Part 82 (1/2)
Sam interrupted hiain his father tossed the paper aith an angry ejaculation, while his face grew
”That's it then,” said Toet away”
”That is not the packet,” cried his father ”There were four deeds tied up with green silk ribbon I explained to you exactly what they were like Surely you had s hat I wanted!”
”Don't I tell you I had to take the at his father's anxious face, as he kept one hand still in his breast, and noith a triue paper envelope ”There,” he cried; ”will that do then?”
”No, no, no,” said Jareen silk ribbon, I tell you;” and he waved the thick envelope aside, but Saov'nor,” he cried ”That's the packet, only perhaps the old man put the deeds in the envelope Look inside”
Saed out its contents, which were tied together with green ribbon indeed, and proved to be written in a round legal hand; but as he read the endorseroan
”What, ain't those right?” cried the lad, speaking anxiously now
”Right? No,” cried his father ”There, I see you are playing with ht packet? I made sure that was it I opened that old bureau of his, and these deeds and things were all together”
”Oh, Saroaned his father
”It was quite dark, you know, and I had to work by feel till I got the drawers open, and then I lit a match or two, so as to make sure which was the packet I wanted There were the four things together tied up with green silk ribbon, and I had no time to read them even if I'd wanted to; but I felt so sure it was not necessary”
”It was ht to have looked carefully,” said Jaht, but it's a wonder I got them I only just had time to stuff them into my pocket when he came, and then--”
”He came! Who caht I had for it before I could get away”
”Then he caught you steal--caught you seeking for those papers?” cried James Brandon wildly
”Of course he did; I told you so”
”Then it's all over He has told your uncle by this time”
”Not he How could he know? Didn't I tell you it was dark as pitch?”
”What? Then you think he does not knoho it was?” cried Ja at a straw to save himself
”Sure of it,” said Sa--”'Instructions for grinding and polishi+ng specula'”
He opened another