Part 98 (2/2)
On the sa Potts left the bank at about five o'clock, and went up to the Hall with John He was reat question now before him was how to deal with So and see them, or what? How could he satisfy their claihts like these, he entered the Hall, and, followed by John, went to the dining-room, where father and son sat down to refresh themselves over a bottle of brandy
They had not been seated half an hour before the noise of carriage-wheels was heard; and on looking out they saw a dog-cart drawn by two entle the reins to his servant, caer was of ular features, of pure Grecian outline, and deep, black, lustrous eyes His broas dark and stern, and clouded over by a gloomy frown
”Who the devil is he?” cried Potts ”D--n that porter! I told him to let no one in to-day”
”I believe the porter's playing fast and loose with us But, by Jove! do you see that fellow's eyes? Do you knoho else has such eyes?”
”No”
”Old Smithers”
”S Smithers?”
”Yes; or else the devil,” said John, harshly ”I begin to have an idea,”
he continued ”I've been thinking about this for some time”
”What is it?”
”Old Smithers had these eyes That last chap that drew the forty thousand out of you kept his eyes covered Here coin to trace a connection between therandfather”
”Did you ever happen to notice that old Smithers hadn't a wrinkle in his face?”
”What do you htn't have been natural; that's all”
Potts and John exchanged glances, and nothing was said for some time
”Perhaps this Smithers & Son have been at the bottom of all this,”
continued John ”They are the only ones who could have been strong enough”
”But why should they?”
John shook his head
”Despard or Langhetti irl did it Sh out of the speculation to pay theeneral but very accurate idea of ruin You are getting squeezed pretty close up to the wall, dad, and they won't give you time to breathe”
Before this conversation had ended the stranger had entered, and had gone up to the drawing-room The servant came down to announce him