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(Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon - -Release Date: July 12, 2013 [EBook #43199] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAST TENANT *** - - - - -Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by -Google Books (The University of Michigan). - - - - - - -</pre> +<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 43199 ***</div> <br> <br> @@ -222,7 +187,7 @@ Google Books (The University of Michigan). <td><a name="div1Ref_01" href="#div1_01"><span class="sc">My Wife Makes Up her Mind to Move,</span></a></td> </tr><tr> <td>II.</td> -<td><a name="div1Ref_02" href="#div1_02"><span class="sc">House-Hunting à la Mode,</span></a></td> +<td><a name="div1Ref_02" href="#div1_02"><span class="sc">House-Hunting à la Mode,</span></a></td> </tr><tr> <td>III.</td> <td><a name="div1Ref_03" href="#div1_03"><span class="sc">An Old Friend Unexpectedly Presents Himself</span></a></td> @@ -557,7 +522,7 @@ the particulars of the houses we were to look over.</p> <br> <h3>CHAPTER II.</h3> -<h4><a name="div1_02" href="#div1Ref_02">HOUSE-HUNTING À LA MODE.</a></h4> +<h4><a name="div1_02" href="#div1Ref_02">HOUSE-HUNTING À LA MODE.</a></h4> <br> <p class="normal">It was a satisfaction to me that my wife did not entertain the idea of @@ -3674,9 +3639,9 @@ her death her fortune was to revert to him.</p> <p class="normal">"Should you desire to become acquainted with the precise terms and phraseology of the will, you can do so at Somerset House.</p> -<p class="normal">"The young lady inherited £60,000 invested in consols. From the -interest of this sum Mr. Nisbet was to receive £1000 a year for his -guardianship of his stepdaughter; and £200 per annum was apportioned +<p class="normal">"The young lady inherited £60,000 invested in consols. From the +interest of this sum Mr. Nisbet was to receive £1000 a year for his +guardianship of his stepdaughter; and £200 per annum was apportioned to the young lady for pin money. The remaining portion of the interest was to accumulate until the young lady was twenty-one years of age, when she was to come into possession of it and the original capital. I @@ -3811,7 +3776,7 @@ Continent, and we sent her on before us.'</p> <p class="normal">"'Where to?'</p> -<p class="normal">"'To Lucerne. I had taken a châlet in Vitznau, and she was to proceed +<p class="normal">"'To Lucerne. I had taken a châlet in Vitznau, and she was to proceed there to see to the rooms, and to await our arrival.'</p> <p class="normal">"'How is it that you and the deceased remained in the house when there @@ -3989,7 +3954,7 @@ terrible suggestion without shrinking. We need not give it a name, Bob. If it is in your mind as it is in mine, let it rest there till the time arrives to proclaim it aloud."</p> -<p class="normal">Bob nodded and said, "There was a large fortune. £60,000 is a tempting +<p class="normal">Bob nodded and said, "There was a large fortune. £60,000 is a tempting bait."</p> <p class="normal">"Observe," I remarked, "that at the inquest no allusion is made to the @@ -4044,7 +4009,7 @@ occasion. Is that in his favor?"</p> <p class="normal">"Your nephew describes her as a young lady of singular attractions. What does such a lady naturally look forward to? Would it not be to marriage, to a home of her own? But, that accomplished, all chance of -Mr. Nisbet coming into a fortune of £60,000 would be lost? Here we +Mr. Nisbet coming into a fortune of £60,000 would be lost? Here we find the motive spring of his actions. It was for this, probably, that he married the mother. So dark are the thoughts that keep cropping up in my mind that I ask myself, 'How did the mother meet her death?'"</p> @@ -5512,7 +5477,7 @@ order, I being the active worker in our business, and it is he who made the discovery--almost by accident, as I have said. Nisbet is not a very uncommon name, but tack Oliver to it, and it becomes exceptional. Yesterday there arrived from the Continent a gentleman -bearing those two names, and he is now at the Hôtel Métropole."</p> +bearing those two names, and he is now at the Hôtel Métropole."</p> <p class="normal">This destroyed the hypothesis that Mr. Nisbet had been a constant resident in London since my introduction to the skeleton cat.</p> @@ -6256,8 +6221,8 @@ mind?"