Miss Blake's proposition was, therefore, most agreeable; but still, I
did not at once swallow her hook. Mr. Craven, I felt, might scarcely
approve of my taking it upon myself to call upon Colonel Morris while
Mr. Taylor was able and willing to venture upon such a step, and I
therefore suggested to our client the advisability of first asking Mr.
Craven's opinion about the affair.
"And keep me in suspense while you are writing and answering and running
up a bill as long as Midsummer Day," she retorted. "No, thank you. If
you don't think my business worth your attention, I'll go to somebody
that may be glad of it." And she began tying her strings and feeling
after her shawl in a manner which looked very much indeed like carrying
out her threat.
At that moment I made up my mind to consult Taylor as to what ought to
be done. So I appeased Miss Blake by assuring her, in a diplomatic
manner, that Colonel Morris should be visited, and promising to
communicate the result of the interview by letter.
"That you won't," she answered. "I'll be here to-morrow to know what he
has to say for himself. He is just tired of the house, like the rest of
them, and wants to be rid of his bargain."
"I am not quite sure of that," I said, remembering my principal's
suggestion.
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