The things we do!

"
He looked Dunwody calmly in the eye, and the latter knew he had a
friend. He knew perfectly well that Judge Clayton did not for an
instant suppose that these articles ever had belonged to any
servant. On the contrary; it was possible he remembered where and
in whose possession he had seen them before. But nothing more was
said about the beautiful young lady of the _Mount Vernon_.
"You have a beautiful place here, Colonel Dunwody, beautiful!" said
Clayton carelessly, casting an arm over the other's shoulders and
leading the way to the front door. "It reminds me of our old
family home back in Virginia. Come, gentlemen; let us have a more
careful look at so well-chosen a locality. It is improved--improved,
gentlemen, as well as it originally was chosen. But look at those
hills!"


CHAPTER XIV
THE ARGUMENT
To the heated imagination of the Honorable William Jones something
still remained to be explained, and he remained anxious to continue
the conversation on the topic foremost in his mind.


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