</p> <p class="normal">"He was fond of chemistry, I believe," said Ronald, "and of experimentalizing. Your question brings to my mind a conversation -which took place at <i>table d'hôte</i> when we were in Chamounix. It was -on the subject of anæsthetics, and the effect of certain poisonous +which took place at <i>table d'hôte</i> when we were in Chamounix. It was +on the subject of anæsthetics, and the effect of certain poisonous chemicals upon different temperaments. I fancy that Mr. Nisbet was at first disinclined to take part in the discussion, but a remark escaped him which was disputed by a person at the table, and he grew warm, and @@ -6632,7 +6597,7 @@ himself into the house with a key, and remained there about an hour. He went in with his hands empty; he came out with his hands full. He carried a large parcel with him wrapped in brown paper, and this evidently was the motive for his first visit. We do not know what was -in the parcel; he took it to his room in the Métropole, and left it +in the parcel; he took it to his room in the Métropole, and left it there. His second visit was paid in the night, at half-past nine. He did not enter by the front door; indeed, he did not enter at all. He climbed over the back wall of the garden, and stood there, watching @@ -6641,7 +6606,7 @@ way as he came. From Lamb's Terrace he went to Theobald's Row, South Lambeth, and had an interview with a disreputable apothecary there of the name of Cooper. He calls himself a doctor, but I doubt whether he has a diploma. From Theobald's Row, Mr. Nisbet returned to the -Métropole, and left instructions to be called early. If you went to +Métropole, and left instructions to be called early. If you went to the hotel now you would not find him there."</p> <p class="normal">"He has fled!" I exclaimed.</p> @@ -6695,7 +6660,7 @@ telegraph to me in Paris the address you receive from your officer?"</p> <p class="normal">"I do. Give me the name of some central hotel in Paris where I can put up till I receive your telegram."</p> -<p class="normal">"Hôtel de Bade, Boulevard des Italiens."</p> +<p class="normal">"Hôtel de Bade, Boulevard des Italiens."</p> <p class="normal">"That will do. I have something to do here in London before I can start. I can get through my business in about an hour, perhaps a few @@ -6710,7 +6675,7 @@ Could you catch one of these, whichever is the nearest for you?"</p> <p class="normal">"You arrive in Paris at seven this evening. Our man will reach there two hours and a half earlier. You may get a telegram from me at the -Hôtel de Bade within an hour or so of your arrival."</p> +Hôtel de Bade within an hour or so of your arrival."</p> <p class="normal">"Capital. Good-morning."</p> @@ -7084,7 +7049,7 @@ recovered, and were reconciled to life, though Barbara plaintively inquired if we couldn't get back another way. Her appearance attracted a great deal of attention to us, of which we took no notice, being too deeply occupied with our own affairs. We were only twenty minutes -late, and before eight o'clock we alighted at the Hôtel de Bade, where +late, and before eight o'clock we alighted at the Hôtel de Bade, where we engaged rooms, keeping Barbara as much out of sight as possible. The first thing we did was to go out and purchase a suitable outfit for the child at an immense establishment, the "Old England," where @@ -7095,7 +7060,7 @@ she declared beat "a theayter," and I have no doubt she thought either that she was dreaming or taking a part in a ravishing fairy story. Upon our return to the hotel I found a telegram awaiting me from Mr. Dickson, from which we learned that Mr. Nisbet and a gentleman who had -accompanied him from London were at the Hôtel Chatham. The last words +accompanied him from London were at the Hôtel Chatham. The last words of the telegram were, "Do nothing till you hear from me again. If you make open inquiries you may ruin all." This advice was sound but irritating, our mistaken impression being that by remaining idle, we @@ -7105,7 +7070,7 @@ instruction. We sent Barbara to bed early, and bade her not to leave her room in the morning till we called for her; then we went out and paced the bright boulevards. As we strolled and chatted Ronald suggested that we ought to ascertain for ourselves whether Mr. Nisbet -and Dr. Cooper were at the Hôtel Chatham; he had become very restless, +and Dr. Cooper were at the Hôtel Chatham; he had become very restless, and we endeavored in vain to argue him out of the idea. We only succeeded in prevailing upon him to allow Bob to go alone to the hotel, and find some excuse for looking over the book of arrivals in @@ -7120,7 +7085,7 @@ be danger in my going to make inquiries. Your uncle is the safest party; Mr. Nisbet can know nothing of him, and if they meet his suspicions will not be aroused."