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At last the cab drew up in front of a large, regular London house. We got out. The door was opened by a footman, and further back in the hall were one or two other men-servants. It was a stately, rather old-fashioned house. How strange to think that it belonged to the queer old woman I had so mistaken!

"Is Mrs Fetherston at home?" mamma inquired. It was now about half-past two; we had chosen the time well. The footman hesitated.

"I think my mistress is at home," he said, "but she don't see many visitors." Mamma smiled so sweetly that he could not help adding: "I can inquire if--"

"Perhaps you had better take my card to her, as it is really on business. And pray say I will not detain her many minutes."

At the word "business" the man hesitated again; but he saw that we had kept the cab; that did not look much like ladylike impostors. "Will you step in?" he began again.

In her turn mamma hesitated.

"We could wait in the cab," she said to me doubtfully. But it was a very cold day.

At that moment a tall, thin, dark-complexioned man--a gentleman, I mean--crossed the hall.

"Shut the door, David," he said hastily. But then seeing us there he came forward a little way, courteously, "I beg your pardon, won't you come in?"

We did so, sufficiently at least for David to shut the door; then the man turned to the gentleman to explain the state of the case.

"Do come in," the gentleman repeated, throwing open the door of a library which looked warm and comfortable.

"I am half afraid Mrs Fetherston--"

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