Pee: ARGO SUY, AUGUST, 17882. meee mae VEN’S TEMPTATION. BY THE AUTHOR OF “DR. HARDY’S MARRIAGE.” CHAPTER XXVII. A SECRET AND A SIGNET RING, RANK RAVEN, admitted at last to Daylight Villa, within the doors of which the “Oriental Mystery” at present abode, followed the girl into the dreary and darkened little parlour. Scarcely was he seated, before the ‘‘ Oriental Mystery” entered. It certainly seemed her pleasure to remain a mystery. Frank saw before him a tall woman of a massive figure, who advanced into the room with a noiseless, gliding step. He could distinguish little more, for on her head she wore a large veil of coarse black lace, whose heavy edge fell ~bout her face so closely that her eyes only glittered through it, and nothing of her visage was seen, except the nose and the thin, but large and loose, lips. Still, she reminded him of somebody or something. She spoke no greeting. She crossed the room in silence, and seated herself in an arm-chair which stood about four feet from Frank. ‘You are come,” she said then, in alow, deep voice. ‘I thought you would.” ‘What can you know of me?” asked Frank, who felt aware that his pulse beat a little heavily. ‘‘ What do you know of yourself ?” she returned, in the same tone. ‘Shall we call you Frank Raven, of Ravenscourt? ‘That is what your friends call you, you know.” “What do you mean?” he inquired. It struck him that perhaps she had reason to expect two strange visitors that morning, and was employing a little ruse to find out which of the two was before her. ‘What I say,” she answered, coolly. ‘‘ Look into your own heart. What does that say? It doesn’t deceive you. What it says is true.” ‘But this is gibberish,” retorted Frank. ‘It may mean anything or nothing. You cannot expect me to believe it has any meaning.” VOL, XXXIV, G ECOnnicloookSs (GO