This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...she enquired for a locksmith's; and, after some trouble, found one at a small, dirty shop in a back street. At first the man refused to do anything at that hour, and when Ursula explained that she merely wished to borrow some keys, that she might open a trunk the key of which she had lost, he became suspicious. It was ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...she enquired for a locksmith's; and, after some trouble, found one at a small, dirty shop in a back street. At first the man refused to do anything at that hour, and when Ursula explained that she merely wished to borrow some keys, that she might open a trunk the key of which she had lost, he became suspicious. It was not until Ursula gave him to understand that she was ready to pay him liberally if he would lend her what she wanted and ask no questions, that he became less surly. Finally she succeeded in borrowing two sets of picklocks, and cheerfully paid the sovereign which the fellow demanded as security for their safe return. By the time she reached Frederick Street it was past ten o'clock. She went at once to the side door, which she was in the habit of using, and knocked gently. The door was opened by the housemaid, a young woman with whom Ursula was on pretty good terms. "Gar! Is that you, miss? But you can't come in," Ursula's heart sank. "Can't come in, Clara? Why not?" she said, boldly, attempting to make her way in. "No, I can't let you in," said Clara with a grin, interposing her stout person so as to bar the way. "But why not? Did your mistress tell you not to admit me?" "No, she said nothing to me. But I know--" The sentence ended in a grin. "What do you know?" "I heard the foreign Count tell the missis that he caught you in the very act of breakin' into 'is desk, and that you stole as much as twenty pounds off him--" "That is a lie of his invention, Clara." "Ah, well! Jane says she saw you and him a-talking about it, and you looked mortal white, and no wonder I So he said he locked you in the room till he could fetch a policeman, and you climbed out by the w...
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