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”Yes，”cameinfalteringreply。”Hehasheardourvoices；Imustgotohim。””SaythatOrlandowisheshimagoodnight，”smiledherheart’senemy，withabowofinfinitegrace。Sheshuddered，andwashasteningfromtheroomwhenherglancefellonMr。Challoner。Hewaspaleandlookedgreatlydisturbed。Theprospectofbeingleftalonewithamanwhomshehadherselfdenouncedtohimashisdaughter’smurderer，mightproveataxtohisstrengthtowhichshehadnorighttosubjecthim。Pausingwithanappealingair，shemadehimaslightgesturewhichheatonceunderstood。”Iwillaccompanyyouintothehall，”saidhe。”Thenifanythingiswrong，youhavebuttospeakmyname。”
ButOrlandoBrotherson，displeasedbythismove，tookastepwhichbroughthimbetweenthetwo。”Youcanhearherfromhereifshechoosestospeak。There’sapointtobesettledbetweenusbeforeeitherofusleavesthishouse，andthisopportunityisasgoodasanother。Gotomybrother，MissScott；wewillawaityourreturn。”
Aflashfromtheproudbanker’seye；butnodemur，ratheragestureofconsent。Doris，withalookofdeepanxiety，spedaway，andthetwomenstoodfacetoface。
Itwasoneofthosemomentswhichmenrecogniseasmemorable。Whathadtheonetosayortheothertohear，worthyofthispreambleandthemorethandoubtfulrelationinwhichtheystoodeachtoeach?
Mr。Challonerhadmoretimethanheexpectedinwhichtowonderandgirdhimselfforwhateversufferingorshockawaitedhim。For，OrlandoBrotherson，unlikehisusualself，kepthimwaitingwhilehecollectedhisownwits，which，strangetosay，seemedtohavevanishedwiththegirl。
Butthequestionfinallycame。”Mr。Challoner，doyouknowmybrother?””Ihaveneverseenhim。””Doyouknowhim?Doesheknowyou?””Notatall。Wearestrangers。”
Itwassaidhonestly。Theydidnotknoweachother。Mr。Challonerwasquitecorrectinhisstatement。
Buttheotherhadhisdoubts。Whyshouldn’thehave?ThecoincidenceoffindingthismournerifnotavengerofEdithChalloner，inhisowndirectradiusagain，ataspotsodistant，soobscureandsodisconnectedwithanyapparentbusinessreason，wascertainlystartlingenoughunlessthetiecouldbefoundinhisbrother’snameandcloserelationshiptohimself。
He，therefore，allowedhimselftopressthequestion：”Mensometimescorrespondwhodonotknoweachother。YouknewthataBrothersonlivedhere?””Yes。””Andhopedtolearnsomethingaboutme”No；myinterestwassolelywithyourbrother。””Withmybrother?WithOswald?Whatinterestcanyouhaveinhimapartfromme?Oswaldis-”
Suddenlyathoughtname-anunimaginableone；onewithpowertoblanchevenhishardycheekandshakeasoulunassailablebyallsmallemotions。”OswaldBrotherson！”herepeated；addinginunintelligibletonestohimself-”O。B。Thesameinitials！Theyarefollowinguptheseinitials。PoorOswald。”Thenaloud：”Ithardlybecomesme，perhaps，toquestionyourmotivesinthisattemptatmakingmybrother’sacquaintance。IthinkIcanguessthem；buty
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