The things we do!

Her ladyship was but
passing through, on her way from a tour of visits in the North, to
another tour of visits somewhere else. The newspapers were not even off
the blinds. The proprietor of the house cowered over a bed-candle and a
furtive teapot in the back drawing-room. Lady Kew's gens were not here.
The tall canary ones with white polls, only showed their plumage and sang
in spring. The solitary wretch who takes charge of London houses, and the
two servants specially affected to Lady Kew's person, were the only
people in attendance. In fact, her ladyship was not in town. And that is
why, no doubt, Barnes Newcome said nothing about her being there.


CHAPTER LII
Family Secrets

The figure cowering over the furtive teapot glowered grimly at Barnes as
he entered; and an old voice said--"Ho, it's you!"
"I have brought you the notes, ma'am," says Barnes, taking a packet of
those documents from his pocket-book. "I could not come sooner, I have
been engaged upon bank business until now.


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