</p> -<p class="normal">Bob went by himself to the Hôtel Chatham, not without inward +<p class="normal">Bob went by himself to the Hôtel Chatham, not without inward misgivings, for he knew but a few words of French, and Ronald's assurance that the waiters and the managers could all speak English did not set him at his ease. However, he left us at the corner of Rue @@ -7197,7 +7162,7 @@ if he dared take open action, would find himself implicated in the consequences. So matters rest for a considerable time, and we come now to the present. It is on Sunday only that you are informed by the private inquiry agent you employed that Mr. Nisbet had returned to -London and was staying at the Métropole. Again crops up the hidden +London and was staying at the Métropole. Again crops up the hidden motive for his return. Was it to visit the house in Lamb's Terrace in which the crime was committed? Was it to seek Dr. Cooper for the purpose of obtaining his assistance in a fresh crime to be committed @@ -7277,11 +7242,11 @@ letter from him in the morning."</p> <p class="normal">This proved to be the case. In it Mr. Dickson acknowledged that it would have been as well if he had given me the name and address of his -agent in his telegram; the name was Rivers, his address Hôtel +agent in his telegram; the name was Rivers, his address Hôtel Richmond. He had not heard from Mr. Rivers, he said, but when he did he would communicate to me everything the letter contained of any -importance. I went at once to the Hôtel Richmond, which was not more -than five minutes' walk from the Hôtel de Bade, and inquired for Mr. +importance. I went at once to the Hôtel Richmond, which was not more +than five minutes' walk from the Hôtel de Bade, and inquired for Mr. Rivers, and I took Ronald with me as interpreter, leaving Bob to look after Barbara.</p> @@ -7301,14 +7266,14 @@ foot, carrying his bag with him. Perhaps he went to a railway station? Ah, it was possible. Perhaps he was still in Paris. Ah, it was possible. If M. Rivers returned to the hotel, would the manager give him my card with a few words in pencil on it, asking him to come -immediately to the Hôtel de Bade? M. Rivers should have the card, yes, +immediately to the Hôtel de Bade? M. Rivers should have the card, yes, with much pleasure. And so, good-morning.</p> <p class="normal">I half expected to receive a letter from my wife, demanding an explanation of my running away, but there was none for me.</p> <p class="normal">And now, nothing would satisfy Ronald but that Bob should go to the -Hôtel Chatham, to ascertain if Mr. Nisbet was still there. He went and +Hôtel Chatham, to ascertain if Mr. Nisbet was still there. He went and returned, we waiting for him as before at the corner of the Rue Daonou. Mr. Nisbet had left the hotel.</p> @@ -7349,7 +7314,7 @@ were careful to do or say nothing to excite him. Despite his perturbation, however, he was the only one of our party whose reasoning on the position of affairs was fairly logical, and who made a sensible attempt to arrive at a probable sequence of events. Sitting -down in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Bade for the purpose of +down in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Bade for the purpose of discussing matters, Bob and I proceeded to plunge them into further confusion by our wild conjectures, and Ronald, after listening to us in silence for a few minutes, brought us to order.</p> @@ -7370,7 +7335,7 @@ they change hotels? Whatever may be the cause of their sudden association they would certainly wish to keep their movements quiet, and they would frustrate their wish by flitting from one hotel to another. From what I learned, Mr. Nisbet has paid frequent visits to -Paris, and as his name appears frequently on the books of the Hôtel +Paris, and as his name appears frequently on the books of the Hôtel Chatham it is natural to suppose he has been in the habit of putting up there. If he had any fear that he was being followed, he would not yesterday have gone to an hotel where he was well known, but would @@ -7397,18 +7362,18 @@ say, did not make his appearance. The answer to our telegram was that Mr. Dickson had received no information from his