Yes she had though. How she got it out, in her muffled state, Heaven knows; but she got it out somehow — there it was — and slipped it through the Secretary’s.

“I have had a long and interesting talk with Lizzie, Mr. Rokesmith, and she gave me her full confidence.”

“She could not withhold it,” said the Secretary.

“I wonder how you come,” said Bella, stopping short as she glanced at him, “to say to me just what she said about it!”

“I infer that it must be because I feel just as she felt about it.”

“And how was that, do you mean to say, sir?” asked Bella, moving again.

“That if you were inclined to win her confidence — anybody’s confidence — you were sure to do it.”

The railway, at this point, knowingly shutting a green eye and opening a red one, they had to run for it. As Bella could not run easily so wrapped up, the Secretary had to help her. When she took her opposite place in the carriage corner, the brightness in her face was so charming to behold, that on her exclaiming, “What beautiful stars and what a glorious night!” the Secretary said “Yes,” but seemed to prefer to see the night and the stars in the light of her lovely little countenance, to looking out of window.

O boofer lady, fascinating boofer lady! If I were but legally executor of Johnny’s will! If I had but the right to pay your legacy and to take your receipt! — Something to this purpose surely mingled with the blast of the train as it cleared the stations, all knowingly shutting up their green eyes and opening their red ones when they prepared to let the boofer lady pass.


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