Lawrence Clavering
correcting himself, "if one be needed." The servant bowed, and went out of the room. I began to laugh, and Bolingbroke turned an inquiring glance at me. "Ther
correcting himself, "if one be needed."
The servant bowed, and went out of the room. I began to laugh, and Bolingbroke turned an inquiring glance at me.
"There is some jest?"
"It is of your making, my lord. I fancy those few honest books will not be opened yet awhile."
He flushed a little. "I don`t understand," he said.
"That is because you cover so closely the hand-writing of your letter that you have not as yet perceived from whom it comes."
"That is very true," he replied immediately; and he glanced at the cover of it. "The hand is strange to me. Perchance you recognize it;" and he frankly held it out to me.
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