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" May I not get you a glass of wine or something 

 after your journey? " 



" No, thank you. I never touch Uquor," said 

 Mr Piper. 



" Oh!— weU, then, will you follow me? " 



She led the way to the stables round by the 

 kitchen entrance. All this was French's duty 

 if anyone's, but the girl would not trust him; 

 she determined to show Mr Piper that the horses 

 were safe, treat him as civilly as possible, and try 

 to gauge his corruptibiHty in the process. 



" You know, I suppose, that this is a hired 

 house," said she, as she led the way, "and that there 

 is nothing here belonging to Mr French but the 

 horses? " 



" Yes," said Mr Piper. '"I asked at the station 

 about that, although my instructions mainly 

 concerned the horses. House and furniture 

 belong to Mr Emmanuel Ibbetson. Still," 

 concluded he, " I must attend to it that nothing 

 is moved from here — neither stick nor stone — 

 till further orders." 



"If Mr Ibbetson wanted to take his furniture 

 away," said MissGrimshaw, almost losing command 

 of her temper, " I don't think you could stop him." 



" That's not the question at isha," repUed 

 Mr Piper. " I'm thinking of French." 



" You mean, I presume, Mr French." 



" Precisely." 



" Moriarty," said Miss Grimshaw, " show this — 

 man the horses." 