agent Rivers, that he had every confidence in his man, and that the moment he heard from him he would send us another wire. Meanwhile, we were to remain where we -were, at the Hôtel de Bade. Nothing further reached us until nine +were, at the Hôtel de Bade. Nothing further reached us until nine o'clock at night, and then a welcome telegram, to the effect that the party were on their way to Lucerne, whither we had better follow them -by the earliest train. "Put up at Hôtel National," were the concluding +by the earliest train. "Put up at Hôtel National," were the concluding words of the message. Upon studying the railway trains we found that nothing was to be gained by starting in the night, and early the -following morning we were on the road to Lucerne. At the Hôtel +following morning we were on the road to Lucerne. At the Hôtel National a telegram from Mr. Dickson awaited us, instructing us to remain at the hotel until we heard from Mr. Rivers, whom we might now consider in direct communication with us, and before many hours had passed we received a note from that gentleman. "Take the boat" (wrote -Mr. Rivers) "to Tell's Platte. I am stopping at the Hôtel-Pension zur +Mr. Rivers) "to Tell's Platte. I am stopping at the Hôtel-Pension zur Tellsplatte, and shall be happy to see you there. From, indications we have reached the terminus." This was agreeable news, and seemed to hold out the promise that we had at length tracked Mr. Nisbet down. We @@ -7490,7 +7455,7 @@ you my position in the affair, and it will do no harm if I am quite frank with you. First and foremost, then, I am totally ignorant of what it is you wish to discover. My employer calls me into his private room, and gives me certain instructions. 'A gentleman has just arrived -from the Continent,' he says, 'and is stopping at the Métropole. You +from the Continent,' he says, 'and is stopping at the Métropole. You will take him in hand, and keep close watch upon his movements. You are not to leave him a moment, and you are not for one moment to lose sight of him.' We generally hunt in couples when instructions like @@ -7578,7 +7543,7 @@ Besides, what call had I to tap the gentleman on the shoulder and say, 'I'll trouble you to tell me what you have under your arm?' I should only have got myself in trouble, because our concern is a private one, and we haven't got the law to back us up. He took the bundle with him -to the Métropole and left it there. He paid his third visit to Lamb's +to the Métropole and left it there. He paid his third visit to Lamb's Terrace in the night, and this time he didn't go into the house. He didn't go to the front at all, but made his way to the back, and scrambled over the wall. He kept in the garden there, which is just @@ -7590,9 +7555,9 @@ eyes off the windows. When he'd had his fill he scrambled back over the wall and came away. From there he went straight to Theobald Row, South Lambeth, and knocked at the door of a chemist's shop kept by a doctor. The name over the shop window was Cooper. He stayed there an -hour, and then returned to the Métropole. On the morning we left +hour, and then returned to the Métropole. On the morning we left London I hadn't the ghost of an idea that he intended to start for -Paris, and I followed him out of the Métropole to St. George's +Paris, and I followed him out of the Métropole to St. George's Hospital, outside of which he met the gentleman who has traveled with him to this place. I watched them pretty narrowly when we were on the steamer, but I didn't venture into the same carriage with them when we @@ -7647,11 +7612,11 @@ learned a lot that I didn't care to hear and a little that I did."</p> himself understood in English. He is anxious to know more of our language, as he intends to go to London and make his fortune, so I have been teaching him a bit. We are very good friends already, -François and I."</p> +François and I."</p> <p class="normal">"Is that his name?"</p> -<p class="normal">"I don't know; I call all foreign waiters François."</p> +<p class="normal">"I don't know; I call all foreign waiters François."</p> <p class="normal">"I suppose you have not discovered whether Mr. Nisbet lives alone?"</p> @@ -7662,17 +7627,17 @@ to it."</p> <p class="normal">"We will listen to everything that is likely to assist us."