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The seamy side, by W. Besant and J. Rice. Vol. 1, 2nd ed.; 2,3, 3rd ed (1880)
The seamy side by W Besant and J Rice Vol 1 2nd ed 23 3rd ed - 1880 Author:Walter Besant Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. HOW ALISON REMEMBERED A MANUSCRIPT. Rachel Nethersole was gone, and the partners, left alone, held long and serious counsel. It seemed best, on... more » the whole, to send for Gilbert Yorke and tell him everything, except one thing, which the cousins kept to themselves, the secret of the handwriting. Mr. Theodore Bragge was busy ' following up a clue' of his own. In fact, he was at the moment exchanging ideas on current politics with a friend in a Fleet Street tavern. Alderney Codd, the most diligent of workers, was hunting down strange Ham- blins, no relations at all, into queer densand cribs, where they generally assailed him with demands of backsheesh. Gilbert Yorke was the most trustworthy agent, and they sent for him and told him all that they had learned from Miss Nether- sole. ' What we have actually learned,' said Augustus, ' is the name of Anthony's wife, the statement made by her of an actual marriage, the place where she lived, and the place and date of her death. It will be your duty to visit these places, to find out anything that can be learned further ; and, if possible, to ascertain the place of marriage, whether under a false name or not. Should you like Alderney Codd to go with you, or instead of you ?' The young man blushed ingenuously. Should he surrender to Alderney Codd any portion of the glory and pride of recovering Alison's name ? ' There is another thing. Miss Nethersole does not seem to know that there was any issue of the marriage. You may call upon her, after your investigations, and tell her of the child, of Alison. You will find her bitter against the memory of Anthony, and she will show you some receipts. I think that Yorke should know about the receipts ?' He turned to his partner, who nodded. ' She gave her sister a sum of a hund...« less