</p> -<p class="normal">"This is likely to do so. François will wait upon us at dinner. One of +<p class="normal">"This is likely to do so. François will wait upon us at dinner. One of you, Mr. Emery for choice--you have a solid look about you, sir, if you don't mind my saying so--is an hotel keeper in London, and when -François gets to London, if you haven't a vacancy in your own +François gets to London, if you haven't a vacancy in your own establishment, you will be able to assist him to obtain a situation in another. That will be a sufficient bribe, and it will insure our being waited upon properly as long as we remain here."</p> <p class="normal">"I will play the part with pleasure," I said. "It is a good idea."</p> -<p class="normal">So it was arranged, and at dinner François waited upon us with +<p class="normal">So it was arranged, and at dinner François waited upon us with neatness and dispatch, having received a hint from Mr. Rivers as to my supposed vocation in London. In his hearing I dropped a hint or two which I perceived he caught up in praise of his politeness and @@ -7859,7 +7824,7 @@ Mr. Nisbet's house, which she entered by the back gate, adopting similar precautions to those which had marked her departure from it.</p> <p class="normal">"A winning move," said Mr. Rivers in a tone of satisfaction as we -retraced our steps to the Hôtel-Pension zur Tellsplatte.</p> +retraced our steps to the Hôtel-Pension zur Tellsplatte.</p> <p class="normal">"In what way?" I asked, for though I was impressed by what I had witnessed, I did not at the moment see in what way it could be turned @@ -7870,7 +7835,7 @@ to our advantage.</p> have done a good night's work."</p> <p class="normal">During our absence Ronald and Bob had not been idle. By promising -François pecuniary assistance to enable him to reach the paradise of +François pecuniary assistance to enable him to reach the paradise of waiters, they had won him completely over, and he had disclosed everything he knew relating to Mr. Nisbet's domestic affairs, and to the estimation in which he was held. He was not in favor, it appeared; @@ -7891,14 +7856,14 @@ neither then nor at any other time was any person admitted inside the grounds. Food and wine were taken in at the gates, by the master himself when he was at home, by Mme. Bernstein when he was absent. This was the sum total of the information which had been elicited from -François.</p> +François.</p> <p class="normal">After hearing this we related to Bob and Ronald our own adventure, and then we fell to discussing the next step to be taken, and Ronald urged that an endeavor should be made to obtain admission to the house.</p> <p class="normal">"It will be dangerous to attempt such a thing," said Bob, "while Mr. -Nisbet and Dr. Cooper are there. François tells us that the master is +Nisbet and Dr. Cooper are there. François tells us that the master is sometimes seen out searching for herbs or specimens. If he continues the practice it is likely that Dr. Cooper will accompany him on these expeditions. Then will be the time."</p> @@ -7907,10 +7872,10 @@ expeditions. Then will be the time."</p> shall win Mme. Bernstein over to our side."</p> <p class="normal">"I undertake to accomplish that," said Mr. Rivers, "and not later than -to-morrow night. But first let us have François in. I should like to +to-morrow night. But first let us have François in. I should like to get something more out of him."</p> -<p class="normal">François was summoned, and wine was ordered. When he brought the +<p class="normal">François was summoned, and wine was ordered. When he brought the bottle in, Mr. Rivers held a conversation with him. Was he acquainted with Mme. Bernstein? No, he was not, but he had heard something of her brother. Ah, she had a brother? Yes, a poor fellow very near death's @@ -7919,7 +7884,7 @@ brother's child. Where did they live? He described the hut to which Mme. Bernstein had taken the food and wine. Was Mme. Bernstein kind to them? He did not know--he had not heard; nobody took any trouble about them; the child begged of passing tourists, but she got very little, -not enough to keep body and soul together. François could tell us +not enough to keep body and soul together. François could tell us nothing more.</p> <p class="normal">Before we went to bed we decided to keep watch on Mme. Bernstein the @@ -9066,381 +9031,7 @@ refer to the strange incidents which have ended so happily.</p> <br> - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Last Tenant, by -B. L. 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